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Events and training August 5, 2024
Safe handling of hazardous drugs: applying the CMRD in Ireland
Exposure to a hazardous drug (HD) or hazardous medicinal product (HMP) can occur to any worker involved in any stage…
Category: Events and training
Events and training June 3, 2024
How to build CVAM care bundles
It is estimated that up to 90 percent of people treated within a hospital in-patient setting receive an intravascular (IV)…
Events and training April 22, 2024
Earth Day 2024: Our planet prefers TIVA anaesthesia—do you?
Healthcare's climate footprint is equivalent to 4.4% of global net emissions; this means that if the health sector were a…
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…