25TH NKTI POST - GRADUATE COURSE IN DIALYSIS-MIDYEAR CONVENTION: BACK TO BASICS

Quezon City - Vascular Access will be one of the lifelines of patients with end - stage renal disease.  Following the mantra “Create, Manage, Preserve”, the Society made it one of its trusts to educate the colleagues in discipline, vascular nurses and vascular technologists, vascular coordinators about the vascular access for hemodialysis. 

Last June 16, 2018, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute held its 25^th Post - Graduate Course in Dialysis Midyear Convention, with the theme “Back to Basics” at the Lecture Hall of the institution.  It invited the Society to hold lectures for the convention.  Working along the theme, the Society created the course entitled:  “Vascular Access Management Course:  Lecture and Workshop”.

Attended by over 130 participants, from nurses to vascular technologists to nephrologists, general and vascular surgeons, the lectures aimed at improving the knowledge in management of the vascular access, to prevent complications like blood – stream related infection.

Dr. Jonathan Lumicday educating the delegates

The workshop was opened by Dr. Romina A. Danguilan , the NKTI Deputy for Medical Education, Training and Research. The first lecture was delivered by Dr. Kristina  Marie T. Zapanta entitled “Beyond Venoclysis:  Types and Rationales for Vascular Access”. Then followed by second lecture that was given by  Dr. Jonathan L. Lumicday II and it is entitled “Prolonging Vascular Access:  Prevention and Recognizing Complications.”Dr. Francis Honorato Osio, on the other hand gave a lecture entitled, “Hemodialysis Access:  Tips, Tricks and Techniques.”  Lastly,    Dr. Joy M. Gali delivered a lecture on the best practices in vascular access care. 

Dr. Danguilan and the participants

The afternoon session was spent on station - based rotation learning where participants move around different stations.  There were three stations.  The first station was for basic ultrasound section for vascular access creation.  The second station was for sterility protocols in vascular access care and the last station was for trouble shooting of vascular access catheters.

The over - all coordinator and course director for the course was Dr. Rainan G. Gloria, and the activity was powered by Medtronic Philippines together with ultrasound provider Sonosite and RBGM Medical Express Sales, Inc.