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LUGPA 2024 ANNUAL MEETING |
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Five Things Urologists Need to Know About Bladder and Kidney Cancer in 2025
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Gautam Jayram, MD
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| Gautam Jayram discusses key updates in bladder and kidney cancer management. Topics include intermediate-risk bladder cancer, BCG-unresponsive disease, immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, adjuvant pembrolizumab for high-risk renal cell carcinoma, and CA9 PET imaging for kidney cancer. He also shares survey data highlighting community urology's growing role in complex care and clinical trials.
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What’s New in Robotic Surgery?
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Ronney Abaza, MD, FACS
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| Ronney Abaza presents an overview of innovations in robotic urologic surgery, discussing the evolution from the Da Vinci SP to the Da Vinci 5 with haptic feedback. Dr. Abaza also highlights emerging technologies including endoluminal robots for ureteroscopy, PSMA fluorescence imaging, augmented reality capabilities, and the future potential of AI integration in surgical robotics.
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Focal Therapy: Killing Cancer, Not the Prostate
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Arvin George, MD
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| Arvin George presents focal therapy's role in prostate cancer, highlighting patient selection criteria, treatment options like HIFU and cryotherapy, and its advantages over radical treatments. He emphasizes its potential in salvage settings post-radiation, while noting the need for long-term studies.
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Sustainable Medical Career Strategies for Physician Wellness
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Phillip Pierorazio, MD
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| Phillip Pierorazio presents a physician wellness framework emphasizing the "20% rule" - focusing on controllable healthcare stresses and dedicating time to purpose-driven activities. He stresses aligning personal identity with institutional roles to prevent burnout and maintain career sustainability.
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| SURE (Steerable Ureteroscopic Renal Evacuation) Procedure for the Treatment and Elimination of Kidney Stones |
| Thomas Mueller, MD |
| Thomas Mueller presents the SURE Procedure with CVAC System, a novel ureteroscopic technology combining microjet irrigation and dynamic aspiration. He demonstrates improved stone clearance rates, visualization, and fragment removal compared to standard ureteroscopy through clinical cases and ASPIRE study data. |
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| Making Sense of Advanced Technologies to Integrate into your OAB Program |
| Kari Bailey, MD, David Sussman, DO, FACS, Neil Kocher, MD, FPMRS |
| Kari Bailey, David Sussman, and Neil Kocher discuss advanced overactive bladder therapies, highlighting the shift toward earlier use of neuromodulation and tibial nerve stimulation. They emphasize patient selection, multimodal approaches, and the role of patient navigation in optimizing outcomes. |
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Incorporating New Approaches for Evaluating, Diagnosing and Treating BPH
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Kevin McVary, MD, Timothy McClure, MD, and Kevin Zorn, MD
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| Kevin McVary, Timothy McClure, and Kevin Zorn explore BPH management through case scenarios, examining medical therapy, minimally invasive techniques, and PAE's role. They address anticoagulated patient challenges while emphasizing individualized treatment based on prostate characteristics and patient preferences. |
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