101HO: Ultrasound of Male Genitalia
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7 – 10 a.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Bruce R. Gilbert, MD, PhD, Course Director
Professor of Urology
Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine
Director of Male Reproductive and Sexual Medicine
The Smith Institite for Urology

Prerequisite: Registrants for this course must view the 2011 Basic Urologic Ultrasound Video and pass its corresponding posttest. To purchase, please visit http://www.auanet.org/content/products/dvds.cfm#BUUDVD2011.

Ultrasound evaluation of the male genitalia is an integral part of urologic practice. Ultrasound performed by the urologist provides optimum patient care and facilitates clinical decision making. This course will provide a structured approach to the ultrasound evaluation of the scrotum and penis. Indications for male genital ultrasound together with scanning technique, protocols and documentation will be addressed. The basics of normal ultrasound anatomy will be reviewed and contrasted with ultrasound findings commonly encountered by the practicing urologist. Color doppler ultrasound evaluation in male fertility evaluation and cavernosal vessels for evaluation of erectile dysfuction will be included. Real time video examples will be utilized whenever possible to demonstrate imaging technique and the evolving nature of the ultrasound examination. The course will include a didactic presentation and "Hands-On" training in which the participants will practice scanning protocols on live models guided by an experienced sonographer. Participation in this course will assist the Urologist in becoming proficient in the ultrasound evaluation of the male genitalia.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• identify the normal ultrasound appearance of the male genitalia
• describe the protocols and documentation required for ultrasound of the male genitalia
• enumerate the common indications for ultrasound of the male genitalia
• recognize and describe the ultrasound appearance of common pathology of the male genitalia
• perform a basic scrotal, penile and Doppler ultrasound examination

102HO: Flexible Ureteroscopy for Renal Stones
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 9 a.m. – Noon

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A309

R. John D'A. Honey, MD, Course Director
Professor
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Demetrius Bagley, MD
Nathan Lewis Hatfield Professor of Urology
Professor of Radiology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Joel Teichman, MD
Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Kenneth Pace, MD
Associate Professor
St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Ureteroscopy for the treatment of urolithiasis is an integral part of every urologist's clinical practice. Therapeutic flexible ureteroscopy, as opposed to semirigid ureteroscopy, due to equipment cost, fragility and the more challenging technical aspects, remains outside the scope of many urologists. The introduction of smaller, more robust flexible ureteroscopes, capable of visualizing the entire collecting system, has highlighted the need to train all urologists to add flexible ureteroscopy to their therapeutic armamentarium. With the array of flexible ureteroscope available on the market, there is a need to critically compare these tools and provide urologists with the best available data, so that safe flexible ureteroscopy can be incorporated into the clinical practice of all urologists. Participants will learn and practice techniques for accessing the ureter and pelvicalyceal system. Holmium Lasers will be provided and participants will practice capturing, relocating, and releasing stones in the models with various stone baskets and fragmenting them with Ho. Laser.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• review the variety of flexible ureteroscopes and working instruments on the market, their differences in construction, performance and safe usage
• describe the possible complications associated with flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy and learn how to avoid and treat them
• access the upper tract with minimal trauma and utilize techniques to maximize visibility while protecting against high intrarenal pressures
• integrate the techniques of stone capture, relocation and fragmentation, using a Holmium laser, into clinical practice
• utilize the various catheters, guidewires and instruments available for safe and effective ureteroscopy for renal stones

103HO: Prostate Ultrasound
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Christopher Porter, MD, Course Director
Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Urologic Oncology
Section Urology and Renal Transplantation
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Prerequisite: Registrants for this course must view the 2011 Basic Urologic Ultrasound Video and pass its corresponding posttest. To purchase, please visit http://www.auanet.org/content/products/dvds.cfm#BUUDVD2011.

The prostate ultrasound course will teach participants, by means of didactic and hands-on training, the techniques for the performance, interpretation and documentation of prostate ultrasound. Normal ultrasound anatomy and abnormal findings will be discussed. The course will emphasize optimizing image quality, the recognition of secondary sonographic features of prostate disease and the acquisition of skills necessary to enhance outcomes from interventional procedures (such as prostate biopsy and marker placement). Video clips of prostate ultrasound procedures will enhance the learning experience for course participants.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• identify the indications for the performance of prostate ultrasound
• demonstrate the ability to acquire and interpret prostate ultrasound images
• utilize ultrasound equipment features and controls to produce high-quality images of the prostate to enhance the performed of ultrasound-guided treatments
• enumerate quality control and safety practices in the use of ultrasound of the prostate
• demonstrate the ability to perform specific clinical tasks associated with diagnostic and image-guided therapeutic procedures of the prostate

104HO: Abdominal Ultrasound
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Daniel Rukstalis, MD, Course Director
Senior Associate, Department of Urology
Geisinger Health System
Danville, PA

Stephen Savage, MD
Professor of Urology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Jennifer Simmons, MD
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Prerequisite: Registrants for this course must view the 2011 Basic Urologic Ultrasound Video and pass its corresponding posttest. To purchase, please visit http://www.auanet.org/content/products/dvds.cfm#BUUDVD2011.

Ultrasound should be an integral part of the practice of urology. Ultrasound performed by the urologist facilitates clinical decision making. However, there has been little formal training available in ultrasound indications, technique and documentation for residents or practicing urologists. Training needs to be available for urologists so they can perform abdominal ultrasonography safely and accurately. Urologists who independently perform and interpret ultrasound will benefit from specific instruction in the indications for and performance of specific abdominal and pelvic applications.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• apply the physical principles of ultrasound to abdominal ultrasound
• utilize ultrasound equipment features and controls to produce high-quality images

105HO: 3-D Surgical Anatomy of the Female Pelvis
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A309

Gamal Ghoniem, MD, Course Co-Director
Vice Chair and Professor of Urology
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Orange, CA

Paulo Palma, MD, Course Co-Director
Full Professor of Urology
University of Campinas School of Medicine - Unicamp
Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Adonis Hijaz, MD
Associate Professor of Urology
Director Center Female Pelvic Medicine & Surgery
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, OH

Cassio Riccetto, MD
Associate Professor of Urology
University of Campinas School of Medicine
Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Joanna Togami, MD
Senior Staff Urologist
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

The course will include didactic lectures/videos to enhance understanding of the female pelvic anatomy and its surgical correlates. Participants will be guided by faculty through the examination and manipulation of pelvic floor models. The course will utilize models that are equip with removable simulated pelvic structures. At the end, each group will be asked to put it back together, further enhancing the formulation of 3D surgical anatomy concepts.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• distinguish among the different levels of pelvic organs support
• locate key pelvic structures
• describe the mechanism of pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
• acquire the necessary skills to perform safer surgical repairs

106HO: Advanced Urologic Ultrasound
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Pat F. Fulgham, MD, Course Director
Surgical Director of Oncology Services
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

Prerequisite: Registrants for this course must view the 2011 Basic Urologic Ultrasound Video and pass its corresponding posttest. To purchase, please visit http://www.auanet.org/content/products/dvds.cfm#BUUDVD2011.

The advanced urologic ultrasound course will teach participants, by means of didactic and hands-on training, the techniques for the performance of power, color and spectral Doppler ultrasound and the use of ultrasound in guiding therapeutic procedures. The advanced physics of ultrasound will be demonstrated with an eye toward practical utilization in the office and operating room settings. A combination of video presentation and hands-on skills stations will be used to teach the skills necessary to maximize the utility of ultrasound imaging in the performance of a variety of urologic procedures. Each participant will be expected to complete a didactic examination over the materials presented. Each participant will be expected to demonstrate the skills acquired during the course and will be assessed by a physician proctor. It is expected that course participants will have a thorough understanding of basic ultrasound principles and are already performing a variety of urologic ultrasound procedures.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the physical principles and the ability to perform and interpret color, power and spectral Doppler ultrasound for specific urologic procedures
• perform spectral Doppler evaluation and calculate resistive indices
• utilize ultrasound to guide needle placement for biopsy or ablation
• identify the appropriate mode of ultrasound to accomplish specific goals in the diagnosis and treatment for specific urologic conditions
• recognize the various means of improving image quality by technique and machine adjustments

107HO: Office Urodynamics
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 7 – 10 a.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

R. Duane Cespedes, MD, Course Director
Director, Comprehensive Continence Center
Shore Health System
Easton, MD

Julian Wan, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Urology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Timothy B. Boone, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Scott Department of Urology
Houston, TX

Robert C. McDonough, MD
Director, Female and Reconstructive Urology
Department of Urology, SAMMC
San Antonio, TX

Andrew C. Peterson, MD
Associate Prof. of surgery
Duke University
Durham, NC

This course is aimed at urologists interested in adding office-based urodynamics to their practices. The commonly used urodynamic studies will be explained: what is being measured, how it is measured, and how it is interpreted. Uroflow, cystometrogram, pressure flow and leak point pressure studies will all be discussed. The presentations and hands-on stations will correlate the use of these techniques to common medical and clinical conditions: neurogenic conditions, stress and urge incontinence, obstructive symptoms, incontinence after prostatectomy, and pediatric incontinence.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• integrate the principles behind organizing a urodynamic laboratory and the associated billing codes
• interpret the typical normal and abnormal findings of office-based urodynamics and the routinely encountered artifacts
• describe the proper methods of setting up the urodynamics equipment for performing a CMG, pressure-flow study, and leak point pressures
• identify the strengths and weaknesses of basic office urodynamic tests and how to use them to maximize the strengths while avoiding the weaknesses
• interpret and discuss urodynamic tests and results with patients and colleagues, and use the results to develop treatment options and long-term patient management plans

108HO: Modern Alternatives to TURP: Lasers and Bipolar
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 8 – 11 a.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A309

Alexis E. Te, MD, Course Co-Director
Professor of Urology, Department of Urology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Director, Brady Prostate Center, and Urodynamics and Neurourology Laboratory
New York, NY

Steven A. Kaplan, MD, Course Co-Director
Vaughan Professor of Urology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Lori B. Lerner, MD
Associate Professor
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, MA

Richardo Gonzalez, MD
Clinical Asst. Prof. of Urology, Baylor / Director
Baylor College of Medicine/ Houston Metro Urology
Houston, TX

Jaspreet Sandhu, MD
Urologist
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

William Jaffe, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology in Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Richard Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Weill Cornell Medical College City
New York, NY

This hands-on course is an intensive update and review of modern technology in basic and advanced transurethral surgical debulking techniques to treat BPH. The course will focus on three (3) minimally invasive alternatives to traditional transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) currently available. These include high power 532 nm laser photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate (PVP), holmium laser enucleation/ablation of the prostate (HoLEP/HoLAP), and Bipolar Electrovaporization of the Prostate (Bipolar EVP/Bipolar TURP). The course will provide 1 hour of didactic lectures on physiology of laser therapy and electrosurgical principles of both monopolar and bipolar techniques. In addition, methodology of the three approaches as well as basic and advanced concepts necessary to effect optimal surgical results will be discussed. Introduction and hands on in vitro experience with instrumentation is provided in a 2 hour didactic laboratory based on participant's experience with each technology.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• discuss basic electrosurgical and laser physics principles as well as mechanism of action of debulking prostate tissue
• describe basic and advanced instrumentation including equipment, setup, patient preparation, anesthetic requirements, and site specific issues involved with each technology
• describe the evaluation, selection and counseling for each technology and the advantages and limitations of each technology
• demonstrate hands-on basics with the instrumentation of each technology as well as experience with currently available in vitro training models and simulators
• describe tips and tricks of each technology presented by video case presentation
• discuss how to approach first cases, surgical landmarks, manage complex cases and assess for treatment high risk cases such as anticoagulated patients, and large glands
• review current published literature and clinical experience and outcomes related to each technology

109HO: Hands-on Course on Percutaneous Nephrostomy
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Arthur D. Smith, MD, Course Director
Professor of Urology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chair Emeritus, Department of Urology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY

Evangelos Liatsikos, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
University of Patras School of Medicine
Patras, Greece

Mantu Gupta, MD
Associate Professor
Columbia University
Larchmont, NY

Sero Andonian, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Zeph Okeke, MD
Attending Urologist
Smith Institute for Urology-North Shore- LIJ
New Hyde Park, NY

This course is a hands-on experience teaching techniques of percutaneous access, use of guidewires, methods of tract dilation, and manipulation of guidewires and catheters. We start by reviewing the technique and indications and end with a discussion on how to prevent complications. At the end of the session, attendees will be given a DVD showing step-by-step techniques so they can review their learning experience.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• demonstrate how to do percutaneous nephrostomy and dilate the Tract
• describe how to use and manipulate guide-wires and catheters
• identify, avoid, and treat complications associated with percutaneous procedures

110HO: Laparoscopic Skills Training and Suturing
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A309

Ronney Abaza, MD, FACS, Course Co-Director
Assistant Professor of Urology
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Saleem Zafar, MD, Course Co-Director
Assistant Professor
University of Toledo College of Medicine
Toledo, OH

Geoffrey Box, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Director, Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Michael Louie, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA

Jonathan Picard, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Laparoscopy requires a skill set fundamentally different from traditional, open surgery. Dry-lab training is necessary before the human patient encounter, but many urologists have had difficulty identifying a structured program to allow them to advance their skills. This course will introduce participants to a validated model for laparoscopic skills training that has been used to train over 5,000 surgeons. The urologic community has continued to advance the applications of laparoscopic surgery in our field. Unfortunately, while the experts in laparoscopy further their abilities and apply their skills to increasingly complex procedures, many urologists in communities without applied laparoscopy perceive an enlarging gap between these experts and themselves. While it is not the expectation that participation will yield an "expert" status in laparoscopic ability, it will lay the groundwork for future independent skills acquisition towards this goal.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• develop a validated curriculum for laparoscopic skills training and utilize resources for continued future training
• apply skills attained from basic tasks to laparoscopic suturing construct a personalized plan for skills training for future independent advancement

111HO: Surgical Approaches in Female Pelvic Surgery
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Sandip P. Vasavada, MD, Course Director
Center for Female Urology and Reconstructive Surge
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Michael Kennelly, MD
Director, Charlotte Continence Center
McKay Department of Urology, Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Farzeen Firoozi, MD
Director, Pelvic Health & Reconstructive Surgery
The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology
New Hyde Park, NY

Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Urology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Beverly Hills, CA

Kathleen Kobashi, MD
Chief, Section of Urology
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA

The use of a variety of kits and novel and minimally invasive approaches is common in female urologic surgery and represents a high growth area in the field. This course will be a "hands on" course in female pelvic surgery to help the surgeon better understand how to place devices that are commonly used in female urology. The course will use a variety of modalities including surgical videos, inanimate and interactive models, and laparoscopic or robotic trainers to achieve this goal. In addition, traditional prolapse repair techniques will be highlighted, such as cystocele, rectocele and vaginal vault suspensions without the use of vaginal mesh.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• demonstrate proper techniques for vaginal surgery for urinary incontinence therapy (slings)
• demonstrate proper anatomical fixation points for prolapse surgery as they relate to newer techniques and robotic surgery as well
• discuss how to manage the complications of vaginal surgery for slings and prolapse repairs
• describe how to perform vaginal sling surgery in the different formats (TOT, retropubic and mini-sling)
• review the role of robotic simulation in pelvic reconstructive surgery through hands-on practice

112HO: Practical Office Urologic Health
Monday, May 21, 2012, 7 – 10 a.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Allen D. Seftel, MD, Course Director
Head of Urology, Cooper University Hospital
Professor, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Camden, NJ

Natan Bar-Chama, MD
Director Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH
Assistant Professor of Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Ajay Nehra, MD
Professor of Urology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

Hossein Sadeghi, MD
Professor of Surgery in Urology
UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School – Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ

This comprehensive course covers all aspects of the office evaluation and treatment of male sexual function, female sexual function, male urinary incontience, male infertility, Peyronie's disease, hypogoandism, and BPH. There is also discussion of the preparation for surgical procedures, treatment of priapism, and penile rehabilitation post prostatectomy. This course is for the beginner as well as for the advanced physician or allied health professionals interested in these topics. This course provides the skill set to become facile with these topics as the participant gets hands-on experience in each of these areas. Office ultrasound will also be reviewed as it pertains to sexual function evaluation. The faculty is composed of both physicans and allied health professionals who offer their guidance and expertise in each of these topics. Coding information will be provided as is a medical legal discussion of penile prosthesis surgery, aloing with penile prosthesis surgerical pitfalls. Testopel injections, vacuum erction device application, sperm aspiration, duplex penile ultrasound and injections for peyronie's disease are also among the topics covered.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• evaluate and treat male sexual function, peyronie's disease and priapism
• review the appropriate counseling to offer patients as they plan to undergo a penile prosthesis insertion
• discuss the options for penile rehabilitation post prostatectomy such as vaccuum device, penile injections or penile prosthesis
• characterize the various types of male incontinence and apply treatment based upon this characterization
• identify the patient who is suited for office sperm aspiration

113HO: Ureteroscopy: Step-by-Step
Monday, May 21, 2012, 8 – 11 a.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A309

Manoj Monga, MD, Course Director
Professor of Urology
Director, Steven B. Streem Center for Endourology & Stone Disease
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Robert Sweet, MD
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Bodo Knudsen, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Department of Urology
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Benjamin Canales, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Brian Eisner, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urology)
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

The course will provide a comprehensive discussion of the preparation, techniques and instrumentations for ureteroscopy. We will highlight nuances in approaches between the five faculty members, utilizing a case-panel format. The course will include sections on patient preparation, instrumenation, step-by-step panel discussion using patient-derived xrays and video excerpts and post-operative management and imaging. Hands-on work stations will be established for semi-rigid ureteroscopy, laser lithotripsy and stone basketing, flexible ureteroscopy, intrarenal manipulation and stone basketing, flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• define the risks of ureteroscopy and identify elements of the informed consent
• identify differences in ureteroscopy accessory instrumentation (guidewires, baskets, sheaths, irrigation) and discuss appropriate instrument selection based on the clinical scenario
• define and demonstrate the systematic step-wise approach to ureteroscopy (flexible and semi-rigid)
• integrate hand-eye coordination and demonstrate endoscope manipulation skills through hands-on labs
• critique the alternatives for ureteral stenting and post-operative imaging after uncomplicated ureteroscopy

114HO: Laparoendoscopic Single Site Surgery: Hands-on Skill Development
Monday, May 21, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A309

Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, MD, Course Director
Professor of Urology and Radiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Lee Richstone, MD
Associate Professor, Director of MIS
Smith Institute for Urology, NSLIJ-Hofstra School of Medicine
New Hyde Park, NY

Joseph DelPizzo, MD
Associate Professor of Urology and Transplantation Surgery
Director, Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Brady Urology Health Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY

Chad Tracy, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotics
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Coralville, IA

Jay Raman, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

Recent advances in laparoscopic instrumentation have allowed for the consolidation of multiple access sites into a single portal of entry. Termed LESS, this technique offers promise of less pain and improved cosmetic outcomes. LESS surgery is considered the next evolution of laparoscopic surgery. To successfully incorporate LESS surgery into clinical practice, familiarity with the new instrumentation available, how to use the novel tools, ergonomics, and modifications to conventional laparoscopic steps must be learned. This course will maximize hands on experience with the various new ports and instruments required to perform LESS surgery.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• describe indications and limitions of LESS surgery procedures
• discuss, evaluate, and employ the necessary equipment to perform LESS procedures and understand how it differs from conventional laparoscopy equipment
• analyze how LESS instrumentation is utilized in vivo by reviewing unedited case videos
• develop and demonstrate skills using LESS-specific access ports and LESS-specific instruments

115HO: Prosthetic Urology 2012: Current Concepts and Problem Solving in Erectile Restoration, Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence and Peyronie's Disease
Monday, May 21, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

Georgia World Congress Center, Room A307

Brian S. Christine, MD, Course Director
Director of Prosthetic Urology
Urology Centers of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

Anthony Bella, MD
Assistant Professor, Urology
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Gerard Henry, MD
Shreveport, LA

Leroy Jones, MD
Associate Professor Urology
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX

The didactic session of the course will consist of four brief lectures covering the current state of the art use of urologic prosthetics in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, peyronie's disease, and the patient with coexisting erectile dysfunction and incontinence. The lectures will give an overview of each topic that lays the framing for the considerably more detailed hands-on sessions to follow. During hands-on sessions detailed descriptions of the preoperative patient evaluation, surgical indications, specifics of technique as well as how to recognize and address intraop complications will be discussed. Patient scenarios illustrating treatment rationale will be presented, as well.

Objectives: After attending this course, participants should be able to:

• review the current indications for use of a penile implant in the treatment of erectile dysfunction
• recognize the most commonly encountered intraoperative complications during placement of an inflatable penile implant, and will be familiar with techniques to address each complication
• discuss the indications for use of penile implants in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in the face of coexisting peyronie's disease, and will understand the rationale for this treatment option
• review the current indications for use of the transobturator male sling in the treatment of post-prostatectomy incontinence, and will be familiar with the preoperative work-up/evaluation of the potential sling candidate