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Thursday, October 30, 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
7:50 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session I: Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion Revisited
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Larry Scher, MD
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Panelist:
Lee Kirksey, MD
Main Session
7:50 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session I: Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion Revisited
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Larry Scher, MD
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Panelist:
Lee Kirksey, MD
Main Session
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome Remarks
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
8:00 AM - 8:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
CVO: Scope of the Problem
Speaker:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Session
8:06 AM - 8:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Aggressive Interventional Procedures
Speaker:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
8:12 AM - 8:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Techniques of Lower Extremity Access
Speaker:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
8:18 AM - 8:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Who is Truly Catheter Dependent?
Speaker:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
8:24 AM - 8:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
8:39 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Upstairs: Surfacer and HeRO in All Cases
Speaker:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
8:45 AM - 8:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Downstairs: Leg Access is Best
Speaker:
Lee Kirksey
Main Session
8:51 AM - 8:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
8:53 AM - 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Lee Kirksey
Main Session
8:55 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Case Presenter:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Case Presenter:
Lee Kirksey, MD
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 II: Percutaneous versus Open Dialysis Access Revisited
Moderator:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Moderator:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Asklepios Clinic Barmbek
Panelist:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Panelist:
Matthew Smeds, MD
Main Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session II: Percutaneous versus Open Dialysis Access Revisited
Moderator:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Moderator:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Asklepios Clinic Barmbek
Panelist:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Panelist:
Matthew Smeds, MD
Main Session
10:00 AM - 10:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
How My pAVF Experience Built My Surgical Practice?
Speaker:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Asklepios Clinic Barmbek
Main Session
10:06 AM - 10:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
WavelinQ: Current Global Results
Speaker:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Main Session
10:12 AM - 10:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Why Did Ellipsys Go Away?
Speaker:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Main Session
10:18 AM - 10:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Literature Update: Just Because I Can Make an Anastomosis Doesn't Make it a Fistula
Speaker:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Main Session
10:24 AM - 10:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Asklepios Clinic Barmbek
Panelist:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Panelist:
Matthew Smeds, MD
Main Session
10:39 AM - 10:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
pAVF: Technology Failed These Patient
Speaker:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Main Session
10:45 AM - 10:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
pAVF: Industry Failed These Patients
Speaker:
Matthew Smeds, MD
Main Session
10:51 AM - 10:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Main Session
10:53 AM - 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Matthew Smeds
Main Session
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Neghae Mawla, MD
– Dallas Nephrology Associates
Case Presenter:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Asklepios Clinic Barmbek
Case Presenter:
Matthew Smeds
Main Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
SAVE at CIDA!
Moderator:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Moderator:
Leonardo Cortizo, MD
Panelist:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, MsC
– LIVCARE Access Center
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
SAVE at CIDA!
Moderator:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Moderator:
Leonardo Cortizo, MD
Panelist:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, MsC
– LIVCARE Access Center
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
11:30 AM - 11:36 AM
East Coast USA Time
"Big BAM"
Speaker:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, MsC
– LIVCARE Access Center
Main Session
11:36 AM - 11:42 AM
East Coast USA Time
Femoral Vein Transposition - the SAVE Registry
Speaker:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
11:42 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Cases from Brazil
Case Presenter:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Case Presenter:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, MsC
– LIVCARE Access Center
Case Presenter:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
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 - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session III: What do the Patients and Cannulators Want from Their Access?
Moderator:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Jessica Lancaster
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session III: What do the Patients and Cannulators Want from Their Access?
Moderator:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Jessica Lancaster
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
1:30 PM - 1:36 PM
East Coast USA Time
What Does the Patient Want from Their Access: Creation, Maturation and Maintenance?
Speaker:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Main Session
1:36 PM - 1:42 PM
East Coast USA Time
What Do I Want from My Access?
Speaker:
Mohamad Hussain
Main Session
1:42 PM - 1:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
The Role of Ultrasound: How Can We Make the Cannulator's Life Easier?
Speaker:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Main Session
1:48 PM - 1:54 PM
East Coast USA Time
The Cannulator to the Surgeon: How Can You Make My Life Easier?
Speaker:
Jessica Lancaster
Main Session
1:54 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Patient Selection for Home Hemodialysis
Speaker:
Adina Voiculescu
Main Session
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM
East Coast USA Time
Access Maintenance and Interventional Issues from the Patient's Perspective
Speaker:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
2:06 PM - 2:27 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Mohamad Hussain, MD
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Jessica Lancaster
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
2:27 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Live Patient Demonstration
Instructor:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
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
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Networking Reception with the Exhibitors
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Networking Reception with the Exhibitors
Networking