Preliminary Scientific Programme

Morning Programme

Dialysis Department, General Hospital Trbovlje

* Workshop 1 – Ultrasound Assessment of Vascular Access

Target audience: Physicians

9:00-10:00 - Theoretical session - Tjaša Furlan:

- Principles of vascular ultrasound
- Fundamentals of ultrasound assessment of dialysis vascular access

10:00-13:30 - Practical training - Tjaša Furlan, Simona Poznič, Boštjan Leskovar: Hands-on ultrasound assessment of vascular access using real patients.

Target audience: Dialysis nurses

9:00-10:00 - Theoretical session – Mersud Toromanović: Implementation of ultrasound-guided AV fistula cannulation into routine dialysis practice.

10:00-13:30 - Practical training - Mersud Toromanović, Urša Kralj: Ultrasound-guided cannulation of AV fistulas and grafts using phantoms and patients.

* Workshop 3 – The Buttonhole Cannulation Technique

Target audience: Dialysis nurses

9:00-10:00 - Theoretical session - Natalija Kuharič: Introduction of the buttonhole cannulation technique at General Hospital Trbovlje.

10:00-13:30 - Practical training - Natalija Kuharič, Maja Kreže, Suzana Vidmar: Theory and practical application of the buttonhole technique, including supervised cannulation of patients.

Afternoon Programme

Delavski dom Trbovlje

13:45-14:15 Registration and exhibition

14:15-15:00 Opening Ceremony

• Welcome programme featuring the Zasavje region
• Boštjan Leskovar and Maja Kreže (head of Dialysis Department and head of nursing at Dialysis Department)
• Marjan Podgoršek (CEO of SBT)
• Andreja Marn Pernat (President of Slovenian Society of Nephrology)

15:00-16:45 Chronic hemodialysis; chaired by Anton Adamlje and Brigita Ključevšek

15:00-15:15 Anton Adamlje, Boštjan Leskovar: Historical Development of Haemodialysis in Zasavje
15:15-15:30 Danica Hribernik, Brigita Ključevšek: A collage of stories and events at the Dialysis Department of SB Trbovlje
15:30-15:45 Natalija Kuharič: Liza's plate
15:45-16:00 Manja Antonič: Safety profile and tolerability of SGLT-2 inhibitors on dialysis; What do our centre's data tell us?
16:00-16:15 Urša Kralj, Boža Pirkovič: Care of a permanent central venous catheter through the prism of 20 years of experience
16:15-16:30 Tjaša Furlan: Treatment of cardiorenal syndrome with hemodialysis
16:30-16:45 Maja Kreže: Family Perspectives on Living with Chronic Haemodialysis

16:45-17:00 Discussion

17:00-17:30 Networking break with refreshments

17:30-19:15 Vascular access; chaired by Tjaša Furlan and Karmen Terbovc

17:30-17:45 Boštjan Leskovar: Twenty years of vascular access at General Hospital Trbovlje: development and future perspectives
17:45-18:00 Tamara Jemcov, VAS president – (lecture in English): Is functional equal to graduation? From theory to practice
18:00-18:15 Mojca Bratanič: Standard and alternative dialysis vascular access and types of anastomosis
18:15-18:30 Simona Poznič: Arm ischemia and systemic hypoperfusion following AV fistula creation
18:30-18:45 Jernej Vrtek: Surgical and endovascular flow reduction in high-flow AV fistulas
18:45-19:00 Tjaša Furlan: Ultrasound-guided procedures in dialysis vascular access
19:00-19:15 Karmen Terbovc: Preparing Patients with Advanced CKD for Vascular Access Surgery in a Reference Centre

19:15-21:00 Closing remarks and networking reception