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Friday, October 31, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
Networking
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session IV: Peritoneal Dialysis
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Moderator:
Rick Mischler, MD
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
Panelist:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Panelist:
Jason Wagner, MD
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session IV: Peritoneal Dialysis
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Moderator:
Rick Mischler, MD
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
Panelist:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Panelist:
Jason Wagner, MD
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:00 AM - 8:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Economics of PD in 2025: Who Benefits?
Speaker:
Dirk Hentschel
Main Session
8:06 AM - 8:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Who Is and Who Is Not a Candidate?
Speaker:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Main Session
8:12 AM - 8:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Trouble Shooting the Dysfunctional PD Patient
Speaker:
Jason Wagner
Main Session
8:18 AM - 8:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Long-term Results of PD: Does it Really Last?
Speaker:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:24 AM - 8:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
Panelist:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Panelist:
Jason Wagner, MD
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:39 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Percutaneous PD is Always the First Option
Speaker:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Main Session
8:45 AM - 8:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Laparoscopic PD is Better in Almost All Cases
Speaker:
Jason Wagner
Main Session
8:51 AM - 8:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Main Session
8:53 AM - 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Jason Wagner
Main Session
8:55 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Mohamed Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Case Presenter:
Jason Wagner, MD
Case Presenter:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session V: Back to the Basics: Management of Fistula and Graft Infections
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Panelist:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Eric Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Main Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session V: Back to the Basics: Management of Fistula and Graft Infections
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Panelist:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Eric Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Main Session
10:00 AM - 10:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Access Infections: Scope of the Problem
Speaker:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Main Session
10:06 AM - 10:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
When is the Access Infected and When Is It Not?
Speaker:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
10:12 AM - 10:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Management of Graft Infection
Speaker:
Eric Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Main Session
10:18 AM - 10:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Management of Fistula Infection
Speaker:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Main Session
10:24 AM - 10:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Eric Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Main Session
10:39 AM - 10:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Catheters Really Aren't as Bad as We Think
Speaker:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Session
10:45 AM - 10:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Catheters Are the Work of the Devil
Speaker:
Mohamad Hussain
Main Session
10:51 AM - 10:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Session
10:53 AM - 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Mohamad Hussain
Main Session
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Eric Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Case Presenter:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Case Presenter:
Mohamad Hussain
Main Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Keynote Address: Progress in Dialysis Access - Where We Are and Where We Are Going
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Keynote Address: Progress in Dialysis Access - Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Keynote Speaker:
Larry Scher
Main Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break and NON-CME Industry Sessions
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break and NON-CME Industry Sessions
Networking
1:30 PM - 2:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session VI: Stump the Experts
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Dirk Hentschel
Main Session
1:30 PM - 2:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session VI: Stump the Experts
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Dirk Hentschel
Main Session
1:30 PM - 1:36 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
1:36 PM - 1:42 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Main Session
1:42 PM - 1:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
1:48 PM - 1:54 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
1:54 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Main Session
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Main Session
2:06 PM - 2:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
"It's Academic Access" - Jeopardy!
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
"It's Academic Access" - Jeopardy!
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Team Interventional Nephrology
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Team Interventional Radiology
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Team Surgery
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Panelist:
Leonardo Cortizo, MD
Panelist:
Jason Wagner, MD
Main Session
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Simulation of Dialysis Access
SODA
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Simulation of Dialysis Access
SODA
