Acute Stress Management
Complications during routine cases can cause a nonemergent case to suddenly transition into an emergency. Physical threats and threats to our mental well-being will trigger physiologic reactions in intense moments of high stress.
In this Tip of the Month, we focus on stress-reduction and breathing techniques that allow the operator to redirect their focus from mental noise to rapid identification and treatment of the problem at hand.
Occupational Health Guidance
Recommended Ways to Improve Safety in the Cath Lab
Progress in interventional laboratory protection and safety has not advanced as quickly as interventional practice, but solutions are at hand.
SCAI's clinical documents explore the importance of building a culture in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) that puts the safety of operators, CCL staff, and patients at its heart, and provides guidance on best practices that address the specific well-documented health risks of working in a cath lab.
Tips to Improve Physical and Mental Wellness
Help Delivering Continuous Improvement
Monthly bulletins from fellow practitioners, offering practical guidance on stress management, radiation safety and risk reduction, and coping with cognitive overload and task saturation.
Insights to Help You Thrive
Advice on Maintaining Your Well-Being
Discover strategies to help you thrive as an interventional cardiologist.
Learn how to prevent burnout, build resilience, and care for your emotional and physical health.
Explore practical tips on managing your finances, ergonomics, your pregnancy concerns, IC call strain, and orthopedic risks—all while connecting with a supportive community.
Community Leadership
SCAI's Professional Well-Being Committee
Responsible for fostering a collaborative community and developing opportunities for peers to share their experiences and solutions, our Professional Well-Being Committee leads SCAI's efforts to define workplace safety standards and advocate for healthy working environments.
Featuring a range of practical, evidence‑based guidance to help Cath Lab teams reduce radiation and occupational risk and implement safer, more sustainable practices.
Includes an overview of available enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs), an introduction to ALARA+, advocacy frameworks to aid implementation' and best practices for reducing radiation exposure and musculoskeletal injury