Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation

Approved Non-INS Educational Meetings

Association for Vascular Access
Webinar: Preventing CABSI in Adults
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
1 CRNI® RU

Presentation Content Description: This session focuses on a review of the recently published APIC Implementation Guide, “Preventing Catheter Association Bloodstream Infections in Adults.” The presentation will guide attendees through the new document and identify how this shift from CLABSI to CABSI will impact the focus on patient harm. Opportunities for vascular access specialists to collaborate with infection preventionists will also be discussed.

Speaker: DJ Shannon MPH, CIC, VA-BC, FAPIC -The primary author for the publication

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the history of bloodstream infection surveillance and prevention
2. Discuss contents of APIC’s new CABSI prevention guide
3. Identify practical opportunities use the CABSI prevention guide in healthcare settings

Association for Vascular Access
39^th Annual Scientific Meeting for Vascular Access
September 19-21, 2025
Kissimmee, FL
5 CRNI® RUs

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI® RU:

1. Guardians of the Vascular Access Galaxy: Past, Present, and Future
2. When Infusions Go Wrong: The Realities and Consequences of IV Injuries
3. Comparative Analysis of Catheter-to-Vein Ratio Definitions, Calculations, and Methodology: Diameter-Based vs. Area-Based Approaches
4. Extra! Extra! Learn all about it: Treatment of Peripheral IV Extravasations.
5. Empowering Pediatric Cancer Patients Through Sports: A Single Institution Case Study

National Infusion Center Association (NICA)
Annual Conference
Miami, FL
June 19-21, 2025
8 CRNI® RUs

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI® RU

1. Coaching Toward Clinical Judgement
2. Communicating for Safe and Effective Practice
3. Implementing PIVC Excellence
4. Mastering HR Compliance: Essential Guidance for Nurse Leaders
5. Applying New Guidance to PIVC Insertion, Care, and Management
6. Compassion Under Pressure: Strategies for Engaging Constructively with Challenging Patients
7. Expansion into Oncology Biologic Infusions for Established Independent Infusion Centers
8. Infusion Therapy Legal Case Studies

Innovations and Advances in Immunoglobulin Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in 2024: An In-Depth Analysis
March 31, 2025

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI® RU

1. Individual Abstract – Talk #1, CIDP: New Drug Approvals 2024
2. Individual Abstract – Talk #2, Immunoglobulins in CIDP: Key Data from 2024 Congresses
3. Individual Abstract – Talk #3, Immunoglobulins in CIDP: Key Publications in 2024

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Association for Vascular Access
38^th Annual Scientific Meeting for Vascular Access
September 28-30, 2024
Denver CO
5 CRNI® RUs

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI® RU:

1. Preventing and Treating Catheter Occlusions: Why, What, How?
2. A Single Source of Truth – PIVC Standards and Expert Consensus
3. Impact of Catheter Stabilization on Catheter Micro-motion and Function (MOTION Study)
4. Collaborate to Combat: Elevating Vascular Access Safety through Interdisciplinary Partnership with your Infection Preventionists
5. Extreme Vascular Access: Creating a Legally Defensive Vascular Hospital Onset Bacteremia Bundle

National Infusion Center Association (NICA)
Annual Conference
June 21-22, 2024
MGM Grand-Las Vegas NV
5 CRNI®️RUs

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI® RU:

1. Advancing Infusion Therapy Practices: Prioritizing Patient Experience and Safety
2. Seeing Patients in Context: Considering Social Health Determinants to Optimize Treatment Outcomes
3. Advancing Patient Safety and Nursing Excellence in Direct Access Infusion Clinics
4. Preparing your Infusion Center for an Emergency That Never Happens
5. The Return of Subcutaneous Infusion

Association for Vascular Access
37th Annual Scientific Meeting for Vascular Access
October 14-17, 2023
Portland, Oregon
5 CRNI® RUs

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI® RU:

1. Destination Postcard: Envisioning the Future in Healthcare
2. Vascular Access Device Assessment Liability – Navigating a Minefield Post-COVID
3. Addressing the Silence: Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy. Time for a Renaissance
4. The INS Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice: Application to Clinical Practice
5. Extreme Vascular Access: Expanding Vascular Access Practice Skills and Strategies

Association for Vascular Access
36th Annual Scientific Meeting for Vascular Access
September 30-October 3, 2022
Minneapolis MN
5 CRNI®️ RUs

Each of the following sessions is approved for 1 CRNI®️ RU:

1. Valuing the Patient Perspective in Preservation and Protection of Vascular Access
2. How Can This Still Be Acceptable?
3. Addressing the Silence: 2022 State of PIVC Address
4. Kidney Considerations for the Vascular Access Specialist; Information every VAS NEEDS to know!
5. Axillary, Subclavian, and Internal Jugular Venous Valves: A Common Obstacle in PICC and CVC Placement