2:00-4:00 pm 

Moderator:  Osama El Shamy, MD

2:00     Surgical PD Catheter Placement Offers Optimal Outcomes – Stefan Moldovan, MD

2:30     Fluoroscopic and Peritoneoscopic PD Catheter Insertion Is Safe and Has Comparable Outcomes to Surgical Placement – Stephen R. Ash, MD, FACP

2:50     Indications for Choice of PD Catheters (Abdominal, Pre-sternal, Buried Catheters) – John Crabtree, MD

3:20     Pre-op, Post-op and Chronic Access Care: The Role of the Home Dialysis Team – Joanna Neumann, RN

3:50     Discussion

4:00     Break