FYI: Recent formalizing of the Australian Vascular Access Society

[Tim Spencer]

I am forwarding this to ACPIC list if people are interested.

Please see the original email below – some of you may have already seen
this or have asked to join the mailing list already.

If you would like to get on the list please email me directly.

An society Executive for AVAS has currently been established, with ALL
states represented.

Tim..

Timothy R. Spencer, RN, APN, DipAppSci, Bach.Health, ICCert.
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Central Venous Access & Parenteral Nutrition
Service

Conjoint Lecturer, South West Sydney Clinical School | Faculty of
Medicine | University of NSW
Dept of Intensive Care, Level 2, Clinical Building, Liverpool Hospital,
Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, 2170, NSW, Australia
Tel (+61) 2 8738 3603 | Fax (+61) 2 8738 3551 | Mob +61 (0)409 463 428 |
Tim.Spencer@sswahs.nsw.gov.au | Timothy.Spencer@unsw.edu.au

[mailto:austvasociety@gmail.com]

Dear Vascular Access Professionals,

Some time ago you would have possibly received an email from Evan and
myself outlining the formation of a professional society for Vascular
Access clinicians within Australia. Our proposed mission was to advocate
excellence in clinical practice through education, research and device
management. The aim of the Society is to bring together individuals and
organisations who have expertise in vascular access to collaboratively
develop guidelines that can be incorporated into our clinical
institutions nationally to promote best care practices and optimal
vascular access outcomes for our patients.

It is to also have a national network where latest product releases
along with research and development (both nationally and
internationally) can be disseminated to clinicians so that we can make
informed decisions for the clinical care of our patients involving their
vascular access devices.

This Society has already begun developing relationships with many of the
other well-established international societies below;

World Congress for Vascular Access (www.WoCoVA.com)

Association of Vascular Access (www.avainfo.org)

Intravenous Nurses New Zealand (www.ivnnz.co.nz/)

European Vascular Access Network (www.evanetwork.info/)

Canadian Vascular Access Association (www.cvaa.info/)

National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (www.nivas.org.uk)

Through these other professional organisations we can develop strong
networking relationships with future opportunities to collaborate and
strengthen clinical practice and increase the pool of quality
international research within the realm of vascular access.

Many of you expressed interest in becoming a member of the Society or
being involved in the establishment process in some way.

The Australian Vascular Access Society (or AVAS as it will be called in
short) will be estabishing a temporary Executive, along with a number of
sub-committees, including medical and corporate industry committees.
This will begin the process of formalising a multidisciplinary
professional organisation dedicated to promoting excellence in vascular
access care, research and education throughout Australia.

There is much work to be done in establishing such an organisation, and
many professionals from both medical, nursing, industry and other
specialties have been keen to see the development of such a Society for
some time now.

I am writing to inform you that you will no doubt receive further emails
from this address (temporary AVAS email account) keeping you informed of
the processes as they develop.

I look forward to help the planning of an organisation that will help
make better clinical outcomes in for ALL who work in, with or receive
vascular access.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact either of us via this
email address.

Sincerely,

Tim Spencer

AVAS Executive

02 / 8738 3603

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