Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia (Mss Takashima, DeVries, and Kleidon, Drs Cooke, Alexandrou, Chopra, and Rickard); Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia (Drs Cooke and Rickard); Methodist Hospitals, Gary, Indiana (Ms DeVries); Vascular Assessment and Management Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (Ms Kleidon); School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Dr Alexandrou); Department of Intensive Care, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Dr Alexandrou); and Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor (Dr Chopra).
Correspondence: Mari Takashima, MEpi, RN, Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ([email protected]).
Marie Cooke's employer, Griffith University, has received funding on her behalf for investigator-initiated research or education grants from BD.
Michelle DeVries serves on the speakers' bureau for Access Scientific, BD-Bard, Ethicon, Eloquest, and Teleflex.
Tricia M. Kleidon's employer, Griffith University, has received funding on her behalf for investigator-initiated research or education grants from BD-Bard and Cardinal Health, in addition to funding on her behalf for consultancy lectures or advice from 3M, Access Scientific, BD-Bard, Medical Specialties Australia, and Vygon.
Evan Alexandrou's employer, Western Sydney University, has received funding on his behalf for investigator-initiated research or education grants from BD-Bard.
Vineet Chopra has received grant support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and American Hospital Association. He has also received royalties from Wolters Kluwer Health and Oxford University Press related to books he has authored.
Claire M. Rickard's employer, Griffith University, has received funding on her behalf for investigator-initiated research or education grants from BD-Bard and Cardinal health, in addition to funding on her behalf for consultancy lectures or advice from 3M, BBraun, and BD-Bard.
Mari Takashima declares no conflicts of interest.
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Accepted for publication: June 7, 2020
Published ahead of print: August 18, 2020
