The CVAA Link: Summer 2019

THE CVAA

Newsletter of the Canadian Vascular Access Association

Summer 2019

CVAA Conference Thank you to all who attended the 44th Annual CVAA Conference in beautiful Quebec City! See you next year in Toronto, April 29–May 1, 2020. Call for Abstracts opens September 3!

More photos from the 2019 conference here!

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CVAA/BD Award winners The CVAA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 – CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award!

Third Place & Regional Winner – Nicole Jackson, Infusion Nurse, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bermuda, with Carine Boeda, BD

Highest Certification Award

First Place & National Winner – Tracey HaganO’Connor, Vascular Access Coordinator, Health PEI, PEI, with Carine Boeda, BD

Second Place & Regional Winner – Kathleen Toth, PICC/Home IV Nurse, Vernon Jubilee Hospital, BC

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Adele deRosenroll from Victoria BC (pictured with CVAA President Kristie Naayer) and Colleen Clark from Niverville, MB (not present) both scored 92% on the CVAA(C) Certification Exam!

Corporate Members A sincere thank you to the continued support of our Corporate Members.

Platinum

Fran Kleinsteuber, 3M, with CVAA President Kristie Naayer

Carine Boeda, BD, with CVAA President Kristie Naayer Gold

Franรงois Beaupre, Angiodynamics, with CVAA President Kristie Naayer Silver

The Smiths Medical team

Bronze

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CVAA Guidelines Launch!

You know they’re here! Have you got your copy yet? The Canadian Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy Guidelines (to be known as the “CVAA Guidelines”) are available for purchase in both languages here. Starting this month, you can ask our Guidelines Development Group specific questions about the Guidelines through Sosido here.

ISMP Notice New survey results show unsafe practices persist with IV push medications – see link here to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices for a medication safety alert.

Congratulations!

Pat Carlson with CVAA President Kristie Naayer

Our best wishes and appreciation for years of service go out to Pat Carlson who is retiring after more than 40 years of nursing. As a severaltime Board member and one of the first exam writers, Pat has been a supporter of CVAA for decades.

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Pat, we appreciate your dedication to vascular access and infusion therapy and wish you all the best in your exciting next chapter!