Join us Pre-Meeting on Friday, April 25, 2025 and Select from
Two NEWLY DESIGNED Full Day Hands-on Skills Trainings!
These intensive, full day training courses offer practicing urologists hands-on training and formative feedback in critically identified clinical skills and procedures directly from the experts. After participating in these activities, participants will be able to incorporate these newly gained, or refreshed, critical skills and knowledge into their practice improving their clinical skills and by extension, patient care.
For 2025, we have taken everything you love about HOSTs and reimagined them into two new, robust full-day pre-meeting trainings in some of the most critical areas of need. HOST registration still offers a library of on-demand virtual didactics straight from the experts but now, with more hands-on training time with expert faculty than ever before; and, freeing you up for the rest of Annual Meeting, with HOSTs scheduled for Friday, April 25, one day prior to the official start of AUA Annual Meeting.
These intensive, full day trainings combine virtual pre-work, engaging case-based panel discussions and hands-on simulation with expert Faculty. HOSTs are among the most popular educational offerings at the Annual Meeting and spaces are limited.
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NEW – Fundamentals of Prostate MRI and Transperineal Interventions |
$1,099 |
$1,399 |
| NEW – Masterclass: Renal Access and Interventions | $1,099 | $1,399 |
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AUA reserves the right to cancel any AUA2025 Hands-on Skills Trainings for any reason by Friday, March 21, 2025. In particular, our ability to offer these activities is contingent upon offering them safely for registrants, faculty, staff, and equipment providers. If you have registered for an AUA2025 Hands-on Skills Training and it is subsequently canceled by AUA, you will be eligible for a full refund of that registration fee. If AUA cancels Skills Training, notification will be sent to registered attendees by Friday, March 28, 2025. |
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NEW – Fundamentals of Prostate MRI and Transperineal Interventions
Course Co-Directors: Arvin K. George, MD & James Wysock, MD, MSc
Friday, April 25, 2025
The Venetian Convention & Expo Center
Description
This hands-on skills training offers practicing urologists the fundamentals in MRI interpretation, segmentation, fusion-guided transperineal prostate biopsy, and transperineal spacer techniques to apply to their practice.
Prostate MRI has emerged as an integral component in multiple aspects of the prostate cancer management pathway. The basics of MRI interpretation have become an essential skill for fusion biopsy, local staging, and preoperative surgical planning. Recent evidence has supported the use of transperineal biopsy to minimize post-biopsy related infections while maximizing antibiotic stewardship. Integration of MRI with the transperineal approach, now affords clinicians the ability to provide a safer prostate biopsy while optimizing diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer.
This immersive, interactive, full day hands-on course will ensure that participants will learn from key opinion leaders in the field, interpret imaging in the context of real-world case-based discussions, gain experience with a diverse set of technologies, and feel confident in taking the next steps towards offering transperineal fusion biopsies and spacers in their practice.
Accreditation
The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NEW – Masterclass: Renal Access and Interventions
Course Co-Directors: Thomas Chi, MD, MBA & Robert Sweet, MD, FACS, MAMSE
Friday, April 25, 2025
The Venetian Convention & Expo Center
Description
This interactive, hands-on skills training offers practicing urologists skills in percutaneous renal access and image-guided renal interventions. Urologists taking the course will expand their skills, empowering them to elevate the quality of care for their patients.
Through a full day of hands-on skills training and interactive, case-based learning with internationally renowned experts, attendees will gain knowledge and skills to perform techniques in diagnostic and interventional renal ultrasound, percutaneous access with ultrasound, fluoroscopy and combined retrograde/antegrade techniques as well as mini-PCNL.
Accreditation
The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.