12TH CONGRESS OF THE VASCULAR
ACCESS SOCIETY

VIRTUAL CONGRESS

April 6-9, 2021

Pre-congress hands-on workshops

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

All times in the congress program are in Central European Summer Time​ - CEST (UTC + 2)

Workshop for physicians (15:30 - 22:15)
15:30 – 17:00
Ultrasound
Chair: David Shemesh, Markus Hollenbeck

  1. Introduction presentation - Surendra Shenoy (18 min)
  2. Virtual 3D demonstration - Jose Ibeas (7 min)
  3. 4 case presentations - David Shemesh (50 min)
  4. Discussion – David Shemesh, Surendra Shenoy, Jose Ibeas, William Jennings, Markus Hollenbeck (15 min)
17:00 – 17:15
Break
17:15 – 18:45
Interventional procedures including Fistula creation
Chair: Michael Burbelko

  1. Endovascular fistula creation – Robert Shahverdyan (20 min)
  2. Endovascular access thrombectory – Michael Burbelko (20 min)
  3. Endovascular techniques for central venous occlusive disease - Gürkan Sengölge (20 min)
  4. Discussion - Robert Shahverdyan, Michael Burbelko, Gürkan Sengölge (30 min)
18:45 – 19:00
Break
19:00 – 20:30
Surgical procedures
Chair: Antonio Norton de Matos

  1. Surgical procedures – Antonio Norton de Matos (75 min)
  2. Discussion – Antonie Norton de Matos (15 min)
20:30 – 20:45
Break
20:45 – 22:15
Catheters
Chair: Jose Ibeas, Mauricio Gallieni

Minilectures:
  1. The Hemodialysis cateter: from basics to latest advances - Maria Guedes (10 min)
  2. How to prevent the catheter placement complications - Mariusz Kusztal (10 min)
  3. How to approach CVC malfunction due to fibrin sheath - Jernej Pajek (10 min)
Simulations:
  1. Virtual Reality Demo: Anatomical Approach for US guided cannulation - Jose Ibeas (15 min)
  2. Non-tunnelled catheter insertion - Maurizio Gallieni (15 min)
  3. Tunnelled catheter insertion - Jose Ibeas (15 min)
  4. Discussion – Jose Ibeas, Maurizzio Gallieni, Jernek Pajek, Mariusz Kusztal, Maria Guedes
Workshop for nursers (15:30 – 22:15)

Chairs: Kathleen Rickert, Ruben Iglesias, Carolina Rubiella, David Hernan

15:30 – 17:00
Physical Examination
Chair: David Hernan

  1. Theoretical presentation - David Hernan (35 min)
  2. Virtual reality demonstration - Ruben Iglesias (10min)
  3. Routine physical examination - David Hernan (10min)
  4. Clinical cases - David Hernan, Mari Luz Sanchez (25min)
  5. Discussion David Hernan, Ruben Iglesias (live 10min)
17:00 – 17:15
Break
17:15 – 18:45
Central venous catheters
Chair: Kathleen Rickert

  1. Theoretical presentation - Ralf Jungmann, Beate Spindler (20 min)
  2. Virtual 3D demonstration - Kathleen Rickert, Klaus-Ulrich Behrendt, Oliver Perkovic, Robert Shahverdyan (50 min)
  3. Discussion Ralf Jungmann, Beate Spindler, Kathleen Rickert, Klaus-Ulrich Behrendt, Oliver Perkovic, Robert Shahverdyan (20 min)
18:45 – 19:00
Break
19:00 – 20:30
Ultrasound of Vascular Access for nurses
Chair: Ruben Iglesias

  1. Theoretical presentation - Ruben Iglesias (35 min)
  2. Virtual reality demonstration - Ruben Iglesias (10min)
  3. Routine physical examination - Ruben Iglesias (30min)
  4. Discussion Ruben Iglesias (live 15min)
20:30 – 20:45
Break
20:45 – 22:15
Workshop US guided Cannulation
Chair: Carolina Rubiella

Minilectures:
  1. Theoretical presentation – Carolina Rubiella (35 min)
  2. Virtual 3D demonstration – Ruben Iglesias (15 min)
  3. Demonstration of US guided cannulation with anatomical simulation models – Ruben Iglesias (20 min)
  4. Discussion - Carolina Rubiella, Ruben Iglesias (15 min)

Congress secretariat

GUARANT International spol. s r.o.
Českomoravská 19, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic
tel: +420 284 001 444 | e-mail: vas2021@guarant.cz