VASA 2022 Symposium

June 9-11, 2022
Charleston Marriott Hotel
Charleston, South Carolina

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

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Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Vascular Access Society of the Americas. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 17.00 ANCC contact hours.

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
01:30 PM - 02:40 PM	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.

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 Moderator: Victoria Teodorescu, MD, MBA, RVT 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
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 Moderator: Theodore Yuo, MD, MSc 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
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 Moderator: Guillermo Escobar, MD, FACS 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
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 Moderator: Mark London, MD 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
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.

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 Speakers: Moderator: Rachel Forbes 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
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 Speakers: John Lucas III, MD, FACS 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
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 Speakers: John E. Aruny, MD Join John E. Aruny, MD for a lunch symposium on choosing the appropriate algorithm for cost effective intervention at the graft vein anastomosis.
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 Moderator: Robert Lee, MD 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
03:20 PM - 03:25 PM	Closing Remarks/Adjourn