(A3) General Session: Introducing Implementation Guidance for Preventing Vascular Access Device-Related Bloodstream Infections

Friday, September 19, 2025

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM ET

Location: Coastal C

Earn 1 CE Hour(s)

Presenter(s)

Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC

Executive Director, Center for Resource, Practice, and Innovation
Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology
Tacoma, Washington

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Co-Presenter(s)

Frankie Catalfumo, MPH, CIC, CRCST (he/him/his)

Director, Practice Guidance and Health Equity
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Arlington, Virginia

Disclosure(s):

Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC: Solventum: Solventum sponsored the implementation guide that I will be speaking about during my presentation. (Ongoing)

Frankie Catalfumo, MPH, CIC, CRCST: No financial relationships to disclose

This session will walk attendees through the process of creating a multi-society endorsed document that expands previous guidance for preventing central line associated bloodstream infections across all vascular-access device types. Presenters will share the details of document development and provide a comprehensive review of and rationale for the new guidance elements.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the rationale for expanding CLABSI guidance to encompass all vascular access devices.
List areas in which additional research is needed to create evidence-based guidelines for preventing VAD-BSI.
Demonstrate confidence in utilizing the new implementation guide in practice.