--- title: "2023 Practicum" description: "The Vascular Access Society of the Americas (VASA) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to enhancing dialysis access care through education, research, and advocacy. Join VASA for expert-led events, access the Journal of Vascular Access, and connect with professionals committed to advancing" url: "https://vasamd.org/events/practicum/2023" date: "2026-06-15T08:44:34+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # 2023 Practicum ![](https://vasamd.org/_resources/images/practicum/2023/banner.jpg)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** at Houston Methodist Research Institute in Houston, Texas 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 | THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 | |---| | **05:30 PM - 07:00 PM** | Registration and Reception | | FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 | |---| | **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 - Physicians will be divided into groups and can select 2 hrs worth of the following sessions. **PHYSICIAN GROUP A, B & C** **Perc PD** **Speakers:** Raj Narayan, MD and Satyaki Banerjee, MD --- **Pig AVG** **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH and John Ross, MD --- **HeRO** **Speaker:** Karl Illig, MD --- **Lap PD** **Speaker:** Jason Wagner, MD --- **Surfacer** **Speaker:** Dirk Hentschel, MD --- **Perc AVF - Avenu/Wavelinq** **Speaker:** Dr. Sharaf and Dr. Rekpo --- **Anatomy** **Speaker:** Charles Keith Ozaki, MD --- **Live Cases/Q&A** **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD; Stephen Hohman, MD; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc; George Nassar, MD --- **Patient Exam/US** **Speakers:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; William Jennings, MD; Jason Burgess, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP A** - Live Cases/Q&A **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD; Stephen Hohman, MD; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc; George Nassar, MD **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP B** - Live Cases/Q&A **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD; Stephen Hohman, MD; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc; George Nassar, MD **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP C** - Patient Exam/US **Speakers:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT, FNKF; Crystal T. Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT and Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP D** - Patient Exam/US **Speakers:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT, FNKF; Crystal T. Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT and Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT | | **10:00 AM - 10:30 AM** | Break | | **10:30 AM - 12:30 PM** | Session 2 - Physicians will be divided into groups and can select 2 hrs worth of the following sessions. **PHYSICIAN GROUP A, B & C** **Perc PD** **Speakers:** Raj Narayan, MD and Satyaki Banerjee, MD --- **Pig AVG** **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD and John Aruny, MD --- **HeRO** **Speaker:** Jason Burgess, MD --- **Lap PD** **Speaker:** Jason Wagner, MD --- **Surfacer** **Speaker:** Karl Illig, MD --- **Perc AVF - Avenu/Wavelinq** **Speaker:** Dr. Sharaf and Dr. Rekpo --- **Anatomy** **Speaker:** Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc --- **Live Cases/Q&A** **Speakers:** Dr. Alvarez; Dirk Hentschel, MD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD --- **Patient Exam/US** **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Stephen Hohman, MD; Charles Keith Ozaki, MD; George Nassar, MD AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP A** - Patient Exam/US **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Stephen Hohman, MD; Charles Keith Ozaki, MD; George Nassar, MD; Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT, FNKF; Crystal T. Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT and Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP B** - Patient Exam/US **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Stephen Hohman, MD; Charles Keith Ozaki, MD; George Nassar, MD; Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT, FNKF; Crystal T. Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT and Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP C** - Live Cases/Q&A **Speakers:** Dr. Alvarez; Dirk Hentschel, MD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP D** - Live Cases/Q&A **Speakers:** Dr. Alvarez; Dirk Hentschel, MD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD | | **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 - Physicians will be divided into groups and can select 2 hrs worth of the following sessions. **PHYSICIAN GROUP A, B & C** **Perc PD** **Speakers:** Raj Narayan, MD and Satyaki Banerjee, MD --- **Pig AVG** **Speakers:** Dirk Hentschel, MD and George Nassar, MD --- **HeRO** **Speaker:** Stephen Hohman, MD --- **Lap PD** **Speaker:** Jason Wagner, MD --- **Surfacer** **Speaker:** John Ross, MD --- **Perc AVF - Avenu/Wavelinq** **Speaker:** Dr. Sharaf and Dr. Rekpo --- **Anatomy** **Speaker:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD --- **Live Cases/Q&A** **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Charles Keith Ozaki, MD; John Aruny, MD --- **Patient Exam/US** **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD; Karl Illig, MD; Dr. Alvarez; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP A** Anatomy **Speaker:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT --- VASA Toolkit **Speaker:** William Jennings, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC --- EndoAVF **Speaker:** Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT,FNKF and Amber Parker CHT --- Self Cannulation **Speaker:** Crystal T Fahner CCHT **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP B** VASA Toolkit **Speaker:** William Jennings, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC --- EndoAVF **Speaker:** Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT,FNKF and Amber Parker CHT --- Self Cannulation **Speaker:** Crystal T Fahner CCHT --- Anatomy **Speaker:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP C** EndoAVF **Speaker:** Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT,FNKF and Amber Parker CHT --- Self Cannulation **Speaker:** Crystal T Fahner CCHT --- Anatomy **Speaker:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT --- VASA Toolkit **Speaker:** William Jennings, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC **ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP D** Self Cannulation **Speaker:** Crystal T Fahner CCHT --- Anatomy **Speaker:** Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT --- VASA Toolkit **Speaker:** William Jennings, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC --- EndoAVF **Speaker:** Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT,FNKF and Amber Parker CHT | | **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 | |---| | **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** | | **08:00 AM - 08:20 AM** | FDA, Protecting the Public with Product Recall **Speakers:** Robert Lee, MD; 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** | | **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 | ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://vasamd.org" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Practicum", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/practicum" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "2023", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/practicum/2023" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://vasamd.org/events/practicum/2023#organization2", "name": "Vascular Access Society of the Americas", "alternateName": "Agentis", "legalName": "Agentis Management", "email": "info@vasamd.org", "url": "https://vasamd.org", "telephone": "(859) 977-7457", "foundingDate": "2004-01-01", "logo": "https://vasamd.org//images/gsd.png", "image": "https://vasamd.org//images/gsd.png", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 205, Frankfort, Kentucky", "postalCode": "40601" } } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://vasamd.org/events/practicum/2023" }, "headline": "2023 Practicum", "description": "2023 Practicum 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 at Houston Methodist Research Institute in Houston, Texas 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 THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM Registration and Reception FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 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 - Physicians will be divided into groups and can select 2 hrs worth of the following sessions. PHYSICIAN GROUP A, B & C Perc PD Speakers: Raj Narayan, MD and Satyaki Banerjee, MD Pig AVG Speakers: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH and John Ross, MD HeRO Speaker: Karl Illig, MD Lap PD Speaker: Jason Wagner, MD Surfacer Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD Perc AVF - Avenu/Wavelinq Speaker: Dr. Sharaf and Dr. Rekpo Anatomy Speaker: Charles Keith Ozaki, MD Live Cases/Q&A Speakers: Bart Dolmatch, MD; Stephen Hohman, MD; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc; George Nassar, MD Patient Exam/US Speakers: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; William Jennings, MD; Jason Burgess, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD AHP will be divided into groups and will be completing live cases, Q&A and patient exams. ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP A - Live Cases/Q&A Speakers: Bart Dolmatch, MD; Stephen Hohman, MD; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc; George Nassar, MD ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP B - Live Cases/Q&A Speakers: Bart Dolmatch, MD; Stephen Hohman, MD; Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc; George Nassar, MD ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP C - Patient Exam/US Speakers: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT, FNKF; Crystal T. Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT and Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS GROUP D - Patient Exam/US Speakers: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD; William Jennings, MD; John Ross, MD; Jaime H. Velez, MD; Forest Rawls CCHT-A CHT, FNKF; Crystal T. Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT and Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 2 - Physicians will be divided into groups and can select 2 hrs worth of the following sessions. 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