2021 Practicum

Breakfast Symposium: KDOQI in Practice: AV Graft Case Studies and Real World Management

Speakers: Charmaine E. Lok, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Ellen D. Dillavou, MD

08:55 AM - 09:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

09:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Role of the FDA in New Device Development

From Bench to Bedside: FDA Regulatory Pathways for Device Approval

Speaker: Carmen Gacchina Johnson, PhD, FDA, CDRH

From Bench to Bedside: Engineering Considerations with Medical-Devices

Speaker: Rohini Retarekar, PhD, FDA, CDRH

Moderator: Robert E. Lee, MD

From Bench to Bedside: Challenges in Clinical Studies of Dialysis Access Devices

Speaker: Robert E. Lee, MD, FDA, CDRH

Moderator: Robert E. Lee, MD

From Bench to Bedside: FDA Approval Isn’t Enough: Understanding Real World Device Performance Requires Quality Post-Market Evidence

Speaker: Dr. Dheeraj Rajan, MD

Moderator: Robert E. Lee, MD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Industry Break

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

From Hemodynamics to Intervention

Of Flow and Fistulae: Back to the Future

Speaker: Andrea Remuzzi, MD

Linkages Between Shear Stress and AVF Stenosis: A Cup Half Full?

Speaker: Scott Berceli, MD

Of SLOTs, RADARS and More…

Speaker: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD

LAMINATE: Of Angles, Scaffolds and Hemodynamics

Speaker: Tammy Gilon, CEO, LAMINATE

Moderators: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD; Andrea Remuzzi, MD

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Industry Break

Speaker: Hideki Kawanishi, MD

12:00 PM - 01:25 PM

Access Creation 2021

My Algorithm for Choosing the "Right Access at the Right Time"

Speaker: Charmain Lok, MD

Ultrasound Mapping and Complimentary Venography: How I Use It for Access Planning

Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD

AVF Slot, Snuff Box, Radiocephalic Fistula Creation

Speaker: Jaime Velez, MD

How I Alter the Tunneling Techniques for Different Access Placements

Speaker: Larry Scher, MD

Endovascular Approach to the Slow to Mature Fistula: When and How Do I Intervene?

Speaker: Rob Jones, MD

Moderator: Larry Scher, MD

01:25 PM - 02:25 PM

Lunch Symposium: Creating and Maintaining Dialysis Access with Innovation

Speakers: Saravanan Balamuthusamy, MD, FASN; Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR; Samuel Steerman, MD, FACS, RPVI; Michael Tal MD, MBA

02:25 PM - 03:00 PM

Allied Health Session: Cannulation Injury

Speakers: Shawn Gage, PA-C; Terry Litchfield, MPA, CPC; Ari Kramer, MD; Jessica Lancaster, RN

Moderator: Michael T. Serle, DMSc, PA-C

02:25 PM - 03:40 PM

Modulating Vascular Biology to Develop New Therapies

Molecular Targets for AVF Maturation Failure: Separating Myth from Reality

Speaker: Alan Dardik, MD

Its All About the Adventitia

Speaker: Sanjay Misra, MD

Adventures with Nitric Oxide: Yes or No

Speaker: Timmy Lee, MD

What is the Real Target for AVF Failure: Neointimal Hyperplasia or Negative (Inward) Remodeling

Speaker: Roberto Vasquez Padron, MD

The Ins and Outs of Vascular Access: from Vascular Remodeling to Novel Therapies

Speaker: Joris Rotmans, MD, PhD

Moderators: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD; Sanjay Misra, MD

03:00 PM - 03:40 PM

Allied Health Session: Patient Experience

Speakers: Adam Wilson; Amanda Ellington; Christine Hernandez

03:40 PM - 03:55 PM

Industry Break

03:55 PM - 05:10 PM

Peritoneal Dialysis and Central Venous Catheters

Laproscopic Treatment of PD Catheter Malfunctions

Speaker: Mark London, MD

How and Why I Choose a Particular PD Catheter

Speaker: Maurizio Gallieni, MD

Placement of CVC: How to Avoid Complications

Speaker: John E. Aruny, MD

Choosing the Best CVC for a Particular Patient

Speaker: Sandy Altman, MD

Moderator: Maurizio Gallieni, MD

05:10 PM - 06:35 PM

Complex, Atypical, and Sometimes Desperate Access Options: The Final Chapter

Placing a CVC with the Surfacer Device

Speaker: Mahmood Razavi, MD

Salvaging Peripheral Venous Real Estate

Speaker: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD

Redefining Catheter Dependence with the HERO Device

Speaker: Karl Illig , MD

Femoral Vein Transposition for Fistula Creation

Speaker: Alik Farber, MD

Transradial Artery Access for Fistula Interventions

Speaker: Jacob Cynamon, MD

Moderator: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD

Breakfast Symposium: Atraumatic Placement of AV Access Graft with Clinical Outcome

Speakers: John R. Ross, MD, FACS, FASDIN; Christopher A. Durham, MD; Bulang He, MB BS, MS, FRACS

09:00 AM - 10:25 AM

What Will Vascular Access Care Look Like in 2025?

NO Rechargeable Fillers for Dialysis Catheters

Speaker: Karthik Ramani, MD

Bioengineered Vessels for Dialysis Vascular Access: Creating Living Breathing Vessel

Speaker: Aijun Wang, MD

Bioengineered Vessels for Dialysis Vascular Access: Of Pores and Holes

Speaker: Buddy Ratner, PhD

24/7 Flow Measurements: Introducing Remote Monitoring to Vascular Access Care

Speaker: David Kuraguntla, MD

Simulating for Cannulating

Speaker: Joseph Singapogu, MD

Moderator: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD; Sanjay Misra, MD

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

Industry Break

10:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Important Issues in the Creation and Maintenance of Dialysis Access

Current Etiology, Prevention and Treatment of Aneurysms in AVFs

Speaker: John Lucas, MD

Treating the Diseased Cephalic Arch: How to Safely Travel and Treat the "Burma Road" of Dialysis Access

Speaker: David Shemesh, MD

Brachial Vein Transposition Fistula Creation

Speaker: Eric Peden, MD

Choices Among Early Cannulation Grafts, Differences: How I Decide Which to Use

Speaker: Nick Inston, MD

Moderator: Eric Peden, MD

11:55 AM - 12:12 PM

Industry Break

12:12 PM - 01:35 PM

Patient Centered Process of Care Innovation in Vascular Access: A Road Less Traveled

Dialysis Access Collaborative Consortium: Creating A Platform For Change

Speaker: Melissa West, MD

Patient Reported Outcomes for Vascular Access: Why Did it Take Us So Long?

Speaker: Karen Woo, MD

Outcomes and Quality Indicators for Vascular Access: From Patients to Policy

Speaker: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD

Moderators: Sanjay Misra, MD; Robert Lee, MD

01:35 PM - 02:35 PM

Lunch Symposium: A New Era for Vascular Access: Evidence-Based Strategies for Optimizing AV Fistula Creation and Maintenance

Speakers: Rashid Sharaf, MD; Antonios P. Gasparis, MD; Ari Kramer, MD

Moderator: Jeffrey Hull, MD

02:35 PM - 03:50 PM

Recent Developments in Hemodialysis Access Creation and Management

Endovascular Fistula Creation: Where It Fits Into the Access Armamentareum

Speaker: Robert Shahverdyan, MD

Additional Procedures to Support Endovascular Fistulas

Speaker: Karl Illig, MD

Bioengineered Human Acellular Vessels: Similarities and Differences from Traditional Access Conduits

Speaker: Keith Ozaki, MD

Drug-Coated Balloons: Finding the Value in Today's Practice

Speaker: Robert Lookstein, MD

Moderator: Karl Illig, MD

03:50 PM - 04:05 PM

Industry Break

04:05 PM - 05:30 PM

Important Issues in Dialysis Access 2021

My Endovascular Fistulas: When and How I Determine to Re-Intervene to Assure Maturation

Speaker: Jeff Hull, MD

The Management of Steal Syndromes

Speaker: Steve Hohmann, MD

Central Vein Recanalization: Planning for Success

Speaker: Charles Kim, MD

Catastrophic Bleeding Complications: Essential Patient Education

Speaker: Linda Romano, RN

Outcomes and Quality Indicators in Hemodialysis Access Creation and Maintenance: Can We Reliably Measure Success?

Speaker: James Gilbert, MD

Moderator: Steve Hohmann, MD

05:30 PM - 06:45 PM

Treating Access Associated Occlusive Disease with Stent Grafts 2021

The Sutureless Anastomosis

Speaker: John Ross, MD

Stent Grafts Use in Grafts and Fistulas: Are We Willing to Follow the Literature?

Speaker: Bart Dolmatch, MD

Stent Grafts Utility in the Treatment of Access Associated Central Vein Occlusive Disease

Speaker: Constantino Pena, MD

Stent Grafts Use in Treating Access Pseudoaneurysms: Acceptable Therapy or Something to Be Avoided?

Speaker: Keith Quencer, MD

Moderator: John Ross, MD