WRUS CME Info

Educational Objectives:

Upon conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain of the fundamental concepts of robotic surgery: robotic instrumentation, patient selection, patient positioning and trocar placement.
  • Discuss the key steps to building a successful robotic surgery program.
  • Demonstrate robotic radical prostatectomy by:
  • Discussing live surgery, video presentation and the key steps: bladder neck dissection, nerve preservation, lymph node dissection and anastomosis.
  • Discussing issues related to prostatectomy: cancer control, potency, continence
  • Skills transfer from open or standard laparoscopy to robotic surgery
  • Discuss of the key steps of robotic pyeloplasty.
  • Identify the indications, concepts and techniques of robotic cystectomy
  • Discuss of the indications, concepts and techniques of robotic urogynecologic surgery
  • Identify and discuss the economics of robotic surgery. We will discuss the economic environment of robotic surgery and techniques to improve reimbursement.
  • Explain and discuss the future of robotic surgery.

Target Audience:

Urologists

Accreditation Statement:

Florida Hospital is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

American Disability Act Statement:

Florida Hospital is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If you have a disability, please submit a description of your needs, along with your registration, to assure that you will be able to participate in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure/Conflict of Interest:

In accordance with Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be disclosed at the conference. The faculty is expected to disclose to the program audience any real or appropriate conflict(s) of interest to the content of their presentation(s). Faculty is also required to identify any reference to off-labeled usage or research data included in their presentation.