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Plenary – Hall B1 and Thomas Murphy Ballroom

Featuring today's leaders in urology, the AUA's Plenary Sessions focus on late-breaking news, new AUA clinical guidelines, and the latest advances in urologic medicine.

2012 Plenary Schedule

Plenary I - Presented in English, translated in Spanish
New for 2012 - Take Home Messages: Wednesday 1:30 – 4 p.m.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Plenary II
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Plenary I: Sunday 5/20/12
7:30 - 7:35 Welcome & Introductions
Opening Remarks
Presenter: Gopal Badlani, M.D.
Presenter: Sushil S. Lacy , M.D.

7:35 - 7:45 AUA Guideline Presentation
Vasectomy Guidelines
Presenter: Ira D. Sharlip, M.D.

7:45 - 8:05 State-of-the-Art Lecture
A Public Health Approach for Advancing Sexual Health in the US
Presenter: John M. Douglas, MD
Introduction: Ajay Kumar Nangia, M.D.

8:05 - 8:30 Panel Discussion
Chronic Orchialgia: What is the Best Treatment Option Based on Etiology?
Moderator: Edmund S. Sabanegh Jr., M.D.
Panelist: Laurence A. Levine, M.D.
Panelist: Sijo J. Parekattil, M.D.
Panelist: Daniel Harrison Williams IV, M.D.

8:30 - 8:45 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Sexual Function Pharmacotherapy 2022: A View into the Next Decade
Panelist: Dr. Arthur Louis Burnett, II, M.D.

8:45 - 9:10 Panel Discussion
The Health Consequences of Hypogonadism
Moderator: Larry I. Lipshultz, M.D.
Panelist: Martin M. Miner, M.D.
Panelist: Abraham Morgentaler , M.D.
Panelist: Ridwan Shabsigh, M.D.

9:10 - 9:30 Point-Counterpoint
Is There a Need for Penile Vascular Testing in the Modern Age?
Moderator: Ronald W. Lewis, M.D.
Debater - Pro: Gregory A. Broderick, M.D.
Debater - Con: Anthony J. Bella, M.D.

9:30 - 9:40 Late Breaking News
HOXB13 Mutations and Prostate Cancer Risk
Presenter: William B. Isaacs, Ph.D.

9:40 - 10:00 John K. Lattimer Lecture
Targeting Cancer Epigenome for Therapy
Presenter: Peter A. Jones, Ph.D.

10:30 - 10:50 Critical Discussion
Controversies in the Postnatal Management of Prenatal Hydronephrosis
Moderator: John Samuel Wiener, M.D.
Panelist: Jeffrey Brian Campbell, M.D.
Panelist: Paul Arthur Merguerian, M.D.

10:50 - 11:10 John Duckett Memorial Lecture
Posterior Urethral Valves
Presenter: Patrick G. Duffy, M.D.

11:10 - 11:35 Panel Discussion
Open Anti-reflux Surgery is Outmoded
Moderator: Steven Gerard Docimo, M.D.
Panelist: Ross M. Decter, M.D.
Panelist: Andrew Jared Kirsch, M.D.
Panelist: Hiep Thieu Nguyen, M.D.

11:35 - 11:50 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Circumcision and HIV, HPV, STDs: Potential Health Benefits
Presenter: Andrew Eaton MacNeily, M.D.

11:50 - 12:05 State-of-the-Art Lecture
The Use of Laparoscopy for Donor Nephrectomy in Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Presenter: John Lawrence Gore , M.D.

Plenary II: Sunday 5/20/12
10:30 - 10:50 AUA Health Policy
Update
Presenter: Steven M. Schlossberg, M.D.

10:50 - 11:00 American Board of Urology
Update
Presenter: John B. Forrest, M.D.

11:00 - 11:20 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Residency Changes and Challenges
Presenter: Michael Coburn, M.D.

11:20 - 11:45 Critical Discussion
The Expanding Role of APN/PAs in Urology Practice
Panelist: Mary Mathe, PA-C
Panelist: Alan J. Wein, M.D. ,Ph.D.(Hon)
Discussant: Barry A. Kogan, M.D.

11:45 - 12:00 State-of-the-Art Lecture
A Critical Need for Outcome Measures: AUA Effort
Presenter: David Fredrick Penson, M.D.

Plenary I: Monday 5/21/12
7:30 - 7:40 Highlights
Sexual Function/Dysfunction
Presenter: Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, M.D.

7:40 - 7:50 Highlights
BPH/LUTS
Presenter: John Thomas Wei, M.D.

7:50 - 8:00 Highlights
Pediatric Urology
Presenter: Michael C. Ost, M.D.

8:00 - 8:20 Point-Counterpoint
The Future of Transplantation: Tolerance vs. Regenerative Medicine
Moderator: Christian Senesac Kuhr, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Debater - Pro: Dicken Shiu-Chung Ko, MD, FRCSC
Debater - Con: Anthony Atala , M.D.

8:20 - 8:35 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Management Options for Renal Masses in Renal Transplant Allografts - The Appropriate Use of Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, RFA, and Cryoablation
Presenter: Jennifer Sandra Singer, M.D.

8:35 - 8:50 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Posterior Urethral Complications of the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Presenter: Anthony Richard Mundy, M.D.

8:50 - 9:00 Late Breaking News
The Value of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Reconstructive Urology (PROMS)
Presenter: Christopher Michael Gonzalez , M.D.

9:00 - 9:10 AUA Guideline Presentation
OAB
Presenter: E. Ann Gormley, M.D.

9:10 - 9:35 Panel Discussion
Vaginal Prolapse Surgery - Mesh or Mess?
Moderator: Gopal Badlani, M.D.
Panelist: Bertha H. Chen, M.D.
Panelist: Roger Roman Dmochowski, M.D.
Panelist: Philippe E. Zimmern, M.D.

9:35 - 9:50 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Lessons from the UITN and PFDN: What Have We Learned?
Presenter: Sandip Prasan Vasavada, M.D.

9:50 - 10:00 AUA Guideline Presentation
Urodynamics
Presenter: Jack Christian Winters , M.D.

10:30 - 10:55 Panel Discussion
Extending the Indications for Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy Using Robotic Surgery
Moderator: Erik P. Castle, M.D.
Panelist: Sam B. Bhayani, M.D.
Panelist: James Roscoe Porter, M.D.
Panelist: Craig Glenn Rogers, M.D.

10:55 - 11:20 Panel Discussion
Influence of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplements on Stone Risk
Moderator: Glenn M. Preminger, M.D.
Panelist: Margaret S. Pearle , M.D., Ph.D.
Panelist: Kristina Lea Penniston, Ph.D

11:20 - 11:40 Point-Counterpoint
Is Shock Wave Lithotripsy Becoming Extinct? Latest Advancements in Ureteroscopy
Moderator: Francis Xavier Keeley Jr. , M.D.
Debater - Pro: Amy Elizabeth Krambeck, M.D.
Debater - Con: Timothy David Averch , M.D.

11:40 - 11:55 State-of-the-Art Lecture
The Use of Imaging in the Management of Ureteral Calculus Disease
Presenter: Pat Fox Fulgham, M.D.

11:55 - 12:05 Late Breaking News
The European Randomized Trial of Screening for Prostate Cancer - An Update After 11 years of Follow-Up
Presenter: Monique J. Roobol

Plenary II: Monday 5/21/12
10:30 - 10:50 Point-Counterpoint
Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women
Moderator: Gregory Thomas Bales, M.D.
Debater - Pro: Katie Nicole Ballert, M.D.
Debater - Con: Elizabeth R. Mueller, M.D.

10:50 - 11:05 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Osteoporosis and Bone Health in Elderly Men Receiving Androgen Ablation
Presenter: Neal D. Shore, M.D.

11:05 - 11:25 Critical Discussion
Voiding Dysfunction in Elderly Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Presenter: William Donald Steers, M.D.
Presenter: Camille P. Vaughan
Discussant: Theodore Johnson II M.D., MPH

11:25 - 11:45 Critical Discussion
Acute Management of Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injury
Presenter: Andre Guilherme Cavalcanti Sr. M.D.
Presenter: Ron T. Kodama, M.D.
Discussant: Kenneth Wayne Angermeier, M.D.

11:45 - 12:05 Video Debate
Controversies in Anastomotic Urethroplasty
Moderator: Hunter Wessels, M.D.
Panelist: Joel Gelman, M.D.
Panelist: Keith Francis Rourke, M.D., FRCSC

Plenary I: Tuesday 5/22/12
7:30 - 7:40 Highlights
Infection/Inflammation
Presenter: Franklin C. Lowe, M.D., MPH

7:40 - 7:50 Highlights
Infertility
Presenter: Michael Louis Eisenberg, M.D.

7:50 - 8:00 Highlights
Urodynamics/Female Urology
Presenter: Masayuki Takeda, M.D.

8:00 - 8:20 European Association of Urology Lecture (EAU)
The Role of Surgery in N + M + Prostate Cancer
Presenter: Christian Georg Stief, M.D.

8:20 - 8:35 State-of-the-Art Lecture
MicroRNA in Prostate Cancer
Presenter: Ralph de Vere White

8:35 - 8:55 Critical Discussion
Future of 5 ARI in the Management of Prostate Disease
Presenter: Gerald L. Andriole Jr. , M.D.
Presenter: Ian Murchie Thompson, Jr., M.D.
Discussant: Leonard G. Gomella, M.D.

8:55 - 9:20 Panel Discussion
Systemic Treatments for Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer - In What Sequence?
Moderator: A. Oliver Sartor, M.D.
Panelist: Martin Edwin Gleave, M.D.
Panelist: Fred Saad, M.D.

9:20 - 9:35 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Not Following Level 1 Evidence for BC - Morbidity, Mortality and Cost
Presenter: Karim Chamie, M.D.

9:35 - 9:55 Point-Counterpoint
Intervention Oncology: Radiologist vs. Urologic Oncologist
Moderator: Surena F. Matin, M.D.
Panelist: Peter Anthony Pinto, M.D.
Panelist: Ronald Zagoria, M.D.

10:30 - 10:50 Rising Stars Report
Rising Star of 2012
Presenter: David Christopher Miller, M.D.
Introduction: Johannes W.G. Vieweg, M.D.

10:50 - 11:00 Late Breaking News
Measurement of Urinary Symptoms - Future Perspectives
Presenter: Ziya Kirkali, M.D.

11:00 - 11:10 Late Breaking News
OnabotulinumtoxinA for Urinary Incontinence in Patients with Idiopathic Overactive Bladder: Results of a Phase 3 Pivotal Trial
Presenter: Victor William Nitti, M.D.

11:10 - 11:25 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Update on New Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Presenter: Robert J. Motzer, M.D.

11:25 - 11:40 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Does Laparoscopy or High Definition Robotic Surgery Augment the Perceived Surgical Anatomy
Presenter: Richard Gaston M.D.

11:40 - 12:00 Video Debate
Management of Apical Dissection in Robotic Prostatectomy
Moderator: Eric A. Klein, M.D.
Debater: Anthony James Costello, M.D.
Debater: Herbert Lepor, M.D.

Plenary II: Tuesday 5/22/12
10:30 - 10:55 Panel Discussion
Chronic Ureteral Stenting: Long-term Outcomes, Why Stent and With What?
Moderator: John D. Denstedt, M.D.
Panelist: John Calleary
Panelist: Bradley Fields Schwartz, M.D.

10:55 - 11:15 Point-Counterpoint
Is Laparoscopy Extinct for Renal Surgery?
Moderator: Clement-Claude Abbou, M.D.
Debater - Pro: John Warren Davis, M.D.
Debater - Con: Gunter Janetschek, M.D.

11:15 - 11:30 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Penile Reconstructive Surgery for Peyronie's Disease: Tricks of the Trade
Presenter: Wayne John G. Hellstrom, MD, FACS

11:30 - 11:40 Late Breaking News
Value of UDS in SUI Surgery
Presenter: Charles Nager, M.D.

11:40 - 12:00 Video Debate
Treating the Apex at the Time of Vaginal Prolapse Surgery
Moderator: Harriette Miles Scarpero , M.D.
Debater: Jennifer T. Anger, M.D.
Debater: Kamran Sajadi, M.D.

Plenary I: Wednesday 5/23/12
7:30 - 7:40 Highlights
Bladder/Kidney Cancer
Presenter: Raj Som Pruthi, M.D.

7:40 - 7:50 Highlights
Prostate Cancer
Presenter: M. Manoharan

7:50 - 8:00 Highlights
Basic Research
Presenter: Dolores Jean Lamb, Ph.D.

8:00 - 8:10 AUA Guideline Presentation
Evaluation of Microscopic Hematuria
Presenter: Rodney Davis, M.D.

8:10 - 8:30 Point-Counterpoint
Surgery for BPH - We Need More/Less Lasers
Moderator: Alexis Edwin Te, M.D.
Debater - Pro: Peter J. Gilling, M.D. FRACS
Debater - Con: Michael Marberger, M.D.

8:30 - 8:50 The Societe Internationale d'Urologie Lecture (SIU)
Surgical Management of BPH in the Era of Lasers: What is the Gold Standard?
Presenter: Mostafa M. Elhilali, M.D.

8:50 - 9:10 Presidential Address
Celebrating AUA’s 110th Birthday and its Future
Presenter: Sushil S. Lacy , M.D.

9:10 - 9:25 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
Presenter: Anthony J. Schaeffer , M.D.

9:25 - 9:40 State-of-the-Art Lecture
The Role of Inflammation in the Development of Prostate Cancer
Presenter: Michel Arthur Pontari, M.D.

9:40 - 10:00 Ramon Guiteras Lecture
Searching for the Cure of Stress Incontinence - A 30 Year Journey
Presenter: Shlomo Raz, M.D.

10:30 - 10:55 Panel Discussion
CPPS Management - Optimizing Care in 2012
Moderator: J. Curtis Nickel, M.D.
Panelist: Robert James Evans, M.D.
Panelist: Christopher Kennerly Payne , M.D.
Panelist: Claire Cheng Yang , M.D.

10:55 - 11:15 Urologic Association of Asia (UAA) Lecture
PCNL Pediatric Calculi: The Asian Perspective
Presenter: Rajeev Kumar, M.D.

11:15 - 11:40 Panel Discussion
Optimizing Management of Neurogenic Bladder Conditions
Moderator: Angelo Etienne Gousse, M.D.
Panelist: Timothy Bolton Boone, M.D., Ph.D.
Panelist: J. Quentin Clemens, M.D.
Panelist: David Alan Ginsberg, M.D.

11:40 - 12:00 Video Debate
The Best Technique for the Male Sling
Moderator: Ajay Kumar Singla, M.D.
Debater: Craig Vance Comiter , M.D.
Debater: Peter Rehder, M.D.

1:30 - 1:40 Take Home Messages
Prostate Cancer
Presenter: A. Karim Kader, M.D.

1:40 - 1:50 Take Home Messages
Basic Science
Presenter: David F. Jarrard, M.D.

1:50 - 2:00 Take Home Messages
Infection/Inflammation
Presenter: Arndt Van Ophoven, M.D. Ph.D.

2:00 - 2:10 Take Home Messages
Infertility
Presenter: Marc Goldstein , M.D.

2:10 - 2:20 Take Home Messages
Stone Disease/Endourology
Presenter: Jorge Gutierrez-Aceves, M.D.

2:20 - 2:30 Take Home Messages
Transplantation/Vascular Surgery
Presenter: Jeffrey Lorne Veale, M.D.

2:30 - 2:40 Take Home Messages
Penile, Testis and Urethral Cancer
Presenter: Harry S. Clarke, Jr. M.D., Ph. D.

2:40 - 2:50 Take Home Messages
Trauma/Reconstruction/Diversion
Presenter: Sean P. Elliott, M.D., M.S.

2:50 - 3:00 Take Home Messages
Sexual Function/Dysfunction
Presenter: Mohit Khera, M.D.

3:00 - 3:10 Take Home Messages
Female Urology/Incontinence/Urodynamics
Presenter: Pat D. O'Donnell, M.D.

3:10 - 3:20 Take Home Messages
BPH/LUTS
Presenter: Ricardo R. Gonzalez , M.D.

3:20 - 3:30 Take Home Messages
Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopy/Robotics)
Presenter: Gyung Tak Sung

3:30 - 3:40 Take Home Messages
Outcomes Analysis
Presenter: Jonathan Routh, MD, MPH

3:40 - 3:50 Take Home Messages
Kidney Cancer
Presenter: Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, M.D.

3:50 - 4:00 Take Home Messages
Bladder Cancer

Plenary II: Wednesday 5/23/12
10:30 - 10:50 Point-Counterpoint
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Moderator: Mark S. Soloway, M.D.
Debater - Pro: Mark Emberton, M.D.
Debater - Con: Adam Stuart Kibel, M.D.

10:50 - 11:05 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Advances in the Use of Intraoperative Ultra Sound in Renal Oncology Surgery
Presenter: Monish Aron , MD

11:05 - 11:25 Point-Counterpoint
Penile Rehabilitation Following Prostate Cancer Therapy
Moderator: John Patrick Mulhall, M.D.
Debater - Pro: Gerald Benjamin Brock, M.D.
Debater - Con: Drogo K. Montague, M.D.

11:25 - 11:40 State-of-the-Art Lecture
Sexual Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Presenter: Ajay Nehra, M.D.

11:40 - 12:00 Video Debate
The Best Technique to Treat Priapism
Debater: Irwin Goldstein, M.D.
Debater: Tom F. Lue, M.D.

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