What you get by completing this session

  • 40 mins of CPD

    A 30 minute video lecture with presentation slides, you can stop and start anytime you like. 10 minute quiz is included.

  • Certificate of Completion

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What you'll learn in this expert session

In this presentation, Joel Mason, Nurse Practitioner, presents evidence-based strategies for effective vascular access management. Topics include device selection, aseptic insertion techniques, securement, maintenance, and complication recognition. He addresses key debates such as routine IV changes and flushing protocols. The session highlights patient assessment, documentation, patient education, and when to escalate care—empowering nurses to optimise outcomes and minimise complications.

Joel Mason

Joel is a Nurse Practitioner, specialising in vascular access/infusion therapy, wound management, gastroenterology, paediatrics, surgery and reproductive health. He has spent over a decade innovating and developing the subspecialties of vascular access and wound management, specifically in paediatrics and at risk populations. Joel is the first Australian nurse with global accreditation for vascular access nursing (CRNI), and paediatric wound management, and is recognised as a hands-on clinical expert

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Vascular Access: More Than a Little Prick

    • Summary

    • Video lecture (30 mins)

    • Quiz: test your learning (10 mins)
  • 2

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    • CPD Documentation and Reflection Activity Tool
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