47th Annual Conference April 25-26, 2019 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Farmington, PA
General Conference Information Join fellow IV nurses for LITEVAN s 47th Annual Educational Conference! This year s conference will feature great speakers, opportunities to learn about the latest and greatest products and services in IV and venous access treatment, and the ability to network with fellow infusion therapy professionals. LITEVAN 2019 also will feature a poster area to share information and best practices. Don t miss the opportunity to discover new ideas and strategies to expand your knowledge and grow as a nurse help us in Lighting The Future to better IV nursing care and practice! Registration Information All conference registrations will be completed online. Accepted forms of payment are Visa, MasterCard, American Express or check. If you wish to pay by check, please print out your online confirmation page to use as an invoice and mail with your check to the LITEVAN Office. More registration details can be found on page 4 of this brochure. Registration Specials LITEVAN is again giving an incentive to register early with discounted early bird registration rates! Save up to $50 by registering before the March 29 Early Bird registration deadline. LITEVAN also continues to offer group discounts for three or more attendees from the same facility, making it easier for your entire staff to gain new knowledge at LITEVAN 2019, as well as a discount to AVA members. Learn about the registration specials on page 4 of this brochure. Opening Reception This year s Opening Reception will take place on Thursday, April 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit exhibitors booths while enjoying heavy hors d oeuvres. Don t miss this chance to network with fellow attendees AND representatives from some of the industry s cutting-edge companies! Friday Luncheon All full-conference and Friday-only attendees are invited to attend the Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 26. Poster awardees will be announced during this luncheon as well as basket raffle winners. 2
conference schedule THURSDAY, APRIL 25 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration Open 7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m. Breakfast with Exhibitors 7:45 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Ann Marie Parry 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Managing Hospital-Acquired Conditions: A Focus on CLASBIs Ryan Lemon 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. IO, When Time Is Short and Access Is Vital Bethanie Szydlowski, RN, VA-BC 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break with Exhibitors 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Reviewing Approaches to Blood Draws Pitou Devgon 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Business Meeting Luncheon All full-conference and Thursday-only attendees and exhibitors are invited to attend. 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Blood Culture Contamination Issues Cheryl Kelley, RN, BSN, VA-BC 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Midline Fundamentals Speaker TBD 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break with Exhibitors 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Clinically Indicated Peripheral Vascular Care and Maintenance: Addressing Current Standards with Evidence-Based Practices Whitney Ficocello 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception All full-conference and Thursday-only attendees and exhibitors are invited to attend. FRIDAY, APRIL 26 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Registration Open 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Breakfast with Exhibitors/Exhibitor Roundtables 8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks Ann Marie Parry 8:15 a.m.-9:15 a.m. A Renewed Look at Evidence-Based Guidelines William Jarvis, MD 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. The Role of Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment Dean Parry 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break with Exhibitors 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Working in Unison: A Successful Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Vascular Access Team Mike Whitner 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Luncheon with Poster Awards and Basket Raffles All full-conference and Friday-only attendees and exhibitors are invited to attend. 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Presentation TBD 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. His Life on the Line... Sarah Palya 3
General Conference Information Early Bird By March 29 Regular After March 29 Member Two-Day Individual $225 $275 Non-Member Two-Day Individual $300 $350 Member Two-Day Group Discount $205 $255 Non-Member Two-Day Group Discount $280 $330 Member One-Day Individual $175 $225 Non-Member One-Day Individual $250 $300 Member One-Day Group Discount1 $155 $205 Non-Member One-Day Group Discount1 $230 $280 AVA Member Discount $275 $300 LITEVAN Membership & Two-Day Conference2 $290 $340 1 Discounted group pricing is available for three or more attendees from the SAME company. 2 Membership and conference registration option available to new members ONLY. 3 AVA members can save $50 off the non-member two-day conference registration. Registration Cancellation, Substitution and Emergency Illness or Death Policies Registration Cancellations Policy All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing by March 29, 2019. A refund of the full conference fee, minus a $75 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by that date. No refunds will be granted for requests received on or after March 30, 2019. Submit all requests to Caitlin Price at cprice@cmemanage.com. LITEVAN regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows. Refunds will not be processed until after the conference. Substitutions You may substitute registrants (from the same office/ practice) prior to the conference. Please contact the LITEVAN Office at 412-244-4338 x 110 for assistance. LITEVAN does not accept responsibility for no shows at the conference. Emergency Illness or Death of Registrant or Immediate Family Member Registrants who are unable to attend the LITEVAN Annual Educational Conference because of a serious illness or death may receive a partial refund (amount paid minus the $75 processing fee) or full credit for a future meeting (as applicable) in the following instances: Personal illness or death of the attendee; or Illness or death in the immediate family of the attendee. Immediate family refers to a person s parents, spouse, children, and siblings and will also include the parent s spouse. 4 Requestors must submit the request in writing to the LITEVAN Office at cprice@cmemanage.com along with written documentation from a healthcare provider The Executive Director and LITEVAN President will review the request to ensure it is in accordance with written policy. Register Now Online! All LITEVAN 2019 registrations must be completed online at LITE.org/conference. The system allows you to register quickly and easily, and you can choose to pay via credit card securely through the site or to be invoiced and send a check. If you are a member of LITEVAN, log into the website and the discounted rates will be provided on the conference page. If you do not know your password, visit LITE.org and click Login at the top. Choose the Forgot Password option and follow the steps to reset your password. Group Registrations Need to register multiple attendees? You can enter group registrations together and pay for them all at once. On the conference registration, choose the Group Discount option. Complete the registration information for the first person, and at the bottom of the page, click Add Guest under the Guest List header. Complete the information for the second registrant and click Done. This will bring you back to the page with the initial person s registration. You can continue to add registrants by following the same steps. Once you ve entered information for all registrants, click Next to continue and complete the registration process.
about the venue: nemacolin woodlands resort 1001 Lafayette Dr Farmington, PA 15437 Room Rates: Lodge $154 per night Chateau $204 per night Room rates are offered at single/double occupancy LITEVAN s 47th Annual Educational Conference will again be held at the beautiful Nemacolin Woodlands Resort! Nemacolin has the best of both worlds: meeting rooms that allow attendees to engage fully in the educational sessions as well as an array of activities to enjoy at your leisure. Some of Nemacolin s activities include: an indoor pool and fitness center; championship golf course Mystic Rock; exquisite spa; shopping; and the Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin (located approximately three miles from Nemacolin s main entrance). Group Rate Discounted rooms for LITEVAN conference attendees are only reserved until March 25, 2019. All reservations must be made by this date in order to receive the group discount. Any reservations made after March 25, 2019, will be subject to availability and general sales rates. Reservations Visit www.nemacolin.com and click BOOK in the top right corner. Enter your arrival and departure dates, and use code 10798E to access the discounted rates. Accepted forms of payment are Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Cancellation Policy Hotel cancellations made 30 days prior to your arrival date will receive a full refund. There will not be a refund provided for cancellations made after March 25, 2019, or for no-shows. NOTE: The LITEVAN block is NOT guaranteed through the deadline of March 25, 2019. Once the block sells out, rooms will be available on a space and rate availability basis and the discounted conference rate will NOT be guaranteed. It is advised that you make your hotel arrangements as soon as possible. Enjoy the Resort Activities will be offered at a 10% discount for all conference attendees and must be pre-planned. Visit www.nemacolin.com for a complete list of available activities. Call 1-866-344-6957 to make reservations and mention code 10798E to receive the discounted rate. And don t forget to pamper yourself after the conference with your 10% discount! The spa is open Thursday and Friday until 8:00 p.m. 5
litevan's poster area: submit yours for consideration! Posters are a great way to exchange ideas and share your achievements. Poster presentations should be of a completed or in-progress IV nursing innovative approach, special project, etc. They are a great way to present your projects and research to fellow IV nurses. Content does not have to be of scientific or academic nature just proven everyday solutions that make YOUR job as a nursing professional easier and more efficient. Past poster titles include: Prevention and Monitoring of Central Line Bloodstream Infections in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting Development of a PICC Insertion Team in a Free Standing Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital: The Path We Chose to Follow CLABSI Reduction Initiatives Utilization of a Needleless Closed Blood Sampling System in the Neutropenic Population on an Inpatient Adult Medical Surgical Oncology Unit Up for the Challenge: Eliminating Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Infections in a Complex Patient Population I SAVE That Line Implementation of a Nurse-Drive Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Program Central Line Maintenance Surveillance The first place poster winner will receive a complimentary registration to LITEVAN 2020. The second place winner will receive a complimentary one-year membership to LITEVAN. Visit lite.org/conference for the full call for posters and to submit your proposal today! 6