Vein Access Technologies
Didactic & Clinical Program
for Venipuncture

Training:  Nursing / Radiology / Laboratory Medicine / Emergency Medicine
  • Part 1 - How to Locate, Dilate, & Grade a Healthy Vein
  •  Part 2 - How to Access the Vein with the Needle
  •  Part 3 - How to Perform the Intended Procedure
Book Series: The Science Behind the Skill of Vein Access for
​Phlebotomy /IV / Injection of Contrast
Blood Donation & Plasma Donation  
Kidney Dialysis AV Fistula Access
PPT:  Power Point Presentations on -
  • VATmethod  
  • GPA  
  • veniCuff  
  • Vein Block
Videos:  Instructional videos on -
  • How To Locate A Healthy Vein  
  • How to Access the Vein  
  • POC Blood Collection per the VAT method.
​​veniCuff - the Tourniquet replacement:
  • The R&D;
  • the scientific explanation;
  • the instruction
GPA - Grip Pressure Assessor
The latest technology in perfecting the needle insertion.
Grip Pressure affects needle insertion & affects the patient's perception of that needle insertion.
VAT - THE ONLY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - to assess grip strength / & correct for it.
VAT Vein Block - the only anatomically correct vein pad/block for
  • real vein wall thickness
  • real vein palpation 'feel'
  • real vein needle insertion 'frictionless-give' - to indicate when you have entered the vein
Individual Training;  from 1-4 individuals per class instruction
  • Didactic & Clinical Training of Phlebotomy only - 8 hours
  • Didactic & Clinical Training of IV or injection of Contrast only - 6 hours
  • Didactic & Clinical Training of Phlebotomy & IV (IC) - 10 hours
  • Required reading of The Science Behind the Skill of Vein Access discipline specific
Train-the-Trainer    
This program requires that the 'Trainer' student log (attend / participate / & return demonstrate) a total of  5 'individual training' sessions.
This can be done (should be done) simultaneously with the institutions training of the participating individual trainees.
​ [Certified VAT Trainer allows your institution to be self sufficient/independent for future trainings.]

? WHAT'S THE COST ?

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The cost of this entire Venipuncture/Vein Access Training Program is calculated per each institutions descriptors -
  • numbers of individual Nurses (RNs & LPNs), X-ray Techs, Med Techs (or phlebotomists), Paramedics or Medical Assistants that need to be trained;
  • the number Trainers needed
  • the number of veniCuffs & Vein Blocks to be suuplied
  • the GPA tool 
​Contact us for an estimation or a  quote.               P.S. Instead of training the entire qualified staff - train a VAT TEAM.

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