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CREATE PRINT AND DIGITAL CLINICAL RESOURCES

• The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AUIM) Intersocietal Position Statement was published. This has been broadly accepted with now 19 professional organizations supporting the paper. The 19 organizations represent an estimated 750,000 healthcare professionals

• A second position paper on IO should be finalized before end of year

• Reviewed five of the 2019 position papers

• Use of Visualization reviewed and published

• Arterial, CVAD Insertion, ANTT and Ultrasound

Guidance is currently being reviewed for revisions by authors

• Release in September 2021 of the 2nd Edition of the AVA Resource Guide

• Work continues on the Clinical Practice

Guidelines, a multi-year project that is using the expertise of on six working groups. It is slated for publication in September 2022

• Pediatric/neonatal resources are in development for release in early 2022. Led by Pedi/NeoSIG, the focus of this work is a PICC course, which will be on AVA Academy, and future workshops. A new physical/digital resource book is also in production. Because nearly 90 percent of AVA members provide both adult and pediatric services, the pediatric resource guide content was incorporated into the 2nd Edition of the AVA Resource Guide

CREATE LARGER VASCULAR ACCESS VISIBILITY

• The Fundamental of Peripheral Intravenous

Vascular Access™ launched in the Summer 2021 with the PIV 101 course. Two pilots were conducted at Marian University and the data is being analyzed for a peer-reviewed article for 2022. Three universities are participating in the

PIV 101 course with 329 students and faculty signed up. The PIV 201 course will launch in time for the Spring 2022 semester.

• AVA also renewed its focus on an exam preparation series in partnership with Infusion

Knowledge.

• AVA continued its very popular ISAVE podcast series, producing 10 episodes in 2021.