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Certificate Program Information

This comprehensive 50 hour EKG Technician Certification Program prepares students to function as EKG Technicians and to take the American Society of Phlebotomy Technician (ASPT) – Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician exam and other National Certification Exams. This course will include important practice and background information on anatomy of the heart and physiology, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, legal aspects of patient contact, laboratory assisting, electrocardiography and echocardiography.

Additionally, students will practice with equipment and perform hands on labs including introduction to the function and proper use of the EKG machine, the normal anatomy of the chest wall for proper lead placement, 12-lead placement and other clinical practices.

Schedule
April 5-May 24, 2010
Mon & Wed, 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
Downtown, Cole Center
Fee: $999 (Textbooks included)
Course Contact Hours – 50 hrs.
HCHS 536701 2000

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Call Cleveland State University Division of Continuing Education at (216) 687-2144 or send an email to conted@csuohio.edu to receive additional information.