REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MONDAY APRIL 13TH!!
AzVAN Spring Conference 2026
When: Friday April 17, 2026 7:30am-3:30pm
Where: Desert Willow Conference Center
4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85040
Join us for our yearly Vascular Access Conference. We will be raffling off prizes throughout the day- with 2 Grand Prizes being paid entrance fees to this year's AVA Conference!
We will have our local printer on site printing on demand T-shirts!
We will be partnering with Camp Not a Wheeze again this year to raise money to send kids with Asthma to summer camp. We will be doing a 50/50 Raffle on site.
We are also partnering with St. Mary's Food Bank and will be collecting canned/non-perishable food on site the day of the conference. Extra raffle tickets will be given to people who donate. Let's show up and do our part for the community!
Conference Schedule- (note speakers still being confirmed)
7:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:10 Opening Remarks & AzVan Business
8:30 Angela Alderman MSN,RNC-NIC, VA-BC "Challenges and Opportunities in Peds & Neo Vascular Access; Can we Move the Needle on Venous Depletion" sponsored by AZVAN
9:30 Break Vendor Hall Opens
9:45 Tyger Homan RRT, VA-BC "Expanding Practice Beyond the Internal Jugular for Bedside Central Line Insertions in Arizona, Tracking Outcomes to Diversify Clinical Expertise". sponsored by AzVAN
10:45 Dennis Woo RN "Unseen and Unheard; How to Navigate and Strategize Vascular Access Around Healthcare" Sponsored by Eloquest nnis Woo RN "Unseen and Unheard How to navigate and strategize
11:45 Lunch & Vendor Hall
12:30 Kris Hunter BSN, RN, VA-BC "555 A Call to Action, Hospital Onset Bloodstream Infections" Sponsored by Solventum
1:30 Break & Vendor Hall
1:45 Vendor Raffle closes- Entry for visiting all sponsors! Winner gets a FREE AVA Conference
2:00 Amber Anderson RRT, VA-BC "Key Concepts of Intra-Osseous Access" sponsored by Telefax
3:10- 3:20 Closing Remarks/Conference End
We will have 20 vendors on site showcasing the newest products in vascular access.
Raffles throughout the day for conference attendees.
Camp Not A Wheeze will be on site selling 50/50 Raffle Tickets to raise money for kids to attend summer camp.
Registration includes-
Breakfast, Lunch, and afternoon Snack
Swag provided to attendees
Registration Prices-
Paid 2026 AzVAN Members $105.00
Non-Member $125.00
This year we will be giving jackets away to attendees. Please indicate your size on registration form.
5.5 CE's will be awarded to attendees for this live event
