AVAS Conferences
The Australian Vascular Access Society (AVAS) 2019 Scientific Meeting was held at Park Royal Parramatta from 12-14 May in Sydney. The theme of the Scientific Meeting was “Walk the Line” and focused on bringing together a multidisciplinary cohort of doctors, nurses, and scientists from a range of fields and settings, all with a passion for improving vascular access care.
Over 225 delegates descended on Paramatta to attend pre-meeting workshops, listen to invited national and international plenary speakers and participate in a two-day meeting program.
Organising Committee: Samantha Keogh (AVAS President) Queensland University of Technology, Anthony Marshall (Co-Chair) Westmead Hospital, Therese Hallett (Co-Chair) Gosford Hospital, Evan Alexandrou Western Sydney University and Liverpool Hospital, Nic Yacopetti BD, Nicholas Mifflin Liverpool Hospital, Emily Larsen Griffith University, Tanya Flynn St George Hospital
Keynote speakers:
- Dr. Vineet Chopra, (Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Research Scientist at the University)
- Michael Crossland (Bestselling Author – Kids Don’t Get Cancer)
- Dr. Nancy Moureau (CEO PICC Excellence Inc)
- Dr. Jack LeDonne (Medical Director, Chesapeake Vascular Access)
- Evangelos Konstantinou RN, MSc, PhD (Professor of Nurse Anesthesiology and Vascular Access. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dept. of Nursing)
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Medical Specialties Australasia Pty Ltd
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Teleflex Medical Australia
- BD
- 3M
View the program in our Resource Library
The Australian Vascular Access Society’s (AVAS) 2017 Scientific Meeting, which incorporated the World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) Special Event, was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 10-12 May 2017.
This Vascular Access Meeting was a relatively new and exciting addition to the Scientific Meeting schedule in Australia, and brought together a multidisciplinary cohort of doctors, nurses, and scientists from a range of fields and settings, all with a passion for improving Vascular Access care. The ‘House of Cannulas’ Scientific Meeting included the latest of all devices and technology. The theme of the meeting “Excellence in Vascular Access: Making Healthcare Work” will focused on promoting uptake of evidence and implementation of best practice as well as exploring innovative and challenging advances for the future that puts the patient at the forefront of our speciality.
Keynote speakers:
- Dr Naomi O’Grady
- Dr Cathryn Murphy
- Dr Vineet Chopra
View the program in our Resource Library
