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11th Annual Scientific Meeting Handouts Final

 


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Saturday - February 14, 2015
[Saturday General Session Handouts]

Gerald Beathard Annual State of the Art Lecture 8:15 am - 8:30 am

Chemla

The Art and Science of Vascular Access Creation in 2015

Access Selection 8:30 am - 9:15 am
MODERATOR - Marc Glickman, MD, FACS and Hemender S. Vats, MD, FACP

Allon Using pre-operative maturation prediction or decision analysis models
Chemla  Why I don't use pre-operative Models

Vats

Algorithms to reduce catheter use

AVF 9:15 am - 10:15 am
MODERATORS - Eric Chemla, MD and Timothy W.I. Clark, MD

Vats

Review of recent data: Current AVF Outcomes

Clark

Role of BAM in AVF Maturation in HD patients - When to do, when to stop, and long term results

Burgess

When is surgical option a better option - clotted fistula, inflow and outflow stenosis

Ibeas  Ultrasound evaluation of the mature AVF and process improvement

When and How 10:35 am - 11:50 am
MODERATORs - Rick Mishler, MD, FACP and Shouwen Wang, MD, PhD

Burgess

Fistula Revision - When should we revise aneurysms

Ross

Fistula Revision - How to revise aneurysms

Hentschel  High flow fistula - When Should we address the flow
Cull  High flow fistula - How to address the flow

Grafts 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
MODERATORS: Marius Florescu, MD and  Theodore F. Saad, MD

Cull

Review of recent data - Current AVG Outcomes

Glickman

Early cannulation grafts - review of longer term results and use

Florescu

Pseudoaneurysms - percutaneous and surgical treatments

Access Issues in Specific Populations 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
MODERATORS: Micah Chan, MD, MPH and Yael Vin, MD, MPH

Chan

Dialysis Acces in Failed Transplant Patients

Agarwal

Non-maturing Pre-ESRD Fistula

Melnick

Obese Patients and the deep fistula - techniques to address the problem

Vin  Choice of access in the elderly population

Innovation and Late Breaking Trials 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
MODERATOR: Timmy Lee, MD, MSPH, FACP, FASN and Alexander Yevzlin, MD

Cohn

Percutaneous creation of the AVF-magnet model

Haskal

Covered Stents to treat hemodialysis access stenosis in central veins

Lee

Review of emergeing biological therapies in AVF Maturation

Katragunta

ASDIN Research  - Vascular Conditioning with Novel Device to Improve Fistula Creation and Maturation

Non-Physician/Associates Breakout Sessions
10:35 am - 11:50 am

Humes

Moore

Nursing and RT Care Outside of Traditional Hemodialysis Access Care

Graham

Accreditation Update

Kiss

Radiation Safety Update

Humes

Managing Common & Un-Common Patient Complications

Breakout Sessions- NonDialysis Interventions 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
MODERATORS: Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACP, FSIR, FACR, FAHA and Jason Pinchot, MD
Pinchot Adrenal Vein Sampling
Haskal IVC Filter Retrieval
Pinchot Port/PICC Placement 
 
Breakout Sessions- Abstract Presentations 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
MODERATORS: Anil K. Agarwal, MBBS, MD, FACP, FASN, KNKF
Yevzlin Transcatheter Anastomosis Connector System for Vascular Access Graft Placement
Lee Arteriovenous Fistula Remodeling in a Rat AVF Model - 1
Lee Arteriovenous Fistula Remodeling in a Rat AVF Model - 2

 

Sunday - February 15, 2015
[Sunday General Session Handouts]

Peritoneal Dialysis 8:00 am - 8:45 am
MODERATORS: Kenneth Abreo, MD and Ivan Maya, MD

Chan

PD in the acute setting - Myth or Reality

Sachdeva

Presenternal and buried PD catheters, a better option?

Abreo

How to reposition PD catheters with minimally invasive techniques

Safety and Quality Improvement 8:45 am - 9:30 am
MODERATORS: Ingemar J. Davidson, MD, PhD and Dirk Hentschel, MD

Pflederer

Databases - what are the quality benchmarks and how do we collect the data that allows us to track them

Davidson

Simulation and training in dialysis access

Asif

Treating buttonhole complications

Catheters 9:40 am - 10:25 am
MODERATORS: Tushar Vachharajani, MD, FASN, FACP and Gary A. Gelbfish, MD

Vachharajani

Catheter related atrial thrombus: Diagnosis and Treatment =
Time for Consensus?

Allon

Catheter infections - from exit site to bacteremia and the algorithms of care

Gelbfish

Catheter lock solutions to prevent bacteremia and dysfunction
Is it economically feasible?

The Business in Access Centers 10:45 am - 11:45 am
MODERATORS: Timothy A. Pflederer, MD and Alexander S. Yevzlin, MD

Weinstein

RPA's Role in Creation and Valuation of Interventioanl Nephrology Codes

Pflederer

CMS QIP PPS - what is waiting for us in 2016 and how this will affect our practice

Saad

Access Centers in Today's Economy - what is needed to survive

Gelbfish Surgical incentives for access creation - what is the reimbursement structure?
Yevzlin Has Interventional Nephrology Lost its Charm?  Ways to invigorate the Specialty and Ensure its survival