Speakers. CME Information. Scientific Agenda.

Program

featured keynote speakers

dr. peggy pearle, md, ph.d.

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Cheryl T. Lee, MD

Ohio State University

dr. Michael leveridge, MD

Queen's University

dr. Lori Lerner, MD

VA Boston Healthcare System

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

course directors

dr. quoc-dien trinh,
md, mba

Urologist,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Co-Director,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Prostate Cancer Program

Harvard Medical School

Dr. matthew mossanen,
md, mph

Urologist,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

faculty speakers

dr. william boysen, md

Associate Surgeon,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. steven l. chang, md

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

dr. alexander p. cole, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

DR. GEORGE HALEBLIAN, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Martin Kathrins, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

DR. ADAM S. KIBEL, MD

Chief of Urology,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD

Assistant Professor,
Harvard Medical School

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy

Dr. Mark Preston, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

OUTLINE

November 11 - 18, 2023

The Urology team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is excited to host its 3rd annual international scientific conference on urology at the Dominican Republic’s newest gem: Club Med Michès Playa Esmeralda, an eco-chic resort made unique by its untouched beauty and pristine natural setting. We invite you to join us and learn a broad overview of many areas of our specialty from exceptional speakers: The faculty of Harvard Medical School, carefully selected keynote speakers and other guest faculty.

The program’s curriculum provides broad and inclusive content ranging from clinical controversies to specific new and innovative therapies. You can rely on this program for updates and advances that impact day-to-day practice, clinical decisions, and patient care. The scheduled program is also designed to include many hours of leisure time for you to combine all what the resort has to offer with top-of-the-line CME and social activities.

Target audience: Urologists

Duration: 18 hours

Scientific Registration Fees: $495 USD – This rate only applies to individuals who wish to receive an attendance certificate.

Accommodation: must be booked through Advances in Urologic Care.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 

– Diagnose commonly encountered urologic malignancies, including prostate cancer, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. 

– Review the risks and benefits of management options for commonly encountered urologic malignancies, including prostate cancer, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. 

– Evaluate emerging diagnostic tools, novel therapeutic options and guideline based surveillance regiments, for commonly encountered urologic malignancies, including prostate cancer, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. 

– Describe the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered benign urologic conditions. 

– Summarize recent updates and innovations in the diagnosis and management of benign urologic conditions. 

– Compare emerging diagnostic tools, novel therapeutic options and guideline-based surveillance regiments for benign urologic conditions. 

Credits

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Harvard Medical School Registration Link: https://cmeregistration.hms.harvard.edu/lL04ym

Disclosure policy & disclaimer

Disclosure Policy

In accord with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. In addition, faculty have been asked to list any off-label uses of pharmaceuticals and/or devices for investigational or non-FDA approved purposes that they plan to discuss.

Disclaimer

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgement before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

Schedule

Day 1

Monday November 13th, 2023

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

Introduction and Welcome Remarks

Dr. Matthew Mossanen and Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh

8:40 AM - 9:05 AM

Plenary Controversies in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Dr. Peggy Pearle

9:05 AM - 9:30 AM

Plenary Health Equity in Urology

Dr. Cheryl Lee

9:30 AM - 9:55 AM

Plenary Social Media in Urology

Dr. Michael Leveridge

9:55 AM - 10:30 AM

Plenary State of the Art Management of BPH

Dr. Lori Lerner

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

An Update on Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer

Dr. Adam Kibel

11:05 AM - 11:30 AM

Optimizing Management of High-Risk Prostate Cancer

Dr. Adam Kibel

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Understanding Disparities in Prostate Cancer Management

Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh

11:55 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Updates in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Dr. Matthew Mossanen

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Optimizing Outcomes in Radical Cystectomy

Dr. Matthew Mossanen

1:40 PM - 2:05 PM

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Urology

Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh

2:05 PM - 2:20 PM

Coffee Break

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Management of Recurrent UTI

Dr. Lori Lerner

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

Minimally Invasive Therapies for BPH

Dr. Lori Lerner

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Managing Prostatectomy Erectile Dysfunction and Incontinence

Dr. Martin Kathrins

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM

Review of Treatment Options for Testosterone Deficiency

Dr. Martin Kathrins

Day 2

Tuesday November 14th, 2023

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

Implicit Bias Training in the Certification of US Urologists

Dr. Cheryl Lee

1:25 PM - 1:50 PM

Telehealth for Bladder Cancer

Dr. Cheryl Lee

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Mental Models and Cognitive Bias in Urology

Dr. Michael Leveridge

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

Psychology of Presentation Design

Dr. Michael Leveridge

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Coffee Break

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

Surgical Management of stones with complex anatomy

Dr. Peggy Pearle

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

Dietary Management of Kidney Stones

Dr. Peggy Pearle

3:25 PM - 3:45 PM

Management of the Acute Stone Event

Dr. George Haleblian

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Contemporary Medical Management of BPH

Dr. George Haleblian

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

Management options for the treatment of low Testosterone

Dr. Martin Kathrins

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Evaluation of the Male Patient with Infertility

Dr. Martin Kathrins

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Group Cocktail : Advances in Urologic Care

Location: Terrasse next to the Palm room and the conference center.

Dress code suggestion:
Casual cocktail attire. This is just a suggestion; no matter how you are dressed, you are welcome to the group cocktail.

Day 3

Wednesday November 15th, 2023

9:00 AM

Video Sessions

Moderator Dr. Matthew Mossanen 

 

Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh 

– Tips and Tricks for Robotic Prostatectomy

 

Dr. George Haleblian 

– Tips and Tricks for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

 

Dr. Steven Chang

– Tips and Tricks for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tips and Tricks for Robotic Prostatectomy

Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tips and Tricks for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Dr. Geogrge Haleblian

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tips and Tricks for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

Dr. Steven Chang

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tipd and Tricks for TURP

Dr. Lori Lerner

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Coffee Break

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Management of the incidental renal mass

Dr. Steven Chang

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Review of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Urology

Dr. Steven Chang

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Emerging Robotic Platforms in Urologic Oncology

Dr. Steven Chang

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

New Imaging Strategies for Men with Prostate Cancer

Dr. Mark Preston

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Role of MRI in Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

Dr. Mark Preston

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

PSA screening in Prostate Cancer

Dr. Mark Preston

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Coffee Break

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

GI Considerations for the Urologic Surgical Patient

Dr. Julia McNabb-Baltar

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

GI Related Complications from Immunotherapy

Dr. Julia McNabb-Baltar

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Group Cocktail : Advances in Urologic Care & SICLÉO

Location: Main Beach.

Dress code suggestion:
Casual cocktail attire. This is just a suggestion; no matter how you are dressed, you are welcome to the group cocktail.

Day 4

Thursday November 16th, 2023

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

MRI fusion and transperineal biopsy: Tips and tricks

Dr. Alexander P. Cole

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM

Management of Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

Dr. Alexander P. Cole

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

Focal Therapy Options in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Dr. Alexander P. Cole

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Coffee Break

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM

An Update on the Current Status of Gender Affirming Surgery

Dr. William Boysen

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Reconstruction Options for Urethral Stricture Disease

Dr. William Boysen

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

The role of robotic in Reconstructive Urology

Dr. William Boysen

Advances in Urologic Care is presented by the Urology team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, based in Boston, Massachusetts. A major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital has a legacy of clinical excellence that continues to grow year after year.

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cameleo CME is one of the world’s leading providers of in person, accredited Continuing Medical Education events. Since 2006, thousands of physicians have travelled and learned with them. The activities are held in venues that are sometimes exotic, always exceptional, and never boring.