Pre-Meeting Workshop
Blake Hotchkiss, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, CRNI®, VA-BC™
Chief Nursing Officer
New England Vascular Access
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Cheryl Gillette, RN, VA-BC™
Pediatric Vascular Access Team Coordinator
Golisano Children's Hospital University of Rochester Medical Center
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PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration fees are required for each the morning and afternoon sessions. Attendees may register for one or both sessions. This session covers content areas IV-V-VI-VII; the morning session covers content areas I-II-III..
Afternoon Session from 1:30pm to 5:30pm will cover content areas IV-V-VI-VII:
IV: Clinical Application
V: Communication/Patient Advocacy
VI: Research/Quality Management/Critical Thinking
VII: Ethical and Legal Considerations of Vascular Access
This is a 2-part review course for the VA-BC Certification Exam. The speakers are members of the 2019 task force responsible for the 3rd edition of the AVA Study Guide for Vascular Access Certification. In this review, attendees will progress systematically through all of the fundamental sections of the exam blue print sections. Covered topics include device selection and insertion, complication management and mitigation, pediatric considerations, patient advocacy, and legal/ethical considerations. With a multidisciplinary approach, current evidence-based practice principals will be presented to attendees looking to achieve their goal of passing the VA-BC certification exam.