Medline Partners with Association for Vascular Access to Drive Standardization and Improved Patient Outcomes
September 14 2017 - 01:52PM
Business Wire
- New collaboration aimed at elevating
and improving education, sparking new thinking across continuum of
care
- Company to highlight innovative design
and expert insights to help vascular access clinicians
Hospital-acquired infections via central lines are all too
common with an estimated 250,000 CLABSIs occurring each year in the
United States. As part of its focus to make it easy for healthcare
workers to do the right thing, Medline today announced a
partnership with the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) to drive
greater standardization and improved patient safety. The leading
manufacturer and supplier will showcase its latest products and
solutions spanning vascular access device insertion, access and
maintenance at the AVA Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix, Sept.
16-19, at booth 417.
“Medline works hand-in-hand with clinicians to create and
develop new solutions for vascular access,” says Barb Connell, vice
president, medical affairs, Medline. “This exciting partnership
opens the door to even more possibility and impact by aligning our
company’s ability to help healthcare professionals systematically
tackle problems with some of the best minds in the vascular access
community.”
AVA stands at the forefront of protecting and saving lives
through promoting and establishing best practices and patient
advocacy.
"Clinicians and facilities can’t achieve competency alone. It
requires the right tools and education to make best practice every
day practice,” says Ramzy Nasrallah, chief executive officer,
AVA. “Medline is a key strategic partner for us in vascular access,
fusing innovation with action to drive greater standardization,
education and safety. We welcome their urgency and expertise around
protecting patients and educating clinicians."
Booth Highlights
From intuitive design and visual cues to ways to reduce practice
variance, Medline will feature the following products and
solutions:
- SwabFlush, the only device of its kind
to combine a saline flush syringe and disinfection cap, is one of
the clinician essentials featured in the new Line Access Kit for
bedside medication delivery
- ERASE BSI Dressing Change System
developed to follow best practices for post-insertion care
- Aegis™ CHG-impregnated foam disc
designed to help shield the catheter site from bacteria
Expert Insights
As a strategic AVA partner, Medline is hosting a platinum
showcase on Sept. 18. “Reducing Clinical Practice Variation to
Improve PIVC Outcomes” will feature Gillian Ray-Barruel, RN, PhD of
the AVATAR Group, an independent research group specializing in
highly credible scientific vascular access device research. This
discussion will also highlight recent evidence regarding peripheral
intravenous catheter practice to illustrate current variations in
care and why there is a need for standardized practice.
Learn more about how Medline is tackling infection prevention by
standardizing practice and reducing variance at
https://www.medline.com/pages/clinical-expertise/infection-prevention/.
About Medline
Medline is a global manufacturer and distributor serving the
healthcare industry with medical supplies and clinical solutions
that help customers achieve both clinical and financial success.
Headquartered in Northfield, Ill., the company offers 350,000+
medical devices and support services through more than 1,400 direct
sales representatives who are dedicated points of contact for
customers across the continuum of care. For more information on
Medline, go to www.medline.com or
http://www.medline.com/social-media to connect with Medline on its
social media channels.
About AVA
The Association for Vascular Access (AVA) is an organization of
healthcare professionals founded in 1985 to support and promote the
specialty of vascular access. AVA's mission is three-fold: Protect
the Patient, Educate the Clinician, Save the Line. AVA represents
and advances the vascular access specialty and community, and
defines standards of vascular access through an evidence-based
approach to enhance healthcare and patient outcomes. Today, its
multidisciplinary membership advances research, provides
professional and public education to shape practice and enhance
patient outcomes, and partners with the device manufacturing
community to bring about evidence-based innovations in vascular
access. Learn more at http://www.avainfo.org/.
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