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On Friday November 17 17 2017 AVACNY held their annual Teaching Day Symposium at the Cra sman Inn and Conference Center
in Syracuse NY With over 150 a a a endees and 22 sponsors the event was a a a huge success Nurses came from all over New York to a end the event Speakers covered a a a a variety of topics including clinical liabili es es of the A A ordable Care Act vascular access and infec on on preven on on The following speakers that presented this year:
Placing PIV Catheters Under the the Light: Using NIR Technology - Presented by Dr Gregory Schears MD Mayo Clinic
Liability Under the A A ordable Care Act: What Clinicians Need to Know - Presented by Russ Nassof J D RiskNomics
New Weapons in in the Fight Against CRBSI: Are You Safe? - Presented by Chris Cavanaugh BSN CRNI® VA-BCTM CIC
Securing a a a a a a Perfect Storm: A case study on on assessment tunneling guide wire techniques naviga on on and securement - Presented by Ma Ostro MSN ACACNP-BC VA-BCTM CRNI® CPUI
Vascular Assessment Are you you doing your due diligence?
- - Lois Davis RN MSN VA-BCTM The President of AVACNY Jan Ellio BS RN VA- BCTM CRNI® opened and closed the Symposium and introduced our amazing speakers In 2018 our network goals are to to con nue to to o o o o o o o er opportuni es for educa on to expand our network of healthcare providers to encourage cer ca ca on through Vascular Access Cer ca on on Corpora on on (VACC) and to promote membership in the Na onal Associa on of Vascular Access (AVA) We’re also partnering with the NYS Department of Health to help educate on best prac ces On March 29 2018 they’ll be sponsoring a a speaker on on the the topic of Safe Injec ons: What the Vascular Access Nurse Should Know On May 1 1 2018 AVACNY will be holding its rst VACC Review Interac ve Class with a a panel of experts to to discuss trending topics in in Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy AVACNY: www avainfo org/avacny AVA Na onal: www avainfo org
VACC: www vacert org
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