Pediatric Vascular Access is a vital component of a patient’s healthcare treatment plan and is often overlooked.  I am passionate about giving this critical subspecialty the dedication and attention it needs to dramatically improve the lives of all neonatal and pediatric patients.  We all want our patients/children/loved ones to get painless and reliable access on the least number of tries and be able to maintain access without infection or complication for as long as their treatment requires.  Obtaining this goal requires extensive awareness and effort.  I think that by working together we can makes this happen.  I currently am finishing up my 2 year position as secretary for the PediSIG and in addition to this I chair my institution’s CLABSI prevention taskforces, co-chair our pediatric venipuncture improvement group and guide our quality improvement initiatives for pediatric vascular access.  My experience in leading many ongoing project taskforces enables me to see the big picture of vascular access and how we need to continuously strive to do better