Meet Leah – Cardiology Technologist Blogger
Hi! My name is Leah Curtis. I’m from a rural community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and I am a student in the Cardiology Technologist Program. I enjoy riding my…
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Duty Differences in Cardiology Technology across Canada
Over the course of my program I have been picking up on differences in Stenberg’s definition of what a registered cardiology technologist (RCT) does versus what working RCTs tell me…
Excitement in the Upcoming Months as a Cardio Tech
I can’t believe it! We are now over half way through our program and have completed our first lab block! Time has gone by so fast these past few months…
Spending Time with Classmates Online versus In-Person
For the month of November all of my classmates from the Maritime Provinces gathered together in Halifax for our first lab block. The last time we all got together in…
Cardiac Rhythms, Arrhythmias, and Pacemaker Studies Course
One month ago I had my first IOE day and felt lost when looking at ECGs. The abbreviations NSR, SVT, PJC were gibberish to me until I started our cardiac…
My First Integrated Observational Experience Day in the Cardio Tech Program
My first IOE (Integrated observational experience) day was during the week of cardiac instrumentation where we were learning about different ECG leads, placement of leads, and how ECGs work. I…
Life Getting in the Way
This was one of the hardest, most disrupted summers I ever had in my whole life. Starting from the least disruptive to the worst I want to share my experiences…
How Do Cardio Techs Perform Stress Tests?
The Heart and Stoke Foundation estimates that as many as 90% of Canadians have at least one of the main risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity, high blood…
The Fun Stuff in the Cardio Tech Program
When cardiac anatomy & physiology started, I started getting excited because this was the stuff I signed up to learn about. The cardiac courses I have completed over this summer…
First Few Weeks in the Cardiology Technologist Program
The week after orientation we jumped into medical terminology which was our first theory related course. Besides the terminology itself, I learned a lot from this course such as time…
Cardiology Technologist Program: Admission and Orientation
Applying to college is a big decision with lots of important questions to ask yourself – Is this the right program for me? Is this the right school? Am I…
Understanding Arrhythmia as a Cardiology Technician Student
We’ve all experienced a racing or fluttering heartbeat at some point in our lives. Maybe it woke us from a nightmare, warned us that we were over-exercising, or made us…
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