Questions		Neph. Pre-Meeting		Neph. Post-Meeting		Surg. Pre-Meeting		Surg. Post-Meeting
#1 Which patients do you consider poor AVF Candidates?
Nobody				2
Geriatric/Elderly		7				1		0
Cardiovas. Disease		2		2		1		1
Prior Failed Access		5		0		1		1
Drug Abusers		9		2		8		2
Diabetic		9		2		1		0
Obese		5		1		5		2
Long term Steroid Use		4		0		3		1
Other Diseases		10		5		5		4
Pat. Pref. for Aes. Rsn.		0		1		0		0
Short Life Expectancy		6		4		5		4
Transplant list		3		3		1		2
#3 Has the mtg. changed your way of thinking re: suitability of AVF? (post only, not pre)
Yes				13				4
No				6				2
Comments				3-grafts should be converted				1-change the way I do mapping
				to fistulas per vasc. Guidelines				1-more pre-op lead time
				4-be more aggressive to AVF				1-will try more upper arm Fistulas
				1-try multiple AVF before AVG				1-conversion of AVG to AVF
				3-good data to help convince
				my team
#4 Most Significant area of Discussion? (post only, not pre)
Comments				2-zero graft rate				3-vein transposition of AVF
				2-pre-esrd eval of access				1-philosophy for using AVF
				alternatives				1-concept of access manager
				4-access planning				1-surgical aspects
				6-Nguyen & Griffith				3-technique of "how to"
				3-different techniques of AVF				1-imaging studies to improve sel.
				creation
				3-more talking between Neph
				and Surgeon
Questions (Cont'd)		Neph. Pre-Meeting		Neph. Post-Meeting		Surg. Pre-Meeting		Surg. Post-Meeting
#5 Will you make any practice changes due to info today? (post only, not pre)
Yes				15				7
No				0				0
Maybe				1				0
Comments				3-convert AVG to AVF				1-coninue on-going efforts to est.
				4-educate surgeons				database of access patients
				6-more involved in pre-op				1-more vascular lab studies
				evaluations				2-importance of vein mapping
				1-we have lots of work to do to				1-will try more fistulas
				get out of our comfortable but
				dysfunctional rut if we are to
				improve.