For Clinical and Interventional Nephrologists, Interventional Radiologists, Vascular Access Surgeons, Residents and Fellows-in-Training, Nephrology or Advanced-practice Nurses, Technologists

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PART VII
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   K-DOQI Update on Vascular Access
   Anatole Besarab, MD
   Economics of Dialysis Access
   Donald Schon, MD, FACP
   Future of Nephrology-related Procedures: Where Are We Headed?
   Stephen Ash, MD, FACP
Nursing Breakout Session
   Safety Concerns in the Interventional Suite
   Jay Copelan, RT
   Monitoring & Surveillance Programs What Do They Mean?
   Janet Holland, RN, CNN
   Vascular Access Education: Do we need this tool?
   Donna Merrill, RN
   It Takes Two to Tango!
   Deborah Brouwer RN CNN
   Assessment for a Dysfunctional Access
  John White, RN
   Patient Satisfaction: A Key to Any Access Program
   Terry F. Litchfield, M.P.A. VP, Clinical Operations RMS Lifeline

PART VI
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   Drug Reactions
   Aris Urbanes, MD
   Venography and the Risk of Radiocontrast Nephropathy
   Arif Asif, MD
   Central Venous Stenosis: To Stent or Not to Stent?
   Timothy Pflederer, MD
   Basilic Fistulae: Is Superficialization Needed?
   Kenneth Abreo, MD
   Does Hemodynamic Assessment During Angioplasty Help?
   Naveen Atray, MD, FASN
   Peri-anastomotic Stenosis: Surgery or PTA?
   Florin Gadalean, MD
   Cephalic Arch Stenosis: PTA, Stent or Surgical Revision?
   Sanford Altman, MD
   Secondary Arteriovenous Fistulae: How to Find Candidates and When to Convert Them?
   Gerald Beathard, MD, PhD, FASN
   Clinical Epidemiology: Vascular Access Options and Outcomes
   Pietro Ravani MD
   Vascular Access Research: What Do We Need?
  Anatole Besarab, MD
   Non-invasive Strategies to Limit Access Stenosis
   Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCP

PART V
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   Access Surveillance is Useless
   Jack Work, MD
   Access Surveillance is Critical
   Anatole Besarab, MD
   Angioplasty Works for Access Stenosis
   Bart Dolmatch, MD
   Temporary Dialysis Catheters
   Aslam Pervez, MD
   Insertion of a Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter
   Alexander Yevzlin, MD
   Tunneled Catheter Design and Performance
   Stephen Ash, MD, FACP
   Fibrin Sheath/Peri-catheter Thrombus/Right Atrial Thrombus
   Aris Urbanes, MD
   Antibiotic Lock Solutions and Catheter Infection
   Stephen Ash, MD, FACP
   Peel-away Sheath Approach is Better for Catheter Insertion
   Carlos Rivera-Bermúdez, MD
   Sheathless Approach is Better for Catheter Insertion
   Ivan Maya, MD
   Audit Sedation and Other Procedure-Related Complications
  Gerald Beathard, MD, PhD, FASN

PART IV
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   Ultrasound Guidance for Renal Biopsy by Nephrologists
   Juan Pablo Herrera Félix, MD
   Renal Ultrasonography by Nephrologists
   Charles O’Neill, MD
   Peritoneal Catheters: Insertion Techniques by Nephrologists
   Kenneth Abreo, MD
   Pathophysiology, Clinical Features and Differential Diagnosis
   Arif Asif, MD
   Diagnostic Evaluation of Hand Ischemia
   Bhagwan Bhimani, MD
   Mathematics of DRIL
   Bernard Gerstman, PhD
   Percutaneous Approach to Hand Ischemia
   Antoine Samaha, MD
   Surgical Approach to Hand Ischemia
   Pierre Bourquelot, MD
   Heart Failure and Dialysis Access
   Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH
   Surgical Inflow Reduction for High Output Fistulae
   Eric Chemla, BSc, FRCS
   Percutaneous Inflow Reduction for High Output Fistulae
   Gregg Miller, MD

PART III
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   Tunneled Catheter Breakage During Removal Procedure
   Aslam Pervez, MD
   Advancement of IJ Catheter in the IVC
   George Nassar, MD
   Balloon Detachment During Angioplasty
   Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD
   Stent Floating
   Theodore Saad, MD
   Catheter Insertion in Brachiocephalic Vein
   Abigail Falk, MD
   Emerging Role of Ultrasound in Vascular Access Care
   Linda Francisco, MD

PART II
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   Vein Obliteration and Embolization Techniques
   Jan Bijan Tawakol, MD
   Point/Counterpoint Fistula Thrombectomy: Use of Devices
   Abigail Falk, MD
   Fistula Thrombectomy: TPA and Aspiration of Clot
   Donald Schon, MD, FACP
   Thrombectomy of an AVG: What Technique to Use?
   Jack Work, MD
   Fistula First
   Jeffrey Sands, MD, MMM
   Fistula Worst
   Antoine Samaha, MD
   Grafts are Better than Transposed Fistulae
   Frederick Schild, MD, FACS
   Arterial Embolization During Thrombectomy
   Abigail Falk, MD
   Arterial Intimal Tear
   Timothy Pflederer, MD
   Percutaneous Approach to Hand Ischemia
   Antoine Samaha, MD

PART I
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   Basic Vascular Anatomy and its Application: The Arterial Circulation, Superficial and Deep Venous Systems
   Peter Miller, MD
   Preservation of Veins in CKD
   Theodore Saad, MD
   Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
   Rick Mishler, MD, FACP
   Physical Examination of an Arteriovenous Access
   Gerald Beathard, MD, PhD, FASN
   Mechanisms of Early Fistula Failure
   Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCP
   Diagnosis and Timing of Intervention in Early Failure
   Aris Urbanes, MD
   Percutaneous Approach to Salvage Fistulae with Early Failure
   George Nassar, MD
   Surgical Approach to Salvage Fistulae with Early Failure
   Surendra Shenoy, MD
   Endovascular Stents and Stent Grafts
   Bart Dolmatch, MD


 




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