Welcome to AVA Who is AVA The Association

Welcome to AVA!

Who is AVA? The Association for Vascular Access (AVA) is an association of healthcare professionals founded in 1985 to promote the emerging vascular access specialty. AVA’s unique multidisciplinary membership focuses on patient-centered care, safe insertion and maintenance of devices, vascular access service management, and staff and patient education. www. joinavanow. com

Why be an AVA Member? Take advantage of benefits like: • Print and online subscriptions to JAVA • Intravascular Quarterly (IQ) subscription (e-newsletter) • Reduced registration fee to Annual Scientific Meeting • Reduced application fees for VA-BC™ exam • Discounts in AVA’s online store • 4 FREE CE credits annually through JAVA • Discount on CE courses in the AVA Learning Center • 10% tuition discount at Grand Canyon University • 15% discount on apparel at Scrub Identity • Access to AVA’s Career Center, industry experts, Special Interest Groups • Be an advocate for patient safety and improved outcomes through identification and implementation of best practices in techniques and complication prevention.

Are you Vascular Access Board Certified? Be the champion at your facility! Visit vacert. org for more details on getting certified How can YOU support AVA? The AVA Foundation’s mission is to help us promote evidenced-based practice to save lives through riskfree vascular access. Visit avainfo. org/foundation to donate

Let’s Enhance Patient Care! Plan now to attend AVA 2019 in Las Vegas Pre-Meeting will be held October 3 rd, 2019 October 4 -7 th 2019 80+ Educational Sessions 70+ Exhibitors 7 Pre-Meeting Workshops Countless Networking Opportunities! Details at www. avainfo. org