The 29th Annual Innovations in Urologic Practice conference will provide a detailed review and commentary on multiple genitourinary and urologic diseases. Among the featured oncological topics are a description of bladder cancer and immunotherapies, as well as upper tract cancer and prostate cancer management, including state-of-the-art imaging, focal therapy, and MRI. Experts will also discuss new tools and techniques for nephrectomy and treating advanced renal cell carcinoma. In terms of general urological approaches, conference sessions will educate attendees on pelvic reconstruction and trauma, men’s health topics like male infertility and sexual dysfunction, and ways to diagnose and treat infections in the urology patient.
Co-Chair
Professor and F. Brantley Scott Chair in Urology
Scott Department of Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Co-Chair
Professor and Chairman, Scott Department of Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
This is a working agenda and subject to change. Please check back often for the latest updates.
Note: All industry activities will be held in a separate room.
| Time | Course Title | Speaker(s) | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 19th, 2025 (All Times Mountain Daylight Time) | #colspan# | #colspan# | |||
| 11:00am-12:30pm | Registration Open | ||||
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Industry-supported Lunch Program (Acoma Room) | TBD | |||
| 12:30pm–12:40pm | Opening Remarks | Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, and Michael Coburn, MD, FACS | |||
| 12:40pm–2:40pm | Session 1: Men’s Health | Moderator: Larry Lipshultz, MD | |||
| 12:40pm-1:00pm | Optimal Restoration of Spermatogenesis After Testosterone Therapy | Larry Lipshultz, MD | |||
| 1:00pm–1:20pm | Redefining Azoospermia: New Diagnostic and Management Strategies | Blair Stocks, MD, PhD | |||
| 1:20pm–1:30pm | Q&A | ||||
| 1:30pm–1:50pm | Innovations in Penile Prosthesis Pumps | Brian Christine, MD | |||
| 1:50pm–2:10pm | Peyronie's Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment& Future Directions | Susan MacDonald, MD | |||
| 2:10pm–2:40pm | Case Panel/Q&A | ||||
| 2:40pm–3:00pm | Break and Visit Exhibits | ||||
| 3:00pm–5:00pm | Session 2: Reconstruction/Trauma/Voiding Dysfunction | Moderator: Shyam Sukumar, MD | |||
| 3:00pm–3:20pm | Challenges in the Management of Urethral Stricture Disease | Shyam Sukumar, MD | |||
| 3:20pm–3:40pm | 25 Years of Experience with Botox in Urology | Christopher Smith, MD | |||
| 3:40pm–3:50pm | Q&A | ||||
| 3:50pm–4:10pm | Advanced Scrotology - Surgical Challenges in Scrotal Surgery | Michael Coburn, MD | |||
| 4:10pm–4:30pm | Open Sesame: Management of the Underactive Bladder | Oluwarotimi Sewedo Nettey, MD, MHS | |||
| 4:30pm–4:50pm | Q&A | ||||
| 4:50pm–5:00pm | Cases and Panel Discussion | Moderator: Shyam S. Sukumar, MD | |||
| 5:00pm–6:00pm | Resident BowlModerated by Frances M. Alba, MD and Jeremy Slawin, MD, MBA | Residents from BCM vs. Residents from UNM | |||
| 6:00pm–7:00pm | Welcome Reception | ||||
| Saturday, September 20th, 2025 (All Times Mountain Daylight Time) | #colspan# | #colspan# | |||
| 7:00am-8:00am | Industry-Supported Breakfast Program (Acoma Room) | TBD | |||
| 8:00am–11:00am | Session 3: Prostate Cancer | Moderator: Jeffrey A. Jones, MD | |||
| 8:00am–8:05am | Introduction and Agenda Review | Jeffrey A. Jones, MD | |||
| 8:05am-8:45am | Work-up and Patient Counseling Session: | ||||
| 8:05am–8:25am | Group Prostate Education Enhances Practice Efficiency in High Risk Populations | Dov Kadmon, MD | |||
| 8:25am–8:45am | Current Paradigms for Executing Active Surveillance for Low Risk and Favorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer | Justin Badal, MD | |||
| 8:45am–9:00am | Q&A - PCA Work-up and Counseling | ||||
| 9:00am-11:00am | Intervention Option Session: | ||||
| 9:00am–9:20am | Innovations in Approach to Radical Prostatectomy- Pelvic Fascial Sparing, Hood Technique, Single Port Extraperitoneal and Transvesical Approaches and The Role of AI in Real Time Assistance During Surgery | Jeremy Slawin, MD, MBA | |||
| 9:20am–9:45am | Update on Interventional Treatments for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer With or Without Immune Adjuvant Therapy | Darryl Smith, MD | |||
| 9:45am-10:05am | Refinements in Radiation Therapy to Enhance Efficacy, Yet Reduce Toxicity- The Role of Spacing Devices in Modern Pelvic XRT | Daniel A. Hamstra, MD, PhD, FASTRO, FASCO | |||
| 10:05am–10:25am | Strategies to Enhance Systemic Therapy Efficacy and Lower Toxicity in Advanced PCA, Including a Review of Metronomic Chemotherapy | A. Edward Yen, MD | |||
| 10:25am–10:45am | New Concepts in High Risk Local or Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment | Jeffrey A. Jones, MD | |||
| 10:45am–11:00am | Prostate Cancer Panel Discussion | ||||
| 11:00am-11:20am | Break and Visit Exhibits | ||||
| 11:20am–12:50pm | Session 4: MIS/Renal | Moderator: Justin Badal, MD | |||
| 11:20am-11:40am | New Paradigms in Living Kidney Donor Surgery | Frances Alba, MD | |||
| 11:40am–12:00pm | Richard Link MD,PhD | ||||
| 12:00pm–12:20m | From the Abdomen to the Retroperitoneum- My Path to Single Port Robotics | Justin Badal, MD | |||
| 12:20pm–12:40pm | Update on Adjuvant Therapy for Advanced Renal cell Carcinoma | Kara Babaian, MD | |||
| 12:40pm-12:50pm | Q&A | ||||
| 12:50pm | Adjournment | ||||
| Sunday, September 21st, 2025 (All Times Mountain Daylight Time) | #colspan# | #colspan# | |||
| 7:00am–8:00am | Industry-Supported Breakfast Program (Acoma Room) | TBD | |||
| 8:00am-9:30am | Session 5: General Urology | Moderator: Blair Stocks, MD | |||
| 8:00am-8:20am | Simple Approach to Prolonging Your Sexspan | Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH | |||
| 8:20am–8:40am | Approach to the Male with Chronic Urogenital Pain (CPPS/Chronic Orchialgia) | Susan MacDonald, MD | |||
| 8:40am–8:50am | Q&A | ||||
| 8:50am–9:10am | Break and Visit Exhibits | ||||
| 9:10am-10:00am | Session 6: General Urology/Education | Moderator: Jennifer Taylor, MD | |||
| 9:10am-9:30am | Healthcare Policy Update | Michael S. Davis, MD | |||
| 9:30am-9:50am | Bridging the Generation Gap: Teaching Gen Z Learners | Susan MacDonald, MD | |||
| 9:50am-10:00am | Q&A | ||||
| 10:00am–11:35am | Session 7: Bladder Cancer | Moderator: Guilherme Godoy, MD, MS | |||
| 10:00am–10:20am | New Diagnostic Tests for Urothelial Cancer | Jennifer Taylor, MD | |||
| 10:20am–10:40am | What’s in the Pipeline for Bladder Cancer Management in 2026? | Seth Lerner, MD | |||
| 10:40am–11:00am | Updates in Radiation Therapy for Bladder Cancer | Daniel A. Hamstra, MD, PhD, FASTRO, FASCO | |||
| 11:00am-11:20am | Updates in the Management of Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma | A. Edward Yen, MD | |||
| 11:20am-11:30am | Q&A | ||||
| 11:30am–11:35pm | Closing Remarks | Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH and Michael Coburn, MD | |||
| 11:35pm | Adjournment | ||||
Inn and Spa at Loretto
211 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Welcome to the Inn and Spa at Loretto, a boutique, luxury Santa Fe hotel that celebrates the authentic Southwestern style and culture of New Mexico. Iconic adobe architecture reminiscent of the famed Taos Pueblo welcomes you. Featuring 136 well-appointed suites and guest rooms, including a Penthouse suite, an award-winning spa, casual fine dining, and a year-round heated garden pool, as well as many unique onsite galleries and boutiques. Located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe, just one block from the historic Plaza and Canyon Road, the Inn and Spa at Loretto is approximately 9 miles from the Santa Fe Municipal Airport and 68 miles from the Albuquerque International Sunport Airport.
Step into traditions and discover why Santa Fe was named #3 City in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure World’s Best, #2 City in the U.S. by 2020 Conde’ Nast Travelers Reader Choice Awards, and #3 by Ovation Travel Group as the “22 Best Place to Travel in 2022.” Guests are within walking distance of world-class restaurants, shopping venues, and local attractions such as the Santa Fe Plaza, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, and the Palace of the Governors.
Visit the adjacent Loretto Chapel of Santa Fe featuring the miraculous staircase that has mystified visitors from around the world for centuries, explore the historic Santa Fe Plaza with its world-class museums, boutiques, galleries, and cuisine, or immerse yourself in the great outdoors on one of the area’s many hiking, biking, and skiing trails.
CONFERENCE ATTIRE:
Attire is business casual. Since meeting room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary, it is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to the educational activities.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
To make hotel reservations for this conference, you MUST first complete a registration for the conference using the link below:
Your registration confirmation email will contain a link to the group hotel block, enabling you to make a room reservation.
ROOM RATES:
$329.00 plus taxes and fees
Pueblo King
Sleeps 2 | 1 King
Our Pueblo King Guest room has one king bed, working window, armchair, and desk.
Pueblo Double
Sleeps 2 | 2 Double
Our Pueblo Doubles Guest room has two double beds, working window, armchair, and desk.
The Innovations room block will be held until the reservation cut-off date of Friday, August 14, 2025. After Friday, August 14, 2025, all sleeping rooms not reserved with individual guest names and guarantees will be released to general inventory for sale. The Hotel will continue to accept reservations after Friday, August 14, 2025, on a space-available and rate-available basis only.
Please note: The Hotel maintains a twenty-four-hour (24-hour) cancellation policy for individual guest room reservations.
Located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe, just one block from the historic Plaza and Canyon Road, the Inn and Spa at Loretto is approximately 9 miles from the Santa Fe Municipal Airport and 68 miles from the Albuquerque International Sunport Airport.
Directions from Santa Fe Airport: Driving from Santa Fe Municipal Airport: Drive out of Santa Fe Airport onto Airport Road. Turn left onto NM 599 North. Continue approximately 10 miles. Take the Santa Fe Exit (Highway 284/84) to the right. Move to the left lane. Exit “Downtown-Plaza” which will be Guadalupe Street.
Directions from Albuquerque Airport: Exit Albuquerque International Sunport and follow signs for I-25 North to Santa Fe. Continue on I-25 North for approximately 63 miles. Exit Old Pecos Trail (Exit 284). Keep right on Old Pecos. Two miles down Old Pecos Trail will turn into Old Santa Fe Trail. Pass West Alameda Street. Our Santa Fe inn will be on the right side immediately following West Alameda Street.
Trains & Rail: The New Mexico Rail Runner train connects Albuquerque to Santa Fe. The trip from the Albuquerque’s downtown to the Santa Fe depot downtown is approximately 90 minutes. Amtrak arrives daily from Chicago and Los Angeles in the town of Lamy, only 20 minutes from Santa Fe. The Inn and Spa at Loretto can arrange shuttle service on request.
Recommended Transportation Company:
https://groometransportation.com
Meeting organized by Grand Rounds in Urology, a division of Carden Jennings Publishing, Co., Ltd.
Jointly provided by Medical Education Resources and Carden Jennings Publishing Co., Ltd.
To inquire about support opportunities, please contact:
Denise Castetter, Senior Director of Corporate Relations
Phone: 973-769-1020
Fax: 434-817-2020 • dcastetter@cjp.com
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