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DASy Conference 2022

By Society Of Dialysis Access Specialists (SoDAS)
  • 7 to 9 October 2022

Venue

Shaw Foundation Alumni House
11 Kent Ridge Drive Singapore 119244

Online

Post-conference on-demand play-back videos will be available for 3 months

About

  • A meeting for all disciplines working in Dialysis Access arena
  • Sharing and transfer of knowledge, experiences, skills and insight
  • Building friendship and collaborations
  • Special focus in 2022 – “Role of EndoAVF”, “use of Ultrasound in monitoring, cannulation and intervention for accesses”, & “role of nurses in access care”
  • Hyrbid – in-person and online with free 90 days on-demand playback

Dialysis Access Synergy DASy 2022

Program at a glance

Time is in SGT / GMT+8

Pre-conference Webinars

4th Oct 2022 (Tuesday) 5:30 – 7:00pm

Successful surgical vascular access creation – This webinar covers essential elements to make a successful surgical vascular access, pitfalls to avoid, strategies for failure condition and system to promote a high functional maturation rate.

HD access assessment, evaluation and surveillance – This webinar covers the fundamental principle, anatomy and clinical evaluation of vascular access. The convenors will also discuss various methods to assess wellness of vascular access including hemodialysis parameters, access flow measurement and ultrasound assessment.

Tuesday, 4 October 2022 (Preliminary)

TIME

Program

Speaker
5:30pm to 7:00pm

Surgical HD access (AVF/AVG) creation workshop (P2)
Chair: Liew Ngoh Chin, Jackie Ho

Current issues of HD access creation
Boonying Siribumrungwong
Where can we create AVF and AVG over the upper limb?
Wang Pei
Pre-operative assessment to ensure a functional AVF and minimal complication risk
Yu Zhengya
Step-by-step guide of AVF creation
Skyi Pang
Completion assessment and intra-operative salvage
Ng Jun Jie
How to create a functionally well AVG
Ko Po Jen
Failure-to-mature, what to do and when to do?
Yue Jianing
Can or cannot create an AVF?
Liew Ngoh Chin
Closing remarks
Liew Ngoh Chin
6:00pm to 7:05pm

HD vascular access assessment, evaluation, and surveillance (P1) 
Chair: Lillian Lou, Wong Weng Kin

Vascular access monitoring & surveillance programme – what has changed after the KDOQI Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update?
Behram Ali Khan
Vascular access examination – old fashioned traditional skills that are easy to learn
Lillian Lou
Evaluate the wellness of HD access – what you need to know
Lillian Lou
Role of ultrasound in vascular access surveillance programme – is it worth investing?
Christopher Leo Cheang Han
Closing remarks
Lillian Lou / Wong Weng Kin

Friday, 7 October 2022

TIME
Program
Speaker
8:00am to 8:15am
Breakfast Reception
8:15am to 8:24am
Welcome Address (Jackie Ho)
8:24am to 9:06am

Big challenges in dialysis access service & How to overcome (A1)
Chair: Liew Ngoh Chin, Ko Po Jen, Billy Karundeng (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Akira Miyata, John Swinnen

Challenges in Vascular Access delivery in the Philippines

Arlene Duque
From China
Wang Pei
From Indonesia
Dedy Pratama
9:06am to 10:22am

Maximize surgical HD access maturation (A2)
Chair: Akira Miyata, Shannon Thomas, Ng Jun Jie (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Ahmad Rafizi Hariz, Danny Pratama

How is the concept of PLAN being applied in my nephrology practice?
Tan Ru Yu
The surgical technique of achieving high AVF functional success   
Masaaki Murakami
AVF tracking system to improve functional maturation rate
Jackie Ho
When things are not going as expected, what will you do?
Liew Ngoh Chin
Achieving good results in Paediatric AVF creation
Abdelrhamen Magdy
Regional nerve block for AVF creation
Ashokka Balakrishnan
New method to enhance surgical AVF functional success
Robert Shahverdyan
10:22am to 10:42am
Break and Exhibition Visit
10:42am to 12:42pm

Endovascular AVF creation – where are we up to? (A3)
Chair: Tan Chieh Suai, Anil Gopinathan, Rahul Lohan (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Tan Ru Yu, Edward Choke

Principle, mechanism and hemodynamics of endo AVF
Tay Kiang Hiong
Endo AVF live case – from TTSH
Pua Uei and Team
Early experience of Endo AVF in SGH
Chong Tze Tec
Cannulation of fistula from Endo AVF, it is different from usual.
Pang Suh Chien
Endo AVF Recorded case – from SGH
Tan Chieh Suai
Endo AVF – What can go wrong and how to manage
Robert Shahverdyan
Endo AVF – Mid-term outcome
Panos Kitrou

Discussion (All)

12:45pm to 1:45pm

BD Lunch Symposium (A4)

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Parallel Sessions)
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, procedures will be shown over the conference room, either recorded procedure or live streaming from the intervention suite. Patients’ ultrasound scannings are also being projected and shown in the conference room. Healthy volunteers are recruited for on-site hands-on pre-operative ultrasound vessel assessment scanning. Ultrasound guided vessel cannulation, central vein catheter insertion manikin, peritoneal catheter insertion manikin, stent deployment model are available on-site for practice.
2:00pm to 4:25pm

Ultrasound guided HD access intervention (B1)

This workshop will cover fundamental knowledge of Ultrasound machine handling, patient selection, set up of service, step-by-step guide on salvage procedure of HD accesses, various tips and tricks of Ultrasound guided HD access intervention
How to use your USG machine and basic of vascular ultrasonography
Masaaki Murakami
Advantages and disadvantages of USG guided access intervention & patient selection
Kotaro Suemitsu
Selection of approach for USG guided PTA and how to do USG-guided treatment
Masaaki Murakami
Step-by-step guide for USG guided HD access intervention and endpoint assessments for treatment outcomes
Lu Mingxi
Tea Break
USG guided thrombosed HD access salvage
Hiroaki Haruguchi
Pitfalls in USG guided access intervention and how to avoid
Zhan Shan
Tips and tricks of crossing difficult angles and CTO
Lu Mingxi
Overall discussion
All
4:25pm to 5:00pm
Hands-on USG guided vessel puncture
2:00pm to 4:56pm
Endovascular AVF Creation (B2)
This workshop will cover the basic concept of endovascular AVF creation, patient selection, recorded/live case demonstration and discussion.
Patient selection for the EndoAVF beginners
Tay Kiang Hiong
Ultrasound assessment to determine suitability of patient for EndoAVF
Panos Kitrou
Straightforward and challenging cases of EndoAVF creation with WavelinQ device
Lawrence Quek
Straightforward and challenging cases of EndoAVF creation with Ellipsys device
Tan Chieh Suai
Overall discussion
All
Tea Break
How EndoAVF incorporate into my vascular access practice
Chong Tze Tec
Complications of EndoAVF and bail out solution
Pua Uei
Overall discussion
All
Hands-on Ultrasound scanning of pre-operative vessels (healthy volunteers)
All on-site faculty
2:00pm to 6:00pm

Fluoroscopic guided HD access and central vein intervention
(Simulator training on HD access endovascular intervention)

Recorded interventional procedures/live cases will be shown in the conference room. Workshop convenors will provide talks on strategies, tips and tricks of HD access & central vein intervention. Participants are encouraged to discuss with the workshop convenors and procedurelists throughout the whole workshop. Endovascular simulators are prepared for practice of participants.
Indications to intervention for AVF and AVG
Hsin Chun Hsien
Live case from SKH
Edward Choke
Pre-intervention assessment and planning
Ahmad Rafizi Hariz
Live case from NUH
Ng Jun Jie
Route of access, angiographic images, and wire platform strategies
Danny Pratama
How to assess adequacy of endovascular therapy
Tang Tjun Yip
Overall discussion
All
Tea Break
Indications to intervention for central vein obstruction
Anil Gopinathan
Live case from SKH
Edward Choke
Hands-on Ultrasound scanning of pre-operative vessels (healthy volunteers)
All on-site faculty
*Route of entry and devices preparation for central vein intervention
Skyi Pang*
Live case from NUH
Ng Jun Jie
Recorded case sharing for difficult central vein crossing
Keerati Hongsakul
2.00pm to 4.00pm

PD catheter insertion (B4)
Chair: Behram Ali Khan (Virtual), Christopher Leo, Wong Weng Kin, John Swinnen

Workshop convenors will cover the topics on procedure of percutaneous PD catheter insertion, patient selection, problem shooting, precautions to prevent complications. In-depth discussion is encouraged. Hands-on practice of PD catheter insertion is available in the workshop.
Percutaneous PD catheter insertion and video demonstration
Behram Ali Khan
Modified USG guided PD catheter insertion and video demonstration
John Swinnen
Potential complications, patient selection and precautions
Christopher Leo
Over all discussion, Q&A
Christopher Leo, Wong Weng Kin
2:00pm to 5:30pm

Ultrasound pre-op assessment & HD access evaluation (hands-on USG guided cannulation & CVC insertion training) (B5)
Chair: Julie Low, Emmanuel Pelingon, Koh Qiu Mei, Rahul Lohan

(hands-on USG guided cannulation training)
The workshop teaches basic skills of using ultrasound for superficial vessel assessment. The convenors will demonstrate how to evaluate vessels (both vein and artery) for vascular access creation, arteriovenous fistula and fistula graft for any significant stenosis, volume flow assessment of vascular access. Hands-on practice using manikins for ultrasound guided vessel cannulation, central venous catheter insertion are available onsite.

Fundamental skill of vascular USG assessment
Emmanuel Pelingon
Pre-operative Duplex U/S Assessment of Upper Limb Vessels for Dialysis Access Creation
Julie Low
Understanding of HD access circuit and clinical features of HD access with stenosis 
Arlene Duque
Algorithm of USG HD access assessment
Julie Low
Failing HD access USG assessment Demo – 2
Koh Qiu Mei
Failing HD access USG assessment Demo – 3
Julie Low
Failing HD access USG assessment Demo – 4
Julie Low
Tea Break
Koh Qiu Mei
USG guided HD access cannulation
*Xiao Guanghui 
Failing HD access USG assessment Demo – 5
Julie Low
USG guided CVC placement
Rahul Lohan 
Overall discussion
All faculty

Hands on
– USG assessment of pre-operative patients
– USG guided fistula cannulation (manikin)
– USG guided CVC insertion (manikin)

All faculty
2:00pm to 5:30pm
20mins per session
Simulator training on Supera stent deployment (B6)
(Each participant just require 20 mins with this session) Experts in Supera stent deployment will be in the workshop to explain the principle and the technique. Hands-on practice to deploy actual Supera stent over the simulator is available on-site. This process takes about 20-30mins and available throughout the whole conference time. Please sign up for a time slot over Abbott booth during the conference.
Shannon Thomas
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Reception & Galal Dinner (off-site)

* – Denotes speaker participating virtually

Saturday, 8 October 2022 (Preliminary)

TIME
SESSION
Speaker
8:15am to 8:30am
Breakfast Reception
8:30am to 9:05am

Mature all AVF created as far as possible (C1)
Chair: Lawrence Quek, Keerati Hongsakul, Arlene Deque (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Kotaro Suemitsu, Liew Ngoh Chin, Yue Jianing (Virtual)

Oversize angioplasty
Leonardo Harduin
Stenting
Shannon Thomas
Surgical revision
Yu Zhengya
Overall discussion
All
9:05am to 10:20am

USG guided HD access intervention (C2)
Chair: Masaaki Murakami, Rahul Lohan, Jackie Ho(Chair for online)
Panel expert: Boonying Siribumrungwong, Lawrence Quek, Leonardo Harduin (virtual)

Advantages and disadvantages of USG guided access intervention
Kotaro Suemitsu
Live case – from Run Run Shaw Hospital
Lu Mingxi
USG guided intervention – how to cross difficult angle in RC AVF
Zhan Shan
USG guided access intervention – pushing the limits
Hiroaki Haruguchi
Efficacy of USG guided vascular access intervention
Lu Mingxi
10:20am to 10:40am
Break & Exhibition Visit
10:40am to 11:28am

Out-of-the-box solution in desperate situations (VSICON cross over DASy) (C3)
Chair: Jackie Ho, Vikram Vijayan Sannasi from India, Tapish Sahu from India)
Panel expert: Farah Irani, Ankur Patel

When there is no more vein, think of artery
Masaaki Murakami
From Indonesia
Danny Pratama
Endovascular bypass of un-usual route
Pua Uei

From VSICON – Creation of puncture suitable dilated segments in non maturing AVF using Patchplasty- An innovative case series

Himanshu Verma
11:28am to 12:30pm

Managing symptomatic central vein obstruction (VSICON cross over DASy) (C4)
Chair: Farah Irani, Rajesh Babu Dharmaraj from India, Sanjay Desai from India
Panel expert: Danny Pratama, Pua Uei

Tips of tricks of crossing challenging central vein CTO
Ankur Patel
From VSICON – Central Venous Occlusion – Challenges and Pitfalls
Ajay Yadav
Stenting in central vein obstruction
Lin Chia Hsun
From VSICON – Bare vs Covered stents in CVO?
Virender Sheorain
Calcification can be enemy or friend
Zhan Shan
From VSICON – Improving outcomes in central vein stenosis (Adarsh Kabra)
Adarsh Kabra
12:35pm to 1:35pm

Lunch Symposium (Boston Scientific)

1:35pm to 1:40pm
Exhibition Visit
1:40pm to 2:28pm

Empowering patients and caregivers (C5)
Chair: Lillian Lou, Natalie Koh, Boonying Siribumrungwong (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Pauline Tan, Ko Po Jen, John Swinnen, Christine Au (Virtual)

Patients support patients
Prabir Roy-Chaudhury
New ASN initiatives to empower patients
Prabir Roy Chaudhury
Fistula cannulation – I can do
Kon Pak Fook
Assuring Quality life for HD patients
Akira Miyata
2:28pm to 3:14pm

Peritoneal & Hemo Dialysis – equally important dialysis modalities (C6)
Chair: Christopher Leo, Milind Nikam, Jackie Ho (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Natalie Koh, Kotaro Suemitsu

PD vs HD – how they compare and which for who?
Wong Weng Kin
Percutaneous PD catheter – a game changer in Dialysis Access strategy
John Swinnen
Preparing patients to switch between different modalities of dialysis
Szeto Cheuk Chun
Patient cantered multi-disciplinary integrated renal replacement therapy unit for ESKD patients
John Swinnen
3:14pm to 3:45pm

New technology for dialysis and end-stage kidney disease (C7)
Chair Tan Ru Yu, Chng Siew Ping, Billy Karundeng (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Tan Chieh Suai, Ng Jun Jie, Hsin Chun Yin (Virtual)

Robotic tomographic ultrasound scanning of the AVF
Shannon Thomas
Wearable device to provide hemostasis and monitor vascular access flow
Ko Po Jen
AI monitoring of vascular access health
Miliand Nikam
3:45pm to 4:05pm
Break & Exhibition Visit
4:05pm to 5:06pm

Drug eluting technology – will it prolong HD access durability? (C8)
Chair Tang Tjun Yip, Shannon Thomas (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Boonying Siribumrungwong, Yue Jianing (Virtual), Hsin Chun Yin (Virtual)

Paclitaxol coated devices in dialysis access– what is the current evidence of benefit and risk

Constantine Katsanos

Paclitaxol DCB – evidence of its effectiveness and what’s its role in my practice

John Swinnen
Cut and drug, will it be beneficial?
Zhuang Kun Da
Drug coated balloon Fistuloplasty for assisted maturation of failing AV fistula
Kan Yuanqing
Sirolimus DCB – evidence in promoting vascular access patency
Edward Choke
Early results of Sirolimus DCB SLR on vascular access patency
Tang Tjun Yip
Discussion
All
Clinical outcomes of Paclitaxol coated stent in maintaining HD access
Keerati Hongsuga

5:06pm to 5:40pm

Stenting in HD access (C9)
Chair Masaaki Murakami, Ng Jun Jie, Danny Pratama (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Keerati Hongsakul, Tang Tjun Yip, Skyi Pang (Virtual), Yue Jianing (Virtual)

Debate – Bare metal stent has no beneficial role in HD access (for)
Edward Choke
Debate – Bare metal stent has no beneficial role in HD access (against)
Shannon Thomas
Voting
Strategies of managing cephalic arch stenosis
Boonying Siribumrungwong

5:40pm to 6:13pm

New approaches in endovascular access intervention (C10)
Chair: Shannon Thomas, Boonying Siribumrungwong, Ahmad Rafizi Hariz (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Edward Choke, Billy Karundeng, Abdelrahman Magdy (virtual), Skyi Pang (virtual)

Trans-snuffbox
Yue Jianing
Trans-jugular
Ng Jun Jie
Trans-basilic
Darryl Lim
6:00pm to 6:30pm
Evening Reception

Sunday, 9 October 2022 (Preliminary)

TIME
SESSION
Speaker
8:15am to 8:40am
Breakfast Reception
8:40am to 9:40am

Special and challenging conditions (CEC @ DASy) (D1)
Chair Jackie Ho, Yue Jianing (Virtual), Ng Jun Jie (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Ko Po Jen, Thomas Shannon, Liew Ngoh Chin, Lu Mingxi (Virtual), Kan Yuanqing (Virtual)

*From China – Application of 3d-DSA in central venous disease
Fu Qining
From Indonesia
Billy Karundeng
*From Vietnam
Dinh Huynh Linh
*From China – Drug-eluting stent in the treatment of in-stent restenosis of central vein
Li Lin
From Malaysia
Ahmad Rafizi Hariz
9:40am to 10:30am

Tunneled central venous catheter – important line of defense (D2)
Chair: Wong Weng Kin, Rahul Lohan, Billy Karundeng (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Arlene Duque, Ahmad Rafizi Hariz

Merits of long term tunneled CVC
Akira Miyata
*Tunneled CVC is a simple procedure, but….
Yu Zhengya
Tips and tricks of managing tunneled CVC thrombosis
Tan Ru Yu
Tunneled CVC or HeRO device in resistant CVC obstruction?
Rajesh Babu Dharmaraj
10:30am to 10:50am
Break & Exhibition Visit
10:50am to 12:30pm

Nursing care for dialysis access (D3)
Chair: Miliand Nikam, Behram Ali Khan, Natalie Koh (Chair for online)
Panel expert: Pauline Tan, Lillian Lou, Jackie Ho

Knowledge, Confidence and Practice of Singapore HD nurses
Meng Lingyan
Nurses’ role in vascular access monitoring
Natalie Koh
*Self-cannulation – achievable
Lam My Ki

*How Ultrasound change my practice

Christine Au
Improving patient safety on HD: metal needle vs plastic cannula
Pauline Tan
*Multiple Single cannulation Technique for Arteriovenous Fistula
Ricardo Peralta
*Cannulation planning for newly matured vascular access
Xiao Guanghui
12:30pm to 12:40pm
Closing Remarks

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