Since 1993, Matt Gibson, RN, CRNI®, VA-BC, CPUI, has worked in an area of nursing where vascular access was a primary and essential skill, the emergency department, ICU/telemetry, home infusion and long-term care vascular access team. He currently works with multiple healthcare organizations as the CEO of Vascular Access Consulting LLC. Realizing his passion for vascular access, Mr. Gibson has spent the last decade serving national and local vascular access organizations, assumed leadership positions in multiple committees as resident advisor, spoken at various conferences, and authored the Detective Dane Chronicles. Mr. Gibson presently serves on the Association of Vascular Access (AVA) PIV task force and the AVA Public Policy Task Force. He is the past president and founder of the KIVAN, presidential advisor to IndiVAN and HoosierVAN and current president of the Michigan Association of Vascular Access Network.

Vlasta leads Grifols ongoing efforts to develop and execute social initiative strategies that advance Grifols brand and reputation in the communities in which Grifols operates. Her key responsibilities include ensuring that these activities align with and advance Grifols corporate mission, build shared value with core stakeholders, and increase internal and external engagement in the Company’s social programs. By understanding both the needs of the business and local communities in which Grifols operates, she is able to drive innovative approaches to Grifols’ corporate sustainability strategy that highlight Grifols brand and reputation as a world-class company.

Vlasta proudly serves as a Board Member of the J.A. Grifols Foundation along with managing the growth and day-to-day activities of the Foundation. She is also a steering member of the Women's Leadership Initiative, a Grifols Employee Resource Group.

Vlasta joined Grifols in December 2006 and is based in Washington D.C. She graduated with a Masters of Arts in Political Management from George Washington University, Washington D.C. Vlasta also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech Communications from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. 

I am a member of a dynamic team stretching the boundaries of skill and scope of practice in the name of patient care and positive outcomes. As a proud respiratory therapist and vascular access specialist I really have the best of both worlds. I am able to maintain a passion in my chosen field of respiratory care and advance a scope to increase collaboration among an entire healthcare team to deliver better practice with measurable related outcomes. In the last few years, I have focused on advancing my education, having completed my BS and MS I am now pursuing my PhD. This journey has been amazing and has opened my mind to so many great things. Sticking to my personal moto of “Find your Purpose,” I have truly found mine as both a bedside clinician and a teacher/mentor. 

 My philosophy regarding teaching and mentoring others encompasses the ability to contribute to someone else’s success, through motivation, inspiration and leading by example. Working side by side with individuals or an entire team and finding common practices that exemplify our work and patient outcomes. As a teacher/mentor/leader I believe motivation is important, maintaining a vision and expectation is essential for others success. Inspiring each individual to their maximum potential by seeking qualities within them. I am a leader, leading individuals on my team or in life through a journey of personal experience and contribution, reward, and challenge.

Amy Mills is an experienced nurse of 29 years with clinical experience in neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, emergency department and air medical transport. Currently, she is the Senior Manager of Strategic Programs with Clinical Affairs at Teleflex. Amy takes pride in providing the best clinical education possible and has a goal to make a positive impact on patient care through research, education, and clinical support.

In her role, Amy develops and delivers clinical education from novice to expert, engages in research to support the development of new products and the expansion of clinical practice, and collaborates with medical societies on innovative education programs. Engagement with societies brings a high-level of connection to the bedside nurse which is one of the things Amy likes best about this interaction, as she is always thinking of new and exciting ways to bring education to life.

Amy is the recipient of the prestigious Brody Award for Nursing Excellence. This annual award is given to one Divisional Staff Nurse of the Year at Vidant Medical Center. This award was achieved after a year of dedication to pediatric trauma pain management research, development of a flight team skills maintenance program and publication of previous research in the hospital journal. These were the stepping-stones of Amy’s career, which has a parallel path at Teleflex.

When not developing or delivering education, you can find Amy spending time with her large family to include her husband, son, and golden retriever. She also enjoys giving back to her community as a volunteer for charitable services.

Marlene Steinheiser, PhD, RN, CRNI®, is the Director of Clinical Education for INS. In her role, she directs the development of educational programs and resources for INS and develops strategic alliances with other organizations. She earned her PhD in nursing at the University of Arizona, conducting research focusing on compassion fatigue among healthcare professionals. A nurse for more than 32 years, Dr. Steinheiser has had experience in acute care, home infusion, long-term care, regulatory organizations, and academic nursing.

Loretta Dorn, RN MSN CRNI®, is the director of the clinical liaison team at Fresenius Kabi that provides professional education on the use and administration of IV therapy products to clinicians across the United States. She has more than 20 years of nursing experience and health care leadership experience in a variety of settings including community health, ICU, oncology, specialty IV therapy, home care, and long-term care. Loretta Dorn has written international health care standards and directed clinical studies, and is the patient safety chair of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). This team most recently published the IV Push Evidence-Based Practice Checklist. She has authored numerous publications in professional nursing and medical journals and works closely with professional organizations to assist with setting clinical standards. She is a peer journal reviewer for the Journal of Infusion Nursing and is on the American Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) education committee. 

Dr. Becky Linn, PharmD, BCPS, is an associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy and a core faculty member with the Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Dr. Linn’s career legacy began at Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH) where she worked as a clinical staff pharmacist and held multiple roles including the pioneering of critical care pharmacy services. She received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in both 2017 and 2020 through the Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program. Her current research, publications, and speaking engagements include infectious diseases, well-being, and innovative practice models. Dr. Linn enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, trying new things, and spending time with friends and family when not at work.

Diane Wander received her nursing degree from the College of St. Catherine in 1993. She worked as a nurse and nurse manager at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota before leaving the clinical setting to start her career in the medical device industry. After working for Smiths Medical in sales training and as the Director of Clinical Services, Diane joined Moog Medical in 2010 where she manages a team of nurses and dieticians. As the Director of Clinical Programs at Moog, Diane works hard to ensure that all of Moog Medical products meet the needs of their end users through thoughtful product definition and design based on good usability engineering principles. Diane and her team strive to ensure that all Moog Medical device users have the tools and support to use our products safely and effectively.

Kathy Iacuone joined the Moog team as Clinical Services Manager in March of 2016. Kathy leads the external clinical team for both IV and Enteral product lines. She oversees daily customer support and product training. She supports all departments clinically to include: Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Regulatory, and Quality, as well as participating in new product testing and development.

A registered nurse for 33 yrs. her focus has been infusion in the alternate care space. She began her career in Boston-New England Medical Center, enjoyed travel nursing, working in Intensive Care units across the country for several years. Prior to joining the team at Moog, she held the position of Nurse Manager for 8 yrs. at CVS/Coram Specialty Infusion in Tampa.