Welcome to North East Ohio
- AVA
Upcoming Programs and Plans
SAVE THE DATE
May 11, 2012
All day Spring Conference
6 contact hours
Location:
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Independence Ohio
Several renown speakers including:
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Marcia Ryder PhD, MS, RN
Jamie Bowen Santolucito, RN,CRNI,VA-BC
Darcy Doellman RN, BSN, CRNI, VA-BC
Nancy M. Albert PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM
More Information
Members News
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Congratulations to Toni Neal, RN, CRNI, CNSC for
winning the 2011 Nursing Hall of Fame Award from the
Cleveland Clinic.
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Many Members attended the AVA 2011
Annual Meeting in San Jose, California October 3-5
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No longer accepting applications for the December seating of the
exam.
Next exam is June 2012
Accepting applications: March 1, 2012.
For more information on the exam go to
www.vacert.org.
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Did you miss AVA’s 25th Annual
Scientific Meeting?
Don’t you worry! You can purchase
the AVA On-Demand Key that will allow you to hear
the presentations as they were given onsite at the
event. You will also have access to the PDF files
of the PowerPoint presentations which will allow you
to follow along during the audio portion, at your
pace, or print out as a reference as you listen.
This is a powerful resource to help keep you
in-the-know on relevant and timely scientific topics
from leaders in the field of Vascular Access.
AVA On-Demand Key
Plan Now for
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Past NEO-AVA Programs
Membership Information
Renewal is due for most members the
fee is still $25.
Membership should will be renewed according to the date you joined
Renewal Application
The Board has decided to present 3 meetings a year instead of four.
This is
due to difficult travelling in winter months and low attendance in the summer.
Membership will also include all day conference every 2 years
( this will be in place of one of the three meetings)
Board of Directors
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NEO- AVA Mission
Statement:
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To define, and to
increase awareness of, vascular access as a specialty
that promotes patient safety, patient satisfaction, and
positive outcomes; to optimize the professional’s
knowledge and skills; to share best practice guidelines,
established standards, and evidence based data with
multiple healthcare disciplines; and to promote
additional research in vascular access.
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NEO- AVA Goals:
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To promote and
encourage active membership to the international
organization of AVA, the Association of Vascular Access.
To provide quarterly meetings to include vascular access
experts as guest speakers including but not limited to
experts in infectious disease, pharmacology, and
vascular access.
To encourage mandatory vascular access education for
staff development, nursing school curriculum, physician
residency programs, and other disciplines involved in
performance and decision making stressing the right line
for the right patient at the right time along with
strategies to prevent and treat complications.
To review, analyze, and utilize evidence-based data to
update best practice guidelines as well as promote
research projects in vascular access.
To provide an all-day, continuing education conference
approximately every
2 – 3 years on current topics using
experts in vascular access and professional development.
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Last updated March
26, 2012
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