patient advocacy

This episode of the ISAVE That Podcast debriefs from Las Vegas and AVA's largest scientific meeting EVER with a pair of interviews from first-time attendees.
0:00-0:27 A word from our Episode 13 sponsor, the 2020 AVA Scientific Meeting.
0:33-6:37 AVA's Resource Guide for Vascular Access, its most heavily attended meeting ever, nearly 600 first-time attendees – our week in Las Vegas was one for the books!
6:41-7:22 A word from AVA Strategic Partner I.V. House
7:28-22:23 AVASM19 first-time attendee Maya Gossman, BSN, RN, VA-BC™, CMSRN joins the show to talk about the vascular access procedure lab, connections she made in Las Vegas and much more.
22:35-31:15 AVASM19 first-time attendee Leah Nichols, RN, BSN shares her experience at the meeting, complete with meeting one of her vascular access idols.
31:16-32:23 Upcoming AVA Network Events

This episode previews the 2019 AVA Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas, with interviews with a pair of speakers set to present research at the conference. It also features the first-ever discussion on phlebotomy.
0:00-0:26 A word from Episode 12 sponsor Eloquest Healthcare
0:35-3:01 Welcome to Episode 12! AVA's family reunion is right around the corner!
3:06-3:52 A second word from Episode 12 sponsor Eloquest Healthcare
3:57-18:32 A discussion on nursing and vascular access team leadership, AVA 2019 and more with Elena Nelson Squires, BSN, RN, OCN, VA-BC™
18:39-40:06 Who better to hold the ISAVE That Podcast's inaugural conversation on phlebotomy with than Dennis J. Ernst, MT (ASCP), NCPT (NCCT), founder of the Center for Phlebotomy Education.
40:16-54:11 Lee Steere, RN, CRNI®, VA-BC™ helps us put a bow on the episode with another look ahead to Las Vegas and more.

Vein of Contention is back! Part Two of our expert panel discussion, sponsored by The AVA Foundation, dives into more difficult topics with differing opinions. A rundown:
0:00-0:46 – A message from Episode 11 sponsor The AVA Foundation
0:57-5:09 – Ramzy Nasrallah and Eric Seger welcome you to Part Two of Vein of Contention, with a nod to those industry partners supporting The AVA Foundation's Lunch and Learn session at the 2019 AVA Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas
5:12-14:30 – Is there ever a place for IV insertion in an awkward location? (i.e., fingers, ankles, toes, breast)
14:30-15:56 – Another message from episode sponsor The AVA Foundation
15:57-42:36 – If a patient has achieved a certain number of PIV failures, at what point should we consider a different device? Clinical context would be important.
42:36-48:58 – A new metric: Number of devices/number of inpatient days

It's Part One of the Vein of Contention episode of the ISAVE That Podcast! On Season 2, Episode 10, sponsored by Velano Vascular, Dr. Jack LeDonne leads a panel of experts in answering tough questions on PIV placement and more. Here's the plan:
0:00-0:27 A word from Episode 10 sponsor Velano Vascular.
0:40-3:43 Ramzy Nasrallah and Dr. LeDonne provide a quick intro to the episode and its genesis. Why are we here?
3:44-4:29 Another message from Episode 10 sponsor Velano Vascular.
4:30-41:21 We welcome our panel of experts into the conversation: Jocelyn Hill, MN, RN, CVAA(c), Jon Bell, RN, MSN, VA-BC™, Sheila Hale, RN, MSN, CRNI®, VA-BC™, Judy Thompson, MSNEd., RN, VA-BC™, Peter Carr, PhD, MMedSc, BSc, H Dip A&E Nurs, Dip HE Nurs, and Nicole Marsh, BN join to dissect the intricacies of this subject.
45:22-46:46 Upcoming AVA network events.

Welcome to Episode 7 of the ISAVE That Podcast. AVA Academy is here! In this jam-packed episode, we break down what users can expect from Academy, while Eric speaks with the mother of a pediatric patient who authored a Patient Perspective article in the summer issue of the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access.
0:00-0:38 A word from our Episode 7 sponsor, ivWatch.
0:50-11:33 AVA Director of Clinical Education Judy Thompson and JAVA Editor-in-Chief and AVA Director of Communications Eric Seger welcome AVA Director-at-Large Jon Bell to the show for a quick preview of what users can expect from AVA Academy and the what is coming up on the rest of the episode.
11:39-12:31 Another word from ivWatch, our Episode 7 sponsor.
12:36-39:11 Eric speaks with Lauren Backe, the mother of Everly Backe, a 21-month old pediatric patient who suffered an infiltrated peripheral IV site in her foot following heart surgery. Lauren shares her perspective as her daughter's patient advocate.
39:20-50:07 Ramzy sits down with Skender Daerti, President and Founder of The Clinician Exchange, the AVA partner who helped build AVA Academy for a discussion on its position as an innovative learning management system for Vascular Access.
50:11-52:09 Upcoming AVA network events.

This is an exceptional episode of the ISAVE That Podcast. The ECRI Institute recently released its top-10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019, and numerous relate directly to vascular access practice and care. We focus on No. 9, Infections from Peripherally Inserted IV Lines, in this episode.
0:14-6:39 How can we already be on episode 6 of this season? Judy, Ramzy and Eric get us started with an overview of ECRI's top-10 list of 2019 Patient Safety Concerns.
6:47-51:17 An incredibly in-depth and informative conversation about Infections from Peripherally Inserted IV Lines with Jim Davis, Senior Infection Prevention & Patient Safety Analyst/Consultant at ECRI Institute, and Dr. Marcia Ryder, a research scientist whose major focus is medical biofilm in vascular access. They touch on how the selected topics on the list make it there, the process for sharing the research to support these concerns and more.
51:26-52:49 Upcoming AVA network events.

Episode 5 of Season 2 of the ISAVE That Podcast – sponsored by Access Scientific – brings Dr. Rahul Pathak and Michelle DeVries, MPH, CIC, VA-BC™ into the fray to break down a recent AHRQ report that demonstrates how vascular access is an important arm of infection prevention, open up a discussion on device policies and procedures and much more!
0:00-0:30 A word from Episode 5 sponsor Access Scientific
0:45-2:35 There is A LOT going on with AVA! Judy, Ramzy and Eric break down an incredibly busy month of March.
2:54-40:10 Hello, Dr. Pathak and Chellie! Calling in from sunny Orlando, Florida, where Dr. Pathak practices, he and Chellie discuss the recent improvements in CLABSI rate and highlight how they navigate things at their healthcare institutions. Where do central lines and midlines fall? How do we continue to reduce infections moving forward?
40:14-41:33 Upcoming AVA network events. This spring will be busy!

In Season 2, Episode 4 of the ISAVE That Podcast sponsored by Parker Labs, we discuss the upcoming webinar that focuses on standardizing and streamlining ultrasound-guided PIV insertion with aseptic non-touch technique scheduled for Friday, March 22 at 2 p.m. ET and chat with patient advocate Emily Levy and clinician mentor Dr. Mourad Ismail.
0:14-7:12 Welcome to another episode! So, about this webinar...Dr. Nancy Moureau hops on with us to break down its objectives and summarize what attendees can expect on the 22nd.
7:24-25:25 Emily Levy is here! A patient advocate with Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease, Emily has spent her career working to make life more comfortable for individuals with permanent vascular access devices like herself.
25:35-42:45 Dr. Mourad Ismail outlines his process for developing physician champions at work.
42:50-44:30 Upcoming AVA Network Events

In Season 2, Episode 3 of the ISAVE That Podcast, sponsored by AngioDynamics, we sit down with Jack Ingold, BSN, RN, VA-BC™, a critical care nurse passionate about teaching ultrasound-guided PICC insertion, to discuss his career and all things ultrasound. Then later, Eric chats with Brent Burbridge, MD, FRCPC, the author of the spring 2019 CE article in the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access.
0:00-0:32 – a word from Season 2, Episode 3 sponsor AngioDynamics
0:46-7:52 – welcome to Episode 3! Before we sit down with Jack, how about Episode 2? Andy Murray's IV care elicited a terrific conversation among a host of international clinicians on the podcast, and many more on Twitter.
8:04-39:40 – Welcome, Jack! 2019 AVA President Dr. Ken Symington leads our discussion with Jack Ingold on the benefits of ultrasound, how he's seen its availability increase throughout his career and its importance as clinicians strive to protect patients by avoiding blind IV sticks.
39:47-49:10 – JAVA author Dr. Brent Burbridge breaks down his upcoming article with Eric on venous doppler ultrasound findings three months after arm port implantation.
49:16-50:52 – Upcoming AVA Network Events

This special episode of the ISAVE That Podcast is in response to the Association for Vascular Access' story on male tennis player Andy Murray's Instagram post that showed the peripheral IVs on his right arm following a procedure to resurface his right hip. AVA assembled a global panel of multidisciplinary vascular access experts to discuss the photo and the comments on his IV care from the international healthcare community.

Episode 9 of the ISAVE That Podcast sponsored by BD is an extremely special, standalone track, titled The History of AVA. It features a sit down with Suzanne L. Herbst, the founder of the Association for Vascular Access. Suzanne shares how she founded the organization and helped mold it into what it is today.
0:00 – AVA CEO Ramzy Nasrallah and 2019 President-Elect Ken Symington open the episode with a brief discussion about what Suzanne means to them and how this episode came about.
2:28 – Suzanne Herbst and The History of AVA
23:54 – A brief word from our Episode 9 sponsor, BD
41:00 – Thank you, Suzanne! Episode 9 wrap-up.

Episode 8 of the ISAVE That Podcast sponsored by ETHICON - BIOPATCH features a pair of interesting interviews, first with Dr. Liza Ovington on peripheral IVs and controlling infection and Chuck Ramirez, a JAVA author. Hosts Judy Thompson, Ramzy Nasrallah and Eric Seger chat with these two highly intelligent individuals and provide an update on AVA as a whole as we move toward the end of the year.
0:56 – How is it almost Halloween already? Judy and Ramzy join Eric from Salt Lake City, where they are working with other members of the AVA core staff to hash out budget items for 2019.
6:18 – A word from our Episode 8 sponsor, ETHICON - BIOPATCH
7:16 – We are joined by Dr. Liza Ovington, Medical Director at ETHICON - BIOPATCH to hear her thoughts on infection prevention and infection control with regards to peripheral IVs.
32:20 – Beyond the Manuscript: Eric chats with Chuck Ramirez, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services at Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, about his article on hemodialysis catheter insertion without a chest X-ray. His study is set to publish in the upcoming issue of JAVA.
42:25 – AVA Network Events

Episode 7 of the ISAVE That Podcast sponsored by The AVA Foundation decompresses from a BUSY week in Columbus at the annual AVA Scientific Meeting. Hosts Judy Thompson, Ramzy Nasrallah and Eric Seger chat with three individuals that attended the meeting, including two who took it in for the first time.
0:50 – What a week in Columbus! Judy, Ramzy and Eric give their impressions of the largest annual AVA conference ever.
12:48 – A quick word from our Episode 7 sponsor, The AVA Foundation
14:26 – We welcome Christie Chapman, RN, BSN, CIC, a Director-at-Large on the AVA Board of Directors and infection preventionist based in San Diego to hear her thoughts on the Scientific Meeting in Columbus.
22:41 – Next up is an amazing conversation with two first-time attendees of the annual Scientific Meeting: Tori Amsler, RN, BSN, a vascular access specialist based in Oklahoma, and Nancy Yankovic, RN, VA-BC™, a vascular access specialist in Alaska.
37:38 – AVA Network Events – just because the national meeting is behind us doesn't mean AVA slows down!

Episode 6 of the ISAVE That Podcast focuses on leadership in vascular access. Hosts Judy Thompson, Ramzy Nasrallah and Eric Seger welcome a trio of leaders from our multidisciplinary specialty to discuss the tiers and expectations of leadership and much more. All three are also speakers at AVASM18 next month in Columbus!
0:40 – With so many great interviews waiting in the wings, a quick intro is all that is needed. The 2018 national AVA Scientific Meeting is less than three weeks away!
1:38 – A quick word from our Episode 6 sponsor, The Clinician Exchange
2:18 – To kick off our leadership in vascular access series, we welcome Lorelle Wuerz, Ph.D., RN, VA-BC™, NEA-BC to the stage, a passionate and driven leader who practices at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
23:11 – Next up is Staci Harrison, DPN, RN, a vascular access leader on the west coast.
40:02 – This episode's conversation on leadership wraps up with Amy Bardin-Spencer, MS, RRT, VA-BC™, a Phoenix-based leader who serves as the Director of Clinical and Medical Affairs for Teleflex.
53:35 – AVA Network Events; did we mention the conference is next month?

Backlash continues over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to evaluation and management (E&M) coding and reimbursement found inside the proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

But it’s not all bad news. On this edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, when Sally Streiber, president of Practical Coding Solutions, LLC, returns to the broadcast and launch part one of her two-part series reviewing the proposed changes.

Sally will begin the first part of her series with the “ugly,” notably a 50 percent reduction of the less-expensive service when an E&M code and a procedure are billed on the same date of service. Sally will return on Aug. 28 with part two, reporting the good and the bad of other anticipated impacts.

Other segments to be featured on the broadcast include:

• Talk Tuesdays News Desk: The NFL continues to make payouts for former players who have been diagnosed not only with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, but now Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a recent news report by the Los Angeles Times. Senior healthcare consultant Laurie Johnson, an ICD10monitor contributor, reports on the clinical indicators of these two diagnoses in advance of the NFL season, which kicks off Sept. 6.

• Mental Health Report: Feeling the heat? With unseasonably hot weather plaguing most of the U.S., physicians are feeling another kind of burn; burnout. A recent study reports that 52 percent of physicians feel burned out regularly. Returns to report on this topic will be nationally renowned psychiatrist H. Steven Moffic, MD, the Talk Ten Tuesdays resident psychiatrist.

• TalkBack: Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host Erica Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., reports on her personal role as a patient advocate for her ailing father. Joining the conversation will be Caitlin Donovan, director of outreach and public affairs for the National Patient Advocate Foundation.

Talk Ten Tuesdays. More than just talk.™

Episode 5 of the ISAVE That Podcast, features a chat at WoCoVA in Copenhagen with Marcia Wise, RN, VA-BC™, the 2018 AVA Scientific Meeting Design Team Chair and an interview with vascular access and home infusion specialist Elizabeth Dow, BSN, RN, CRNI®, WCC, VA-BC™ and NHIA Vice President for Clinical Services Jenn Charron, RN, MSN, CNE about the current state of home infusion and its place in the vascular access continuum of care.
0:00 – A word from our Episode 5 sponsor, the AVA Foundation
0:52 – Hello! It's Judy's turn to be on vacation, so Ramzy and Eric welcome you to Episode 5. The annual AVA Scientific Meeting is a little more than a month away!
7:30 – Another check-in from Episode 5 sponsor, the AVA Foundation
9:06 – Queen Marcia! AVA's 2018 D-Team chair and do-it-all player, Marcia sat down with Ramzy in Copenhagen while at WoCoVA to talk about what we can expect at this year's Scientific Meeting. Talk about some serious educational opportunities!
17:16 – NHIA Vice President for Clinical Services Jenn Charron, RN, MSN, CNE and vascular access and infusion specialist Elizabeth Dow, BSN, RN, CRNI®, WCC, VA-BC™ join Eric to hash out the current state of home infusion in the workplace, as well as its position in the current continuum of the vascular access specialty.
34:45 – AVA Member Services Coordinator Jennifer Livsey lets you know about the upcoming AVA Events that could be in your area. And did we mention the scientific meeting is next month?

Episode 4 of the ISAVE That Podcast sponsored by SecurAcath, featuring a chat with Dr. Jack LeDonne, the recipient of the 2018 Herbst Award, an interview with NHIA Vice President for Clinical Services Jenn Charron, RN, MSN, CNE about the recent NHIA/AVA collaboration and a discussion with Matt Ostroff, MSN, AGANCP, VA-BC™, CRNI®, CPUI at WoCoVA in Copenhagen.
0:50 – Hello! Ramzy is on vacation this week, so Judy and Eric ease you into Episode 4. It's a busy time at AVA!
9:03 – A word from Episode 4 sponsor SecurAcath
9:47 – Dr. Jack is here! AVA's 2018 Herbst Award Recipient discusses how he got involved with the organization and what you can expect from his General Session in Columbus in September to kick off the Scientific Meeting.
23:35 – NHIA Vice President for Clinical Services Jenn Charron, RN, MSN, CNE joins us to break down the recent AVA/NHIA collaboration and the benefits it brings to the vascular access specialty.
30:15 – Ramzy sits down in Copenhagen at the biannual World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) with Matt Ostroff, MSN, AGANCP, VA-BC™, CRNI®, CPUI, a member of the 2018 AVA D-Team and conference speaker to discuss his work with femoral catheters.
35:04 – Upcoming AVA Events

Episode 3 of the ISAVE That Podcast, sponsored by AngioDynamics, with a discussion on how to utilize AVA's Guidance Document on Ultrasound Probe disinfection, an interview with Dr. Matt Jones at WoCoVA and more.
0:50 – Greetings and welcome to Episode 3! What's going on in the AVA world?
9:10 – A word from Episode 3 sponsor AngioDynamics
10:30 – Discussion with Dr. Hudson Garrett and Judy Thompson on how to Utilize AVA's Guidance Document on Ultrasound Probe disinfection
22:55 – Interview with Dr. Matt Jones at the biannual World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) meetings in Copenhagen on moving away from suturing vascular access devices.
32:02 – Upcoming AVA Events

Episode 2 of the ISAVE That Podcast, sponsored by SecurAcath, complete with interviews with Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr. and JAVA author Melissa Chittle.
0:38 – Hello from Indianapolis and the AVA Board of Directors Summer Meetings!
1:50 – CVAD Guidelines update
5:00 – Ultrasound Probe guidance
7:00 – A word from episode 2 sponsor SecurAcath
7:40 – Discussion with Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr. on Ultrasound Probe guidance
27:05 – Interview with JAVA author Melissa Chittle
40:33 – Upcoming AVA events