VASA 2023 Practicum
May 18-20, 2023
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston, Texas
The Vascular Access Society of the Americas (VASA) invites you to participate at the 2023 VASA Hands-On Practicum on Hemodialysis Access on May 18-20, 2023.
This 1 ½ day practicum on hemodialysis access is a rare opportunity for health care professionals to have hands-on experience with surgical and interventional procedures for creating and maintaining hemodialysis vascular access. Led by nationally recognized faculty, attendees will participate in workshops, live patient evaluations, interactive case discussions and didactic presentations. Attendees will spend a full day in a selection of hands-on workshops with expert-guided rotations including:
- Percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas creation
- Laparoscopic and percutaneous peritoneal dialysis catheter placement
- HeRO graft implantation
- Percutaneous procedures for arteriovenous grafts in an animal model
- Cadaveric exposures with demonstration of leg fistulas and clavicle & rib resections
- Experience with inside-out device for recanalization of occluded central veins
- Live access cases
- Experience with new products under development

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Antidote Education Company and Vascular Access Society of the Americas. Antidote is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Antidote designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
An application for nursing CE credit will be filed.
An application for dialysis technician contact hours/CEU credit will be filed.
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 |
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05:30 PM - 07:00 PM |
Registration and Reception |
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 |
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06:30 AM - 07:00 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
07:00 AM - 07:30 AM |
General Session |
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Session 1
AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. Allied Health Professionals Group A
Allied Health Professionals Group B
Allied Health Professionals Group C
Allied Health Professionals Group D
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break |
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Session 2
AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. Allied Health Professionals Group A
Allied Health Professionals Group B
Allied Health Professionals Group C
Allied Health Professionals Group D
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12:30 PM - 01:30 PM |
Lunch: Patient Experience Moderators: Dirk Hentschel, MD; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; John Lucas III, MD, FACS |
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM |
Session 3
AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. Allied Health Professionals Group A
Allied Health Professionals Group B
Allied Health Professionals Group C
Allied Health Professionals Group D
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03:30 PM - 04:00 PM |
Break/Exhibits |
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
Vascular Access Clinic Moderator: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; William Jennings, MD |
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM |
Practicum Dinner Marriott Medical Center Hotel — Salons A-E, 3rd Floor |
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023 |
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07:00 AM - 07:55 AM |
Breakfast Session |
07:55 AM - 08:00 AM |
Welcome and Introduction Speaker: Eric Peden, MD |
SESSION 1: JOINT SESSION |
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08:00 AM - 08:20 AM |
FDA, Protecting the Public with Product Recall Speakers: Robert Lee, MD and Dirk Hentschel, MD |
08:20 AM - 08:35 AM |
Optimizing RCF Outcomes Speaker: Charles Keith Ozaki, MD |
08:35 AM - 08:45 AM |
Forearm Transpositions Speaker: Charlie Cheng, MD |
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM |
Endovascular Maturation Procedures Speaker: George Nassar, MD |
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM |
Patient Selection for EndoAVF Speaker: Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc |
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM |
Maturation of EndoAVF Speaker: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH |
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Questions and Cases Speaker: Eric Peden, MD |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break and Exhibits |
SESSION 2: JOINT SESSION |
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10:30 AM - 10:40 AM |
Aneurysms, Which to Repair and How? Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS |
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM |
Superficialization Speaker: William Jennings, MD |
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM |
Surgical Treatment of Outflow Problems, Antecubital Fossa, Basilic Swing Point, Cephalic Arch Speaker: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD |
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM |
POBA vs. Drug Eluding Technology vs. Bare Stents vs. Stent Grafts - How to Choose Speaker: Bart Dolmatch, MD |
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM |
PAI Speaker: Carlos Hinojosa, MD |
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM |
Flow Reduction Speaker: Stephen Hohman, MD |
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Managing PD Problems Speaker: Jason Wagner, MD |
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM |
New Devices in AV Access Speaker: John Ross, MD |
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM |
Questions/Cases/Closing Remarks Speaker: Eric Peden, MD |