Welcome to Brisbane, Maria Paula, Nurse Researcher from Brazil!

Posted on 23 March 2017
Welcome to Brisbane, Maria Paula, Nurse Researcher from Brazil!
  The Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR) Group welcomes Visiting Research Fellow, Maria Paula de Oliveira Pires, to Brisbane. Maria Paula is presently a PhD candidate of the Nursing Graduate Program at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-Brazil). Her doctoral research project, "Effect of infusion devices in hemolysis biomarkers levels of warmed red blood cells", is being supervised by Prof Mavilde L.G. Pedreira, RN, PhD, wit...
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A survivalist guide to paediatric central venous access device dysfunction

Posted on 17 March 2017
By Amanda Ullman, Tricia Kleidon, Anna Dean and the Paediatric Vascular Assessment and Management Service, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane. This blog post was originally published in Don't Forget the Bubbles! http://dontforgetthebubbles.com/cvads-a-survival-guide/ We all love reliability. Central venous access devices (CVADs) are everywhere - across disciplines and departments, and we just want them to work reliably, without complication. But every day, some...
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Vascular Access Devices Care and Concerns: One day ACN course

Posted on 8 March 2017
https://www.acn.edu.au/vascular-access-devices-care-and-concerns This short course is conducted over one day and is equivalent to 7 continuing professional development (CPD) hours. Please note that the program is subject to change. This short course is designed for nurses to update their knowledge on the care and management of vascular access devices. The program will present evidence-based practice guidelines for assessing and managing peripheral catheters, central venous catheters (...
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A State of the Art Seminar on Vascular Access: Live video stream details!

Posted on 2 March 2017
Join us on Monday 6th March, 08:45 am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) for live video streaming of the Seminar. AVATAR State of the Art Seminar on Vascular Access With presentations by Professor Claire Rickard, Professor Marie Cooke, Dr Evan Alexandrou, Dr Amanda Ullman, Tricia Kleidon, and Kerrie Curtis, this promises to be a broad and engaging program for all clinicians interested in vascular access. Please, click here for full program. The seminar presentations will al...
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Thank you, AVATAR Group!

Posted on 3 February 2017
Thank you, AVATAR Group!
I am very happy to share with you the photographs of reception of the IV dressing materials our hospital in Nyankunde, Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo, has received from Griffith University of Brisbane, Australia, with the support of Prof Claire Rickard and the AVATAR Group. These materials will help to prevent peripheral catheter related infection and improve the healthcare in our hospital. Prof Rickard and her team are permanently doing their best  to improve the healthcare...
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Save the date

Posted on 12 January 2017
Save the date
A State of the Art Seminar on Vascular Access
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Vascular Access Call for Papers

Posted on 12 December 2016
Deadline for submission: 1 February 2017 The Australian Vascular Access Society (AVAS) is an association of healthcare professionals founded to promote the vascular access specialty. Our multidisciplinary membership strives to advance vascular access research, promotes professional and public education to shape practice and enhance patient outcomes, and partners with industry to develop evidence-based innovations in vascular access. The electronic journal Vascular Access is the offici...
 

Healthy volunteers needed for flushing study

Posted on 17 November 2016
Healthy volunteers needed for flushing study
To find out more, please contact AVATAR at info@avatargroup.org.au
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AVATAR Evidencia Actualizada 2016

Posted on 9 November 2016
1. Ofrezca aerosol refrigerante para reducir el dolor de inserción de la vía venosa periférica (VVP). 2. Use 1-2 gotas de adhesivo tisular en el sitio de inserción de la VVP, centro y alas. Aplique el apósito. 3. Revise periódicamente la VVP. Mantener la VVP > 3 días si es necesario y si no presenta complicaciones. 4. Prepare la piel con clorhexidina al 2% en alcohol para la inserción de catéter arterial, di&aacu...
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