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Kidney Week

Clinical Practice Session

Transforming the "Achilles Heel" of Hemodialysis Access into a "Lifeline That Lasts for a Lifetime", Including the Burton D. Rose, MD, Endowed Lectureship

October 22, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Room 501, Convention Center

Session Description

This session highlights challenges and opportunities in the field of hemodialysis vascular access, including identification of gaps in knowledge and training, and proposed solutions to overcome these barriers. The session also describes updates in the management of complex hemodialysis vascular access, with an emphasis on translational research and innovations.

ASN gratefully acknowledges Wolters Kluwer (publisher of UpToDate), the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Medicine Foundation, the Rose Family, and several of Dr. Rose's colleagues for supporting this lectureship.

ASN thanks the ASN Transforming Dialysis Access Together Initiative.

Learning Objective(s)

  • Describe challenges and opportunities in hemodialysis vascular access
  • Identify gaps in the education of the nephrology workforce and potential solutions to bridge them
  • Summarize translational research and innovations in dialysis access

Learning Pathway(s)

  • Interventional Nephrology
  • Dialysis

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