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Controversies in Dialysis Access

CiDA 2026 Program

October 29–31, 2026  |  The Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Program is subject to modifications*
Debate Panel Discussion Case Presentations Break / Exhibit Hall Networking / Social
7:30 – 8:00 AM ☕ Continental Breakfast
7:50 – 8:00 AM Welcome Remarks
8:00 – 9:30 AM Session 1: HAIDI Revisited
8:00 AM
Pathophysiology and diagnosis of HAIDI
8:06 AM
What is IMN and how do I diagnose it?
8:12 AM
Revascularization techniques – DRIL, PAI, and RUDI
8:18 AM
Flow reduction techniques – banding and long segment aneurysm plication
8:24 AM
Panel DiscussionPanel
8:39 AM
Debate: DRIL is deadDebate
8:45 AM
Debate: DRIL remains the most effective optionDebate
8:51 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
8:53 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
8:55 AM
Case PresentationsCases
9:30 – 10:00 AM ☕ Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
10:00 – 11:30 AM Session 2: The High Flow Access
10:00 AM
Cardiac effects of high flow
10:06 AM
Treatment of megafistulae
10:12 AM
Techniques of inflow reduction
10:18 AM
Can we prevent runaway flow?
10:24 AM
Panel DiscussionPanel
10:39 AM
Debate: Intervention should take place before any problems arise!Debate
10:45 AM
Debate: Have a high threshold for intervention!Debate
10:51 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
10:53 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
10:55 AM
Case PresentationsCases
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM SAVE at CiDA! Special
11:30 AM
SAVE at CiDA!SAVE
11:36 AM
Best of ASDIN
11:42 AM
Best of VASA
12:00 – 1:30 PM 🍽 Lunch Break & NON-CME Industry Sessions
1:30 – 3:00 PM Session 3: Back to the Basics
1:30 PM
Declotting techniques
1:36 PM
Techniques for fistula superficialization
1:42 PM
What is the best graft today, and what's on the horizon?
1:48 PM
My Favorite Tool: Four 3-minute talks
2:00 PM
The patient's perspective on dealing with problems
2:06 PM
Panel DiscussionPanel
2:27 PM
Case PresentationsCases
3:00 – 3:30 PM ☕ Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:30 – 5:00 PM Simulation of Dialysis Access Hands-On
5:00 – 6:30 PM 🥂 Networking Reception with the Exhibitors
7:30 – 8:00 AM ☕ Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 AM Session 4: Education in Dialysis Access
8:00 AM
How do we recruit surgical residents?
8:06 AM
How do we attract interventional radiologists?
8:12 AM
How do we train interventional nephrologists?
8:18 AM
Postgraduate training in dialysis access
8:24 AM
Panel DiscussionPanel
8:39 AM
Debate: We should be targeting the residents – get at them earlyDebate
8:45 AM
Debate: We should wait for senior people, they are much better!Debate
8:51 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
8:53 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
8:55 AM
Case PresentationsCases
9:30 – 10:00 AM ☕ Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
10:00 – 11:30 AM Session 5: Late Problems After pAVF
10:00 AM
Deciphering the anatomy
10:06 AM
Management of the polyflow fistula
10:12 AM
Management of HAIDI after pAVF
10:18 AM
Current and future status of pAVF
10:24 AM
Panel DiscussionPanel
10:39 AM
Debate: Polyflow is the whole point – it's good!Debate
10:45 AM
Debate: Polyflow means poor maturation – it's bad!Debate
10:51 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
10:53 AM
RebuttalRebuttal
10:55 AM
Case PresentationsCases
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Address Keynote
12:00 – 1:30 PM 🍽 Lunch Break & NON-CME Industry Sessions
1:30 – 2:15 PM Stump the Experts Interactive
1:30 PM
Selected CaseCase
1:36 PM
Selected CaseCase
1:42 PM
Selected CaseCase
1:48 PM
Selected CaseCase
1:54 PM
Selected CaseCase
2:00 PM
Selected CaseCase
2:06 PM
Selected CaseCase
2:15 – 3:00 PM "It's Academic Access" – Jeopardy! ⚡ Fun
2:15 PM
Team SurgeryTeam
2:15 PM
Team InterventionTeam
2:15 PM
Team IndustryTeam
3:00 – 3:30 PM ☕ Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:30 – 5:00 PM Simulation of Dialysis Access Hands-On
7:30 – 8:00 AM ☕ Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 AM Session 6: The Comprehensive Dialysis Access Center
8:00 AM
The ideal model
8:06 AM
Reality: The university
8:12 AM
Reality: DAI, without and with a university takeover
8:18 AM
Reality: McLeod
8:24 AM
CDAC from the administrators' point of view
8:39 AM
Economics of a CDAC
8:45 AM
Panel DiscussionPanel
9:00 AM
Case PresentationsCases
9:30 – 10:00 AM ☕ Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Session 7: New Innovations, Trials, Techniques & Devices
TBD
I have an idea for a device – now what?
TBD
How does venture capital evaluate a device idea for funding?
TBD
FDA pathways and requirements for device approval
TBD
Clinical trial design for device evaluation
TBD
Avoiding pitfalls in device trials
TBD
Industry presents
12:00 – 1:30 PM 🍽 Lunch Break & NON-CME Industry Sessions
1:30 – 3:00 PM Session 8: Exotic Access Revisited
1:30 PM
When are things like this needed in 2026?
1:36 PM
The proximal radiocephalic fistula
1:42 PM
Necklaces and the like
1:48 PM
Poor man's HeRO ideas
1:54 PM
Lower extremity access
2:00 PM
Arterial-arterial grafts
2:06 PM
Panel DiscussionPanel
2:21 PM
Case PresentationsCases
3:00 – 3:05 PM Closing Remarks

2025 Agenda

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

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Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA) Day 1

7:30 AM8:00 AMContinental Breakfast 
7:50 AM8:00 AMWelcome Remarks 
8:00 AM9:30 AMSESSION I: Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion RevisitedModerators:
8:00 AM8:06 AMCVO: Scope of the Problem 
8:06 AM8:12 AMAggressive Interventional Procedures 
8:12 AM8:18 AMTechniques of Lower Extremity Access 
8:18 AM8:24 AMWho is Truly Catheter Dependent? 
8:24 AM8:39 AMDiscussion 
  Debate: 
8:39 AM8:45 AMUpstairs: Surfacer and HeRO in All Cases 
8:45 AM8:51 AMDownstairs: Leg Access is Best 
8:51 AM8:53 AMRebuttal 
8:53 AM8:55 AMRebuttal 
8:55 AM9:30 AMCase Presentations 
9:30 AM10:00 AMRefreshment Break & Visit the Exhibitors 
10:00 AM11:30 AMSESSION II: Percutaneous versus Open Dialysis Access RevisitedModerators:
10:00 AM10:06 AMAnatomy and Imaging for pAVF 
10:06 AM10:12 AMWavelinQ: Current Global Results 
10:12 AM10:18 AMThe Economics of Percutaneous Access: Why Did Ellipsys Go Away? 
10:18 AM10:24 AMLiterature Update: Just Because I Can Make an Anastomosis Doesn’t Make it a Fistula 
10:24 AM10:39 AMDiscussion 
  Debate: 
10:39 AM10:45 AMpAVF Will Survive! 
10:45 AM10:51 AMpAVF is a Failed Experiment 
10:51 AM10:53 AMRebuttal 
10:53 AM10:55 AMRebuttal 
10:55 AM11:30 AMCase PresentationsModerators:
11:30 AM12:00 PMSAVE at CiDAModerators:
11:30 AM11:36 AM“Big BAM” 
11:36 AM11:42 AMFemoral Vein Transposition – the SAVE Registry 
11:42 AM12:00 PMCase PresentationsModerators:
12:00 PM1:30 PMIndustry Satellite Lunch Symposia & Visit the Exhibitors 
1:30 PM3:00 PMSESSION III: What do the Patients and Cannulators Want from Their Access?Moderators:
1:30 PM1:36 PMWhat Does the Patient Want from Their Access: Creation, Maturation and Maintenance? 
1:36 PM1:42 PMWhat Do I Want from My Access? 
1:42 PM1:48 PMThe Role of Ultrasound: How Can We Make the Cannulator’s Life Easier? 
1:48 PM1:54 PMThe Cannulator to the Surgeon: How Can You Make My Life Easier? 
1:54 PM2:00 PMPatient Selection for Home Hemodialysis 
2:00 PM2:06 PMPractical Considerations for Home Hemodialysis 
2:06 PM2:12 PMAccess Maintenance and Interventional Issues from the Patient’s Perspective 
2:12 PM2:27 PMPanel Discussion 
2:27 PM3:00 PMPatient DemonstrationModerator:
3:00 PM3:30 PMRefreshment Break & Visit the Exhibitors 
3:30 PM5:30 PMSimulation of Dialysis Access (SoDA)Registration Required
5:30 PM6:30 PMWelcome Reception 

Friday, October 31, 2025

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Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA) Day 2

7:00 AM8:00 AMBreakfast and Industry Session 
8:00 AM9:30 AMSESSION IV: Peritoneal DialysisModerators:
8:00 AM8:06 AMEconomics of PD in 2025: Who Benefits? 
8:06 AM8:12 AMWho Is and Who Is Not a Candidate? 
8:12 AM8:18 AMTrouble Shooting the Dysfunctional PD Patient 
8:18 AM8:24 AMLong-term Results of PD: Does it Really Last? 
8:24 AM8:39 AMDiscussion 
  Debate: 
8:39 AM8:45 AMPercutaneous PD is Always the First Option 
8:45 AM8:51 AMLaparoscopic PD is Better in Almost All Cases 
8:51 AM8:53 AMRebuttal 
8:53 AM8:55 AMRebuttal 
8:55 AM9:30 AMCase PresentationsModerators:
9:30 AM10:00 AMRefreshment Break with the Exhibitors 
10:00 AM11:30 AMSESSION V: Back to the Basics: Management of Fistula and Graft InfectionsModerators:
10:00 AM10:06 AMAccess Infections: Scope of the Problem 
10:06 AM10:12 AMWhen is the Access Infected and When Is It Not? 
10:12 AM10:18 AMManagement of Graft Infection: Early versus Late 
10:18 AM10:24 AMManagement of Fistual Infection 
10:24 AM10:39 AMDiscussion 
  Debate: 
10:39 AM10:45 AMCatheters Really Aren’t as Bad as We Think 
10:45 AM10:51 AMCatheters Are the Work of the Devil 
10:51 AM10:53 AMRebuttal 
10:53 AM10:55 AMRebuttal 
10:55 AM11:30 AMCase PresentationsModerators:
11:30 AM12:00 PMKeynote AddressModerators:
12:00 PM1:30 PMIndustry Satellite Lunch Symposia and Visit with the Exhibitors 
1:30 PM2:15 PMSESSION VI: Stump the ExpertsModerators:
2:15 PM3:00 PM“It’s Academic Access” – Jeopardy!Host:
  Team Surgery 
  Team Interventional Nephrology 
  Team Interventional Radiology 
3:00 PM3:30 PMRefreshment Break with the Exhibitors 
3:30 PM5:30 PMSimulation of Dialysis Access (SoDA)Registration Required

Saturday, November 1, 2025
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Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA) Day 3
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Breakfast and Industry Session
8:00 AM 9:30 AM SESSION VII: Where Did I Go Wrong? Moderators:
8:00 AM 8:06 AM Surgical Safety
8:06 AM 8:12 AM Declots and Other Maintenance Procedures
8:12 AM 8:18 AM Pitfalls of the “Inside Out” Technique
8:18 AM 8:24 AM Avoiding Emergencies and Missed Lesions in the Dialysis Unit
8:24 AM 8:39 AM Discussion
Debate:
8:39 AM 8:45 AM Houston, We Have a Problem: These Patients Belong in the University
8:45 AM 8:51 AM Houston, We Have a Problem: These Patients Belong in a Dedicated Dialysis Access Center
8:51 AM 8:53 AM Rebuttal
8:53 AM 8:55 AM Rebuttal
8:55 AM 9:30 AM Case Presentations Moderators:
9:30 AM 10:00 AM Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
10:00 AM 12:00 PM SESSION VIII: New Innovations, Trials, Techniques & Devices Moderators:
12:00 PM 1:30 PM Industry Satellite Lunch Symposia and Visit with the Exhibitors
1:30 PM 3:05 PM SESSION IX: Unresolved Issues – An Update Moderators:
1:30 PM 1:36 PM Update on Drug Coated Balloons
1:36 PM 1:42 PM Alternatives to Radiation for Access Intervention
1:42 PM 1:48 PM Critically Assessing Device Effectiveness
1:48 PM 1:54 PM Device Permeability or Not?
1:54 PM 2:00 PM Interrupted vs. Continuous Suturing
2:00 PM 2:06 PM How Much Surgery Should a Non-surgeon Be Doing?
2:06 PM 2:21 PM Discussion
2:21 PM 3:00 PM Case Presentations Moderators:
3:00 PM 3:05 PM Adjourn – Closing Remarks