VASA 2024 Symposium
May 16-18, 2024
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
The Vascular Access Society of the Americas will be holding its 2024 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Symposium, May 16-18, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 2024 VASA Symposium will feature leading edge presentations and exciting content, including:
- State-of-the-art, comprehensive lectures covering all major areas in dialysis access
- Diverse multi-disciplinary faculty, including prominent international speakers
- Scientific abstract presentations sharing the newest finding and technological advancements in dialysis access
- Vascular access nursing and allied health content
- Interactive case discussions
- Spotlight on new devices and technologies
Target Audience: Transplant, vascular and general surgeons, nephrologists, interventional radiologists, nurses, and dialysis technicians who are interested in the management of vascular access.
Registration Rates
Registration Type | Member Rate | Non/Member Rate |
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Physician Registration | $850 | $1,145 |
Allied Health | $249 | $349 |
Non-Physician Industry Representative | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Trainee (Resident, FIT, etc.) | $50 | $50 |
Allied Health Pre-Conference Session ONLY! | $50 | $50 |
Hotel Information
The last day to book your room at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta is Friday, April 26, 2024. VASA's Practicum group rate is $209 USD per night.
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 — ALLIED HEALTH PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP - DISPLAY TODAY'S DETAILS |
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07:45 AM - 08:00 AM |
Introduction |
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM |
Discuss CKD, Assisting Patients to be Prepared for Dialysis, and Their Role with ESKD Life Plan and Access Plan. How to Become One Team for the Total Patient Experience/Satisfaction. Speaker: Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN |
08:30 AM - 09:15 AM |
Overview of Vascular Access Creation Overview AV Access Creation, HD Catheter and PD Placement. Speaker: John Lucas, MD |
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM |
Break and Time to get Patients into the Stations. |
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Speakers: Rodella Brown, CD-LPN; Judy A Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Crystal T Fahner, CCHT; Amber Parker, CHT; Jacquelyn N. Hall, CCHT; Debbie Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN |
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
VASA Toolkit for Show & Tell (Including Bottle Cap) Speakers: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD |
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM |
Lunch On Your Own |
12:45 PM - 01:45 PM |
CDC Infection Control in Dialysis Access Speakers: TBD |
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM |
Break |
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM |
How to Triage and Refer the Vascular Access to the Appropriate Provider
Speakers: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD |
02:45 PM - 03:30 PM |
Speakers: David Rush, HHD Patient; Linda Toney, HHD Nurse |
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM |
Round Table Discussion with Q&A Session Speakers: All |
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 — GLOBAL DIALYSIS ACCESS FORUM - DISPLAY TODAY'S DETAILS |
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01:00 PM - 02:30 PM |
Moderators: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD; Mitchell Henry, MD |
02:30 PM - 02:40 PM |
Break |
02:40 PM - 03:40 PM |
Moderators: TBD |
03:40 PM - 04:00 PM |
Break |
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
Libations and Learning: Case Discussions |
05:30 PM - 07:30 PM |
Opening Reception Open to All Attendees |
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 - DISPLAY TODAY'S DETAILS |
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07:00 AM - 07:50 AM |
Breakfast Symposium |
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
08:00 AM - 08:09 AM |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Speaker: John Lucas, MD |
08:10 AM - 09:09 AM |
Moderator: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD |
09:10 AM - 09:24 AM |
Moderator: Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD |
09:25 AM - 09:50 AM |
VASA Presidential Address Speaker: Dirk Hentschel, MD Moderator: John Lucas, MD |
09:51 AM - 10:14 AM |
Break - Visit Exhibits |
10:15 AM - 11:14 AM |
Session 2 | Access Creation: New Devices
Moderators: John Lucas, MD; Charmaine Lok |
11:15 AM - 11:29 AM |
Moderators: John Lucas, MD; Charmaine Lok |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Session 3 | Accress Creation: How to Choose
Moderators: Mohamad Hussain, MD, PhD; Keith Ozaki, MD |
12:30 PM - 01:29 PM |
Lunch with Exhibitors |
12:30 PM - 01:29 PM |
Lunch Symposium: Advancing Hemodialysis Access: Innovative Strategies for Maintenance and Longevity Speakers: Bart Dolmatch, MD; William Harris, MD |
01:30 PM - 01:50 PM |
The Holland Lecture Speaker: Forest Rawls, CCHT-A, FNKF |
01:51 PM - 02:50 PM |
Session 4 | Access Use/Cannulation
Moderators: Dirk Hentschel, MD; Forest Rawls, CCHT-A, FNKF |
02:51 PM - 03:05 PM |
Moderators: TBD |
03:06 PM - 03:35 PM |
Break - Visit Exhibits |
03:36 PM - 04:31 PM |
Session 5 | FDA and Trials in Dialysis Access
Moderators: Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD |
04:32 PM - 04:47 PM |
Moderators: Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD |
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM |
VASA Business Meeting |
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM |
Reception in the Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees |
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 - DISPLAY TODAY'S DETAILS |
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07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Breakfast Symposium |
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
08:00 AM - 08:45 AM |
Session 6 | Access: Maintenance
Moderator: John Aruny, MD |
08:50 AM - 09:12 AM |
Moderator: John Aruny, MD |
09:15 AM - 10:14 AM |
Session 7 | Access: Rescue/Revision
Moderators: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Ronald Chang, MD |
10:15 AM - 10:29 AM |
Moderators: Vicki Teodorescu, MD; Ronald Chang, MD |
10:30 AM - 10:59 AM |
Break - Visit Exhibits |
11:00 AM - 11:29 AM |
The Henry Lecture Speaker: William Jennings, MD |
11:30 AM - 11:54 AM |
Moderator: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel |
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM |
Poster Awards/Announcements |
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM |
Break - Visit Exhibits |
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM |
Lunch with Exhibitors |
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM |
Lunch Symposium: Speakers: |
01:16 PM - 02:15 PM |
Session 8 | When to Change Course: Options for Challenging Situations
Moderators: Karen Woo, MD, PhD; Yana Etkin, MD |
02:16 PM - 02:25 PM |
Best Resident Presentation |
02:26 PM - 02:35 PM |
Best Oral Presentation |
02:36 PM - 02:45 PM |
Closing Remarks/Adjourn Speakers: John Lucas, MD; Dirk Hentschel, MD |
Thank you to our 2024 Exhibitors
- 102 - BD
- 103 - Laminate Medical Technologies
- 108 - Humacyte Global
- 109 - Boston Scientific
- 110 - Cerulean Scientific
- 111 - Amplifi Vascular
- 112 - CorMedix Inc
- 113 - Available
- 114 - Renal Interventions
- 115 - Inari Medical
- 117 - W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc
- 120 - Getinge
- 121 - Mozarc Medical
- 122 - Medtronic
- 124 - VentureMed Group
- 125 - LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
- 126 - Voyager Biomedical
- 127 - Merit Medical Systems, Inc.