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Events and training April 15, 2024
Reducing infection with catheter care bundles
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are a serious threat to patients with a vascular access device, yet many are preventable using…
Events and training March 11, 2024
Scientific evidence on VATs: Is there enough? Is it robust?
There is much scientific evidence available on the efficacy of vascular access teams (VATs) in managing costs, preventing intravenous (IV)…
Events and training February 19, 2024
How to turn a PICC team into a vascular access team
On the second day of BD MACOV@23, a virtual edition of the Multidisciplinary Advanced Course on Vascular Access (MACOVA) held…
Events and training December 18, 2023
3 factors to consider in vascular access device selection
Vascular access device (VAD) selection represents a crucial moment in vascular access management (VAM). “A peripheral vessel selection is not…
Events and training November 20, 2023
Danish vascular access team facilitates shift to home care
When possible, certain patients may be better treated in the comfort of their home. Before 2014, Dr Bo Gottschau noticed…
Events and training October 16, 2023
3 ways digital tools can help address vascular access complications
“Health organisations must promote a global vascular access strategy with specific actions for reporting, preventing, identifying and quantifying complications,” said…
Events and training September 4, 2023
How to identify and reduce the risk of catheter-related thrombosis
Catheter-related thrombosis is reported as one of the most common complications following central venous access insertion.1 Although it has been…
Events and training July 17, 2023
How human factors in healthcare contribute to avoidable harm
“How do we design and operate a system which has relatively inconsistent human beings at its core?”1 Dr Tim Kane,…
Events and training June 16, 2023
PICC, port or Hickman? Make the right choice in oncology
"I think that the biggest issue in our service is choosing which device for which patients,” said Professor Caren Randon,…
Events and training April 9, 2023
Development of a vascular access team: One size does not fit all
The benefits of a vascular access team are no secret. NIVAS (The UK National Infusion and Vascular Access Society) claims…
News and innovation March 19, 2023
Vessel health: Novel scale assesses peripheral vein quality
Vessel health: Novel scale assesses peripheral vein quality Repeated insertion attempts can lead to pain, discomfort and vessel trauma, causing…
News and innovation February 19, 2023
Difficult IV access: Is ultrasound-guided cannulation the answer?
Many healthcare professionals may recognise the common scenario of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter insertion on a patient with difficult intravenous…
Events and training January 15, 2023
Are midline catheters underused in the emergency department?
“In the ED [emergency department], time is chief,” said Professor Baudolino Mussa, Vascular Access Surgeon and Professor of Vascular Access…
Events and training December 4, 2022
What’s new in U.K. Vessel Health and Preservation 2020?
Cannulation decisions are frequently made by less experienced healthcare professionals (HCPs)1. Intravenous (IV) complications are costly to both the patient…
Events and training October 23, 2022
How to improve the reliability of healthcare, from Sir David Dalton
“The average hospital in Europe will experience the same number of deaths from avoidable and unsafe events as a double…