Friday, May 21, 2021

7:50 am - 8:50 am
Breakfast Symposium
Presented by Gore

8:50 am - 9:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Role of the FDA in New Device Development

• FDA Regulatory Pathways for Device Approval
• Engineering Considerations with Medical-Devices
• Challenges in Clinical Studies of Dialysis Access Devices
• FDA Approval Isn’t Enough: Understanding Real World Device Performance Requires Quality Post-Market Evidence

10:15 am- 10:30 am
Industry Break #1

10:30 am - 11:45 am
From Hemodynamics to Intervention

• Linkages Between Shear Stress and AVF Stenosis
• AVF Angle Determines Outcome
• Of SLOTs, RADARS and More…
• How Does This Really Work? Laminate and Venostent
• Group Discussion

11:45 am- 12:00 pm
Industry Break #2

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Access Creation 2021

• My Algorithm for Choosing the Right Access at the Right Time
• Ultrasound Mapping and Complimentary Venography: How I Use It for Access Planning
• AVF Slot, Snuff Box, Radiocephalic Fistula Creation
• How I Alter the Tunneling Techniques for Different Access Placements
• Questions and Discussion

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Lunch Symposium
Presented by Bard

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Modulating Vascular Biology to Develop New Therapies

• Its All About the Adventitia
• Adventures with Nitric Oxide
• Molecular Targets for AVF Maturation Failure: Seperating Myth from Reality
• What is the Real Target for AVF Failure: Neointimal Hyperplasia or Negative (Inward) Remodeling
• Questions and Discussion

3:30 pm- 3:45 pm
Industry Break #3

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Peritoneal Dialysis and Central Venous Catheters

• Laproscopic Treatment of PD Malfunctions
• How and Why I Choose a Particular PD Catheter
• Placement of CVC: How to Avoid Complications
• Choosing the Right CVC for a Particular Patient
• Questions and Discussion

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Complex, Atypical, and Sometimes Desperate Access Options: The Final Chapter

• Placing a CVC with the Surfacer Device
• Salvaging Peripheral Venous Real Estate
• Redefining Catheter Dependence with the HERO Device
• Femoral Vein Transposition for Fistula Creation
• Transradial Artery Access for Fistula Interventions
• Discussion

6:25 pm
Adjourn

Saturday, May 22, 2021

7:50 am - 8:50 am
Breakfast Symposium
Presented by Getinge

9:00 am - 10:25 am
What Will Vascular Access Care Look Like in 2025?

• NO Rechargeable Fillers for Dialysis Catheters
• Bioengineered Vessels for Dialysis Vascular Access
• Modeling AVFs to Create Data Analytics for AVF Success
• Graftworx: Measuring Flow 24/7, Role in Home Hemodialysis Delivery
• A New Bioengineered Graft
• Panel Discussion

10:25 am - 10:40 am
Industry Break #4

10:40 am - 11:55 am
Important Issues in the Creation and Maintenance of Dialysis Access

• Current Etiology, Prevention and Treatment of Aneurysms in AVFs
• Treating the Diseased Cephalic Arch: How to Safely Travel and Treat the "Burma Road" of Dialysis Access
• Brachial Vein Transposition Fistula Creation
• Choices Among Early Cannulation Grafts: How I Decide
• Questions and Discussion

11:55 am - 12:10 pm
Industry Break #5

12:10 pm - 1:35 pm
Process Innovation in Vascular Access

• Dialysis Access Collaborative Consortium
• PRO’s for Vascular Access
• Real World Evidence: From Evidence-based Practice to Practice-based Evidence
• Through the Lens of a Patient:
  The Problem: Disparities in Dialysis Access Care
  The Solution: Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Discussion

1:35 pm - 2:35 pm
Lunch Symposium
Presented by Medtronic

2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
Recent Developments in Hemodialysis Access Creation and Management

• Endovascular Fistula Creation: Where It Fits Into the Access Armamentareum
• Additional Procedures to Support Endovascular Fistulas
• Bioengineered Human Acellular Vessels: Similarities and Differences from Traditional Access Conduits
• Drug-Coated Balloons: Finding the Value in Today's Practice
• Questions and Discussion

3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Industry Break #6

4:05 pm - 5:20 pm
Important Issues in Dialysis Access 2021

• Endovascular Approach to the Slow to Mature Fistula
• The Management of Steal Syndromes
• Central Vein Recanalization: Planning for Success
• Catastrophic Bleeding Complications: Essential Patient Education
• Discussion

5:20 pm - 6:35 pm
Clinical: Stent Grafts

• The Sutureless Anastomosis
• Stent Grafts Use in Grafts and Fistulas: Are We Willing to Follow the Literature?
• Central Vein Recanalization: Planning for Success
• Stent Grafts Utility in the Treatment of Central Vein Occlusive Disease
• Discussion

6:35 pm
Adjourn