The AVATAR Group was established in 2007 by Professor Claire Rickard. Today, AVATAR is a respected independent research group specializing in highly credible scientific vascular access device research. The AVATAR Group undertakes a significant program of clinical trials, laboratory, systematic review and knowledge translation research including health economics, both in Australia and internationally.
PICC Excellence began as a dream to better educate clinicians. In the beginning, there was just me, in a car, teaching as many workshops as I could at the hospitals in a slowly expanding area.
Along the way, exactly the right people were drawn to the company to allow it to grow from mailed VHS tapes to an international corporation bringing Along the way, exactly the right people were drawn to the company and products to allow PICC Excellence to grow from mailed VHS video tapes to an international corporation bringing education into the hospitals and homes of any clinician with a need for PICC Education.
