Malaysian Society Of Cardiovascular Technologist
MSCVT 2019-2021
Cardiovascular Technologist Profession In Malaysia
CVT Role In Cardiovascular Laboratory
Cardiovascular Technologist in Malaysia
Background
The role of the cardiovascular technologist is increasingly complex and demanding. The cardiovascular technologist must be familiar with approved clinical protocols for each type of cardiovascular examination he or she performs, the cardiovascular technologist also must be able to analyze the patient’s clinical history fully, in order to identify the purpose of the examination, frame the clinical questions that the examination is intended to answer, and expand the examination as necessary to answer the clinical questions.
Cardiovascular technologist also plays an integral role in the treatment process, applying independent judgment, problem solving skills, and the ability to obtain and integrate accurate diagnostic information whilst supporting the clinicians in performing the treatment. Therefore a guideline for credentialing of the practicing cardiovascular technologist is important to ensure appropriate standards and patient safety is upheld at all times.
The well-informed public nowadays has to be assured that the quality of the services provided by healthcare practitioner including cardiovascular technologists do have a minimum knowledge and competency in these specialty areas.
Description Of Profession
Cardiovascular technologist is an allied health profession specifically focuses in diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac and vascular diseases. Through the use of the specific high- technology equipment and at the direction of a qualified physician, they performs cardiovascular diagnostic examination and therapeutic procedures to create an easily definable data. The data from the specific cardiovascular examination gathered and analyzed. Than the anatomic and physiologic diagnosis may be developed for each individual patient. The cardiovascular technologist therefore is highly specialized diagnostician of the various presentations of cardiovascular disease. The cardiovascular technologist is also trained in advance live support technique as he or she deals with patients with high risk of cardiopulmonary arrest.
Cardiovascular Technology Sub Specialty Areas
The profession of cardiovascular technology encompasses four sub specialty arrears including:-
- Non-Invasive cardiovascular
- Invasive cardiovascular
- Non-invasive vascular
- Cardiac pacing and electrophysiology
