Program Sunday 16 October 2022

Time

Trianti Hall (T)

Banqueting Hall (B)

Skalkotas Hall (S)

Trianti Hall = T

Banqueting Hall = B

Skalkotas Hall = S

08:00 – 09:00

Registration
Welcome coffee, tea and breakfast bites (Muses Foyer)

09:00 – 10:05

T01. Opening session
7th WoCoVA

  • 09:00 – 09:20 (T01.1)
    Opening
    Ton van Boxtel (NL)
    Ioannis Kaklamanos (GR)
    Evangelos Konstantinou (GR)

  • 09:20 – 10:00 (T01.2)
    Economic perspective on vascular access
    Vassilis Balanis (GR)

  • 10:00 – 10:05 
    Commercial break

10:05 – 11:05

T02. What’s new in the world of venous access?
Chairs: Roberto Biffi (IT) and 
Sergio Bertoglio (IT)

  • 10:05 – 10:25 (T02.1)
    A nurse’s point of view
    Evangelos Konstantinou (GR)

  • 10:25 – 10:45 (T02.2)
    A physician’s point of view
    Massimo Lamperti (AE)

  • 10:45 – 11:05 
    Discussion

11:05 – 11:15

Short break (Muses Foyer)

11:15 – 12:00

Industry symposium
Teleflex

Industry symposium
B.Braun

Industry symposium
BD

11:15 – 12:00

T. Industry symposium
Teleflex

B. Industry symposium
B.Braun

S. Industry symposium
BD

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break (Muses Foyer)
Poster presentations (Trianti Foyer)

13:00 – 14:05

T03. Cyanoacrylate glue for venous access
Chairs: Jocelyn Hill (CA) and
Matt Ostroff (US)

  • 13:00 – 13:20 (T03.1)
    Glue for peripheral VADs
    Amit Bahl (US)

  • 13:20 – 13:40 (T03.2)
    Glue for central VADs
    Mauro Pittiruti (IT)

  • 13:40 – 14:00
    Discussion

  • 14:00 – 14:05
    Commercial break

B01. The proper choice of the venous access device
Chairs: Christian Dupont (FR) and Evangelos Konstantinou (GR)

  • 13:00 – 13:20 (B01.1)
    The choice between peripheral and central access
    Kathy Kokotis (US)

  • 13:20 – 13:40 (B01.2)
    The VAD-Expert approach
    Fulvio Pinelli (IT)

Abstract Presentations

  • 13:40 – 13:50 (B01.3)
    Indications for venous access in oncology -recommendations of national professional societies and the current state in the Czech Republic
    Viktor Manasek (CZ)

  • 13:50 – 14:00
    Discussion

  • 14:00 – 14:05
    Commercial break

S01. CLABSI in NICU and PICU
Chairs: Roland van Rens (NL) and Christian Breschan (AT)

  • 13:00 – 13:20 (S01.1)
    Prevention of CRBSI: state of the art
    Agnes van den Hoogen (NL)

  • 13:20 – 13:40 (S01.2)
    Skin antisepsis in neonates and children
    Giancarlo Scoppettuolo (IT)

  • 13:40 – 14:00
    Discussion

  • 14:00 – 14:05
    Commercial break

14:05 – 15:05

T04. Ultrasound for venous access: not only venipuncture
Chairs: Antonio La Greca (IT) and
Tim Spencer (US)

  • 14:05 – 14:25 (T04.1)
    Ultrasound for detection of catheter-related complications
    Daniele G. Biasucci (IT)

  • 14:25 – 14:45 (T04.2)
    Advantages of ultrasound for tip navigation and tip location
    Emanuele Iacobone (IT)

  • 14:45 – 15:05 
    Discussion

B02. Infection prevention in 2022: fighting extraluminal contamination
Chairs: Nancy Moureau (US) and
Marcia Ryder (US)

  • 14:05 – 14:25 (B02.1)
    Infective complications of short peripheral cannulas
    Victor Rosenthal (US)

  • 14:25 – 14:45 (B02.2)
    Prevention of bacterial contamination by the extraluminal route: the state of the art
    Giancarlo Scoppettuolo (IT)

  • 14:45 – 15:05
    Discussion

S02. The choice of VAD in children
Chairs: Amanda Ullman (AU) and
Giovanni Barone (IT)

  • 14:05 – 14:25 (S02.1)
    The choice of VAD in children with oncologic diseases Alessandro Crocoli (IT)

  • 14:25 – 14:45 (S02.2)
    Vascular approaches in infants and children: French pediatric recommendations, tips and tricks
    Eric Desruennes (FR)

Abstract Presentations

  • 14:45 – 14:55 (S02.3)
    Effective use of extended dwell peripheral intravenous catheters in neonatal
    Jessica Marchetti (US)

  • 14:55 – 15:05
    Discussion

15:05 – 15:45

Networking break (Muses Foyer)
Poster presentations (Trianti Foyer)

15:45 – 17:00

T05. The changing paradigm of femoral access
Chairs: Matt Ostroff (US) and
Andrew Bodenham (GB)

  • 15:45 – 16:05 (T05.1)
    The SIF protocol
    Fulvio Pinelli (IT)

  • 16:05 – 16:25 (T05.2)
    Access to the superficial femoral vein
    Mauro Pittiruti (IT)

Abstract Presentations

  • 16:25 – 16:35 (T05.3)
    Comparison of femorally inserted central catheters with peripherally inserted central catheters by propensity scoring analysis
    Evan Alexandrou (AU)

  • 16:35 – 17:00 
    Discussion

B03. Infection prevention in 2022: fighting intraluminal contamination
Chairs: Theodoros Katsoulas (GR) and Ken Symington (US)

  • 15:45 – 16:05 (B03.1)
    Prevention of bacterial contamination by the intraluminal route: the state of the art
    Marcia Ryder (US)

  • 16:05 – 16:25 (B03.2)
    VADs with antibacterial coating: a review of the evidence
    Tim Spencer (US)

Abstract Presentations

  • 16:25 – 16:35 (B03.3)
    Performance evaluation of central venous catheters with two different antimicrobial technologies against Staphylococcus aureus infection
    Nisha Gupta (US)

  • 16:35 – 17:00 
    Discussion

S03. New standards for venous access in neonates
Chairs: Agnes van den Hoogen (NL) and Ton van Boxtel (NL)

  • 15:45 – 16:05 (S03.1)
    Peripheral and central VADs in neonates: new techniques and new materials
    Giovanni Barone (IT)

  • 16:05 – 16:25 (S03.2)
    Ultrasound access in neonates: the role of the brachiocephalic vein
    Christian Breschan (AT)

Abstract Presentations

  • 16:25 – 16:35 (S03.3)
    Impacting neonatal patient care: reducing needle sticks, with an extended dwell catheter
    Constance Girgenti (US)

  • 16:35 – 16:45 (S03.4)
    Outcomes of establishing a neonatal peripheral vascular access team
    Roland van Rens (NL)

  • 16:45 – 17:00
    Discussion

17:00 – 18:00

Welcome speech, networking and refreshments (Muses Foyer)