ASDIN Fellow Dialysis Access Education Course

In collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, Massachusetts

Faculty:
Adina Voiculescu, MD, FASDIN, Program Chair
Matthias Bergmann, MD; Susan Cheung, MD, MS; Dirk M. Hentschel, MD, FASDIN;
Vigneshwar Padmanabhan, MD; Carla Rice, CNP; Adrian Sequeira, MD, FACP, FASN, FASDIN;
Lauren Stern, MD; J. Kevin Tucker, MD; Yael Vin, MD; and Steven Wu, MD

LECTURES and DIDACTIC SESSIONS - Sessions with subject-matter experts
HANDS-ON LABS - Focused on practical skill-building with models and patient demonstrations
CASE-BASED DISCUSSIONS - Clinical scenarios to reinforce theoretical knowledge and troubleshooting
complications
PRE- and POST- WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT - To evaluate skill acquisition and identify areas for
improvement

Objectives:
• Understand ESRD Lifeplan with focus on dialysis access
• Name AV fistulas and AV grafts
• Perform and interpret a 4- or 5-point dialysis access exam
• Understand physiology of maturation of a dialysis access
• Be aware of hemodynamic effects of dialysis access
• Understand individual clinical scenarios of dialysis access problems
• Be aware of options for interventions and procedures
• Gain knowledge about dialysis catheter associated issues and possible ways of intervention
• Be able to connect and disconnect peritoneal dialysis catheters
• Understand different clinical scenarios of peritoneal dialysis associated problems and be aware of
pathways for management