EP Program for Allied Health Professionals
UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, we have taken precautionary measures to deliver the course in a virtual classroomInstructors
Mark Sweesy
FHRS, CCDS, CEPS, RCES - President & Director of Education
James Holland
MS, CCDS - Technical Director
Kimber Walters
RN, BSN, CCDS, MBA - Clinical Director
Tristan Pendergrass
CCDS, CEPS - Clinical Applications Coordinator
Steph Jasa
RCIS, RCES, IBHRE – CEPS, MA, MHA - Guest Lecturer
Stephanie brings nearly 20 years of experience in Cardiology, beginning her career with a BS in Exercise Science & Physiology and working in the Cath Lab. With eight year of experience with Johnson & Johnson, she led the education & training for the later six years, receiving the Standards of Leadership Award for the transformation of training & education at BWI. Stephanie now leads a consulting team focused on the expanding training needs for Cardiology & specialty services. She holds masters degrees in Organizational Management & Healthcare Administration.
Joe Giron
RN, RT, RCIS, RCES, CEPS, FSICP - Guest Lecturer
Joe has worked with some of the best health systems, universities, companies and medical centers in the country. Earning a degree in medical radiography (RT) in the late 1990's, he began working in Cardiac Cath labs to start his professional career.
In the mid-2000’s he earned a degree in Nursing (RN), & cardiovascular & EP credentials. In 2004, Joe founded a regional staffing & consulting business that specialized in cardiovascular services, where he merged & operated his businesses into franchise agreements with national companies. In 2010, he co-founded one of the 1st formal EP academic training programs at Loma Linda University, where he served as clinical coordinator & adjunct teaching faculty. Joe now works with an ‘education-technology’ company & collaborates with healthcare professionals to create novel blends of solutions that intersect education & technology.
Upcoming Classes:
Course Agenda:
Day 1- Laying the Foundation
8:30-9:30 Welcome & Introductions
9:30-10:30 Anatomy
10:30-11:30 Cardiac Conduction System
11:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Action Potentials
2:00-3:00 ECGs & Basic 12-Lead
3:00-4:30 Intro to EP Diagnostic Procedures
Day 2 - EP Basics
8:30-9:30 Intro to EGMs
9:30-10:30 Baseline Measurements
10:30-11:30 Diagnostic Stimulation Protocols
11:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 EGM Measurement Practice
2:30-4:30 EP Principles and Tachycardia Mechanisms
Day 3 - Rhythms
8:30-10:00 Atrial Fibrillation
10:00-11:30 Focal Tachycardias
11:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Reentrant Tachycardias
2:30-3:30 Ischemic VT
3:30-4:30 Biophysics of Ablation
Day 4
8:30-9:30 Device Implants
9:30-10:30 His Bundle Pacing
10:30-11:30 Intro to Mapping Principles
11:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00 -2:30 CARTO®3 Mapping System Review and Connectology
2:30-4:00 Abbott EnSite Precision™ Mapping System Review and Connectology
4:00-4:30 Review & Closing
(Schedule subject to change)
EP for the Allied Health Professional is a 4 day program that will give Allied Professionals the fundamentals/foundation of Electrophysiology. The course will include the following content: The Cardiac Conduction System, EP Principles, Tachycardia Mechanisms, Action Potential, Ion Channels, Entrainment, Differential Pacing Maneuvers, Atrial Fib, Cardiac Mapping, Physics of Ablation, HIS, Selective HIS Bachmann’s Bundle Pacing, Reentrant Tachycardias: Bypass Tracts, AVNRT, Atrial Flutter, A-Fib, VT, EP IEGM’s. Biosense Webster and Abbott will conduct training on their mapping systems as well as review case studies. This program is geared toward anyone who would like to gain knowledge in the EP space.