Expansion of PICC services in Poland

Includes a Live Web Event on 04/28/2025 at 5:30 PM (EDT)

This session will discuss the expansion of the scope of practice for registered nurses (RNs) to include the skill set of midline catheter insertion with the use of ultrasound. Prior to the COVID pandemic, nurses in Poland were limited in their scope of practice; however, the need for expansion was outlined during this time. In this session, attendees will gain insight to the challenges and success associated with this expansion of this skill set in Poland and how international collaboration helped guide this practice change.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Discuss the relevance for the need for practice change in Poland

• Understand how international collaboration within the specialty can guide advancements

• Describe the process of introducing changes and improving practice in the example of a country with a different culture of education, organization, and management    

• Discuss the barriers slowing down the development of nursing and methods that can support this process    

• Explain the role of an orderly and patient process of introducing changes, considering the role of leaders and flexibility in overcoming barriers

Contact Hours: 1
CRNI® RUs: 2

Maciej Latos, PhD, MSc

Maciej Latos, PhD, MSc in nursing, is a specialist in anesthesia and intensive care nursing. He is also a paramedic involved in development infusion care and vascular access management in Poland. Dr Latos is an assistant in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Education at the Medical University of Warsaw. He is an instructor on vascular access courses: ultrasound-guided Midline and peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs). Dr Latos is involved with the implementation of good practice in nursing. He is President of the Board of Directors in the Polish Society of Infusion Nursing and Head of the Vascular Access and Infusion Team at the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw. Dr Latos is Chair of the Safe Vascular Access Working Group of the Expert Council of the Hospital Safety Coalition and a member of the Polish Parliamentary Group on Health Professions. He is co-founder of Midline Academy: a platform for vascular access enthusiasts to share their experiences. Dr Latos is co-author of the book Vascular Access in Clinical Practice and Midline Catheters and Long Peripheral Catheters in Clinical Practice (in Polish). He is also a member of the Infusion Nurses Society.

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