The CVAA Guidelines are being launched at the Annual Conference in Quebec City (April 24-26, 2019) and the CVAA Board and Guideline Development Group are so excited to share them with you!

Each week leading up to the launch, we will be sharing a sneak peek. 

First up, Clinical Practice! The topics included in the Guidelines > Clinical Practice are:

• Scope of Practice
• Education and Competency
• Specialist Service
• Core Practice Principles
  • Ethics
  • Evidence-Informed Practice
  • Informed Consent
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Safe Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Materials and Sharps
  • Patient Education and Competency
  • Documentation
• Quality Improvement and Adverse Event Reporting
• Product Evaluation, Product Maintenance, and Defect Reporting

Some highlights include: 

• promoting a specialist service/person to be a champion for vascular access and infusion therapy in your institution
• match HCP competency to patient needs
• suggested education strategies and ways to assess competency
• ways to foster a researchbased environment
• infection prevention strategies to reduce healthcareassociated infections
• ABHR and methods of hand hygiene
• ways to engage patient in their therapy education
• how to create a just culture
• what to consider during product selection