Real procedures. Real teaching. Fewer complications.
Dr. Jack LeDonne teaches clinical teams to place and maintain central lines safely, using real procedure video from a career at the bedside.
Medical Director, Chesapeake Vascular Access · Past President, Association for Vascular Access
Training your team can use at the next bedside line
Every session is built on real procedure footage and the evidence behind it. Teams leave knowing what to do, why it works, and how to spot trouble early.
Central venous access: IJV and axillary approaches
Ultrasound-guided insertion step by step, including the infraclavicular axillary vein, the "royal route".
Securement, dressings and preventing MARSI
Sutureless securement, dressing changes, adhesives and taking a dressing off without taking skin with it.
Infection prevention in line placement
Technique and site choices that lower CLABSI risk, and how to measure the process that drives outcomes.
When things go wrong
Recognizing and managing complications during central venous access, with real cases.
Formats
- Keynotes and conference sessions
- Hands-on workshops
- Hospital in-service and grand rounds
- Clinical and sales training for device teams
- Virtual sessions
Who it's for
- Medical device and ultrasound companies
- Vascular access and PICC teams
- ICU, ER and anesthesia teams
- Residents and fellows
- Nurse educators
120+ lessons, free on YouTube
Short, numbered lessons your team can watch in order, plus full-length talks for group viewing.
Central Venous Access, start to finish
From the goal of a good insertion through securement, CLABSI and Q&A.
Watch the series →How to insert an IJV central line
Ultrasound-guided, from setup to securement.
Watch →Grand rounds and conference sessions
Crit Care St. Louis 2020, Controversies in Vascular Access and more.
Watch the talks →For nurse educators
A free curriculum that turns the lessons into 7 modules for orientation, competency refreshers or an in-service.
Listen to Dr. LeDonne
Pop in your earbuds. Candid conversations with the vascular access community on the ISAVE That Podcast.
Also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeart: search ISAVE That Podcast.
Dr. Jack LeDonne, MD, VA-BC
Dr. Jack LeDonne is a surgeon and vascular access educator. He is Medical Director of Chesapeake Vascular Access, a past president of the Association for Vascular Access and a 2018 recipient of its Suzanne Herbst Award for Excellence in Vascular Access.
He trains clinical teams in central venous access, securement and complication prevention through talks, workshops and a library of more than 120 procedure videos.
- Role
- Medical Director, Chesapeake Vascular Access
- Certification
- Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC)
- Recent talks
- California Department of Health (2024) · Crit Care St. Louis (2020) · ORMC didactic series
- Podcast
- "Are there two standards?" on the ISAVE That Podcast (2025)
Planning an education day?
Tell us about your team and dates. Dr. LeDonne will reply personally, usually within a few days.
Prefer email? jackledonne@me.com