The CVAA Link: Winter/Spring 2020

THE CVAA

Newsletter of the Canadian Vascular Access Association

Winter/Spring 2020

4th Annual Canadian Vascular Access & Infusion Therapy Day

Also, 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse & Midwife, as designated by the World Health Assembly. Learn more here and we celebrate with you!

January 25, 2020, marked the 4th Annual Canadian Vascular Access & Infusion Therapy Day that was celebrated across the country. We recognized that patients everywhere have IVs! Your best practice and the care you give to your patients every day, everywhere is so valued and important. #IVeverywhere

Thank you for celebrating in your region and striving to promote best practice every day with your patients!

Meet the Board We have yet another strong CVAA Board of Directors for 2020 and we spent an in-depth and productive weekend together at the beginning on January to plot the course! Meet your Board Members here! Also, as we start the new year, we would like to ensure that you are aware of the fact that the CVAA Board adheres to a robust Conflict of Interest policy that can be found under Members Area > Policies & Procedures here.

Kristie Naayer, RN, BScN, CVAA(c), VA-BC™

Kathleen Toth, RN, BScN, CVAA(c), VA-BCTM

President, Value Marketing Steering Committee, Future Planning Steering Committee

Director-at-Large, Value Marketing Steering Committee, Guidelines Implementation Toolkit Committee, Chapters & Membership Committee

Carmen Cernusca, RN, BScN, MScN, CVAA(c), CPN(C) President-Elect, Future Planning Steering Committee, Certification Committee

Karen Laforet, RN, BA, MCISc, VA-BC™, CVAA(c) Treasurer, Value Marketing Steering Committee, Guidelines Marketing Steering Committee, Publications Committee, Finance & Corporate Membership Committee

Brenda Gray, PharmD, CNSC, VA-BCTM, CVAA(c), BCNSP, BCSCP Treasurer-Elect, Director-at-Large, Membership Diversification Steering Committee, Finance & Corporate Membership Committee, Chapters & Membership Committee

Sara-Claude Gilbert, RN, BN, CVAA(c) Director-at-Large, Membership Diversification Steering Committee, Certification Committee, Guidelines Implementation Toolkit Committee

Nathan Best, PCPIV Director-at-Large, Membership Diversification Steering Committee, Future Planning Steering Committee

Janny Proba, RN, BScN, MEd, CON(C), CHPCN(C), CVAA(c) Director-at-Large, Value Marketing Steering Committee, Guidelines Marketing Steering Committee, Publications Committee

Miranda Harrington Student Ambassador, non-voting, Membership Diversification Steering Committee, Future Planning Steering Committee, Guidelines Toolkit Committee

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National Conference The 2020 CVAA Conference is coming soon! The Preliminary Program is now available and you can see all the education and opportunities we have planned for you here.

We are especially excited to bring our Opening Keynote Speaker to Toronto: meet Josh Dueck!

Some spirits are simply unbreakable In 2004, aspiring professional skier and coach, Josh Dueck was in a life-changing ski accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Life as he knew it no longer existed. From his hospital bed with the long months of recovery ahead, it was the initial encouragement from his doctor that helped Josh rededicate his life to freedom; and the support of his now wife who completely dedicated herself to his

recovery. Rather than wallow in misery, they chose to embrace the challenges he faced with an open heart and open mind.

and followed that with a gold medal at the X Games in 2011.

With the support of their family and the ski community at large, their vision to return to the mountains became a series of (im)possible opportunities and life experiences.

After a year of planning and progression, Josh, his close friends and a film crew, led by legendary industry director Mike Douglas, ventured into the Whistler backcountry to build a jump that would help land the first backflip on a sit-ski.

By 2009, Josh was the ParaAlpine World Champion; he won a silver medal in Vancouver 2010

Then, came the backflip.

On a perfect bluebird day in February 2012, Josh hit the jump, soared upside down and landed in the soft-snow below.

It also landed Josh on the Ellen Degeneres Show.

In Sochi 2014, Josh’s story continued to inspire. On the 10th anniversary of his accident, he won a Paralympic silver medal for Canada.

Days later, he won gold in the Super Combined to become Paralympic Champion and Canada’s Flag Bearer. continued on page 5…

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Like the backflip, his story has come full circle.

Since his retirement from the competitive arena, Josh has dedicated his time to raising his family and furthering opportunity for other likeminded athletes. Josh leads the Freestyle Ski Association in British Columbia, a way for him to give back to the sport that gave him so much. Josh and his wife Lacey also support a variety of non-profit organizations; such as Spinal Cord Injury BC, High Fives Foundation, Live

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it LOVE it Foundation and others with their unique model of empowerment through adventure and healing through community.

Building IV and Vascular Access Teams: Call for Experiences CVAA is interested in learning about IV and Vascular Access Teams across the country. Are you part of one? Did you help create it? Are you interested in advocating for and creating one in your organization? How can we help? How can YOU help? What can you share with us? In the words of Jerry Maguire, help US help YOU. Please take a moment to share with us here and forward to your networks.

Thank you!

Top questions on Sosido 2019 Want to know what Canadian vascular access professionals are talking about? Take a look at the “Top 25� discussions in the CVAA forum in 2019 here!

2019 was another busy year in the CVAA discussion forum, with 76 questions and 252 answers about hot vascular access topics in Canada. Have you logged in yet? Free for CVAA members!

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C3 Wave Acquired by AngioDynamics We are proud to highlight our Platinum Corporate Member AngioDynamics On January 7, 2020, AngioDynamics Inc. announced the acquisition of the C3 Wave PICC tip location system from Medical Components Inc. This innovative, wireless, app-based ECG system eliminates the need for a confirmatory chest x-ray of PICC tip placement, allowing greater patient access to the Company’s proprietary BioFlo PICCs. The C3 Wave PICC tip location system has received FDA 510k, CE, Health Canada, and other international approvals.

The acquisition of the C3 Wave tip location product will fill a technology gap in our portfolio and enable broader market adoption of our innovative BioFlo PICCs.

You can find more information on our various social medias: “Exciting news for AngioDynamics as we WAVE goodbye to 2019 and head into the new decade!”

#tiplocation #BioFlo #ConnectCaptureConfirm Please reach out to your local AngioDynamics Territory Manager for more information.

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Guidelines Toolkit The Guidelines Implementation Group is pleased to present the first of the Toolkit Modules to support the CVAA Guidelines. This first module covers applicable tools from VAD Management & VAD Complications. The tools are available in English and French.

As a CVAA Member, you get the Guidelines Implementation Toolkit FREE and FIRST! Log in here to see Module #1.

Thank you for your ongoing support of CVAA and the Guidelines.

WoCoVA – June 17–19, 2020 The World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) is taking place in Athens, Greece from June 17–19, 2020. Members of CVAA who register for the 6th WoCoVA will receive a discount of €50 on a full registration fee. You can register here now and see you in Greece!

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