Presentations from 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium

Session 1: Future Directions in Artificial Intelligence in Urology

Telesurgery for Prostate Cancer: Where Are We in 2024? – This Is a Novel Topic and Gaining Traction Around the World

David M. Albala, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 9, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Diagnosis of Urologic Cancer – Current Trends and Future Perspectives

Priya N. Werahera, PhD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 9, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

ChatGPT and AI for Academic Urologists: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sigrid V. Carlsson, MD, PhD, MPH, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 9, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Session 2: Future Directions (FD) in Detection of GU Cancers; Genetics and Biomarkers

Who Needs a Prostate Biopsy? Risk-stratification Strategies Before Prostate Biopsy

Sigrid V. Carlsson, MD, PhD, MPH, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Role of Precision Medicine in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer

Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

How Well Do You Know Doublets and Triplets? – A Pop Quiz

Marc B. Garnick, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Biomarkers for Radiation Therapy

Peter F. Orio III, DO, MS, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Updates with Addressing the Microbiome

Priya N. Werahera, PhD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Session 3: Future Directions (FD) in Management of Localized Prostate Cancer

Rectal Spacing for All Forms of Radiation: Cryotherapy, HIFU, Tesla, and More

Peter F. Orio III, DO, MS, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Getting Started with Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Izak Faiena, MD, MSCR, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Update on the State of the Art Radiation Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Peter F. Orio III, DO, MS, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Update on the State of the Art Radiation Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Peter F. Orio III, DO, MS, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Clinical Trials in Focal Therapy

Izak Faiena, MD, MSCR, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 10, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Session 4: Future Directions (FD) in Bladder/Urothelial Cancers

Innovations in Bladder Cancer: Strategies for Improving Outcomes Across the Disease Continuum

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Utilizing ctDNA in Bladder Cancer

Leonard G. Gomella, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Current State of the Art in Bladder-Preserving Trimodality Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, FASTRO, FACRO, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Updates on the Latest Classifications of Urothelial Cancers

Francisco G. La Rosa, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Clinical Trials in MIBC and NMIBC

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Session 5: Future Directions (FD) of Molecular Targeted Imaging (MTI) and Theranostics

Update on Robotic Prostatectomy PSMA Scanning – Setting up a Program in Your Practice

David M. Albala, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

PSMA Imaging as a Biomarker for Early Stage Prostate Cancer

Robert E. Reiter, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Differentiating PSMA Diagnostics & Therapeutics

Phillip J. Koo, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Horizons of Diagnosis and Treatment with PSMA PET MRI

Paul D. Maroni, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Updates on the RADAR Series

E. David Crawford, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 11, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Session 6: Future Directions (FD) in Advanced Prostate Cancer

TRAVERSE: Meaning of the Testosterone Safety Trials

Martin M. Miner, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 12, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Bespoke Future of Cancer Care

Leonard G. Gomella, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 12, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Novel Ways of Targeting the Androgen Receptor

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 12, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Cardiometabolic Health for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Andrew W. Hahn, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 12, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

How to Best Select Doublet vs. Triplet Therapy in MCSPC

Scott B. Sellinger, MD, presented this lecture during the 24th Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium on August 12, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.