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Claire Rickard, RN, PhD GDN(CritCare), FAAN, FACN, FAHMS, is an Australian National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow and Conjoint Professor of Infection Prevention and Vascular Access with The University of Queensland and Metro North Health’s Herston Infectious Diseases Institute. After specializing as an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse and completing a PhD in infection prevention, she established the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATARgroup.org.au) and has completed >5 randomized controlled trials and >3 journal publications. Recognized by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, American Academy of Nursing, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Dr Rickard is ranked as the #1 author worldwide over the past decade for both “Catheter Infection; Central Venous Catheter; Intensive Care Unit” and “Catheterization; Peripheral Venous Catheter; Patient Safety” (Scival).