Educational Sessions & Topics

1. Preventing Peripheral Intravenous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: A Bundle Approach
Speaker: Kathleen McMullen, MPH, CIC, FAPIC

• Components of a bundle approach to prevent PIV-BSI

• Importance of insertion technique and site protection

• Dressing and cap selection strategies

• How bundles reduce PIV-BSI risk

2. A Disrupted Dressing is More than “Change the Dressing”
Speaker: Jack LeDonne, MD, FACS, VA-BC

• Connection between insertion and ongoing care of central devices

• Risks and prevention of disrupted dressings

• Role of permanent securement devices

3. Evidence-Based Strategies for the Management of Central Venous Catheters to Prevent CLABSI
Speaker: MiKaela Olson, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS, FAAN

• Evidence-based strategies for VAD care and maintenance

• Importance of dressing longevity

• Innovative approaches to sustain zero CLABSIs

4. PICC Line Flushing and Occlusion Rates: Taking It Back to Basics
Speaker: Joyce Brodnick, MSN, RN, CCRN-k, VA-BC

• Core content for basic PICC education

• Variables contributing to occlusion

• Building a competency plan for PICC management

5. Blood Specimen Diversion: Reducing False Positive Common Commensal Bacteremia
Speaker: Max Holder, MSN, RN, CRNI, NE-BC, VA-BC

• How culture contamination increases bacteremia risk

• Definitions and implications for healthcare-acquired BSI

• Evidence-based practices for blood culture collection

• Role of specimen diversion devices

Each session awards 1 CE contact hour (through AVA, accredited by California BRN).
Registration includes: 5 CE sessions, lunch, continental breakfast, and snack breaks.
Raffle prizes for vendor engagement (gift cards, memberships).