Urologic Care for the Advanced Practice Provider Webinar (2020)

May 17, 2020

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The Urologic Care for the Advanced Practice Provider program is going VIRTUAL on Saturday, May 16 - May 17, 2020!  

  • DISCOVER as fellow APPs present Abstracts, Clinical Pearls and Best Practices.
  • EXPLORE the latest opinions through various case discussions and a BPH debate.
  • PARTICIPATE in the APP Panel Discussion on practice integration.

Join Course Directors, Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP and Jim Kovarik, PA-C, and experience two full days of interactive, clinically relevant programming developed by APPs for APPs!  Feature topics include: 

  • Oncology
  • Technology and Pharmacology
  • Urolithiasis
  • Infections/Inflammations
  • Men’s Health
  • Voiding Dysfunction
  • Best Practices and Practice Integration: An APP Practice Management Panel Discussion

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Target Audience

  • Physician Assistants
  • Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Registered Nurses
  • Allied Health Care Professionals

 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Define active surveillance and identify appropriate candidates and discuss tools & templates for active surveillance and triggers to discontinue active surveillance. 
  2. Recognize and explain the appropriate treatment and follow-up for patients with superficial bladder cancer. 
  3. Outline an approach to telehealth for APPs. 
  4. Utilize available perioperative risk stratification tools to assess thromboembolic risk and bleeding risk in patients taking antithrombotic medications in order to develop a perioperative antithrombotic management plan for elective surgeries.
  5. Identify and discuss the management of complex nephrolithiasis cases. 
  6. Discuss the evaluation and management of common male pediatric GU disorders using practical applications.
  7. Comprehend and recognize the differential diagnosis and evaluation algorithm for patients with micro and macroscopic hematuria presenting in the office setting.
  8. Discuss what is and is not classified as a complicated UTI and the evaluation and management of those infections.(
  9. Ascertain the concept of shared decision making for the evaluation and treatment of Erectile Dysfunction (ED).
  10. Analyze the latest evidence on the surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH/LUTS.
  11. Differentiate between storage or emptying in a neurogenic bladder in order to properly treat and prevent complications. 
  12. Identify mechanisms and risks associated with 3rd line treatment options for overactive bladder. 
  13. Identify common problems associated with neurogenic and overactive bladder.
  14. Discuss optimal utilization of urologic Advanced Practice Providers. 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 14.00 Non-Physician Participation
Course opens: 
03/27/2020
Course expires: 
05/17/2023
Event starts: 
05/17/2020 - 2:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/17/2020 - 4:30pm EDT
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Urologic Care for the Advanced Practice Provider Webinar

Saturday, May 16, 2020

8:30 – 8:40 a.m.                                Welcome/Introduction: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

Session I: Oncology

8:40 – 8:45 a.m.                                Pre-test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

8:45 – 9:25 a.m.                                Prostate Cancer: Active Surveillance Management: Jim Kovarik, PA-C

9:25 – 9:40 a.m.                                Abstract Presentation: Assessing Quality and Safety of an Advanced Practice Provider led Active Surveillance Clinic for Men with Prostate Cancer – Xin Lin, NP

9:40 – 10:20 a.m.                              Role of Genetics for Urologic Cancers: Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS

10:20 – 10:50 a.m.                            Diagnosis and Management of Superficial Bladder Cancer: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP

10:50 – 11:00 a.m.                            Break

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.                            Podium Presentation – Testicular Mass in a Prostate Cancer Survivor: Diagnosis Management – Mary Dunn, MSN, RN, OCN, NP-C

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.                            Podium Presentation – GU Hereditary Genetic Counseling and Testing: Prostate Kidney and Bladder Cancer, Oh My! – Lindsey Byrne, MS, LGC

11:30 – 11:35 a.m.                            Post-test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

11:35 – 11:45 a.m.                            AUAUniversity Demo for the NEW APP Curriculum: Mary Dunn, MSN, RN, OCN, NP-C

11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.                    Break

 

Session II: Technology & Pharmacology

12:15 - 12:20 p.m.                           Pre-test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

12:20 – 1:00 p.m.                           Telehealth in Urology Practice: Stanley Mukundi, PA-C

1:00 – 1:35 p.m.                            Perioperative Antithrombotic Therapy Management: Sarah Stanley, PA-C

1:35 – 1:50 p.m.                                Podium Presentation – Advocacy and the Advanced Practice Provider: Why State and Federal Advocacy Should be an Integral Component of Your Professional Life – Adele Caruso, DNP, CRNP

1:50 – 2:05 p.m.                                Podium Presentation – Decreasing Post-Operative Opioid Use While Simultaneously Managing Pain: A Prospective Study of Men Who Underwent Scrotal Surgery – Libert Ramos, DNP, MSN/Ed, APRN

2:05 – 2:20 p.m.                                Podium Presentation – Changes & Challenges and Tips & Tricks to Assisting in Single-Port Robotics Cases – Ashleigh Renitsky, PA-C

2:20 – 2:25 p.m.                              Post-test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

2:25 – 2:35 p.m.                                Break

 

Session III: Urolithiasis

2:35 – 2:40 p.m.                                Pre-test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

2:40 – 3:20 p.m.                                Challenging Urolithiasis Case Panel Discussion

  • Moderator: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP
  • Panelists: Jim Kovarik, PA-C; Leslie Lorbacher, NP

3:20 - 4:00 p.m.                                 Topic: Pediatric Urology 101: Heidi A. Stephany, MD

4:00 – 4:15 p.m.                                Podium Presentation – Transition Care for the Young Adult with Congenital Urologic Conditions – Rachel Shapiro, PA-C                                                

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.                                Post-test/Closing Remarks: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

4:30 p.m.                                            Course Adjourns

                                                           

Sunday, May 17, 2020

8:30 – 8:35 a.m.                                Welcome: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

Session IV: Infections/Inflammation

8:35 – 8:40 a.m.                                Pre-Test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

8:40 – 9:20 a.m.                                Evaluation of the Patient with Hematuria in 2020: The New Guidelines and Beyond:  Jay D. Raman, MD, FACS

9:20 – 9:55 a.m.                                Complicated UTI Management: Brooke Zilinskas, PA-C

9:55 – 10:00 a.m.                               Post-Test:  Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

10:00 – 10:10 a.m.                            Break

 

Session V: Men’s Health 

10:10 – 10:15 a.m.                            Pre-Test: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

10:15 – 10:55 a.m.                            Guidelines Based Medical Management and Effective Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction:  Kenneth Mitchell, MPAS, PA-C

10:55 – 11:45 a.m.                            BPH Debate: Bipolar TURP vs. HoLEP

  • Moderator: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP                                      
  • Panelists: Kerri L. Thurmon, MD, MPH; Kevin McVary, MD, FACS

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.                   Podium Presentation: Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation following RP: Merging Research with Clinical Practice – Diane Newman, DNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, BCB-PMD

12:00 – 12:05 p.m.                            Post-Test:  Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

12:05 – 12:35 p.m.                            Break

12:35 – 12:45 p.m.                            NEW Award Presentation: Advanced Practice Provider of the Year: Tricia Zubert, NP and Chair, APP Membership Committee

 

Session VI: Voiding Dysfunction

12:45 – 12:50 p.m.                            Pre-test:  Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

12:50 – 1:30 p.m.                               Neurogenic Bladder: To Pee or Not to Pee, that is the Question... - Lori Guelman, APN

1:30 – 2:10 p.m.                                Treatment Options for Refractory OAB:  Alana Murphy, MD

2:10 - 2:45 p.m.                                 Neurogenic Bladder and Overactive Bladder Case Panel Discussion

  • Moderator: Jim Kovarik, PA-C                                              
  • Panelists: Lori Guelman, APN; Alana Murphy, MD

2:45 – 2:55 p.m.                                Break

2:55 – 3:10 p.m.                                Podium Presentation – The Use of Peripheral Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) as an Alternative Treatment for OAB/Incontinence – Lynn Allmond, FNP-BC, CCRC

3:10 – 3:25 p.m.                                Podium Presentation – Caring for the Patient with an Orthotropic Neobladder Urinary Diversion – Kevin Wayne, PA-C

3:25 – 3:30 p.m.                                Post-Test:  Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

 

Session VII: Best Practices and Practice Integration: An APP Practice Management Panel Discussion                             

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.                                Best Practices and Practice Integration: An APP Practice Management Panel Discussion

  • Moderator: Jim Kovarik, PA-C
  • Panelists: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Kenneth Mitchell, MPAS, PA-C; Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD, FACS

4:30 p.m.                                            Closing Remarks/ Course Adjourns: Anne Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP; Jim Kovarik, PA-C

 

 

Urologic Care for the Advanced Practice Provider Webinar (2020) will be held virtually on Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17, 2020

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Education Council Disclosures

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AUA Office of Education Staff has nothing to disclose.

Faculty disclosures will be posted here prior to the start of the course.

Course Co-director(s)

James Kovarik, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anne Lizardi-Calvaresi, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Faculty(s)

Lynn Allmond, NP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kerri Barnes, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lindsey Byrne, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Adele Caruso, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mary Dunn, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Leonard Gomella, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lori Guelman, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Xin Lin, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Leslie Lorbacher, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kevin McVary, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kenneth Mitchell, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stanley Mukundi, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Alana Murphy, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Diane Newman, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jay Raman, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Libert Ramos, NP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ashleigh Renitsky, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rachel Shapiro, PA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sarah Stanley, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Heidi Stephany, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Benjamin Tackett

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Edouard Trabulsi, MD,MBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kevin Wayne, PA-C, BS, BA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Gwendolyn Zilinskas, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

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  14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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™.

EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT: 

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All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.

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All disclosures will be reviewed by the program/course directors or editors for identification of conflicts of interest. Peer reviewers, working with the program directors and/or editors, will document the mechanism(s) for management and resolution of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to resolve conflict of interest:

  • Peer review for valid, evidence-based content of all materials associated with an educational activity by the course/program director, editor, and/or Education Content Review Committee or its subgroup.
  • Limit content to evidence with no recommendations
  • Introduction of a debate format with an unbiased moderator (point-counterpoint)
  • Inclusion of moderated panel discussion
  • Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
  • Limit equipment representatives to providing logistics and operation support only in procedural demonstrations
  • Divestiture of the relationship by faculty

OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES: 

The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.

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The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the AUA.

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Available Credit

  • 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 14.00 Non-Physician Participation
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