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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)…
Category: Events and training
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 February 1, 2024
PICC line or port catheter: Which one for cancer patients?
It can be challenging knowing when to insert a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) or port catheter into patients…
Events and training January 8, 2024
Safe connections webinar: open vs closed IV access
How can we define safe connections? Connections are critical junctures and/or points of access along intravenous (IV) lines. Microorganisms may…
Events and training January 2, 2024
Spanish vascular access team refines device selection algorithm
The Vall D’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain treats over 1.2 million patients per year, with 1,100 beds and a team…
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…