Question from Kingdom Bahrain-Sonographer qualifying course

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Susan John Mattackal working as an echocardiographer for approximately 8 years. I am well experienced in adult and paediatric echocardiography.

I have studied 3 years to obtain Bachelor's degree in Science (chemistry, physics and mathematics) from India. After that I underwent a one year training in echocardiography in 1991 in a reputed hospital in India. Since then I am working as an echohcardiographer. At present I am working as an echocardiographer in the International Hospital of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain for the past 6 years.

I have applied for Canadian immigration and I wish to work as an echocardiographer there.

I kindly request your valuable guidance and adivse, inorder to work as an echocardiographer in Canada.

Also please advise me the relevant and credible on-line course that I can do to equip me with a tool to apply for an echocardiogrpahic vacancy.

If there is any hospital or institution that can sponsor me please let me know as well. I would be very glad to receive a positive reply and I eagerly await your early response.

Thank you in advance

Susan

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Curriculum Vitae
SUSAN JOHN MATTACKAL
Post Box No: 20575, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Email: susancmat@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE
To enhance and to imbibe the proficient cognitive and technical skills as an adult and pediatric echocardiographer, in producing accurate echocardiographic diagnosis, meeting with and discussing the challenges of Cardiologist’s disease management strategies.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
➢ Trained and experienced in independently diagnosing and reporting adult and pediatric echocardiographic studies using the best echocardiographic approach (2D, m-mode, pulsed and color Doppler) for both outpatient and inpatient population.

➢ Trained and experienced to perform independent quality echocardiographic examination at bedside cardiac emergencies in CCU, ER and in catheterization lab for echocardiographic guidance during percutaneous mitral valve balloon valvuloplasty and in pericardial effusion tapping.

➢ Possess excellent communication skills in history taking of patients and in educating patients of their cardiac related conditions and relaying the echocardiographic findings and diagnosis to the referring cardiologist.

➢ Skilled in obtaining quality electrocardiograms (ECG).

➢ Trained and experienced in preparing patients for treadmill testing (TMT).

➢ Trained and experienced in connecting ambulatory holter monitor to patients (Holter).

➢ Trained and experienced in connecting ambulatory blood pressure monitor to patients (ABPM).

➢ Trained and experienced in connecting event or transtelephonic monitor to patients (Event recorder).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Echocardiographer and Cardiac Technician at
“INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL OF BAHRAIN”
from April 1994 to April 1996, April 2001 until date

➢ Actively involved in all aspects of running a cardiology outpatient clinic/department.
➢ As a full time echocardiographer performing, diagnosing and reporting adult and pediatric echocardiographies in the outpatient department, bedside echoes in coronary care unit, in in-patient wards as well as in neonatal unit.
➢ Efficient in performing electrocardiograms when required for cardiac out-patients as well as for those who are referred from other departments.
➢ Efficient in preparing patients for exercise treadmill testing.
➢ Well experienced in connecting ambulatory holter monitor, ambulatory blood pressure monitor and transtelephonic monitor.

Echocardiographer at “APOLLO HOSPITALS”, MADRAS
from Jan 1993 to Dec 1993

➢ Worked as a full time echocardiographer performing almost 30 cases per day on both adult and pediatric patients.
- Performed echocardiographic studies, diagnosed and reported to the respective cardiologist in the out patient department.
- Also performed emergency bedside echo examinations, in intensive care unit, in cardio thoracic post operative units, in cardiac catheterization lab during interventional procedures like Mitral Valve Balloon Valvuloplasty, umbrella closure of ASD and also under echocardiographic guidance during pericardial effusion tapping.

EDUCATION
•Bachelor of Science (Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics) Women’s Christian College affiliated to Madras University, Madras (Chennai), India.

•Echocardiography course from Apollo Hospitals, Madras (Chennai), India.

POINTS OF INTEREST

• Exposure to international customers.

• Computer literate (Windows’98, MS Word).

• Loves nature, reading books and listening to music.

• Hardworking, meticulous, sincere and courteous.


REFERENCE
Professional references provided by employer and/or institution upon request.

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Susan can apply online to write the ARDMS Exam. She should just go to the ARDMS website (www.ARDMS.org) and look under the heading Examination Application.There is also information there on the required qualifications and documentation. Also there is an Outline of the Exam content and some example exam questions. Hope this helps.

Linda Robinson RN RDCS[/url]

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The only program running in Ontario that I know of that would enable someone to write the ARDMS Exam after completion is the Mohawk program. This will be the last year of the Michener Program. There is an echo program at BCIT in British Columbia and also at NAIT & SAIT in Alberta. There may be others that I am unaware of.

Linda Robinson RN RDCS