VASA 2020 Symposium

Session 1

• Introduction & Review of the Session Objectives
  Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN
• Surgical Overview of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Creations
  Speaker: Shawn Gage, PA-C
• Endovascular Procedures: What Are They and What Is Used to Perform Them?
  Speaker: Michael T. Serle, DMSc, PA-C

09:45 AM - 10:53 AM

Session 2

• ESKD Life Plan That Includes Dialysis Access
  Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN
• Updates on Cannulation Including POCUS for Cannulation
  Speakers: Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN; Forest Rawls, Jr., CHT,CCHT-A,FNKF
• Cannulation, Pearls of Wisdom through a Phlebotomist’s Eyes
  Speaker: Brandy Taylor, PBT(ASCP)
• Roundtable Discussion

ON DEMAND

• Global Dialysis Practice Patterns of Hemodialysis Prescriptions as it Relates to the Vascular Access
  Speaker: Eric Weinhandl, PhD, MS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
• Magic: Managing Access by Generating Improvement in Cannulation: A Joint BRS VA and VASBI Project
  Speakers: Katie Fielding , Scott Oliver, Alison Swain, Margaret Aitken, Mick Kumwenda
• Vascular Access Basics (English and Spanish Sessions)
  Speakers: Michele Inglese, MSN, RN; Elke Ojeda Ulloa, PA-C, Lic; W. Jim Escobar, RN
• One Minute Check (English and Spanish Sessions)
  Speakers: Michele Inglese, MSN, RN; Elke Ojeda Ulloa, PA-C, Lic; W. Jim Escobar, RN

Session 1

• Global Dialysis Access Forum (GDaF) Concept and Goal
  Speaker: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD
• VASA Visions for Access in the Americas
  Speaker: Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD
• VAS: Visions for the Future
  Speaker: David Shemash, MD
• Interventional Nephrologist and Vascular Access Care
  Speaker: Gerald Beathard, MD
• Interventional Nephrologist in Japan: Evolving Role
  Speaker: Takashi Sato, MD
• Organized Access Care in Latin America?
  Speaker: Jaime H. Velez, MD
• APSDA: Organizational Challenges in Asian Pacific Nations
  Speaker: Yong-Soo Kim, MD
• Learning From Quality Improvement Programs for Vascular Access: The UK Model
  Speaker: Nicholos Inston, MD
• Impact of COVID on Vascular Access Care in India
  Speaker: Sanjiv Jesuja, MD
• Discussion

Moderators: Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD, Jose Ibeas, MD, PhD, Takashi Sato, MD

02:30 PM - 02:50 PM

Break

02:50 PM - 03:50 PM

Session 2

• Why Forearm Access is Prevalent in Japan
  Speaker: Hideki Kawanishi, MD)
• VA Guidelines: What is Same and What is Different
  Speaker: Jose Ibeas, MD
• Challenges of International Data Collection and Use
  Speaker: Robert Lee, MD
• Should There Be International Standards for VA Clinical Trials?
  Speaker: Monnie Wasse, MD
• Vascular Access Registry
  Speaker: James Gilbert, MD
• Discussion

Moderators: John Aruny, Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD, David Shemash, MD

03:50 PM - 04:50 PM

Session 3 - Providers and Patients International Dialysis Access Round Table

Moderators: Prabir Roy Chaudhury MD; Mitch Henry, MD

Physicians: Paul Gibbs, MD (UK), Surendra Shenoy, MD (US)

Patients: Mr. Phil West (UK), Ms. Nicole Jefferson (US), Ms. Caroline Wilkie (US)

Dialysis Access Nurses: Lisa Koester (Dialysis access NP), Cindy Roberts (UNC Nephrology), Forest Rawls CHT, CCHT – A, FNKF (Emory Dialysis)

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Speakers: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD, VASA President; John Aruny, MD

08:00 AM - 08:45 AM

Home Hemodialysis

• Has Anyone Thought About the Access?
  Speaker: John Ross, MD
• Home Hemodialysis Cannulation
  Speaker: Jessica Lancaster
• Discussion

08:45 AM - 09:15 AM

VASA Presidential Address

Speakers: Jeff Lawson, MD, PhD, VASA President

09:15 AM - 09:45 AM

Morning Break - Visit Exhibits

09:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Hemodialysis Access Grafts/Fistulas 1

• My Go to Graft and Why-Xenografts (Bovine)
  Speaker: Colby Atkins, MD
• Defining What Is an "Early" Cannulation Graft
  Speaker: Nick Inston, MD
• Discussion

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Peritoneal Dialysis

• Peritoneal Dialysis for Immediate Starters, Patient Selection & Why
  Speaker: Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD
• Percutaneous Technique for Placement of Peritoneal Catheters
  Speaker: John Aruny, MD
• How I Salvage Dysfunctional Peritoneal Catheters
  Speaker: Mark London, MD
• Discussion

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Luncheon Symposium

• 24-Month Update on the AVeNEW Trial for Outflow Stenosis in AV Fistula Circuits
  Speaker: Dirk Baumann, MD
• 6-Month Update on European and Canadian clinical data on the WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System
  Speaker: Dheeraj Rajan, MD

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

The Holland Lecture

Speaker: Deborah J. Brouwer-Mair, RN, CNN

02:20 AM - 02:30 PM

Abstract Session 1

• Impact of Prior History of Central Venous Catheter for Hemodialysis on Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Rates
  Speaker: Christopher Ruben-Castillo, MD
• Treatment of Wide Neck Hemodialysis Access Pseudoaneurysms with Ultrasound Guided Thrombin Injection Under Concomitant Access Balloon Inflation: A Viable Treatment Alternative that Avoids Access Stent Grafting and Open Repair
  Speaker: Sarit Sandowski-Pizow
• Arteriovenous Fistulas as a Vascular Access for Elderly Patients in Hemodialysis
  Speaker: Gabriel Lopez-Pena

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Afternoon Break

02:45 PM - 03:45 PM

Regulation, Education, & Public Policy

• "I'm from the Government and I'm Here to Help" FDA Resources to Benefit Your Practice
  Speaker: Robert Lee, MD
• President's Executive Order Explained
  Speaker: Aris Urbanes, MD
• Controversial Issues of DOQI 2019
  Speaker: Charmaine Lok, MD
• VQI - Hemodialysis Access
  Speaker: Ted Yuo, MD

03:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Hemodynamics and Basic Science as Related to Access

• Bone Marrow Stem Cells Project
  Speaker: Sanjay Misra, MD
• Practical Hemodynamics: Useful in Achieving Better Results
  Speaker: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD
• The Radar Fistula: Hemodynamic Advantages
  Speaker: Alan Dardik, MD
• The HFM Project
  Speaker: Scott Berceli, MD