THE CVAA
Newsletter of the Canadian Vascular Access Association
Summer 2017
Meet the Board — Andrea Raynak Why did you join the CVAA Board? I became a CVAA Board Member to be immersed in a national organization that advocates and disseminates information related to vascular access and infusion therapy to provide optimal outcomes for the patients we serve. As such, I have the ability to collaborate and create partnerships across the globe to direct education, research and knowledge at a micro and macroscopic level. This fuels my personal passion for vascular access and my own professional growth and experience.
What are you the most excited about for 2017 with CVAA? I am very excited for everything CVAA has on the horizon for 2017 and in the years to come! Specifically, the expansion and recognition of our journal, Vascular Access. This provides an avenue for evidence-based literature to be shared across the globe and disseminated into multiple settings, improving our care. What are you most looking forward to with your role on the Certification Steering Committee? Being on the Certification Steering Committee for 2017, I am looking forward to examining the current process and identifying ways in which we can support our future writers and recruit new writers in becoming CVAA(c) certified. The value of certification and the benefits it has provided me in my current role are visible and utilized on a daily basis. I hope we can support
and encourage more people to become certified in multiple locations so they can see the benefits it has to their practice and professional development. Support from the organization for exam preparation and testimonials of those certified are key to the success of future writers. Tell us something interesting about yourself (personal, not professional) Basically, if it involves movement and/or the outdoors, I am interested!