GAVeCeLT 2011
The 5th Annual PICC Day and the 7th Annual GAVeCeLT Congress
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
University Hospital ʻA.Gemelliʼ
Rome, November 30 - December 3, 2011
Meeting organized by GAVeCeLT
the Italian Group
for Long Term Venous Access Devices
in collaboration with the Dept. of Surgery
of the Catholic University Hospital
(Unit of Emergency Surgery)
e in collaboration with EVAN
the European Vascular Access Network
Scientific Coordination:
Mauro Pittiruti, Antonio LaGreca, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,
Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Roma
Organizzative Coordination:
Manuela Tartagni
Millennium Congress
Viale dei Vignola 3d, 00196 Roma
For additional information:
please contact Mauro Pittiruti
tel (+39) 338 8514032
email [email protected]
Information and updates about the meeting
will also be available through the website of EVAN
PRE-CONGRESS COURSES
November 30th
5th PICC DAY
December 1st
7th GAVeCeLT Congress
December 2nd - 3rd
SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION
All scientific sessions in the Auditorium will have simultaneous
translation English-Italian and Italian-English, both during the
PICC DAY and during the GAVeCeLT Congress.
VENUE
The pre-congress courses will take place in the facilities of the
University Hospital ʻA.Gemelliʼ (Policlinico ʻA.Gemelliʼ, largo
A.Gemelli 8, 00168, Roma, Italy)
The 5th PICC Day and the 7th GAVeCeLT Congress will take
place at the Congress Centre ʻEuropaʼ of the Catholic University
(Università Cattolica, largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Roma)
CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
For Hotel Accommodations
The Secretariat of GAVeCeLT 2011 will be managed by
Millennium Congress
Viale del Vignola 3/d - 00196 Roma
Tel 06 3221854 - Fax 06 3221853
REGISTRATION
Each partecipant is welcome to register to the 5th PICC Day or to
the 7th GAVeCeLT Congress or to both events.
The registration to the pre-congress courses is independent from the
registration to the Congress. The access to the practical workshops
scheduled for December 1st and December 2nd is free for any
registered partecipants, though on-site reservation will be required.
For details about the registration fees and the modality for
registering to the Courses and/or to the Congress, please see
the registration form, available through the Congress
Secretariat and through the website www.evanetwork.info.
HOTEL ACCOMODATION
For information about hotel accommodation close to the Congress
venue, please contact the Congress Secretariat.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Special sessions of oral and poster presentations of clinical and
scientific contributions in the field of venous access are
scheduled both during the PICC Day and during the GAVeCeLT
Congress. Anyone interested in presenting his own clinical
experience or the results of his scientific work should send an
abstract to Mauro Pittiruti (email [email protected] )
before October 31st, 2011:
please use Arial 12; do not exceed 600 words of text (excluding
title, Authors and institution); organize the text of the abstract as
introduction (or background) / method / results / comments (or
conclusions).
Please specify if you want to present your contribution at the
PICC DAY or at the GAVeCeLT Congress and if you prefer oral or
poster presentation.
The 5th Annual PICC Day and the 7th Annual GAVeCeLT Congress will take place in the Auditorium of the Congress Centre
ʻEuropaʼ. Simultaneously to the main sessions, in the facilities of the Congress Centre, we have scheduled several
practical workshops for small groups of participants (skill stations) focused on different specific techniques of
insertion and management of venous access devices. A simultaneous translation English-Italian and Italian-English
will be provided only for the scientific sessions in the Auditorium.
Satellite Symposia on specific topics will be held during the days of the Congress.
Theoretic-practical courses for physicians and
nurses
November 30th, 9 am - 6 pm
• Ultrasound guidance and EKG-guidance for central venous
access devices (CVC and PICC)
(in English)
• Posizionamento ecoguidato ed ECG guidato degli accessi
venosi centrali diretti
(in italiano)
• Posizionamento ecoguidato ed ECG guidato degli accessi
venosi centrali ad inserzione periferica (PICC)
(in italiano)
• Ponctions veineuses centrales et périphériques sous
échographie; contrôle électrocardiographique de la pointe
du cathéter veineux centrale
(en français)
• Venipunción central y periférica eco guiada;
posicionamiento ECG-guiado de la punta de los accesos
venosos centrales
(en español)
5th Annual PICC Day
International meeting focused on PICCs and
Midline catheters
December 1st, 2011, 9 am - 6 pm
Current clinical indications for PICC
Safety and cost-effectiveness of PICC
PICCs in the intensive care unit: pros e cons
PICC, the ideal VAD in the patient in palliative care
How to minimize insertion-related complications: the SIP protocol
New techniques for peripheral venous access
Legal, educational and organizative issues: the consensus of GIPE
(Gruppo Italiano PICC Experts)
Technical features of PICCs and their clinical implications
PICC maintenance: how to minimize infective and non-infective complications,
according to the most recent guidelines
Pre-Congress Courses
5th Annual PICC Day - 7th Annual GAVeCeLT Congress
All courses will take place simultaneously on
November 30th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the
educational facilities of the University Hospital
ʻA.Gemelliʼ. The access to the courses is limited to
pre-registered partecipants. No simultaneous
translation will be provided. Each course will consist
of a theory session in the morning plus a practical
ʻhands-onʼ session in the afternoon.
FACULTY
Paolo BECCARIA, Daniele G. BIASUCCI, Paul BLACKBURN,
Davide CELENTANO, Chiara CHIARINI, Marinella CIARLO,
Eric DESRUENNES, Laura DOLCETTI, Alessandro EMOLI,
Antonio LAGRECA, Massimo LAMPERTI, Jack LEDONNE,
Bruno MARCHE, Alessandro MITIDIERI, Ivano MIGLIORINI,
Nancy MOUREAU, Gloria ORTIZ MILUY, Mauro PITTIRUTI,
Giancarlo SCOPPETTUOLO, Matteo SUBERT,
Cristina TARASCHI, Davide VAILATI
7th GAVeCeLT Congress
Targeting zero: how to minimize the
complications associated to insertion and
maintenance of venous access devices
December 2nd, 2011, 9 am - 6 pm
How to prevent insertion-related complications
- the SILTA protocol for the safe implantation of long term venous
access devices
- the WINFOCUS-GAVeCeLT-WoCoVA consensus on ultrasound
guided venipuncture: final results
- ultrasound guidance in neonates and children
- training and ultrasound
- the GAVeCeLT multicenter study on EKG guidance: its impact on
clinical practice
The future of peripheral venous access
How to prevent mechanical complications of VADs
- the results of the GAVeCeLT consensus on the use of
venous ports for radiologic procedures
- Current recommendations for prevention of lumen
occlusion
Choosing the VAD: a patient-oriented approach
December 3rd 2011, 9 am - 1 pm
How to prevent catheter-related infections
- CDC guidelines 2011: an analysis
- the GAVeCeLT Bundle for prevention of CRBSI
- NeedleFree connectors and risk of infection
How to prevent catheter-related thrombosis
- the GAVeCeLT consensus on catheter-related thrombosis, five
years later: whatʼs new
INVITED SPEAKERS
Pasquale APREA, James BENNETT, Daniele BERTOLLO,
Daniele G. BIASUCCI, Roberto BIFFI, Paul BLACKBURN,
Massimo BUONONATO, Giuseppe CAPOZZOLI,
Maria Carmen CARRERO, Marinella CIARLO, Paolo COTOGNI,
Eric DESRUENNES, Michele DI GIACOMO, Pietro DORMIO,
Lisa DOUGHERTY, Secondo FOLLI, Maurizio GALLIENI,
Sheila INWOOD, Andrew JACKSON, Antonio LAGRECA,
Massimo LAMPERTI, Jack LEDONNE, Fabio MAZZUFERO,
Ivano MIGLIORINI, Nancy MOUREAU, Baudolino MUSSA,
Franco ORSI, Cecilia PELAGATTI, Mauro PITTIRUTI,
Virgilio RICCI, Giancarlo SCOPPETTUOLO, Piersandro SETTE,
Vito SILVESTRI, Marguerite STAS, Carmel STREATER,
Giovanni TAZZIOLI, Nancy TRICK, Ton VAN BOXTEL
Nancy L. Moureau, BSN, RN, CRNI, CPUI, VA-BC
PICC Excellence, Inc
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706-614-8021 cell
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