Practical PCNL: From Access to Exit- A Hands-on Course- Seattle (2018)
The Practical PCNL: From Access to Exit - A Hands-on Course is geared for the practicing Urologist who wants to gain comfort with performing percutaneous stone removal, obtaining his/her own percutaneous access using both fluoroscopy and ultrasound, and familiarity with current instrumentation including flexible ureteroscopy.
Acknowledgements
This educational activity is supported by independent educational grants from:
- Bard Medical
- Cook Medical
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation
Target Audience
- Urologists
- Urology Residents
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Obtain percutaneous access to the kidney using both fluoroscopy and sonography.
- Review instrumentation integral to optimizing PCNL success (including tract dilation, graspers, baskets, flexible nephroscopy).
- Demonstrate the optimal methods for post-operative drainage and management of the percutaneous tract.
- Recognize and manage complications of PCNL.
- Perform and review ultrasound imaging.
- Apply knowledge gained in this course to develop a practice which is comfortable in offering PCNL to its patients as an integral surgical procedure in the treatment of stone disease.
- Gain familiarity with flexible ureteroscopy and instrumentation, and learn how to utilize it in combination with PCNL to enhance access and stone treatment success.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
6:30 a.m. – 7:20 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
7:20 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Welcome/Course Format |
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Fundamentals of Renal Ultrasound |
8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. | Fundamentals of Fluoroscopy/Radiation Safety |
8:20 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. | Case Selection (STONE Morphometry) Selection of Access Site |
8:40 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. | Positioning for PCNL |
8:50 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Fluoroscopy-guided Percutaneous Access: "Bull's Eye" |
9:10 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. | Endoscopically-guided Percutaneous Access with Fluoroscopy |
9:25 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Access and Complications |
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break |
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Dilation of Tract and Complications |
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Stone Removal and Lithotripsy - Pneumatic, Ultrasound, Laser |
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Flexible Nephroscopy and Flexible Ureteroscopy in PCNL: Access Sheaths and Other Tips |
11:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | Surgical Cases - Video |
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
Surgical Skills Lab | |
12:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Surgical Skills Stations |
Station 1: Percutaneous Access with Fluoroscopy | |
Station 2: Ease | |
Station 3: Renal Ultrasound on Real People | |
Station 4: Ultrasound-guided Access | |
Station 5: Flexible Nephroscopy, Rigid Nephroscopy and NLM Models and Instrumentation (Includes Advanced Basketing Techniques) |
Sunday, November 11, 2018
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. | Review of AUA Guidelines for Medical and Surgical Management of Urolithiasis |
8:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Difficult Cases: Panel Discussion and Difficult Access: Tips and Tricks |
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Exit Strategies: Tubes vs Tubeless Debate |
10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Medical Management of Kidney Stones |
10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. | Break |
11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Complications and How to Prevent Them for PCNL |
11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Billing and Coding |
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Pediatric Stones: Special Considerations |
12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. | Updates on Ultrasound Stone Research |
12:20 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. | Post Test |
12:30 p.m. | Course Adjourns |
The AUA recommends that you register for the course BEFORE making travel arrangements. Once the meeting capacity is reached, which may be prior to the early-bird date, the AUA is unable to guarantee a spot in the course.
Travel
Hotel Information
Hotel Sorrento
900 Madison Street
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-622-6400
Please call the hotel at 206-622-6400 and reference the AUA Practical PCNL course when making your reservation to receive the special group rate.
To hold a reservation, a major credit card number must be provided.
$189 single/double occupancy. Please call 206-622-6400 and reference the AUA Practical PCNL course when making your reservation to receive the special group rate.
Cut-off Date
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Once the AUA group block is full, which may be prior to the cut-off date, the AUA is unable to guarantee rooms at this rate or at this hotel.
Check-in: 4 p.m.
Check-out: 12 p.m.
Parking
Daily Self-Parking - $25 per car/ day
Overnight Parking – $45 per car/night
Valet Parking- Same as prices above
Prices are subject to change.
Car Rental
Hertz is pleased to offer special discounted car rental rates to AUA course and meeting attendees. To make a reservation, call 1-800-654-2240 and mention the AUA discount code CV# 053G0001.
Questions?
Call 1-800-908-9414 or email registration@AUAnet.org.
Know Before You Go-Tourism
Whether it is a trip for families, or a short business trip, the Emerald City has you covered. No matter what you’re looking for, the perfect adventure awaits. The Hotel Sorrento is only a ten-minute ride from Downtown Seattle, where natural wonders meet a world-class urban center. Eat at a 1907 food staple like Pike Place Market, or take the Ferry to Bainbridge Island- Walk through many of Seattle’s iconic National Parks or visit the iconic Space Needle- No matter the season, Seattle has much to offer for an extended stay before or after the meeting.
Robert Sweet, MD, FACS
Ben Chew, MD, MSC, FRCSC
Thomas Chi, MD,MBA
Ralph Clayman, MD
Jonathan Harper, MD
Patrick Samson, MD
Mathew Sorensen, MD, MS, FACS
Roger Sur, MD
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 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Learners: The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
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Available Credit
- 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 11.75 Non-Physician Participation
Price
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Register by October 8, 2018 to save 25%!
Early Bird On or Before October 8, 2018 | Standard On or After October 9, 2018 | |
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AUA Member | $795 | $995 |
Non-Member | $995 | $1245 |
CANCELLATION POLICY
An administrative fee of 15% is assessed if registration is cancelled up to six weeks prior to the course. If registration is cancelled four to six weeks from the course, the cancellation fee is 50% of the registration fee paid. No registration fees will be refunded less than four weeks prior to the course.
Cancellations must be made in writing. Requests may be made via mail or fax to 410-689-3912. Questions? Call 1-800-908-9414 or email registration@AUAnet.org.
AUA Education & Research reserves the right to cancel this course if a minimum enrollment is not reached before September 28, 2018. If AUA Education & Research cancels this course, notification will be sent by October 1, 2018.