Roundtable Discussion: Cath Lab Team Speaks Out - BCIS (ACI 2017)

Published: 18 January 2017

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    Robert Gerber, Rachel Hubble, Nishat Jahagirdar, Rebecca Joyce, Karen Ross, Bryan Walker
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Overview

During the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) Advanced Cardiovascular Intervention (ACI 2017) meeting in London (18-20th January 2017), Radcliffe Cardiology filmed a roundtable discussion with a group of allied health professionals discussing some challenges of a modern cath lab.

 

This discussion was moderated by Dr Robert Gerber (Hastings, UK) who was joined by a group of allied healthcare professionals including radiologists, physiologists and nurses. The discussant panel includes Rachel Hubble (Hastings, UK), Nishat Jahagirdar (London, UK), Rebecca Joyce (Worthing, UK), Karen Ross (Hastings, UK) and Bryan Walker (Manchester, UK).

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Panellists

  • Robert Gerber (Moderator), Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK.
  • Rachel Hubble, Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK
  • Nishat Jahagirdar, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
  • Rebecca Joyce, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, UK
  • Karen Ross, Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK
  • Bryan Walker, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

Target Audience

  • This educational activity is intended for an international audience, specifically cath lab staff such as nurses, physiologists and radiologists but will be of interest to other healthcare professionals involved in interventional cardiology

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Session 1: The Cath Lab Team Speaks Out

This discussion of cath lab nurses and physiologists seeks to highlight issues around the working environment of the cath lab and looks to identify the key challenges interventionalists face, as a result, they discuss a variety of issues around this working environment including the importance of working as a team, education and accreditation, time-pressures and being fit and ready fitness for work.
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Faculty Biographies

Robert Gerber

Robert Gerber

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Associate Professor

Dr Robert Gerber is a Consultant Cardiologist working in East Sussex, United Kingdom, where he practices at both Conquest Hospital in Hastings and Eastbourne District General Hospital. Born and raised in the UK, Dr Gerber completed his medical education at King’s College London, where he also undertook the MB/PhD programme, distinguishing himself early in his academic and clinical career. Outside his professional work, he is a keen sportsman, using his interest in sport and exercise to support healthy heart screening initiatives and preventative cardiology.

 

Academic History

Dr Gerber completed his medical degree at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School, part of King’s College London, graduating in 2000 following completion of the MB/PhD programme. During this time, he was awarded the University of London Carpenter Prize for Physiology. He holds dual accreditation in General Internal Medicine and General Cardiology and is listed on the GMC specialist…

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Rachel Hubble

Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK

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Nishat Jahagirdar

King’s College Hospital, London, UK

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Rebecca Joyce

Worthing Hospital, Worthing, UK

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Karen Ross

Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK

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Bryan Walker

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

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