AUA 2009 Conference

Advanced Robotic Urologic Oncology

Celebration, Florida

September 30 - October 2, 2009

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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• examine the surgical techniques and methodology behind complex robotic urologic cancer surgeries such as prostatectomy, cystectomy and partial nephrectomy
• analyze the robotic techniques unique to surgical management of bladder, kidney and prostate cancer
• discuss the key complications and outline the intra-operative and postoperative management related to robotic surgery procedures
• apply the laparoscopic and robotic surgical skills of suturing and knot-tying related to urethrovesical anastomosis, continent diversion and partial nephrectomy

Course Director:

Vipul R. Patel, MD
Medical Director, Global Robotics Institute
Associate Professor of Urology
University of Central Florida
Medical Director, FHCI Urologic Oncology Program
Celebration, FL

Faculty:

David M. Albala, MD
Professor of Urology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Sam B. Bhayani, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Ralph V. Clayman, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Urology
University of California, Irvine
Orange, CA

Inderbir S. Gill, MD, MCh
Chairman and The Donald G. Skinner Professor
Department of Urology
Executive Director, USC Institute of Urology
Associate Dean (Clinical Innovation)
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Khurshid A. Guru, MD
Director of Robotic Surgery
Roswell Park Center for Robotic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY

Ariel L. Shalhav, MD
Chief, Section of Urologic Surgery
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Joseph A. Smith Jr., MD
Professor and Chair of Urologic Surgery
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

This information can be found on the AUA website