25TH POST - GRADUATE COURSE IN DIALYSIS: DIALYSIS IN THE 21ST CENTURY & BEYOND

Quezon City - Dialysis Access is an important mode of renal replacement therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease.  With these, the Society recognizes how care and education of the patients, physicians handling patients with vascular access for hemodialysis and other allied health workers play a pivotal role in the survival of this subset of patients. Such education will be translated to proactive behavior in the care of vascular access.

While no lightning strikes at the same place twice, the Society was invited by the National Kidney and Transplant Institute Department of Nephrology to hold a vascular access lecture and workshop in the 25^th Post - Graduate Course in Dialysis:  Dialysis in the 21^st Century and Beyond last October 11, 2018 at the Lecture Halls of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City.

Dr. Ogbac on Endovascular HAM

There were four very informative lectures from different doctors of different discpline.  Dr. Maria Regina Cruz - Tuble, a radiologist, provided a lecture entitled “The Role of Ultrasound in Vascular Access.”  Dr.  Frederick Ogbac, an interventional nephrologist, was invited to give a lecture entitled “Endovascular Hemodialysis Access Management:  Why We Need to Know This?”.  Dr. Allan Dante M. Consejero, on the other hand, lectured on “Prolonging Vascular Access Utilization:  Prevention and Recognition of Complications.  Lastly, Dr. Ricardo Jose DT. Quintos II gave a very informative talk on “Advance Hemodialysis Access Management:  What It Can Do for the Patient?”.

Afternoon Workshop

 In the afternoon of October 11, 2018, the participants interacted with facilitators in three different stations where they learned about proper vascular access care, trouble shooting of vascular access and ultrasound in vascular access management.

On October 12, 2018, Dr. Ricardo Jose DT. Quintos II lectured in the Doctors’ Program on “Endovascular Management of Vascular Access Problems.”

The over - all coordinator and course director  for the workshop was Dr. Rainan G. Gloria, and the activity was powered by Medtronic Philippines.