BD educational hub to offer vascular access training at WoCoVA

Come and see us at WoCoVA 2022! The 7th World Congress on Vascular Access (WoCoVA) will take place from 16–18 October 2022 in Athens, Greece.

Educational hub replaces exhibition booth

Our focus will be on improving clinical practice and patient outcomes through vascular access education and training.  For this edition of WoCoVA, instead of an exhibition booth, drop by our educational hub, where you’ll be able to interact with the clinical educational and training tools and services that we have on offer.

Cutting-edge symposia delivered by expert leaders

Hear from world leaders in the field of vascular access during the following industrial symposia:

• How far have we come with vascular access teams and where next?
  Fulvio Pinelli, Anaesthesiologist and Intensivist, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
  Andrew Barton, Nurse Consultant, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
  More on this topic: The state of vascular access teams: Results of a European survey

• The clinical and cost-effectiveness of vascular access care bundles? Do they work and are they worth it?
  Olivier Mimoz, Emergency Dept. Head, University of Poitiers, France
  Prof. Ilker Devrim, Pediatric Infectious Disease Dept. Chair, Dr. Behçet Uz Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

• Ensuring patient safety in vascular access
  Assoc. Prof. Catherine Hale, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
  Dr. Tim Kane, Consultant Surgeon, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Co-Director, Practical Patient Safety Solutions, United Kingdom

Advancing the science of vascular access

We invite you to come and take a look at our four poster presentations, two of which have been selected for oral presentations:

• Survey of needle phobia: underlying reasons, impacts and mitigation strategies
• Evaluation of vascular access team initiatives through in-depth interviews: perspectives from nine countries

BD is committed to raising the standards of clinical practice in vascular access and improving patient outcomes in hospital care and beyond through its innovative technology, services and training by advancing the world of health™.