SPEAKER: Aaron Braun
ROOM: Versaille 3/4
CONTACT HOURS: 1
CRNI RUs: 2

Implanted ports are often our patient’s lifeline and should be inserted not only following best practices, but with the patient’s quality of life, ease of use, care, and management in mind. This session will illustrate a physician’s journey to create the optimal scenario for port placement taking into consideration insertion procedure, access, multi-disciplinary collaboration, outcomes, and patient considerations. 

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to: Describe the primary elements of patient assessment and therapy considerations that determine location and type of implanted port to be inserted. Review clinical scenarios outlining opportunities for the clinician to advocate for the patient for port placement and access. Understand the patient perspective of living with an implanted port