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Saturday, October 14, 2023
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM PT
Coffee Break

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM PT

Coffee Break

Location: AVA Lounge (Holladay Lobby Entrance)

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM PT
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM PT

Registration Open

Location: Pre-Function Lobby A

7:00 AM – 7:30 PM PT
AVA Lounge Open

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM PT

AVA Lounge Open

Location: Holladay Lobby Entrance

7:00 AM – 7:30 PM PT
Electronic Posters on Display

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM PT

Electronic Posters on Display

Location: AVA Lounge (Holladay Lobby Entrance)

7:00 AM – 7:30 PM PT
Event Technology Help Desk (App, CE & Lead Retrieval)

7:00 AM – 7:30 PM PT

Event Technology Help Desk (App, CE & Lead Retrieval)

Location: Pre-Function Lobby A

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
Speaker Ready Room

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT

Speaker Ready Room

Location: A103

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
Welcome, Opening Remarks and Suzanne Herbst Tribute

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT

Welcome, Opening Remarks and Suzanne Herbst Tribute

Location: Oregon Ballroom

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PT
Keynote

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PT

(A1) Keynote: Destination Postcard: Envisioning the Future in Healthcare

Location: Oregon Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC (she/her/hers) – American Nurses Association

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
General Session

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

(A2) General Session: Things Aren't Always Black & White: 2023 State of the PIVC Address

Location: Oregon Ballroom

Presenter: Stephanie A. Pitts, DNP, RN, CPN, VA-BC, NEA-BC (she/her/hers) – B. Braun Medical Inc.

Co-Presenter: Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC (she/her/hers) – American Nurses Association

Co-Presenter: Michelle M. DeVries, MPH, CIC, VA-BC, CPHQ, FAPIC – Methodist Hospitals

Co-Presenter: Judy C. Thompson, MSNEd., RN, VA-BC™ (she/her/hers) – Association for Vascular Access

PIV

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
General Session

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

(A3) General Session: Expanding Vascular Access Best Practices - Standardization, Leadership, Finances, and Building a Healthy Team

Location: Oregon Ballroom

Presenter: Sean S. Lau, MBA, BSN, BS, RN, VA-BC™ – Stanford Health Care

Presenter: Staci J. Harrison, DPN, RN – Kaiser Permanente

Presenter: Lee J. Steere, RN, CRNI, VA-BC – Hartford Hospital

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM PT
Symposia

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM PT

Opening Pandora's Box: The Clinical And Legal Implications Of Hospital-Onset Bacteremia (HOB) Reporting

Location: Portland Ballroom 251

Symposium Speaker: Lori Kaczmarek, MSN, RN, VA-BC™ (she/her/hers) – Adhezion Biomedical, LLC

Symposium Speaker: Russell S. Nassof, Juris Doctorate (he/him/his) – RiskNomics

Symposium Speaker: Sarah S. Capalla, RN, MSN, CNRN, CCRN – Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Symposium Speaker: Matheus (Roland) Van Rens, RN, MaANP, NNP (he/him/his) – Hamad Medical Corporation (former)

Supported By

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM PT

We Heart Veins – PICC Navigation Panel and Discussion

Location: Portland Ballroom 252

Symposium Speaker: Casey Schuller, BSN-RN, VA-BC – Bon Secours Mercy St Vincent Medical Center

Symposium Speaker: Amy Bardin, Ed.D, RRT, FAARC, VA-BC™ – Teleflex

Supported By

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT
Breakouts

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT

(B1) Creating Cross-cultural Vascular Access Research Networks

AVA is proud to announce this session is presented by an International Speaker(s)

Location: B110

Presenter: Gillian A. Ray-Barruel, PhD RN – AVATAR / University of Queensland / Griffith University

Co-Presenter: Maria Paula Oliveira Pires, RN, PhD (she/her/hers) – Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein, Brazil / Griffith University, Australia

Co-Presenter: Mavilde LG Pedreira, RN, PhD (she/her/hers) – Paulista Nursing School, Federal University of São Paulo

Research

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT

(B2) CANCELED - Professional Expectations from a Patient Perspective

Location: B114

Presenter: Roy S. George, Paralegal (he/him/his) – Freelance

Research

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT

(B2) Case Report – AV Fistula Outside of Renal/HD: Last Resort for IVF and Therapy.

Location: B114

Presenter: Jocelyn Hill, MN, RN, VA-BC, CVAA(c) – St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care

Alternative Access

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT

(B3) Healthcare Innovation: Role and Impact of Clinicians in the Global Ecosystem

Location: B115

Presenter: Kamna Giare-Patel, MS, RN – Cerespectus

International

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT

(B4) Ethical and Safety Considerations in Treating Patients with a History of Substance Use

Location: B119

Presenter: Chris Cavanaugh, RN, MSN, CRNI, VA-BC (she/her/hers) – RyMed Technologies, LLC

Legal

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PT

(B5) Part 1. Management of CVAD-Associated Skin Impairment in Pediatric Patients: Utilization of an Evidence-Based Algorithm Part 2. Securement Solutions for Children and Neonates with Central Venous Access Devices

Location: C123

Presenter: Tara J. Graham, DNP, RN, CNL, CCRN, CPN – UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Presenter: Tricia M. Kleidon, RN, MNSc (Nurs. Prac), PhD (c) – Queensland Children's Hospital and University of Queensland

CRBSI

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT
Breakouts

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT

(C1) Improving Hospital Quality of Care and Outcomes of Patients with PICCs: The Michigan MAGIC Story

Location: B110

Presenter: Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Co-Presenter: David Paje, MD, MPH – University of Michigan Medical School

Co-Presenter: Elizabeth McLaughlin, MS, RN – Michigan Medicine

PICC

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT

(C2) Using, a 4% EDTA Central Line Locking Solution, as a Quality Improvement Project in a Large Canadian Hospital During a Pandemic

Location: B114

Presenter: Leanne L. Tremain, RN, BScN, MA, CVAA(C) – Hamilton Health Science

Co-Presenter: Karen Mueller – sterilecareinc.com

Research

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT

(C3) Deposed of Safety: Liability of Failure to Implement

Location: B115

Presenter: Nancy Moureau, PhD, CRNI CPUI VA BC (she/her/hers) – PICC Excellence

Co-Presenter: Russell S. Nassof, Juris Doctorate (he/him/his) – RiskNomics

Legal

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT

(C4) 1st Annual AVA Foundation International Grand Rounds

Location: B119

Case Presenter: Joanne Dalusung, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN-K, VA-BC (she/her/hers) – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Case Presenter: Elizabeth Kelly, MSN, FNP-BC, VA-BC – Boston Children's Hospital

Case Presenter: Jack LeDonne, MD (he/him/his) – Chesapeake Vascular Access

Moderator: Elizabeth Sharpe, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, VA-BC™, FAANP, FAAN – The Ohio State University

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT

(C5) Variables Associated with Successful Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Children

Location: C123

Presenter: Michael A. Leoncio, D.O. – Pediatric Critical Care Specialists

Peds

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT
Breakouts

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT

(D1) From Premise to Practice: Revised Blood Culture Contamination Standards of Care Have Arrived

Location: B110

Presenter: Tamara Johnson, RN, BS, CPM – Magnolia Medical Technologies

Technique

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT

(D2) Listening to Your Patient: How a Misdiagnosed SVC Clot Became Life Threatening, and Self Advocacy Saved a Life

Location: B114

Presenter: Kezia Fitzgerald (she/her/hers) – CareAline Products

Co-Presenter: Alex Dabrowiecki, MD, RPVI (he/him/his) – ReNew Institute

Thrombosis

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT

(D3) Revising the Plan During a Procedure: The Art of Troubleshooting

Location: B115

Presenter: Jack LeDonne, MD (he/him/his) – Chesapeake Vascular Access

Co-Presenter: Dennis Woo, RN – Chesapeake Mobile Health

Technique

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT

(D4) Ultrasound Guided PIVs: Advanced Insertion Techniques & Countermeasures for the Most Difficult of DVA Patients (round 2)

Location: B119

Presenter: Sean S. Lau, MBA, BSN, BS, RN, VA-BC™ – Stanford Health Care

PIV

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PT

(D5) Stop the Failure: Understanding Why Pediatric PIVs Fail

Location: C123

Presenter: Amber Wolfe, RN, BSN (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital

Co-Presenter: Todd A. Heslep, BSN, RN, Paramedic, VA-BC (he/him/his) – Nationwide Children's Hospital

PIV

5:15 PM – 7:30 PM PT
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception

5:15 PM – 7:30 PM PT

Exhibit Hall Opening Reception

Location: Exhibit Hall A