Tag: VASBI

Renal Interventions’ top 10 stories of November 2023

November was a month of demands for more vascular access (VA) training, novel technologies, and regulations, with Terry Litchfield highlighting the importance of compliance...

Better training for vascular access surgery is needed, according to trainees

In a presentation taking place at the latest Vascular Access Society of Britain and Ireland (VASBI) meeting (28–29 September, Birmingham, UK), Thomas Richards (University...

New training course aims to meet urgent need in interventional nephrology

A new postgraduate certificate (PGCert) training course for interventional nephrology (IN) has become available at Newcastle University and, according to Saeed Ahmed (South Tyneside...

VASBI team reflects on recent meeting and what matters to vascular...

Reflecting on their recent meeting, what makes them unique and what changes have occurred since the last meeting, the leadership of Vascular Access Society...

Kate Steiner

From choosing her specialty to competing in dressage, interventional radiology (IR) lead at East and North Herts NHS Trust (Stevenage, UK) Kate Steiner speaks...

Robert Jones

“More than in any other medical discipline,” says Vascular Access Society of Britain and Ireland (VASBI) president Robert Jones, “interventional radiology (IR) is where...

VASBI team signals bold new course for the society

Patient engagement, strong research collaborations, an open and inclusive canvas and year-round specialised education, will guide the multidisciplinary Vascular Access Society of Britain and...

Significant untapped areas for research and education in the endoAVF field

 Robert Jones (Birmingham, UK), interventional radiologist and president of the Vascular Access Society of Britain and Ireland (VASBI), tells Renal Interventions at the Endovascular...
access graft technologies

Bright future for access grafts highlighted at VASBI 2021 with multiple...

New technologies intended to improve the often-mixed outcomes associated with arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) for haemodialysis access were on display at this year’s Vascular Access...
magic cannulation technique

Early data indicate benefits of MAGIC in improving cannulation technique

Early data have indicated that a national project, dubbed MAGIC (Managing access by generating improvements in cannulation), has improved cannulation techniques of haemodialysis accesses...