2026 Symposium
The Vascular Access Society of the Americas invites you to participate as an exhibitor at the 2026 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Symposium, May 20-22, 2026 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This Symposium is designed for all transplant, vascular and general surgeons, nephrologists, interventional radiologists and nephrologists, nurses and allied health professionals who are interested in the management of vascular access. The VASA Symposium is an excellent opportunity for your company to showcase its products and services to a multidisciplinary audience committed to advancing dialysis patient care.
The Program Committee is busy planning an excellent scientific meeting that will include:
- State-of-the-art lectures covering all major areas in dialysis access
- Diverse multi-disciplinary faculty including prominent international
- speakers representing Europe, Asia, Canada, South America, & Japan
- 40 scientific abstract presentations
- Vascular access nursing and allied health
- New devices and technologies
- Video presentations
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026 |
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07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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ALLIED HEALTH SESSIONS |
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08:00 AM - 08:05 AM |
Welcome |
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08:05 AM - 08:20 AM |
ESKD Life Plan and Access Plan |
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08:20 AM - 08:50 AM |
AV Access Creation, HD Catheter and PD Placement |
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08:50 AM - 09:35 AM |
Patient Models at Stations: 1-min Check with Patients, Physical Exams |
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09:35 AM - 09:55 AM |
Break |
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09:55 AM - 10:25 AM |
VASA Toolkit for Show & Tell |
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10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Cannulation Stations |
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10:55 AM - 11:10 AM |
Open Topics to Fill with ANNA Local Chapter Input |
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11:10 AM - 11:25 AM |
TBD |
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11:25 AM - 11:40 AM |
TBD |
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11:40 AM - 11:55 AM |
TBD |
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11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Lunch |
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12:55 PM - 01:20 PM |
The Holland Keynote Lecture: USRDS Statement |
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01:20 PM - 01:32 PM |
Fresenius or Davita: A Response |
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01:32 PM - 01:44 PM |
How can we get Nephrologists to Refer Patients for Access Earlier? |
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01:44 PM - 01:56 PM |
Artificial Intelligence will Save the Day (or Not) |
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01:56 PM - 02:08 PM |
IPRO: IS CMS Oversight Effective? |
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CANNULATION SESSIONS |
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02:08 PM - 02:16 PM |
Plastic Cannulas for HD Cannulation |
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02:16 PM - 02:24 PM |
Eradicating Area Cannulation |
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02:24 PM - 02:32 PM |
Dead Space Between Dialysis Needles |
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02:32 PM - 02:40 PM |
Covered Stent Grafts in Cannulation Segment |
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02:40 PM - 02:48 PM |
Image Guided Access Cannulation |
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02:48 PM - 02:56 PM |
Buttonhole Cannulation |
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02:56 PM - 03:04 PM |
Self Cannulation |
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03:04 PM - 03:09 PM |
Optimal Cannulation Principles: South America |
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03:09 PM - 03:14 PM |
Optimal Cannulation Principles: Europe |
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03:14 PM - 03:19 PM |
Optimal Cannulation Principles: Asia |
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03:19 PM - 03:39 PM |
Break |
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ACCESS PARADIGM SESSIONS |
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03:39 PM - 03:51 PM |
Not a One-and-Done: Role of Surgeons in Longitudinal Access Surveillance and Maintenance |
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03:51 PM - 04:03 PM |
Centralization of HD Access Care to Specialized Centers |
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04:03 PM - 04:23 PM |
DEBATE: OBL Vascular Access Centers vs Hospitals: The Good and the Bad |
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04:23 PM - 04:35 PM |
Shared Decision Making - How? |
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04:35 PM - 04:55 PM |
Keynote Lecture |
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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026 |
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07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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08:00 AM - 08:05 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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08:05 AM - 08:25 AM |
VASA Presidential Address |
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AUTOGENOUS AV FISTULA SESSIONS |
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08:25 AM - 08:37 AM |
Vein Mapping: Ultrasound vs Venography |
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08:37 AM - 08:49 AM |
Which AVF is Best? |
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08:49 AM - 09:01 AM |
Criteria and Predictors for Maturation |
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09:01 AM - 09:13 AM |
The Immature AVF: Methods to Induce Maturation |
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09:13 AM - 09:25 AM |
Endo AVF's - The Current Evidence and Role |
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09:25 AM - 09:45 AM |
Debate: EndoAVF is Done vs Surgical Access Deserts |
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09:45 AM - 10:05 AM |
Break |
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AV GRAFT SESSIONS |
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10:05 AM - 10:17 AM |
AV Graft Materials and Configurations |
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10:17 AM - 10:29 AM |
HeRO Graft - Pros and Cons |
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10:29 AM - 10:35 AM |
M&M Case |
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10:35 AM - 10:41 AM |
M&M Case |
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MANAGEMENT OF ACCESS COMPLICATIONS |
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10:41 AM - 10:53 AM |
Management of HAIDI: Which Therapy in Which Stage? |
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10:53 AM - 11:05 AM |
Preventing HAIDI (Hemodialysis Access Induced Distal Ischemia) |
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11:05 AM - 11:25 AM |
Break |
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11:25 AM - 11:37 AM |
High Flow Access Management: Surgical |
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11:37 AM - 11:49 AM |
High Flow Access Management: Endovascular |
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11:49 AM - 12:01 PM |
Surgical and Endovascular Managemet of Aneurysms in AVF's |
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12:01 PM - 12:13 PM |
AV graft pseudoaneurysms treatment options |
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12:13 PM - 12:43 PM |
The Henry Keynote Lecture |
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12:43 PM - 01:43 PM |
Lunch |
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AV ACCESS MAINTENANCE |
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01:43 PM - 01:55 PM |
Access Surveillance - Optimal Methods |
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01:55 PM - 02:07 PM |
Biology of Intimal Hyperplasia and Strategies for Prevention |
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02:07 PM - 02:19 PM |
Covered Stents at the Venous Anastomosis: First Line or Last Line? |
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02:19 PM - 02:31 PM |
Drug-Coated Balloons - Most Recent Data |
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02:31 PM - 02:43 PM |
Central Venous Stenosis - When to Treat and How? |
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02:43 PM - 02:55 PM |
Bare and Covered Stents for Central Veins: What to Use? |
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02:55 PM - 03:15 PM |
Debate: Venous Anastomosis Stenosis: POBA, DCB, Stent, Stent Graft, Revise? |
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03:15 PM - 03:35 PM |
Break |
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03:35 PM - 03:47 PM |
Stent Venous Anastomosis - Consult with Vascular Surgeon or Just Do It? |
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03:47 PM - 03:59 PM |
Stent vs HeRO for Arm Swelling Due to Central Stenosis |
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03:59 PM - 04:05 PM |
Declotting AV Grafts: How I Do It (Vascular Surgeon) |
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04:05 PM - 04:11 PM |
Declotting AV Grafts: How I Do It (Interventional Nephrologist) |
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04:11 PM - 04:17 PM |
Declotting AV Grafts: How I Do It (Interventional Radiologist) |
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04:17 PM - 04:29 PM |
Impact of Hypotension on AV Access |
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04:29 PM - 04:41 PM |
Post Transplant Access Management: Keep or Ligate? |
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NEW TECHNOLOGY |
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04:41 PM - 04:47 PM |
New tech 1 |
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04:47 PM - 04:53 PM |
New tech 2 |
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04:53 PM - 04:59 PM |
New tech 3 |
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04:59 PM - 05:05 PM |
New tech 4 |
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05:05 PM - 05:11 PM |
New tech 5 |
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05:11 PM - 05:17 PM |
New tech 6 |
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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026 |
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07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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PERITONEAL DIALYSIS |
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08:00 AM - 08:12 AM |
Patient Considerations for PD: Pros and Cons vs HD |
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08:12 AM - 08:18 AM |
How I Do It : PD Catheter Insertion (Surgery) |
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08:18 AM - 08:24 AM |
How I Do It : PD Catheter Insertion (Interventional Nephrology) |
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08:24 AM - 08:30 AM |
How I Do It : PD Catheter Insertion (Interventional Radiology) |
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08:30 AM - 08:50 AM |
Debate: What is the Best PD Catheter Insertion Method and Who Does it the Best? |
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08:50 AM - 09:02 AM |
Management of PD Catheter Dysfunction |
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09:02 AM - 09:22 AM |
Debate: Fistula First or PD Catheter First? |
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09:22 AM - 09:42 AM |
Break |
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HEMODIALYSIS CVC's |
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09:42 AM - 09:54 AM |
Femoral TDC's: Always Bad? |
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09:54 AM - 10:06 AM |
When the IJ's are Gone: Where to Go? |
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10:06 AM - 10:18 AM |
Catheter Locks, Dressings, and Coatings: What Works? |
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10:18 AM - 10:30 AM |
Avoiding IV's and PICC Lines in CKD Patients: HOW?? |
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MISC AV ACCESS TOPICS |
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10:30 AM - 10:42 AM |
Myth or Reality: Axillary Lymph Node Dissections - Impactful on Access? |
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10:42 AM - 10:54 AM |
Nerve Blocks for Access Creation and Maintenance |
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10:54 AM - 11:06 AM |
Blood Pump Speed and Fistula/Graft Survival |
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11:06 AM - 11:18 AM |
Novel Ways to Predict AV Success |
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11:18 AM - 11:30 AM |
Frailty and Multi-Morbidity |
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11:30 AM - 11:42 AM |
ESKD Life Plan and Access Plan |
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11:42 AM - 11:54 AM |
Access for Morbid Obesity |
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11:54 AM - 12:06 PM |
Flow Volume Measurements |
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12:06 PM - 12:18 PM |
TBD |
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12:18 PM - 12:30 PM |
TBD |
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12:30 PM - 01:30 PM |
Lunch |
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01:30 PM - 02:45 PM |
International Forum |
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02:45 PM - 03:00 PM |
Break |
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TOP ABSTRACTS |
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03:00 PM - 03:08 PM |
Abstract 1 |
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03:08 PM - 03:16 PM |
Abstract 2 |
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03:16 PM - 03:24 PM |
Abstract 3 |
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03:24 PM - 03:32 PM |
Abstract 4 |
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03:32 PM - 03:40 PM |
Abstract 5 |
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03:40 PM - 03:45 PM |
Closing Remarks |