VASA 2022 Symposium

The One Minute Check at the Expert Level

POCUS for Cannulation Mapping

Speakers: Amber Parker, CHT; Forest Rawls Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Crystal Fahner, CCHT; Cynthia Roberts, RN, CNN; Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC

Name That Vascular Access Material/Device

Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS

Endovascular Procedures: What Are They and What Is Used to Perform Them?

Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD

Cannulation Simulator: Test Your Cannulation Skills

Speaker: Joseph Ravi Singapogu, PhD

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Break

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

PD Catheter Placement and Post-op Care

Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Access Emergencies: Are You and Your Patients Prepared?

Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Can an AV Access Have Too High of Flow and If So How is it Managed?

Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS

11:50 AM - 01:00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Cannulation Simulator Metrics - What We Have Learned About Successful Cannulation Techniques

Speaker: Joseph Ravi Singapogu, Ph.D.

01:15 PM - 01:40 PM

Self-Cannulation from the View of a Self-Cannulator

01:40 PM - 02:20 PM

Self-Cannulation from the View of the Trainer: Buttonhole or Rope Ladder Cannulation - How to Determine the Optimal Cannulation Method?

Speaker: Crystal Fahner, CCHT

02:20 PM - 02:50 PM

How Do You Change the Culture of Vascular Access Care?

Speakers: Kathryn King, RN, BSN

02:50 PM - 03:20 PM

Let’s Bring This All Together as a KDOQI 2019 ESKD Life-Plan and Access Plan

Speakers: Cynthia Roberts, RN, CNN

03:20 PM - 03:30 PM

Wrap Up/Open Panel Discussion

Speakers: Amber Parker, CHT; Forest Rawls Jr., CCHT-A, FNKF; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Crystal Fahner, CCHT; Cynthia Roberts, RN, CNN; Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC

Global Dialysis Access Forum

Moderators: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; John Aruny, MD

01:30 PM - 01:37 PM

VASA: Future of Vascular Access in the US

Speaker: John Aruny, MD

01:38 PM - 01:45 PM

The Role of Ultrasound in Vascular Access Planning, Creation, Maintenance and Cannulations in Europe

Speaker: Robert Shahverdyan, MD

01:46 PM - 01:53 PM

Access Care in Latin American

Speaker: Jaime Velez, MD

01:54 PM - 02:01 PM

Hemodialysis Access in Korea

Speaker: Hoon Suk Park, MD

02:02 PM - 02:09 PM

Vascular Access View from Japan: Can AVF be Recommended for All ESKD Patients?

Speaker: Hideki Kawanishi, MD

02:10 PM - 02:17 PM

APSDA: Where Are We Today?

Speaker: Takashi Sato, MD, PhD

02:18 PM - 02:25 PM

JVA: Where to Publish Your Study?

Speaker: Maurizio Gallieni, MD, FASN

02:26 PM - 02:40 PM

Discussion

02:41 PM - 03:00 PM

Break

03:00 PM - 03:10 PM

Product Development in the US: From Start to Finish

Simon Mawer

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

‘Innovation’: Thought to Realization

Moderators: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Robert Lee, MD

03:11 PM - 03:25 PM

Getting to a Feasibility Study: What FDA Needs to Know About Your Device

Speakers: Jhilmil Dhulekar, MD

03:26 PM - 03:40 PM

Designing Feasibility Study: What FDA Requires

Speakers: Robert Lee, MD

03:41 PM - 03:50 PM

Raising Capital: Financing Your Product

Speakers: Jeffery Lawson, MD, PhD

03:51 PM - 04:00 PM

Challenges for Product Development During COVID

Speakers: Nick Franano, MD

04:01 PM - 04:10 PM

Challenges with Clinical Trials in the UK/EU: Legislative Issues

Speakers: Emma Aitken, MD

04:10 PM - 04:30 PM

Discussion

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Opening Reception - Open to All Attendees

Convene in the exhibit hall for food and fellowship and catch up with friends and colleagues. Hors d’oeuvres and a hosted bar are provided.

Breakfast Symposium: Dialysis Access: Evidence-Based Strategies for Creating and Maintaining a Lifeline for ESKD Patients

Speakers: Rashid Sharaf, MD; Ali Gardezi, MD; Wissam Saliba, MD

07:00 AM - 08:00 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

08:00 AM - 08:10 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers: Dirk Hentschel, MD, 2022 Conference Chair, John Aruny, MD, VASA President

08:10 AM - 09:15 AM

Large Fistulas: Management of Size and Outflow

• Dialysis Access TOS: Bone Is Stronger than Balloon
  Speaker: Karl Illig, MD
• Debate Aneurysm: Aneurysmraphy is the Best Surgical Option
  Speaker: Anuj Mahajan, MD
• Debate Aneurysm: Interposition Grafts Beat Old Skin
  Speaker: Ronald Chang, MD
• Cephalic Arch Stenosis - Endovascular Management
  Speaker: Florian Toegel, MD
• Lost Outflow: The Ultimate Solution to Untreatable Occlusion
  Speaker: Guillermo Escobar, MD, FACS
• Discussion

Moderator: Victoria Teodorescu, MD, MBA, RVT

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Research Presentation #1

• Bovine Carotid Artery Xenografts in Hemodialysis Access Revision
  Speaker: Patrick Heindel, MD
• Real Life Outcomes of Endo-AVFs in a Tertiary Care Clinical Center with High Autogenous Access Creation
  Speaker: Adina Voiculescu, MD

09:30 AM - 09:55 AM

VASA Presidential Address

Speaker: John Aruny, MD, VASA President

09:55 AM - 10:25 AM

Break - Visit Exhibits | Poster Presentations #1-2

• Managing AV Access Related Cutaneous Malignancies
  Speaker: Ifeanyi Okereke , MD
• “March N’ Bend” Technique for Ultrasound Guided Access to the Distal Radial Artery
  Speaker: Michael Tal, MD

10:25 AM - 11:20 AM

Cannulation: Physiologically Mature to Clinical Use

• Needle Placement in the Home Hemodialysis Patient
  Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC
• Endo-AVF: From Creation to Cannulation
  Speaker: Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc
• This Access Is Ready for Use: How I Do It
  Speaker: Karl Illig, MD
• Video: Patient Interview - Catheter and Fistula
  Speaker: Ted Saad, MD

Moderator: Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc

11:20 AM - 11:34 AM

Research Presentation #2

• Clinical Evaluation of a Vascular Venous Anastomotic Connector for Minimally Invasive Connection of an Arteriovenous Graft for Hemodialysis
  Speaker: Alexander Yevzlin, MD
• First in Human Evaluation of a Novel Biologic Regenerative Vascular Conduit for Hemodialysis Access
  Speaker: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH

11:34 AM - 12:30 PM

ASDIN and VAS Session

• US in Dialysis Access
  Speaker: Adina Voiculescu, MD, AB
• Drug-Coated Balloons: Are We There Yet?
  Speaker: Daniel Patel, MD
• KDOQI 2019 Dialysis Access Life Cycle: An Access Surgeon's Perspective
  Speaker: Victoria Teodorescu, MD, MBA, RVT
• Procedural Sedation Without Kidneys: ESRD Challenges
  Speaker: Costin Negroiu, MD

Moderator: Guillermo Escobar, MD, FACS

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch with Exhibitors

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch Symposium: Creating and Maintaining Hemodialysis Access with Innovation

Speakers: Michael Tal, MD; Samuel Steerman, MD; Saravanan Balamuthusamy, MD

01:30 PM - 01:50 PM

The Holland Lecture - “Developing Vascular Access Knowledge in South America: Challenges and Opportunities”

Speaker: Wilmer Jim Escobar Torres

01:50 PM - 02:45 PM

Peritoneal Dialysis: Finally Coming to You

• Regulatory Incentives Driving Dialysis Modalities
  Speaker: Terry Litchfield, MPA, CPC
• Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis
  Speaker: Mohamed Sheta, MD
• Advanced Techniques for Placing PD Catheter
  Speaker: Mark London, MD
• Patient Experience on PD
• Amplifi for Vein Dilation
  Speaker: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD / ArtioMedical

Moderator: Mark London, MD

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Research Presentation #3

• Initial experience with the Surfacer device for intrathoracic outflow occlusion: Mid-term results
  Speaker: Karl Illig, MD
• The Banked Graft: A Strategy to Avoid the Interim Central Line in Hemodialysis Patients
  Speaker: Worthington Schenk III, MD

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Break - Visit Exhibits | Poster Presentations #3-4

• Managing AV Access Related Cutaneous Malignancies
  Speaker: Ifeanyi Okereke , MD
• “March N’ Bend” Technique for Ultrasound Guided Access to the Distal Radial Artery
  Speaker: Michael Tal, MD

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Equity in Dialysis Access

Moderator: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH

Speakers: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; Christie Gooden, MD, MPH; Diane Anderson, RN, BSN, CDN; Pastor Fred Hill

• Panel Discussion: Gender, Race, Age, and Other Social Constructs in Dialysis Access

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Industry Trial Presentation

• VasQ U.S. Pivotal Study Propensity-Score Matched CMS Comparative Outcomes
  Speaker: Keith Ozaki, MD
• FLEX AV Registry Study
  Speaker: John Aruny, MD

04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Afternoon Symposium: Extending Time For AV Access Patients With FLEX Vessel Prep

Speakers: John Aruny, MD; John Ross, MD; Terry F. Litchfield, MPA, CPC; Jordan Knepper, MD, MSc

Balloon angioplasty is the standard of care in AV access maintenance. Although a successful PTA procedure may provide a positive immediate result, recurrent stenosis with reduced patency is common, and can often lead to repeat intervention with 6-month patency rates from 25-78%. This panel will discuss the use of FLEX Vessel Prep procedure demonstrating improved outcomes in real- world patients.

05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Opening Reception

Open to All Attendees

Convene in the exhibit hall for food and fellowship and catch up with friends and colleagues. Hors d’oeuvres and a hosted bar are provided.

Breakfast Symposium: The Real Graft Algorithm – When Is an AV Access Graft Your Best Option?

Speakers: John Ross, MD, FACS, FASDIN

07:00 AM - 08:00 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

08:00 AM - 09:05 AM

Breaking Boundaries: Collaborative Access Care

• Dialysis Access Across the Country: What Stands Out
  Speaker: Kenneth Woodside, MD
• Participating in Clinical Research
  Speaker: Shawn M. Gage, PA-C
• Collaborative Access Care Cases With Cross Specialty Challenges
  Speaker: John Aruny, MD; John Ross, MD

Moderator: Rachel Forbes

09:05 AM - 09:20 AM

Research Presentation #4

• Patient Driven Indications for AVF Ligation following Kidney Transplant
  Speaker: Alexander Toledo, MD
• Development of an Ex Vivo Bioreactor System to Model Arteriovenous Fistula Hemodynamics
  Speaker: Linda Liu, BS

09:20 AM - 10:15 AM

Low Flow Access: Getting There, How, Why, and Challenges

• Forearm Fistulas for Starters
  Speaker: Mohamad Hussain, MD, PhD
• Distal to Proximal Access: How I Do It
  Speaker: Robert Shahverdyan, MD
• Preventing High Flow: Surgical Choices
  Speaker: William (Tip) Jennings, MD, FACS
• Flow Reduction: Banding, Distalization, and Interposition AVG
  Speaker: John Lucas III, MD, FACS

Moderator: John Lucas III, MD, FACS

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

Break

10:35 AM - 11:25 AM

Industry Session 2

• SelfWrap-Assisted Arteriovenous Fistula
  Speaker: Tim Boire/VenoStent
• Wearable Device for Non-invasive Continuous Fluid Status Monitoring
  Speaker: Forrest Miller/Alio, Inc
• EchoMark LP Placement and EchoSure Measurements for AVF Evaluation
  Speaker: Alexander Yevzlin, MD/Sonavex
• The InnAVasc Graft
  Speaker: Shawn M. Gage, PA-C/InnAVasc
• Sirogen Access Trial: Phase 3 Study Results
  Speaker: Sriram Iyer, MD, FACC, FSCAI/Sirogen

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Research Presentation #5

• A Staged Autogenous/Prosthetic Hemodialysis Access Creation Strategy to Maximize Upper Extremity Options
  Speaker: Patrick Heindel, MD
• Comparing Post-Maturation Outcomes of Arteriovenous Grafts and Fistulas
  Speaker: Muhammad Saad Hafeez, MBBS

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Poster Awards/Announcements

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Best Resident Presentation

12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

Lunch with Exhibitors

12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

Lunch Symposium: Cost Effective Intervention at the Graft Vein Anastomosis: Choosing the Appropriate Algorithm

Join John E. Aruny, MD for a lunch symposium on choosing the appropriate algorithm for cost effective intervention at the graft vein anastomosis.

Speakers: John E. Aruny, MD

01:15 PM - 01:45 PM

The Henry Lecture

Speaker: Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN, FMC

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM

Research Presentation #6

• The Evolution of Dialysis Access Surgery Over 38 Years: One Surgeon's Perspective
  Speaker: Stephen L. Hill, MD, FACS
• What Is the Active Ingredient in DRIL?
  Speaker: Karl Illig, MD

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Afternoon Break

02:15 PM - 03:20 PM

Home Dialysis

• Introduction
  Speaker: Robert Lee, MD
• Home Dialysis with Wearable Devices: The Future?
  Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD
• Certification for Cannulation: Staff, Caregiver and Patient
  Speaker: Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC/Amber Parker, CHT
• Patient Interview: How Is Home Dialysis Working for Me?
  Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD; Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Amber Parker, CHT; Lissette Ramos-Multani

Moderator: Robert Lee, MD

03:20 PM - 03:25 PM

Closing Remarks/Adjourn