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The Association for Vascular Access (AVA) is an association of healthcare professionals founded in 1985 to promote the emerging vascular access specialty.

10/31/2026

Something spooky is in the air! 🎃👻

Wishing our entire vascular community a safe, happy, and frightfully fun Halloween!

10/30/2026

📣 You can help align global terminology to support safer care and stronger research!

Support the Global Vascular Access Device (VAD) Nomenclature Project and complete the below short survey today!

➡️ SURVEY LINK/INFO: https://us.list-manage.com/ZMuYBAI5LSS

-Why the VAD Global Project matters-

Inconsistent vascular access device (VAD) terminology affects patient safety, limits research comparability, hinders policy implementation, and creates barriers to interoperability across digital health systems and emerging technologies.

-Why Complete the Survey?-

By participating, you will contribute to a global initiative to improve how VADs are defined, classified, and monitored. Your input will help inform international standards, strengthen future research, and support better patient outcomes.

Note: This project is funded and guided by the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) and led by The University of Queensland. INS has no influence on the project outcomes.

10/30/2026

👣 AVASM26 FEET ON THE STREET 👣

Your weekly dose of insights from our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting attendees!

Register for AVASM26 On Demand: https://loom.ly/24G11h0

Submit your proposal for AVASM27: https://loom.ly/YMCc2sY

10/28/2026

🚨 AVASM26 On Demand Registration is extended to Nov 30, and now, it could take you to AVASM27! 🏆

Experience the education from AVASM26 on your schedule! Watch recorded sessions, explore new ideas, and earn continuing education credits anytime, anywhere.

🔹 NEW! All AVASM26 On-Demand registrants are automatically entered to win a complimentary in-person registration to AVASM27. Already registered? You’re entered!
🔹 Earn up to 20 CE credits while building practical vascular access knowledge.
🔹 Access recorded sessions anytime, anywhere - through December 14th, 2026.

You were there. Now bring your team in.
💡 Share recorded sessions with colleagues who want to learn, grow, and earn CE on their own schedule.

Register for AVASM26 On-Demand HERE: https://loom.ly/kRQ3-LI

10/27/2026

If pediatric and neonatal vascular access is part of your world, JOIN US for 'The Pediatric Exchange' on Tuesday, November 10. What to expect:
• Live updates from PediNeoSIG
• In case you missed it - Conference takeaways
• Practical, real-world discussion
• Peer-to-peer dialogue you can’t get from a textbook
• Insights you can apply immediately
• No filler. Just meaningful discussion with clinicians who are in it every day.

What is PediNeoSIG? Pediatric and Neonatal Special Interest Group, a multidisciplinary group of practitioners dedicated to best practice in the science of vascular access for children, infants and neonates.

Register Today: https://loom.ly/ySYN8Hc

10/27/2026

✨ Podcast Alert! 'Beyond the Bleed: Hemostasis and Antimicrobial Activity in Vascular Access'

Persistent bleeding at vascular access sites can complicate patient care, disrupt dressing integrity, and create challenges for clinicians and families. In this episode of AVA’s ISAVE That Podcast, host Judy Thompson welcomes interventional cardiologist Dr. Brian Corbett, critical care nurse Jamie Hepps, and Gina Milner of Omnistat Medical to discuss chitosan-based hemostatic agents. Drawing on experiences in the catheterization lab and cardiovascular ICU, the guests explore managing access-site bleeding in critically ill and anticoagulated patients, reducing frequent dressing changes, and supporting patient comfort.

The conversation also examines laboratory research presented at AVA’s 2026 scientific meeting on Omnistat’s antimicrobial activity, including findings involving MRSA, Pseudomonas, and biofilm formation. Listeners will hear practical insights on application, removal, and the importance of manual compression, along with clarification that these products are intended for temporary topical external use. Sponsored by Eloquest in partnership with Omnistat Medical Incorporated, this episode connects bedside experience with emerging research while distinguishing laboratory findings from demonstrated reductions in clinical infections.

LISTEN NOW: www.avainfo.org/page/podcastpublic

Eloquest Healthcare, Inc.

Recognize anyone from AVASM26?!We'd love to see your photos too! Please send them to AVA@avainfo.org, and don't forget t...

10/26/2026

Recognize anyone from AVASM26?!

We'd love to see your photos too! Please send them to [email protected], and don't forget to tag us online. We can't wait to see you next year!

10/23/2026

📣 Are you involved in PICC placement in adult, pediatric, or neonatal patients?

As part of our commitment to advancing evidence-based vascular access practice, AVA is pleased to share an international survey exploring current practices related to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement. By sharing your expertise and experience, you will contribute to a better understanding of international practice variation and help inform future research, education, and clinical guidance.

This survey is being conducted by Wouter Pieteraerens, PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), as part of his doctoral research program. The project is supported by AVA, INS, NANN, GLOVANET, and NEVAT, reflecting a collaborative effort to better understand PICC insertion practices worldwide.

We invite healthcare professionals who personally perform PICC insertions to participate in this survey. Completion takes approximately 15 minutes, and all responses will be collected anonymously and treated confidentially.

👉 SURVEY LINK: https://loom.ly/iE0xcJ4
🗓️ Closing date: January 31, 2027

10/22/2026

It’s time to help shape AVASM27! 🚀

Planning for our 41st Annual Scientific Meeting is underway, and we want your expertise to help build another unforgettable year!

AVA is actively seeking proposals for our 2027 Breakout Sessions, General Sessions and Hand-On Workshops.

Proposal submissions close January 3, 2027, so don’t wait!

🔗 Submit HERE: www.avainfo.org/CFP2027

10/21/2026

Innovation on display! ✨

The Exhibit Hall at showcased a sampling of the products, technologies and publications helping move vascular access forward. From new ideas to evolving approaches, our exhibitors brought innovation to life and created opportunities for the vascular access community to connect, explore, and exchange ideas.

Thank you to our exhibitors for sharing your work and helping advance the future of vascular access. See you next year!

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