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NETWORK NEWS
Avacny
On Friday, November 4th, 2022, AVACNY held its 13th Annual Teaching Day Symposium at the Craftsman Inn and Conference Center in Syracuse, NY. With over 120 attendees and 20 sponsors, the event was a huge success once again! Nurses from all over New York State attended this fantastic educational opportunity.
Speakers covered various topics, including vascular access quality improvement measures, CRBSIs, midline catheters, IV filters and nurse empowerment.
The following speakers presented this year:
Hospital Onset Bacteremia: Beyond Central Lines
Presented by Michelle DeVries, MPH CIC VA-BC™, CPHQ, FAPIC
Quality Improvement in Vascular Access: The Relationship Between Insertion and Care and Maintenance
Presented by Dr. Jack LeDonne
Strategy or Risk: The Use of Midline Catheters
Presented by Tim Spencer, DipAppSc, BHSc, ICCert, RN, APRN, VA-BC™
Empowerment & Influence in Nursing — Finding and Using Your Voice in Challenging Times
Presented by Lorelle Wuerz PhD, MSN, RN, VA-BC™, NEA-BC
Filtration and Infusion Management
Presented by Gretchen Melby, BSN, RN Clinical Specialist
AVACNY: http://avacny.com
AVA National: http://www.avainfo.org
VACC: http://www.vacert.org
The President of AVACNY, Jan Elliott BS, RN, VA-BC™, CRNI®, opened and closed the Symposium and introduced our excellent speakers.
In 2023, our network goals are to continue to offer educational opportunities, expand our network of healthcare providers, encourage certification through Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC), and promote membership in the National Association for Vascular Access (AVA).
We want to thank AngioDynamics and AlayaCare for hosting our pre- and post-symposium dinners, where we discussed new advances in healthcare informatic technology and vascular access devices that will promote patient safety and provide positive outcomes for our future.
2023 brings many new opportunities to host meetings and network with clinicians and industry on new trending vascular access and infusion therapy technologies.
