--- title: "2018 Symposium" 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/symposium/2018" date: "2026-06-13T05:03:40+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # 2018 Symposium ![](https://vasamd.org/_resources/images/symposium/2018/banner.jpg)The VASA Symposium is designed for all transplant, vascular and general surgeons, nephrologists, interventional radiologists, nurses, and allied health professionals who are interested in the management of vascular access. The 2018 Symposium will include: - State of the art lectures - Scientific abstract presentations - Vascular access nursing & allied health content - Information on new devices & technologies - Video presentations - Poster session **Learning Objectives** Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: - Discuss the factors predictive of fistula outcomes, optimal surgical & interventional techniques to create and/or maintain fistula - Explain current graft surgery techniques, materials, & devices - Describe current catheter technologies & best practices for catheter site care - Identify suitable patients for peritoneal dialysis; understanding of surgical and percutaneous methods for peritoneal dialysis catheter implantation - Outline systems and processes of care to coordinate & communicate between key providers involved in dialysis access care [ Photo Gallery ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/195822710@N04/albums/72177720303680461/) | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | |---| | **08:00 AM - 08:30 AM** | Introduction Speaker: Michele Inglese, MSN, RN | | **08:30 AM - 08:40 AM** | Vascular Access Anatomy and Access Circuit Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS | | **08:40 AM - 08:55 AM** | Vessel Mapping: What Are Key Elements, How Are They Interpreted and Findings Shared with the Dialysis Access Care Team Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS | | **08:55 AM - 09:45 AM** | Name That Access Speakers: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC; Janet Holland, RN, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Nancy Foss, CNP; Michelle Carver, BSN, RN; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Rebecca McGlawn, RN | | **09:45 AM - 10:00 AM** | Break | | **10:00 AM - 10:45 AM** | One Minute Check: Novice to Expert Level for Health Care Professionals (AVF/AVG/CVC) Speaker: Nancy Foss, CNP | | **10:45 AM - 11:20 AM** | Demonstration: How to Teach the One Minute Check to a Patient (role play) and Demonstration: How to Use and Teach the Use of the Weekly AVF Maturing or AVG Healing Tools with Dialysis Staff and Patients Speakers: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC; Janet Holland, RN, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Nancy Foss, CNP; Michelle Carver, BSN, RN; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN; Michelle Inglese, MSN, RN; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Rebecca McGlawn, RN | | **11:20 AM - 11:25 AM** | Review the Sleeves-Up Protocol Used for Any Patient with Lower Loop Graft to Identify Potential AVF When the AVG is Failing Speaker: Janet Holland, RN, CNN | | **11:25 AM - 12:00 PM** | PD Catheter 101: The Good Catheter! Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS | | **12:00 PM - 12:45 PM** | Lunch on your own | | **12:45 PM - 01:00 PM** | Brief Overview of Access Surveillance Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC | | **01:00 PM - 01:30 PM** | ESRD Network- QIP process Speaker: Linda Duval, BSN, RN, ESRD Network 13 | | **01:30 PM - 01:45 PM** | Coordination of Care: Creating a Vascular Access Program Speaker: Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF | | **01:45 PM - 02:00 PM** | Surgical Perspective: Creating a VAC Role and Model of Practice Speaker: Judy Geissler, DNP, Vascular Access Advanced Practice Provider | | **02:00 PM - 02:15 PM** | Vascular Access Center Perspective Speaker: Michelle Carver, BSN, RN | | **02:15 PM - 02:45 PM** | Panel Discussion Speaker: All Faculty | | **02:45 PM - 03:00 PM** | Tools and Educational Material Sharing Speaker: Janet Holland, RN, CNN | | **03:00 PM - 03:30 PM** | Access Emergencies: Are You and Your Patients Prepared? Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS | | **03:30 PM - 04:00 PM** | Open Forum: What Do You Want to See Next? Speakers: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC; Janet Holland, RN, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Nancy Foss, CNP; Michelle Carver, BSN, RN; Judy Geissler, DNP; John Lucas III, MD, FACS | | **05:30 PM - 07:30 PM** | VASA Symposium Welcome Reception | | FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018 | |---| | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Breakfast Symposium Hosted by Artegraft | | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors | | **08:00 AM - 08:10 AM** | Welcome & Opening Remarks **Speakers:** John Aruny, MD; Marc Glickman, MD | | **08:10 AM - 09:45 AM** | Professor Seiji Ohira International Session on Vascular Access Vascular Access in North America **Speaker:** John Aruny, MD --- Vascular Access in Latin America **Speaker:** Carlos Hinojosa --- Vascular Access in Japan **Speaker:** Takashi Sato, MD, PhD --- Vascular Access in the United Kingdom **Speaker:** Nicholas Inston, MD --- Vascular Access in Europe **Speaker:** Maurizio Gallieni, MD, FASN Moderators: John Aruny, MD; Takashi Sato, MD, PhD; Maurizio Gallieni, MD, FASN | | **09:45 AM - 10:10 AM** | VASA Presidential Address in Honor of Jack Work, MD Introduction **Speaker:** Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD --- VASA - Past, Present and Future **Speaker:** Marc Glickman, MD --- What Have We Learned in the Last 30 Years About AV Access? **Speaker:** Mitch Henry, MD | | **10:10 AM - 10:30 AM** | Morning Break | | **10:30 AM - 11:30 AM** | Collaboration in AV Access The Interventional Nephrology Team Approach to AV Access **Speaker:** Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH --- Team Maturation of the Access and the Surgeon **Speaker:** Charles Keith Ozaki, MD --- Coordinating Teams from Access Creation to the Dialysis Center **Speaker:** Janet Holland, RN, CNN --- Team Approach to AV Access in Japan **Speaker:** Akira Miyata, MD --- Why Radiologists and Surgeons Need to Get Along **Speaker:** Charles Kim, MD, FSIR Moderators: Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH; Charles Keith Ozaki, MD | | **11:30 AM - 12:30 PM** | Outcomes in AV Access How I Keep Track of my 10,000 Fistulas **Speaker:** John Lucas III, MD, FACS --- SVS/VQI Data Collection for AV Access **Speaker:** Karen Woo, MD --- What Does a Rand Analysis in AV Access Teach Us? **Speaker:** Janet Holland, RN, CNN --- Team Approach to AV Access in Japan **Speaker:** David Cull, MD --- Update on the New KDOQI Guidelines **Speaker:** Charmaine Lok, MD, FRCPC, MSc | | **12:30 AM - 01:30 PM** | Lunch Symposium Hosted by Bard | | **01:30 PM - 02:15 PM** | Abstract Session 1 Creating Arteriovenous Fistulas for Children in Guatemala{/show} **Speakers:** Jennings W1, Lou-Meda R2, Mallios A3, Méndez-Soveranis S4, Sosa-Tejada R5, Lucas III J6, Gradman W7 1The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK, USA 2Fundación para el Niño Enfermo Renal, Guatemala City, Guatemala 3Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France 4Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala City, Guatemala 5Mariano Galvez University Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, Guatemala 6Greenwood Leflore Hospital, Greenwood, MS, USA 7Private practice, Beverly Hills, CA, USA --- Left Ventricular Function Does Not Predict All-Cause Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients **Speakers:** Shintaku S1, Kawanishi H1, Moriishi M2, Tsuchiya S1 1Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan 2Nkajima Tsuchiya Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan --- Comparison of the Axillary-Atrial Versus Axillary-iliac Arteriovenous Grafts for Hemodialysis **Speakers:** Lopez G, Anaya-Ayala J, Lizola R, Garcia J, Cuen, C, Hinojosa C Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico --- Saturday Multi-Disciplinary Hemodialysis Access Clinics to Enhance Patient Care{/show} **Speakers:** Levitsky L, Ruske J, Hentschel D, Nguyen L, Shah S, Ozaki C Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA --- Intraoperative Pneumatic Tourniquet Use May Improve the Clinical Outcomes of Arteriovenous Fistula Creations **Speaker:** Wang S Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA --- Significance of a Protocol Based Arteriovenous Dialysis Access Site Maintenance Program{/show} **Speakers:** Blessios G1, Diaz A2 1Surgical Consulting PLLC, Buffalo, NY, USA 2Catholic Health internal medicine resident, Buffalo, NY, USA --- Hemodynamical Changes After Brachiobasilic Arteriovenousfistulas in Patients With and Without Previous Ipsilateralvascular Access{/show} **Speakers:** Zonnebeld N, van Loon M, Tordoir J Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands --- Simple Aneurysmorrhaphy Combined with a Novel Banding Technique Provides Good Short-Term Results{/show} **Speaker:** Browne B Balboa Institute of Transplantation, San Diego, CA, USA Moderator: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD | | **02:15 PM - 03:30 PM** | Regulation and Industry Regulation, Safety and the US FDA **Speaker:** Robert Lee, MD --- How Big Companies Innovate New Products **Speaker:** Mark Ohan, MD --- Disrupting the Vascular Access Space with Start-Ups **Speaker:** Nick Franano, MD --- How CROs Can Help Accelerate the Approval of Drugs & Devices for Dialysis Patients **Speaker:** Barbara Gillespie, MD, MMS, FASN --- KHI Fostering Innovation in Vascular Access Care **Speaker:** Prabir Roy-Chaudhry, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) --- The LDO View of Innovation in Vascular Access and Dialysis Care **Speaker:** Frank Maddux, MD Moderators: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD; Prabir Roy-Chaudhry, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) | | **03:30 PM - 03:50 PM** | Afternoon Break | | **03:50 PM - 05:00 PM** | How I Treat It and Why AV Graft Outflow Vein Stenosis **Speaker:** Yael Vin, MD, MPH --- The Mega-Overflow Fistula **Speaker:** John Ross, MD --- Steel **Speaker:** Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS --- Central Vein Obstruction **Speaker:** Charles Kim, MD, FSIR --- Thoracic Inlet Pathology **Speaker:** Karl Illig, MD --- AV Access in the Failing Transplant Patient **Speaker:** David Leeser, MD Moderators: Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS; Karl Illig, MD | | **05:00 PM - 05:30 PM** | VASA General Meeting | | **06:30 PM - 08:30 PM** | Reception & Abstract Poster Presentations | | SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018 | |---| | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Breakfast Symposium Hosted by Merit Medical | | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors | | **08:00 AM - 09:00 AM** | Education in Vascular Access Care Can You Really Teach Surgeons/Nephrologists About Vascular Access? **Speaker:** Ingemar Davidson, MD --- What Do Radiologists Need to Know About Vascular Access? **Speaker:** Bart Dolmatch, MD --- Teaching the Bigger AV Access Team **Speaker:** Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC --- How Do You Train PAs/NPs to Be Access Providers **Speaker:** Shawn Gage, MD --- How do Interventional Nephrologists Learn Their Craft? **Speaker:** Aris. Urbanes, MD Moderators: Ingemar Davidson, MD; Aris Urbanes, MD | | **09:00 AM - 10:00 AM** | Fistulas Fistulas in Challenging Patients - Central Vein Obstruction and Obesity **Speaker:** William Jennings, MD, FACS --- What’s Up with Fistula Side Branch Ligation? **Speaker:** Dirk Hentschel, MD --- Percutaneous Fistulas - The NEAT Update **Speaker:** Dheeraj Rajan, BSc, MD, FRCPC --- Percutaneous Fistulas - The Ellipsys Trial **Speaker:** Jeffery Hull, MD --- Proteon - An Update on AV Fistula Maturation **Speaker:** Charles Keith Ozaki, MD Moderators: William Jennings, MD, FACS; Dirk Hentschel, MD | | **10:00 AM - 10:20 AM** | Morning Break | | **10:10 AM - 10:30 AM** | AV Grafts The Evolution of AV Graft Technology **Speaker:** Marc Glickman, MD --- How I Use Early Cannulation Grafts **Speaker:** David Kingsmore, MD --- Does Surface Coating or Flow Modification Alter AV Graft Function **Speaker:** Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS --- Biologic Vascular Grafts **Speaker:** Marc Glickmann, MD --- HeROs and Hybrids **Speaker:** Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS Moderators: Marc Glickman, MD; David Kingsmore, MD | | **11:30 AM - 12:15 PM** | Abstract Session 2 Endovascular Proximal Forearm Fistula: Early Experience in Birmingham, England Inston N, Khawaja A, Tullett K, Dutton M, Jones R Queen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham; University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom --- Variations in Catheter Rates are Poorly Explained by Differences in Patient Characteristics Blanchard T, Usvyat L, Hymes J, Maddux F Fresenius Medical Care North America, Waltham, MA, USA --- Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Hemodialysis Patients Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Fominikh N, Strugailo E, Stepanov V, Yankovoy A Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation --- AFE System Rapidly Dilates Ovine Cephalic Veins Before AVF Surgery and Enhances AVF Maturation Franano F1, Loree H2, Richardson J2, Groth D3, Larrabee R4, Szenay L4, Hutto B5, Dixon B6, Shenoy S 1Flow Forward Medical, Inc., Fairway, KS, USA 2Flow Forward Medical, Inc., Lowell, MA, USA 3Dale Groth Preclinical Consulting, LLC, Forest Lake, MN, USA 4Surpass, Inc., Osceola, WI, USA 5CIRTEC Medical Corp., Los Gatos, CA, USA 6University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA 7Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA --- AVF Banding: Ambiguous Consequences Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Fominikh N, Strugailo E, Stepanov V, Yankovoy A Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation --- Is the Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) ultrasound assessment a valuable parameter to predict outcomes during hemodialysis access creation? Torres-Machorro A, Anaya-Ayala J, Garcia-Alva R, Cuen-Ojeda C, Lopez-Mendez A, Luna L, Lizola-Crespo R, Hinojosa, C Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Mexico City, Mexico --- Dialysis nurse’s perspective on potential patient benefits from an endovascular arteriovenous fistula (endoAVF) Tullett K, Khawaja A, Jones R, Inston N Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Moderator: Deborah Brouwer-Maier RN, CNN, FMC | | **12:15 AM - 01:15 AM** | Lunch Symposium Hosted by W.L. Gore | | **01:15 PM - 01:45 PM** | The Henry Lecture The Real HFM Story...Do Fistulas Mature, When, If and How Often? **Speaker:** Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) Moderator: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD | | **01:45 PM - 03:00 PM** | Innovation in AV Access The Laminate VasQ AVF Stent **Speaker:** Mitch Henry, MD --- Vascular Therapies **Speaker:** Siriam Iyer, MD, FACC, FSCAI --- DCB: PTA Version 2.0 **Speaker:** Dr. Scott Trerotola, MD --- Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels for Dialysis Access **Speaker:** Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD --- Fist Assist **Speaker:** Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) --- The Chameleon Technique-New Approaches to Access Maintenance **Speaker:** Jeffrey Hoggard, MD Moderators: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD; Scott Trerotola, MD | | **03:00 PM - 03:20 PM** | Afternoon Break | | **03:20 PM - 04:30 PM** | Clinical Cases: "Best Case Ever" or "I Would Never Do That Again!" The Best/Worst Case Ever **Speaker:** John Ross, MD --- The Best/Worst Case Ever **Speaker:** Ted Saad, MD --- The Best/Worst Case Ever **Speaker:** John Aruny, MD --- The Best/Worst Case Ever **Speaker:** Bart Dolmatch, MD --- The Best/Worst Case Ever **Speaker:** Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS --- The Best/Worst Case Ever **Speaker:** David Leeser, MD Moderators: Ted Saad, MD; John Aruny, MD; Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS | | **04:30 PM - 04:45 PM** | Closing Remarks | ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://vasamd.org" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Symposium", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "2018", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2018" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2018#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/symposium/2018" }, "headline": "2018 Symposium", "description": "2018 Symposium The VASA Symposium is designed for all transplant, vascular and general surgeons, nephrologists, interventional radiologists, nurses, and allied health professionals who are interested in the management of vascular access. The 2018 Symposium will include: State of the art lectures Scientific abstract presentations Vascular access nursing & allied health content Information on new devices & technologies Video presentations Poster session Learning ObjectivesUpon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Discuss the factors predictive of fistula outcomes, optimal surgical & interventional techniques to create and/or maintain fistula Explain current graft surgery techniques, materials, & devices Describe current catheter technologies & best practices for catheter site care Identify suitable patients for peritoneal dialysis; understanding of surgical and percutaneous methods for peritoneal dialysis catheter implantation Outline systems and processes of care to coordinate & communicate between key providers involved in dialysis access care Photo Gallery THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM Introduction Speaker: Michele Inglese, MSN, RN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 08:30 AM - 08:40 AM Vascular Access Anatomy and Access Circuit Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 08:40 AM - 08:55 AM Vessel Mapping: What Are Key Elements, How Are They Interpreted and Findings Shared with the Dialysis Access Care Team Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 08:55 AM - 09:45 AM Name That Access Speakers: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC; Janet Holland, RN, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Nancy Foss, CNP; Michelle Carver, BSN, RN; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Rebecca McGlawn, RN 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM Break 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM One Minute Check: Novice to Expert Level for Health Care Professionals (AVF/AVG/CVC) Speaker: Nancy Foss, CNP {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 10:45 AM - 11:20 AM Demonstration: How to Teach the One Minute Check to a Patient (role play) and Demonstration: How to Use and Teach the Use of the Weekly AVF Maturing or AVG Healing Tools with Dialysis Staff and Patients Speakers: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC; Janet Holland, RN, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Nancy Foss, CNP; Michelle Carver, BSN, RN; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN; Michelle Inglese, MSN, RN; John Lucas III, MD, FACS; Rebecca McGlawn, RN 11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Review the Sleeves-Up Protocol Used for Any Patient with Lower Loop Graft to Identify Potential AVF When the AVG is Failing Speaker: Janet Holland, RN, CNN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM PD Catheter 101: The Good Catheter! Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch on your own 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM Brief Overview of Access Surveillance Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM ESRD Network- QIP process Speaker: Linda Duval, BSN, RN, ESRD Network 13 {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM Coordination of Care: Creating a Vascular Access Program Speaker: Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM Surgical Perspective: Creating a VAC Role and Model of Practice Speaker: Judy Geissler, DNP, Vascular Access Advanced Practice Provider {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM Vascular Access Center Perspective Speaker: Michelle Carver, BSN, RN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM Panel Discussion Speaker: All Faculty 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM Tools and Educational Material Sharing Speaker: Janet Holland, RN, CNN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Access Emergencies: Are You and Your Patients Prepared? Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Open Forum: What Do You Want to See Next? Speakers: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC; Janet Holland, RN, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Nancy Foss, CNP; Michelle Carver, BSN, RN; Judy Geissler, DNP; John Lucas III, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM VASA Symposium Welcome Reception FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Breakfast Symposium Hosted by Artegraft 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 08:00 AM - 08:10 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks Speakers: John Aruny, MD; Marc Glickman, MD 08:10 AM - 09:45 AM Professor Seiji Ohira International Session on Vascular Access Vascular Access in North America Speaker: John Aruny, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vascular Access in Latin America Speaker: Carlos Hinojosa {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vascular Access in Japan Speaker: Takashi Sato, MD, PhD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vascular Access in the United Kingdom Speaker: Nicholas Inston, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vascular Access in Europe Speaker: Maurizio Gallieni, MD, FASN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: John Aruny, MD; Takashi Sato, MD, PhD; Maurizio Gallieni, MD, FASN 09:45 AM - 10:10 AM VASA Presidential Address in Honor of Jack Work, MD Introduction Speaker: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD VASA - Past, Present and Future Speaker: Marc Glickman, MD What Have We Learned in the Last 30 Years About AV Access? Speaker: Mitch Henry, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Collaboration in AV Access The Interventional Nephrology Team Approach to AV Access Speaker: Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Team Maturation of the Access and the Surgeon Speaker: Charles Keith Ozaki, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Coordinating Teams from Access Creation to the Dialysis Center Speaker: Janet Holland, RN, CNN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Team Approach to AV Access in Japan Speaker: Akira Miyata, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Why Radiologists and Surgeons Need to Get Along Speaker: Charles Kim, MD, FSIR {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH; Charles Keith Ozaki, MD 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Outcomes in AV Access How I Keep Track of my 10,000 Fistulas Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} SVS/VQI Data Collection for AV Access Speaker: Karen Woo, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} What Does a Rand Analysis in AV Access Teach Us? Speaker: Janet Holland, RN, CNN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Team Approach to AV Access in Japan Speaker: David Cull, MD Update on the New KDOQI Guidelines Speaker: Charmaine Lok, MD, FRCPC, MSc 12:30 AM - 01:30 PM Lunch Symposium Hosted by Bard 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM Abstract Session 1 Creating Arteriovenous Fistulas for Children in Guatemala{/show} Speakers: Jennings W1, Lou-Meda R2, Mallios A3, Méndez-Soveranis S4, Sosa-Tejada R5, Lucas III J6, Gradman W7   1The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK, USA   2Fundación para el Niño Enfermo Renal, Guatemala City, Guatemala   3Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France   4Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala City, Guatemala   5Mariano Galvez University Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, Guatemala   6Greenwood Leflore Hospital, Greenwood, MS, USA   7Private practice, Beverly Hills, CA, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Left Ventricular Function Does Not Predict All-Cause Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients Speakers: Shintaku S1, Kawanishi H1, Moriishi M2, Tsuchiya S1   1Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan   2Nkajima Tsuchiya Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Comparison of the Axillary-Atrial Versus Axillary-iliac Arteriovenous Grafts for Hemodialysis Speakers: Lopez G, Anaya-Ayala J, Lizola R, Garcia J, Cuen, C, Hinojosa C Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Saturday Multi-Disciplinary Hemodialysis Access Clinics to Enhance Patient Care{/show} Speakers: Levitsky L, Ruske J, Hentschel D, Nguyen L, Shah S, Ozaki C Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Intraoperative Pneumatic Tourniquet Use May Improve the Clinical Outcomes of Arteriovenous Fistula Creations Speaker: Wang S Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Significance of a Protocol Based Arteriovenous Dialysis Access Site Maintenance Program{/show} Speakers: Blessios G1, Diaz A2   1Surgical Consulting PLLC, Buffalo, NY, USA   2Catholic Health internal medicine resident, Buffalo, NY, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Hemodynamical Changes After Brachiobasilic Arteriovenousfistulas in Patients With and Without Previous Ipsilateralvascular Access{/show} Speakers: Zonnebeld N, van Loon M, Tordoir J Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Simple Aneurysmorrhaphy Combined with a Novel Banding Technique Provides Good Short-Term Results{/show} Speaker: Browne B Balboa Institute of Transplantation, San Diego, CA, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM Regulation and Industry Regulation, Safety and the US FDA Speaker: Robert Lee, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} How Big Companies Innovate New Products Speaker: Mark Ohan, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Disrupting the Vascular Access Space with Start-Ups Speaker: Nick Franano, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} How CROs Can Help Accelerate the Approval of Drugs & Devices for Dialysis Patients Speaker: Barbara Gillespie, MD, MMS, FASN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} KHI Fostering Innovation in Vascular Access Care Speaker: Prabir Roy-Chaudhry, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} The LDO View of Innovation in Vascular Access and Dialysis Care Speaker: Frank Maddux, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD; Prabir Roy-Chaudhry, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM Afternoon Break 03:50 PM - 05:00 PM How I Treat It and Why AV Graft Outflow Vein Stenosis Speaker: Yael Vin, MD, MPH {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} The Mega-Overflow Fistula Speaker: John Ross, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Steel Speaker: Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Central Vein Obstruction Speaker: Charles Kim, MD, FSIR {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Thoracic Inlet Pathology Speaker: Karl Illig, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} AV Access in the Failing Transplant Patient Speaker: David Leeser, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS; Karl Illig, MD 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM VASA General Meeting 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM Reception & Abstract Poster Presentations SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Breakfast Symposium Hosted by Merit Medical 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Education in Vascular Access Care Can You Really Teach Surgeons/Nephrologists About Vascular Access? Speaker: Ingemar Davidson, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} What Do Radiologists Need to Know About Vascular Access? Speaker: Bart Dolmatch, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Teaching the Bigger AV Access Team Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} How Do You Train PAs/NPs to Be Access Providers Speaker: Shawn Gage, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} How do Interventional Nephrologists Learn Their Craft? Speaker: Aris. Urbanes, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Ingemar Davidson, MD; Aris Urbanes, MD 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Fistulas Fistulas in Challenging Patients - Central Vein Obstruction and Obesity Speaker: William Jennings, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} What’s Up with Fistula Side Branch Ligation? Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD Percutaneous Fistulas - The NEAT Update Speaker: Dheeraj Rajan, BSc, MD, FRCPC {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Percutaneous Fistulas - The Ellipsys Trial Speaker: Jeffery Hull, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Proteon - An Update on AV Fistula Maturation Speaker: Charles Keith Ozaki, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: William Jennings, MD, FACS; Dirk Hentschel, MD 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Morning Break 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM AV Grafts The Evolution of AV Graft Technology Speaker: Marc Glickman, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} How I Use Early Cannulation Grafts Speaker: David Kingsmore, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Does Surface Coating or Flow Modification Alter AV Graft Function Speaker: Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Biologic Vascular Grafts Speaker: Marc Glickmann, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} HeROs and Hybrids Speaker: Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Marc Glickman, MD; David Kingsmore, MD 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Abstract Session 2 Endovascular Proximal Forearm Fistula: Early Experience in Birmingham, England Inston N, Khawaja A, Tullett K, Dutton M, Jones RQueen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham; University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Variations in Catheter Rates are Poorly Explained by Differences in Patient Characteristics Blanchard T, Usvyat L, Hymes J, Maddux FFresenius Medical Care North America, Waltham, MA, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Hemodialysis Patients Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Fominikh N, Strugailo E, Stepanov V, Yankovoy AMoscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation AFE System Rapidly Dilates Ovine Cephalic Veins Before AVF Surgery and Enhances AVF Maturation Franano F1, Loree H2, Richardson J2, Groth D3, Larrabee R4, Szenay L4, Hutto B5, Dixon B6, Shenoy S   1Flow Forward Medical, Inc., Fairway, KS, USA   2Flow Forward Medical, Inc., Lowell, MA, USA   3Dale Groth Preclinical Consulting, LLC, Forest Lake, MN, USA   4Surpass, Inc., Osceola, WI, USA   5CIRTEC Medical Corp., Los Gatos, CA, USA   6University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA   7Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} AVF Banding: Ambiguous Consequences Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Fominikh N, Strugailo E, Stepanov V, Yankovoy AMoscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation Is the Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) ultrasound assessment a valuable parameter to predict outcomes during hemodialysis access creation? Torres-Machorro A, Anaya-Ayala J, Garcia-Alva R, Cuen-Ojeda C, Lopez-Mendez A, Luna L, Lizola-Crespo R, Hinojosa, CInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Mexico City, Mexico {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Dialysis nurse’s perspective on potential patient benefits from an endovascular arteriovenous fistula (endoAVF) Tullett K, Khawaja A, Jones R, Inston NQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: Deborah Brouwer-Maier RN, CNN, FMC 12:15 AM - 01:15 AM Lunch Symposium Hosted by W.L. Gore 01:15 PM - 01:45 PM The Henry Lecture The Real HFM Story...Do Fistulas Mature, When, If and How Often? Speaker: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM Innovation in AV Access The Laminate VasQ AVF Stent Speaker: Mitch Henry, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vascular Therapies Speaker: Siriam Iyer, MD, FACC, FSCAI DCB: PTA Version 2.0 Speaker: Dr. Scott Trerotola, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels for Dialysis Access Speaker: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Fist Assist Speaker: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin) {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} The Chameleon Technique-New Approaches to Access Maintenance Speaker: Jeffrey Hoggard, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD; Scott Trerotola, MD 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM Afternoon Break 03:20 PM - 04:30 PM Clinical Cases: "Best Case Ever" or "I Would Never Do That Again!" 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