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  VASSA 2008 Congress

Organised by the University of the Free State
Champagne Sports Resort, Central Drakensberg
Scientific Programme:

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THURSDAY 09 OCTOBER 2008 VASSA SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME PERMANENT ACCESS FOR RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY

VENUE: Ondini Centre
SESSION ONE
Guidelines, Pre-operative Evaluation and Technique

CHAIRMEN
Martin Veller, Elmien Steyn
12h30 - 12h35Welcome
Ruan Botha
12h35 – 12h50Vascular access in clinical practice: Guidelines
Del Kahn
12h50 – 13h05What for whom, where and when?
Ben van Rensburg
13h05 – 13h20Pre-operative investigation for venous access
Riaan Jacobs
13h20 – 13h35Technique – Arteriovenous fistula
Claude Schultz
13h35 – 13h50 Current status of surveillance of hemodialysis access
ML Naidoo
13h50 – 14h05Insertion of the central vein catheter (CVC) for haemodialysis with/without sonographic guidance
Jarek Kowalczyk
14h05 - 14h20Vascular access and peritoneal dialysis access: A follow up of 266 patients with end stage renal failure in the Western Cape in South Africa
Elmi Muller
14h20 -14h30PANEL DISCUSSION
Participants in session one
14h30 – 15h00COFFEE BREAK
 
SESSION TWO
Complications, Exotic Strategies and Peritoneal Catheter Access

CHAIRMEN
Ben van Rensburg, Ruan Botha
15h00 – 15h15Diagnosis and management of arterial and prosthetic graft complications
Russel Britz
15h15 – 15h30Diagnosis and management of venous complications
Tony Nicholson
15h30 – 15h45Exotic strategies for vascular access when conventional techniques have failed
Ray Dawson
15h45 – 16h00The PD catheter: Best practice guidelines and PD catheter complications
Elmi Muller
16h00 – 16h15Post transplant management of permanent access
Elmien Steyn
16h15 – 16h25PANEL DISCUSSION
Participants in session two
16h30 – 18h30VASSA EXCO
 
 
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