--- title: "2024 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/2024" date: "2026-06-15T09:07:23+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # 2024 Symposium ![](https://vasamd.org/_resources/images/symposium/2024/banner.jpg)The Vascular Access Society of the Americas will be holding its 2024 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Symposium, May 16-18, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2024 VASA Symposium will feature leading edge presentations and exciting content, including: - State-of-the-art, comprehensive lectures covering all major areas in dialysis access - Diverse multi-disciplinary faculty, including prominent international speakers - Scientific abstract presentations sharing the newest finding and technological advancements in dialysis access - Vascular access nursing and allied health content - Interactive case discussions - Spotlight on new devices and technologies **Target Audience:** Transplant, vascular and general surgeons, nephrologists, interventional radiologists, nurses, and dialysis technicians who are interested in the management of vascular access. [ Photo Gallery ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/195822710@N04/albums/72177720317051077/) | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | |---| | **07:45 AM - 08:00 AM** | Introduction | | **08:00 AM - 08:30 AM** | Discuss CKD, Assisting Patients to be Prepared for Dialysis, and Their Role with ESKD Life Plan and Access Plan. How to Become One Team for the Total Patient Experience/Satisfaction. Speaker: Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN | | **08:30 AM - 09:15 AM** | Overview of Vascular Access Creation Overview AV Access Creation, HD Catheter and PD Placement. Speaker: John Lucas, MD | | **09:15 AM - 09:30 AM** | Break and Time to get Patients into the Stations. | | **09:30 AM - 10:45 AM** | Patient Models at Stations - One Minute Check with Patients - Physical Exams - Ultrasound with Patients - Cannulation Stations with Fake Arms Speakers: Rodella Brown, CD-LPN; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Crystal T Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT; Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN | | **10:45 AM - 11:30 AM** | VASA Toolkit for Show & Tell (Including Bottle Cap) Speakers: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD | | **11:30 AM - 12:45 PM** | Lunch On Your Own | | **12:45 PM - 01:45 PM** | CDC Infection Control in Dialysis Access Speakers: Danica Gomes, MD, MSc; Shannon Novosad, MD, MPH | | **01:45 PM - 02:00 PM** | Break | | **02:00 PM - 02:45 PM** | How to Triage and Refer the Vascular Access to the Appropriate Provider - IR or IN - Surgeon - Another Issue is Anticoagulation Medications. Type and How Much is too Much (Medication Management) Speakers: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD | | **02:45 PM - 03:30 PM** | Home Dialysis Updates - Teaching patient/care givers to self-cannulate - Cannulation is not difficult - patient to share their story - PD catheter - patient to share their story Speakers: David Rush, HHD Patient; Crystal T Fahner, CCHT | | **03:30 PM - 04:00 PM** | Round Table Discussion with Q&A Session Speakers: All | | **04:00 PM - 05:15 PM** | Learning and Libations: Case Discussions | | **05:30 PM - 07:30 PM** | Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees | | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 — GLOBAL DIALYSIS ACCESS FORUM\\ | |---| | **01:00 PM - 02:30 PM** | Session 1 GDAF: Introductory Address **Speaker:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD --- VASA: Dialysis Access Initiatives in the United States **Speaker:** Dirk Hentschel, MD --- JSDA: Updates in Dialysis Access Care in Japan **Speaker:** Hideki Kawanishi, MD --- VASA: Dialysis Access in European Nations **Speaker:** Matteo Tozzi, MD --- APSDA: Organizational Challenges in Asian Pacific Nations **Speaker:** Prof. Takashi Sato --- VASA: Latin America: Dialysis Access Care in Latin America? **Speaker:** Prof. Carlos Hinojosa --- AVATAR: Challenges and Efforts to Organize Dialysis Access Care in India **Speaker:** Sanjiv Jasuja, MD **Moderators:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Mitchell Henry, MD | | **02:30 PM - 02:40 PM** | Break | | **02:40 PM - 03:40 PM** | Session 2 Device Development in the US. Why OUS Evaluation? **Speaker:** Marc Glickman, MD **Moderators:** Robert Lee, MD; Bart Dolmatch, MD --- Challenges in Setting up a Multicentr Trial in Vascular Access in Europe **Speaker:** Paulo Neves, MD **Moderators:** Robert Lee, MD; Bart Dolmatch, MD --- Debate: Percutaneous Versus Surgical AV Fistula Creation: Why We Need a Randomized Clinical Trial? **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD; Robert Lee, MD **Moderator:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD | | **03:40 PM - 04:00 PM** | Break | | **04:00 PM - 05:15 PM** | Learning and Libations: Case Discussions | | **05:30 PM - 07:30 PM** | Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees | | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 | |---| | **07:00 AM - 07:50 AM** | Breakfast Symposium: VasQ&A – Latest Updates with Expert Panelists **Panelists:** George Blessios, MD; John Lucas, MD; Keith Ozaki, MD **Moderator:** Robert Shahverdyan, MD | | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors | | **08:00 AM - 08:09 AM** | Welcome & Opening Remarks **Speaker:** John Lucas, MD | | **08:10 AM - 09:09 AM** | Session 1 \| Access: Planning Ultrasound vs Venogram for Mapping **Speaker:** Eric Peden, MD --- Vein Preservation - How and Who Decides **Speaker:** Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN --- Access Planning with Central Venous Devices, Vein Dilation Pre Fistula Creation: A Device Based Approach **Speaker:** Bart Dolmatch, MD --- Vein Dilation Pre Fistula Creation: A Device Based Approach **Speaker:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD --- Catheters without Biofilm **Speaker:** John Ross, MD **Moderator:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Robert Lee, MD | | **09:10 AM - 09:24 AM** | Research Presentation #1 Safety of Pre-Op Venogram for Hemodialysis Planning in Pre ESRD *(Resident Award Presentation)* **Speaker:** Lucinda Holden-Wingate --- In-Vivo Human Cephalic Vein Wall Shear Stress During FLow Mediated Vein Dilation **Speaker:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD **Moderator:** Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Robert Lee, MD | | **09:25 AM - 09:50 AM** | VASA Presidential Address **Speaker:** Dirk Hentschel, MD **Moderator:** John Lucas, MD | | **09:51 AM - 10:14 AM** | Break - Visit Exhibits | | **10:15 AM - 11:14 AM** | Session 2 \| Access Creation: New Devices Surgical AVFs - Maximizing success **Speaker:** Michael Gallichio, MD --- Endo AVFs - Creation and Maturation **Speaker:** Ted Perry, MD --- New Device for Creating Percutaneous AVFs **Speaker:** Robert Shahverdyan, MD --- Improving Primary Fistula Maturation with VasQ **Speaker:** Keith Ozaki, MD --- KDOQI Life Plan – Access Type, Access Location **Speaker:** Charmaine Lok **Moderators:** John Lucas, MD; Charmaine Lok | | **11:15 AM - 11:29 AM** | Research Presentation #2 Clinical Outcomes for a New AV Graft Designed to Resist Occlusion and Infection **Speaker:** John Ross, MD --- Initial Feasibility Study of SelfWrap-Assisted AVF - 24 Month Report **Speaker:** Ellen Dillavou, MD **Moderators:** John Lucas, MD; Charmaine Lok | | **11:30 AM - 12:30 PM** | Session 3 \| Accress Creation: How to Choose Patient-Centered Approach to Creation of Permanent AV Access **Speaker:** Karen Woo, MD, PhD --- Current State of Forearm AV Fistulas **Speaker:** Mohamad Hussain, MD. Ph.D. --- Who Do I Use a Graft for **Speaker:** Stephen Hohmann, MD --- One Year First in Human (FIH) Outcome with aXess Vascular Graft **Speaker:** Matteo Tozzi, MD --- Access Creation in the Land of Catheters **Speaker:** Elisa Greco, MD **Moderators:** Mohamad Hussain, MD, PhD; Keith Ozaki, MD | | **12:30 PM - 01:29 PM** | Lunch with Exhibitors | | **12:30 PM - 01:29 PM** | Lunch Symposium: Advancing Hemodialysis Access: Innovative Strategies for Maintenance and Longevity **Speakers:** Bart Dolmatch, MD; William Harris, MD | | **01:30 PM - 01:50 PM** | The Holland Lecture **Speaker:** Forest Rawls, CCHT-A, FNKF | | **01:51 PM - 02:50 PM** | Session 4 \| Access Use/Cannulation Buttonhole vs Rope Ladder **Speaker:** Amber Parker, CHT --- Self Cannulation at Home Patient Perspective --- Type and Location of Dialysis Access in Home Hemodialysis **Speaker:** Adina Voiculescu, MD --- Effect of Cannulation on Dialysis Access **Speaker:** Dirk Hentschel, MD --- A Target to Improve Cannulation Success **Speaker:** John Ross, MD; Stephen Hohmann, MD **Moderators:** Dirk Hentschel, MD; Forest Rawls, CCHT-A, FNKF | | **02:51 PM - 03:05 PM** | Research Presentation #3 Predicting Long-Term Patency of Radiocephalic AVF with Machine Learning and the PREDICT-AVF Web App *(Resident Award Presentation)* **Speaker:** James Fitzgibbon, MD --- Is there a minimum for flow volume necessary to provide adequate dialysis? *(Resident Award Presentation)* **Speaker:** Atlee Baker, MD **Moderators:** TBD | | **03:06 PM - 03:35 PM** | Break - Visit Exhibits, Poster Session #1 | | **03:36 PM - 04:31 PM** | Session 5 \| FDA and Trials in Dialysis Access The Role of International Study Data in FDA Regulatory Decisions **Speaker:** Nicole Schiavone, Ph.D. --- Post-Approval Medical Device Studies: When They are Required by FDA and Why You Should Participate **Speaker:** Robert Lee, MD --- Ongoing/About to Start NIH Trials in Dialysis Access **Speaker:** Andrea Lubitz, MD **Moderators:** Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD | | **04:32 PM - 04:47 PM** | Research Presentation #4 Snuff Box Arteriovenous Fistual as the First Choice: A Single Center Review *(Resident Award Presentation)* **Speaker:** Amen Kiani, MBBS --- Interpreting Efficacy Outcomes in Hemodialysis AVF Trials: Why Trial Design Matters! **Speaker:** Mohamad Hussain, MD. Ph.D. **Moderators:** Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD | | **05:00 PM - 05:30 PM** | VASA Member Business Meeting | | **05:30 PM - 07:00 PM** | Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees | | SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 | |---| | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Optimizing Dialysis Care: Advanced Catheter Technologies & Building PD Excellence **Speakers:** Satyaki Banerjee, MD and David Bjerken, MD Presented by Mozarc Medical | | **07:00 AM - 08:00 AM** | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors | | **08:00 AM - 08:45 AM** | Session 6 \| Access: Maintenance Balloon Angioplasty **Speaker:** John Aruny, MD --- Stents and Stent Grafts **Speaker:** Ammar Almehmi, MD --- Surgical Treatment of Outflow Obstruction **Speaker:** Vicki Teodorescu, MD, MBA, RVT --- Flex Scoring Catheter **Speaker:** Robert Shahverdyan, MD **Moderator:** John Aruny, MD; Robert Lee, MD | | **08:50 AM - 09:12 AM** | Research Presentation #5 Longitudinal Micro-incisions Before Angioplasty have Equitable Benefit for AV Access: Analysis by Race Cohorts **Speaker:** Omar Davis --- Local Liquid Delivery: A Potential New Approach for Treating AVF Venous Stenosis **Speaker:** Linda Liu --- Analysis of Inflation Times and Balloon Types in Dialysis Access: Implications for Post-Intervention Primary Patency **Speaker:** Christopher Zammit, OMS-III **Moderator:** John Aruny, MD; Robert Lee, MD | | **09:15 AM - 10:14 AM** | Session 7 \| Access: Rescue/Revision Aneurysmorraphy: Does Size Matter? **Speaker:** Anuj Mahajan --- A Novel Technique to Increase the Maturation Rate of Arteriovenous Fistulae **Speaker:** Homayoun Hashemi, MD --- Ramifications of High-Volume Flow in AV Access **Speaker:** Keith Ozaki, MD --- Monomelic Ischemia: A Devastating Complication of AVFs **Speaker:** Jaime Valdez, MD --- Infection: Is Complete Excision Always Necessary? **Speaker:** Jay Miller, MD **Moderators:** Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Ronald Chang, MD | | **10:15 AM - 10:29 AM** | Research Presentation #6 Safety of Uninterrupted Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Access Creation with Regional Anesthesia *(Resident Award Presentation)* **Speaker:** Melissa Cruz --- Preliminary Experience Using Radial Artery Lithotripsy to Aid AVF Maturation in ESRD Patients with Significant Medial Calcinosis **Speaker:** Alexander Ushinsky, MD **Moderators:** Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Ronald Chang, MD | | **10:30 AM - 10:59 AM** | Break - Visit Exhibits, Poster Session #2 | | **11:00 AM - 11:29 AM** | The Henry Lecture **Speaker:** William Jennings, MD | | **11:30 AM - 11:54 AM** | Research Presentation #7 Implementation of Variojuus Measures to Help Reduce Radioation Exposure to Interventionist Conducting Access Procedures **Speaker:** Daniel Derylo --- Assessment of Longitudinal Echo Parameters Following AVF Ligation in Stable Renal Transplant Patients **Speaker:** Alexander Toledo, MD --- Device Innovation: The EndoForce™ Journey **Speaker:** John Ross, MD **Moderator:** John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD | | **11:55 AM - 12:00 PM** | Poster Awards/Announcements | | **12:00 PM - 12:15 PM** | Break - Visit Exhibits | | **12:15 PM - 01:15 PM** | Lunch with Exhibitors | | **12:15 PM - 01:15 PM** | Satelite Lunch Symposium: Approaches to Fistula Maturation and Maintenance from Different Specialties **Speakers:** Monnie Wasse, MD; Ari Kramer, MD Sponsored by Medtronic | | **01:16 PM - 02:15 PM** | Session 8 \| When to Change Course: Options for Challenging Situations Controversies (Transplant/High Output Cardiac Failure/IMN) **Speaker:** Ken Woodside, MD --- Central Venous Stenosis/Occlusion **Speaker:** Charles Kim, MD --- Medical Management of Recurrent Stenosis/Thrombosis (Anticoagulation) **Speaker:** Yana Etkin, MD --- Lower Extremity Access **Speaker:** John Lucas, MD **Moderators:** Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD | | **02:16 PM - 02:25 PM** | Best Resident Presentation | | **02:26 PM - 02:35 PM** | Best Oral Presentation | | **02:36 PM - 02:45 PM** | Closing Remarks/Adjourn **Speakers:** John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, 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": "Symposium", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "2024", "item": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2024" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://vasamd.org/events/symposium/2024#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/2024" }, "headline": "2024 Symposium", "description": "2024 Symposium The Vascular Access Society of the Americas will be holding its 2024 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Symposium, May 16-18, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2024 VASA Symposium will feature leading edge presentations and exciting content, including: State-of-the-art, comprehensive lectures covering all major areas in dialysis access Diverse multi-disciplinary faculty, including prominent international speakers Scientific abstract presentations sharing the newest finding and technological advancements in dialysis access Vascular access nursing and allied health content Interactive case discussions Spotlight on new devices and technologies Target Audience: Transplant, vascular and general surgeons, nephrologists, interventional radiologists, nurses, and dialysis technicians who are interested in the management of vascular access. Photo Gallery THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 07:45 AM - 08:00 AM Introduction 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM Discuss CKD, Assisting Patients to be Prepared for Dialysis, and Their Role with ESKD Life Plan and Access Plan. How to Become One Team for the Total Patient Experience/Satisfaction. Speaker: Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Overview of Vascular Access Creation Overview AV Access Creation, HD Catheter and PD Placement. Speaker: John Lucas, MD 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM Break and Time to get Patients into the Stations. 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM Patient Models at Stations One Minute Check with Patients - Physical Exams Ultrasound with Patients Cannulation Stations with Fake Arms Speakers: Rodella Brown, CD-LPN; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Crystal T Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT; Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM VASA Toolkit for Show & Tell (Including Bottle Cap) Speakers: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch On Your Own 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM CDC Infection Control in Dialysis Access Speakers: Danica Gomes, MD, MSc; Shannon Novosad, MD, MPH 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM Break 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM How to Triage and Refer the Vascular Access to the Appropriate Provider IR or IN Surgeon Another Issue is Anticoagulation Medications. Type and How Much is too Much (Medication Management) Speakers: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM Home Dialysis Updates Teaching patient/care givers to self-cannulate Cannulation is not difficult - patient to share their story PD catheter - patient to share their story Speakers: David Rush, HHD Patient; Crystal T Fahner, CCHT 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Round Table Discussion with Q&A Session Speakers: All 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM Learning and Libations: Case Discussions 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 — GLOBAL DIALYSIS ACCESS FORUM\\ 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Session 1 GDAF: Introductory Address Speaker: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD VASA: Dialysis Access Initiatives in the United States Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} JSDA: Updates in Dialysis Access Care in Japan Speaker: Hideki Kawanishi, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} VASA: Dialysis Access in European Nations Speaker: Matteo Tozzi, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} APSDA: Organizational Challenges in Asian Pacific Nations Speaker: Prof. Takashi Sato {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} VASA: Latin America: Dialysis Access Care in Latin America? Speaker: Prof. Carlos Hinojosa {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} AVATAR: Challenges and Efforts to Organize Dialysis Access Care in India Speaker: Sanjiv Jasuja, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Mitchell Henry, MD 02:30 PM - 02:40 PM Break 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM Session 2 Device Development in the US. Why OUS Evaluation? Speaker: Marc Glickman, MD Moderators: Robert Lee, MD; Bart Dolmatch, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Challenges in Setting up a Multicentr Trial in Vascular Access in Europe Speaker: Paulo Neves, MD Moderators: Robert Lee, MD; Bart Dolmatch, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Debate: Percutaneous Versus Surgical AV Fistula Creation: Why We Need a Randomized Clinical Trial? Speakers: Bart Dolmatch, MD; Robert Lee, MD Moderator: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM Break 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM Learning and Libations: Case Discussions 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 07:00 AM - 07:50 AM Breakfast Symposium: VasQ&A – Latest Updates with Expert Panelists Panelists: George Blessios, MD; John Lucas, MD; Keith Ozaki, MD Moderator: Robert Shahverdyan, MD 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 08:00 AM - 08:09 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks Speaker: John Lucas, MD 08:10 AM - 09:09 AM Session 1 | Access: Planning Ultrasound vs Venogram for Mapping Speaker: Eric Peden, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vein Preservation - How and Who Decides Speaker: Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Access Planning with Central Venous Devices, Vein Dilation Pre Fistula Creation: A Device Based Approach Speaker: Bart Dolmatch, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Vein Dilation Pre Fistula Creation: A Device Based Approach Speaker: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Catheters without Biofilm Speaker: John Ross, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Robert Lee, MD 09:10 AM - 09:24 AM Research Presentation #1 Safety of Pre-Op Venogram for Hemodialysis Planning in Pre ESRD (Resident Award Presentation) Speaker: Lucinda Holden-Wingate {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} In-Vivo Human Cephalic Vein Wall Shear Stress During FLow Mediated Vein Dilation Speaker: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Robert Lee, MD 09:25 AM - 09:50 AM VASA Presidential Address Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD Moderator: John Lucas, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 09:51 AM - 10:14 AM Break - Visit Exhibits 10:15 AM - 11:14 AM Session 2 | Access Creation: New Devices Surgical AVFs - Maximizing success Speaker: Michael Gallichio, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Endo AVFs - Creation and Maturation Speaker: Ted Perry, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} New Device for Creating Percutaneous AVFs Speaker: Robert Shahverdyan, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Improving Primary Fistula Maturation with VasQSpeaker: Keith Ozaki, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} KDOQI Life Plan – Access Type, Access Location Speaker: Charmaine Lok {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: John Lucas, MD; Charmaine Lok 11:15 AM - 11:29 AM Research Presentation #2 Clinical Outcomes for a New AV Graft Designed to Resist Occlusion and Infection Speaker: John Ross, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Initial Feasibility Study of SelfWrap-Assisted AVF - 24 Month Report Speaker: Ellen Dillavou, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: John Lucas, MD; Charmaine Lok 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 3 | Accress Creation: How to Choose Patient-Centered Approach to Creation of Permanent AV Access Speaker: Karen Woo, MD, PhD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Current State of Forearm AV Fistulas Speaker: Mohamad Hussain, MD. Ph.D. {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Who Do I Use a Graft for Speaker: Stephen Hohmann, MD One Year First in Human (FIH) Outcome with aXess Vascular Graft Speaker: Matteo Tozzi, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Access Creation in the Land of Catheters Speaker: Elisa Greco, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Mohamad Hussain, MD, PhD; Keith Ozaki, MD 12:30 PM - 01:29 PM Lunch with Exhibitors 12:30 PM - 01:29 PM Lunch Symposium: Advancing Hemodialysis Access: Innovative Strategies for Maintenance and Longevity Speakers: Bart Dolmatch, MD; William Harris, MD 01:30 PM - 01:50 PM The Holland Lecture Speaker: Forest Rawls, CCHT-A, FNKF {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 01:51 PM - 02:50 PM Session 4 | Access Use/Cannulation Buttonhole vs Rope Ladder Speaker: Amber Parker, CHT {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Self Cannulation at Home Patient Perspective {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Type and Location of Dialysis Access in Home Hemodialysis Speaker: Adina Voiculescu, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Effect of Cannulation on Dialysis Access Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} A Target to Improve Cannulation Success Speaker: John Ross, MD; Stephen Hohmann, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Dirk Hentschel, MD; Forest Rawls, CCHT-A, FNKF 02:51 PM - 03:05 PM Research Presentation #3 Predicting Long-Term Patency of Radiocephalic AVF with Machine Learning and the PREDICT-AVF Web App (Resident Award Presentation) Speaker: James Fitzgibbon, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Is there a minimum for flow volume necessary to provide adequate dialysis? (Resident Award Presentation) Speaker: Atlee Baker, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: TBD 03:06 PM - 03:35 PM Break - Visit Exhibits, Poster Session #1 03:36 PM - 04:31 PM Session 5 | FDA and Trials in Dialysis Access The Role of International Study Data in FDA Regulatory Decisions Speaker: Nicole Schiavone, Ph.D. {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Post-Approval Medical Device Studies: When They are Required by FDA and Why You Should Participate Speaker: Robert Lee, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Ongoing/About to Start NIH Trials in Dialysis Access Speaker: Andrea Lubitz, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD 04:32 PM - 04:47 PM Research Presentation #4 Snuff Box Arteriovenous Fistual as the First Choice: A Single Center Review (Resident Award Presentation) Speaker: Amen Kiani, MBBS {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Interpreting Efficacy Outcomes in Hemodialysis AVF Trials: Why Trial Design Matters! Speaker: Mohamad Hussain, MD. Ph.D. {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM VASA Member Business Meeting 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Optimizing Dialysis Care: Advanced Catheter Technologies & Building PD Excellence Speakers: Satyaki Banerjee, MD and David Bjerken, MD Presented by Mozarc Medical 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM Session 6 | Access: Maintenance Balloon Angioplasty Speaker: John Aruny, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Stents and Stent Grafts Speaker: Ammar Almehmi, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Surgical Treatment of Outflow Obstruction Speaker: Vicki Teodorescu, MD, MBA, RVT {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Flex Scoring Catheter Speaker: Robert Shahverdyan, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: John Aruny, MD; Robert Lee, MD 08:50 AM - 09:12 AM Research Presentation #5 Longitudinal Micro-incisions Before Angioplasty have Equitable Benefit for AV Access: Analysis by Race Cohorts Speaker: Omar Davis {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Local Liquid Delivery: A Potential New Approach for Treating AVF Venous Stenosis Speaker: Linda Liu {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Analysis of Inflation Times and Balloon Types in Dialysis Access: Implications for Post-Intervention Primary Patency Speaker: Christopher Zammit, OMS-III {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderator: John Aruny, MD; Robert Lee, MD 09:15 AM - 10:14 AM Session 7 | Access: Rescue/Revision Aneurysmorraphy: Does Size Matter? Speaker: Anuj Mahajan {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} A Novel Technique to Increase the Maturation Rate of Arteriovenous Fistulae Speaker: Homayoun Hashemi, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Ramifications of High-Volume Flow in AV Access Speaker: Keith Ozaki, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Monomelic Ischemia: A Devastating Complication of AVFs Speaker: Jaime Valdez, MD Infection: Is Complete Excision Always Necessary? Speaker: Jay Miller, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Ronald Chang, MD 10:15 AM - 10:29 AM Research Presentation #6 Safety of Uninterrupted Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Access Creation with Regional Anesthesia (Resident Award Presentation) Speaker: Melissa Cruz {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Preliminary Experience Using Radial Artery Lithotripsy to Aid AVF Maturation in ESRD Patients with Significant Medial Calcinosis Speaker: Alexander Ushinsky, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Ronald Chang, MD 10:30 AM - 10:59 AM Break - Visit Exhibits, Poster Session #2 11:00 AM - 11:29 AM The Henry Lecture Speaker: William Jennings, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} 11:30 AM - 11:54 AM Research Presentation #7 Implementation of Variojuus Measures to Help Reduce Radioation Exposure to Interventionist Conducting Access Procedures Speaker: Daniel Derylo {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Assessment of Longitudinal Echo Parameters Following AVF Ligation in Stable Renal Transplant Patients Speaker: Alexander Toledo, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Device Innovation: The EndoForce™ Journey Speaker: John Ross, MD Moderator: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD 11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Poster Awards/Announcements 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Break - Visit Exhibits 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM Lunch with Exhibitors 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM Satelite Lunch Symposium: Approaches to Fistula Maturation and Maintenance from Different Specialties Speakers: Monnie Wasse, MD; Ari Kramer, MD Sponsored by Medtronic 01:16 PM - 02:15 PM Session 8 | When to Change Course: Options for Challenging Situations Controversies (Transplant/High Output Cardiac Failure/IMN) Speaker: Ken Woodside, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Central Venous Stenosis/Occlusion Speaker: Charles Kim, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Medical Management of Recurrent Stenosis/Thrombosis (Anticoagulation) Speaker: Yana Etkin, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Lower Extremity Access Speaker: John Lucas, MD {show usergroup="Registered"} Download Presentation {/show} Moderators: Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD 02:16 PM - 02:25 PM Best Resident Presentation 02:26 PM - 02:35 PM Best Oral Presentation 02:36 PM - 02:45 PM Closing Remarks/Adjourn Speakers: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD", "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/2024" }, "datePublished": "2025-06-20T21:46:40+00:00", "dateCreated": "2025-06-20T21:46:40+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-05-27T18:41:17+00:00" } ```