--- title: "2022 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/2022" date: "2026-06-15T08:28:55+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # 2022 Symposium ![](https://vasamd.org/_resources/images/symposium/2022/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 2022 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 [ Photo Gallery ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/195822710@N04/albums/72177720299790976/) | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | |---| | **08:00 AM - 10:00 AM** CONCURRENTS | 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 | | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022 — INTERNATIONAL DIALYSIS ACCESS SYMPOSIUM | |---| | **08:00 AM - 10:00 AM** | 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 **Speaker:** 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. | | FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022 | |---| | **07:00 AM - 07:50 AM** | 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 **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 --- 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 **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; Christie Gooden, MD, MPH; Diane Anderson, RN, BSN, CDN; Pastor Fred Hill **Moderator:** Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH | | **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. | | SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 | |---| | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | 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 | ## 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": "2022", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2022" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2022#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/2022" }, "headline": "2022 Symposium", "description": "2022 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 2022 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 Photo Gallery THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM CONCURRENTS 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 THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022 — INTERNATIONAL DIALYSIS ACCESS SYMPOSIUM 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM 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 Speaker: 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. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022 07:00 AM - 07:50 AM 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 Moderator: Victoria Teodorescu, MD, MBA, RVT {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 09:30 AM - 09:55 AM VASA Presidential Address Speaker: John Aruny, MD, VASA President {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 Amplifi for Vein Dilation Speaker: Suren Shenoy, MD, PhD / ArtioMedical Moderator: Mark London, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 Speakers: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH; Christie Gooden, MD, MPH; Diane Anderson, RN, BSN, CDN; Pastor Fred Hill Moderator: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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. SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 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 {show usergroup="Registered"} View Presentation {/show} 03:20 PM - 03:25 PM Closing Remarks/Adjourn", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://vasamd.org/" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Vascular Access Society of the Americas", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://vasamd.org//images/gsd.png" } }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Scarnegie", "url": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2022" }, "datePublished": "2025-06-20T21:46:40+00:00", "dateCreated": "2025-06-20T21:46:40+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-05-27T19:28:03+00:00" } ```