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The ™ Programme

Contains a flow diagram of the decision making process that aids accurate selection of the most appropriate vascular access device for your patient.

Patient Scenarios

To enable you to familiarise yourself with how the ^® Programme works in practice, we have provided some interactive working examples. If you click on the button this will bring up the relevant section within the text relating to the issues of therapy, device, or patient related factors. Simply study the patient scenario provided and click on the text boxes to select the options and enter your choice. The answers can be revealed by simply placing your mouse pointer over the reveal tabs. A rationale is included at the end of each section. If you click on the selected device, you can link directly to a summary table of the referenced data relevant to that device.

Drug Characteristics

A list of commonly used solutions and drugs with characteristics that are critical to deciding whether your patient therapy needs to be administered through a peripheral or central route.

The ^® Programme Challenge

The ^® Programme Challenge allows you to test your skills and enter your own choices to suit the case studies provided.