Welcome to the Cardiac Technology Program. (CT Program)

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Welcome to the Cardiac Technology Program. (CT
Program)
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Our Vision
Departmental Staff Members
Our Missions
Program Subspecialties
Program Description
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• To be a center of academic excellence for cardiac
  technology and among the top healthcare
  educational choices of the kingdom.

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OUR MISSIONS

• To prepare qualified students with the best
  training, and clinical experience leading to
  Academic certification as a cardiac technology
  specialist with the highest quality.
• To graduate qualified students to meet the
  increasing demand for competent cardiac
  technology specialist within the Kingdom by
  providing quality focused programs of education
  in cardiac technology.

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OUR MISSIONS

• To establish, maintain and promote appropriate
  educational standards of quality for programs in
  Cardiac Technology and to achieve recognition as
  an educational program meeting the highest
  standards.
• To provide competency-based education through an
  appropriate balance between theoretical,
  professional, ethical concepts and clinical
  practice in order to prepare graduates for the
  world of work and life-long learning.

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OUR MISSIONS

• To utilize a variety of creative/innovative
  teaching strategies that will meet the individual
  and varied learning needs of the students to
  graduate dependable, responsible, and competent
  students.
• To create an environment that simulates the
  workplace by maintaining current laboratory
  facilities, equipment, and internship
  opportunities.

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• The Cardiac Technology Program at the College of
  Applied Medical Science in King Faisal University
  is the pioneer program not only in the kingdom
  but also in the Middle East.
• It is a four-year course of study (142 credit
  hours) followed by one year internship leading to
  a Cardiac Technology Specialists, the first year
  is a general preparatory year.
• Minimal GPA required for admission to Cardiac
  Technology program is 3.75 or more.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• Cardiac technologists assist physicians in
  diagnosing and treating cardiac and vascular
  ailments.
• Perform Echocardiography, resting ECG, stress
  ECG, 24H Holter monitoring, 24H blood pressure
  monitoring, assist in cardiac catheterization, or
  perform nuclear cardiac study
• Monitor patients vital signs and hemodynamics.
• Cardiac technologists schedule appointments.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• Explain test procedures to the patients and
  record any additional medical history the patient
  relates.
• Review doctors interpretations and patient
  files.
• Operate and care for testing and adjusting the
  equipments.

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PROGRAM SUBSPECIALTIES

• Cardiac technologists will be able to select
  between three areas of subspecialties in the
  fourth year-
• Cardiac catheterization
• Echocardiography
• Nuclear cardiology.

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PROGRAM SUBSPECIALTIES

• Invasive Technology (cardiac catheterization).
• It include diagnostic cardiac catheterization,
  interventional cardiac catheterization, pacemaker
  implantation and electrophysiological study.

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Duties of the cardiac technologist who specialize
in invasive procedures

• Preparing patients for cardiac catheterization,
  sterilizing the area around the puncture and
  administering local anesthesia to the site of
  puncture and insertion of the catheter.
• Assisting cardiologist in all cardiac
  catheterization procedures either diagnostic or
  interventional.
• During the procedures, they monitor patients
  blood pressure and heart rate with EKG equipment
  and notify the physician if something appears to
  be wrong.
• Preparing patients and assisting cardiologist
  during the insertion of pacemakers or EPS study.

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PROGRAM SUBSPECIALTIES

• Non Invasive Technology
• It include Echocardiography and Nuclear
  cardiology

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Duties of the cardiac technologist who specialize
in non-invasive procedures

• Selecting appropriate equipment settings, and
  change the patients position as necessary.
• Viewing the ultrasound image on a screen and
  recording the image on either videotape or CD or
  photograph it for interpretation and diagnosis by
  a physician.
• Checking the image on the screen for subtle
  differences between healthy and diseased areas,
  decide which images to include in the report to
  the physician, and judge whether the images are
  satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.
• Either perform or assist physicians in performing
  transesophageal echocardiography.

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Departmental Staff Members

• Dr. Abdulla Mohamed Al-Shery MD, FACC
• Chairman of the Cardiac Technology department
• Assistant Professor of Cardiology
• E-mail- ashehri60_at_yahoo.com

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Departmental Staff Members

• Dr. Hosam Abdel-Aleem MD,
• Assistant Professor of Cardiac Technology

E-mail- hosamash62_at_yahoo.com
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Departmental Staff Members

• Dr. Ayman Azoz FEBC
• Lecturer of Cardiac Technology
• Coordinator of Cardiac Technology Department

E-mail - dr_azoz_at_yahoo.com
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