Program

Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA)
Course Day I: October 10, 2011

7:00 a.m.         Breakfast and Visit Exhibits
Session I: The Best Decisions for Access Moderators: Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
7:30 a.m. Introduction and Welcoming Remarks Dr. Davidson
7:45 a.m. Why We Do Things Differently: Leaders and Followers Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
7:55 a.m. ESRD Update: What's New? Dr. Allon
8:05 a.m. Access Selection: Is There a Method to the Madness?
 Dr. Lok
8:15 a.m. Simulation in AV Access Surgery Dr. Slakey
8:23 a.m. Don't Stick Without Ultrasound Dr. Pittiruti
8:30 a.m. "Experts" Face-off: Selecting the "Best" Access Drs. Allon, Chemla, Henry, Lok, Ross and Work
9:00 a.m. CiDA Is on the Case: Follow-up from Last Year's CiDA Cases Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
Panelists: Drs. Allon, Chemla, Lok, Pittiruti, Slakey, Work
9:40 a.m. Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits
Session II: The Best Access for Each Patient Moderators: Drs. Davidson and Work
The Controversies in the Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative (FFBI): Is It Good, Bad, Ugly or What?
10:00 a.m. FFBI: The "Good" Dr. Spergel
10:06 a.m. FFBI: The "Bad" and the "Ugly" Dr. Chemla
10:12 a.m. Discussion Drs. Spergel and Chemla
10:25 a.m. The Controversies in Pre-op Vascular Mapping: Can It Reduce Early AVF Failure Rates?
Yes: And I Will Tell You Why Dr. Beathard
No: And This Is Why Not Dr. Glickman
Discussion Drs. Beathard and Glickman
10:50 a.m. The DAC/NIH Studies: What You May Not Know Dr. Chemla
10:58 a.m. Upper Arm AV Access: What's Best for the Patient? Dr. Allon
11:06 a.m. PD: Where It's Been, Where It's Going Dr. Work
11:14 a.m. CiDA Is on the Case: An Early Failing AVF: Decisions, Cost, and Outcomes Drs. Dolmatch and Saad
Panelists: Drs. Allon, Beathard, Chemla, Glickman and Work
12:00 noon Lunch, Industry Educational Session and Visit Exhibits
1:00 p.m. CiDA Clinic Sessions (Attendee's Choice)
1. Surgical Techniques: How I Do it Drs. Glickman, Ross, Spergel
2. Endovascular Techniques: How I Do It Drs. Beathard, Dolmatch, Saad, Rajan
3. Practical Aspects of Delivering PD and HD: The Devil Is in the Details Mr. LaMendola, Drs. Allon and Work
4. Simulation of Dialysis Access (Deep Venous Access, Cannulation, the OR, IR Simulator) Drs. Davidson, Lok, Pittiruti, Slakey, Toomay, Ms. O'Rear, Ms. Wade and Ms. Stiffend-Williams
Session III: The Best Strategies to Maintain Access Moderators: Drs. Dolmatch and Saad
2:00 p.m. Surveillance Techniques Made Easy: Pressure and Flow Dr. Beathard
2:08 p.m. Surveillance Techniques: Why Bother? Dr. Work
The Controversies in Surveillance: Can It Prolong AV Access Patency?
2:16 p.m. Yes: If Treatment of Stenosis Worked Better Dr. Wish
2:22 p.m. No: Surveillance Isn't Accurate Enough Dr. Allon
2:28 p.m. Discussion Drs. Wish and Allon
2:40 p.m. PTA Patency in AV Grafts Can Be Improved with Covered Stents Dr. Haskal
2:50 p.m. Surgical Revision of AV Graft Stenosis Is the Best Approach Dr. Henry
3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits
3:20 p.m. Video Case Presentations: Technique and Judgment in AV Access Procedures Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
Panelists: Drs. Allon, Haskal, Henry, Wish, Work
4:20 p.m. It's Access Academic: Revenge of the Nerds Moderator: Dr. Dolmatch
The Interventional Radiologists (Champions 2010) Panelists: Drs. Falk, Haskal, Trerotola
The Surgeons Panelists: Drs. Chemla, Henry, Peden
The Nephrologists Panelists: Drs. Roy-Chaudhury, Saad, Wish
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the Day

 

 

Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA)
Course Day II: October 11, 2011
7:00 a.m.     Breakfast, Industry Breakfast Session and Visit Exhibits
Session IV: Surgical Innovations on the Horizon Moderator: Drs. Davidson and Peden
7:30 a.m. Innovation on the Horizon Dr. Dolmatch
7:34 a.m. Creation of AVG's That Are Stent-supported at the Venous End Dr. Ross
7:42 a.m. Improved Patency With Heparin-bonded e-PTFE Grafts Dr. Henry
7:50 a.m. Impact of Modified Flow Dynamics on AVG Outcomes Dr. Glickman
7:58 a.m. Fistula Creation With AV Anastomostic Coupling{/reg} Dr. Roy-Chaudhury
8:06 a.m. Cannulation Windows for AV Fistulae Dr. Blatter
8:14 a.m. Modification of Vascular Elastic Properties to Create AV Fistulae Dr. Peden
8:22 a.m. Bioengineered AV Conduits Dr. McAllister
8:30 a.m. An AV Graft with an On/Off Switch Dr. Cull
8:38 a.m. Panel Discussion: Progress in AV Access Surgery Panelists: Drs. Blatter, Glickman, Henry, McAllister, Peden, Ross, Roy-Chaudhury
Session V: Catheter-based Innovations on the Horizon Moderators: Drs. Lawson and Trerotola
8:50 a.m. Beyond the Fistulogram: When Is the Intervention Done? Dr. Falk
8:58 a.m. Best Catheter-based Intervention for Cephalic Arch Stenosis Dr. Miller
9:06 a.m. Incisional Thrombectomy Dr. Saad
9:14 a.m. Sono-guided Percutaneous Intervention Dr. Ascher
9:22 a.m. Covered Stents in AV Fistulae Dr. Rajan
9:30 a.m. Drug-coated Balloons (or Stents) for AV Access: Will They Work? Dr. Lawson
9:38 a.m. Panel Discussion: Progress in Endovascular Therapy Panelists: Drs. Ascher, Falk, Lawson, Miller, Rajan, Saad
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits
Session VI: Practical Application of New Therapies Moderators: Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
10:20 a.m. CiDA on the Case: Approaches and Advances in AV Access Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
Panelists: Drs. Ross, Peden, Rajan, Lawson, Falk, Miller, Illig
11:30 a.m. From Lab to Patient: How to Move Efficiently Toward FDA Approval Drs. Morales and Wille
11:45 a.m. Paying for Tomorrow's Care: Show Me the Money Dr. Jones
12:00 noon Lunch, Industry Educational Session and Visit Exhibits
1:00 p.m. CiDA Clinic Sessions (Attendee's Choice)
1. Practical Considerations in DHIS (Steal) Drs. Ascher, Lawson, Miller, Spergel
2. Practical Considerations in Central Vein Obstruction Drs. Dolmatch, Illig, Peden, Ross, Trerotola
3. Cannulation: Watch What You're Doing! Dr. Cull and Mr. LaMendola
4. Simulation of Dialysis Access (Deep Venous Access, Cannulation, the OR, IR Simulator) Drs. Davidson,  Pittiruti, Slakey, Toomay, Ms. O'Rear, Ms. Wade and Ms. Stiffend-Williams
Session VII: Central Vein Obstruction Moderator: Drs. Dolmatch and Haskal
2:00 p.m. What We Know and Don't Know About Occluded Central Veins Dr. Rajan
2:08 p.m. PTA and Stenting of Central Venous Occlusion: Good Enough? Dr. Haskal
2:16 p.m. Surgical Management of CVO: When Is It the Right Choice? Dr. Illig
The Controversies In Symptomatic Subclavian Vein Stenosis in the Dialysis Patient
2:24 p.m. Percutaneous Treatment Is the Standard of Care Dr. Trerotola
2:30 p.m. Surgical Decompression Should Be Tried First Dr. Illig
2:36 p.m. Do We Know Which One Is Better for Subclavian Vein Stenosis? Drs. Illig and Trerotola
2:50 p.m. Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits
Session VIII: Catheters and Final Access Considerations Moderator: Drs. Davidson and Dolmatch
3:10 p.m. How Early Is Too Early to Declot AV Access? Dr. Trerotola
3:18 p.m. Bioactive Catheter Coatings: Does the Data Support Their Use? Dr. Toomay
3:24 p.m. Avoiding Dialysis Catheters Altogether Dr. Jones
3:32 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelistsists: Drs. Jones, Toomay, Trerotola
3:40 p.m. CiDA on the Case: Central Venous Cases Drs. Davison and Dolmatch
Panelistsists: Drs. Jones, Toomay, Trerotola
4:30 p.m. Final Thoughts and Awards Drs. Davison and Dolmatch
4:40 p.m. Adjourn

 

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Course Directors

Ingemar Davidson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Bart Dolmatch, M.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology
Director, Vascular and Interventional Radiology
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
 

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