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PART XII

QA, Education, and Coding
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   Patient Safety and QA in Our Practice -  A National Benchmark Initiative in Its First Year
  Timothy A. Pflederer, MD
  ASN-Sponsored Interventional Education Guidelines
 Amy Dwyer, MD
  Billing and Coding Update 2011
 Donald Schon, MD
   Discussions
  Drs. Pflederer, Dwyer, and Schon



PART XI

The Legal and Political Aspects of Interventional Nephrology
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 When a Serious Adverse Event Occurs - Legal Aspects of Interventional Nephrology
  John McGreevey
 Impacts of the Healthcare Reform Act Bill on Interventional Nephrology
Edward R Jones, MD
   Discussions
  Mr. McGreevey, and Dr. Jones



PART X

New Dimensions of Interventional Nephrology
LINK
 Looking Beyond the Borders - Interventional Nephrology in Other Countries
  Ivan D. Maya, MD
 New ASDIN Initiatives for International Collaboration and Membership
Tushar Vachharajani, MD
   Discussions
  Drs.  Maya, and Vachharajani



PART IX

Basic, Clinical, and Innovative Research of Vascular Access
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 Vascular Biology of HD Vascular Access - From Molecular and Cell Biology to Animal Models
  Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD
 Inflammation and Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Hemodialysis Access
Timmy Lee, MD
 Scientific Steps Toward Device Innovation:  From an Idea to a Patent
 Michael J. Kallok, PhD
   Discussions
  Drs. Chaudhury, Lee, and Kallok



PART VIII

Peritoneal Dialysis and Ultrasound
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   Promoting PD by Interventional Nephrology
   - ASDIN Core Curriculum for PD Catheter Procedures
    Ken Abreo, MD
  Utility of Ultrasound in Evaluating Access Dysfunction
Vandana Dua Niyyar, MD
 Dysfunctional PD Catheters
  Loay Salman, MD
   Discussions
   Drs. Abreo, Niyyar, and Salman


 

PART VII

"End-Stage" Hemodialysis Access Management
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   Surgical Strategies for "End-Stage" Access Patients
  Surendra Shenoy, MD
   Translumbar and Transhepatic Placement of Hemodialysis Catheters
  Abigail Falk, MD
   Recanalization of Occluded Central Veins When Conventional Methods Failed
  - Is It Too Risky or Did We Give Up Too Easily?
  Abigail Falk, MD
   Discussions
   Drs. Shenoy, and Falk


 
PART VI

Arterial Intervention in Interventional Nephrology Practice
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  Upstream Arterial Inflow Lesions 
   - Mastering Arterial Interventional Skills within Hemodialysis Access Management
  Steven Wu, MD
  The Diagnosis and Treatment of Distal Ischemia with Attention to
  Endovascular Techniques
  Loay Salman, MD
   Renal Artery Stenosis
  Alexander S. Yevzlin, MD
   Discussions
   Drs. Wu, Salman, and Yevzlin


 
PART V

Dysfunction of AV Grafts
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   Treatment of Venous-Graft Anastomotic Stenosis - Stent-Graft First?
   or Balloon Angioplasty First?
  Tony Samaha, MD
   Be Careful What You Stent - Saving Veins for Secondary AVF Creation
  Arif Asif, MD
   Living in Post "Fistula First" Era - Graft First for the Elderly?
  A Q Urbanes, MD
   Discussions
   Drs. Agarwal, Sachdeva, Niyyar, Samaha, Asif, and Urbanes


 
PART IV

Dysfunction of Matured Fistulae
LINK
   Central Venous Stenosis with Arm and/or Breast Swelling
   - What's the Sequence of Treatment? 
  Anil K. Agarwal, MD
   High Flow AV Fistulae - Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies
  Bharat Sachdeva, MD
   Recurrent Cephalic Arch Stenosis - What Should I Do Differently?
  Vandana Dua Niyyar, MD


 
PART III

Immaturity of AV Fistulae
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   Fistula Immaturity - When to Intervene and How to Detect? 
  Arif Asif, MD
   Balloon-Assisted Maturation vs. Surgical Revision- Evidence and How-to
  John Ross, MD
   Accessory Veins in Fistula Immaturity and Therapeutic Role of Endovascular Coiling
  Gerald A. Beathard, MD
   Discussions
   Drs. Asif, Ross, and Beathard


 
PART II

Hemodialysis Catheters
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   Hemodialysis Catheter Coatings and Locking Solutions on Infection and Patency
   - Is There Any Evidence? 
  Vandana Dua Niyyar, MD
   Catheter-Associated Atrial Thrombus, Fibrin Sheath, and Catheter Recirculation
   - What's the Optimal Management?
  Tushar Vachharajani, MD
   Strategies for Decreasing the use of Hemodialysis Catheters
  Micah Chan MD
   Discussions
   Drs. Niyyar, Vachharajani, and Chan


 
PART I

Gerald Beathard Annual State of the Art Lecture 
LINK
   Our Current Understanding of Vascular Access Biology and Future Directions


 
  Roy-Chaudhury, MD


 




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