Time

Program

7:30am

Registration desk and trade exhibition open

Assembly Foyer

7:45am

Breakfast Symposium (ticketed)

Assembly III/IV/V

EMBARK study how do we approach high risk biochemical recurrence in nmHSPC? By Astellas
Niall Corcoran

8:30am

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Victorian Section Annual Group Meeting

Assembly I/II

9:00am

Urology Session One

Assembly I/II

Nursing Session One

Assembly III/IV/V

9:00am - Introduction to meeting
Dr Munad Khan, Prof Damien M Bolton, Indra Jolayemi

9:05am - Introduction to robotics: Brief history of robotics, Advantages and disadvantages of robotic surgery, Currently available robotic platforms

Dr Munad Khan

9:15am - Access to Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Regional and Rural Australia Mapping the Divide

Dr Eugene Wang

9:20am - Can Questionnaires Predict Objective Female Voiding Dysfunction? A Systematic Review

Dr David Toro Tole

9:25am - Beyond the Incision: Pain Outcomes After Robotic versus Open Mesh Removal

Dr Snigdha Gurrala

9:30am - Robotic Surgery in Female and Functional Urology

Dr Sandra Elmer

9:45am - Cutting Edge or Cutting Open? Robotic versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review

Dr Snigdha Gurrala

9:50am - The utilisation of neoadjuvant therapy in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in a regional institution

Dr Gavin Wei

9:55am - Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence for Intraoperative Identification of Ileal Conduits in Robot-Assisted Surgery: A Case Series

Dr Calliope Stavrou

10:00am - Bricker, Wallace, or Both? Outcomes of a Hybrid "Brollace" Ureteroileal Anastomosis in Radical Cystectomy

Dr Marina Youssef

10:05am - A rare case of malignant melanoma of the prostate: primary vs metastasis?

Dr Chloe Hobson

10:10am - Trial design - PULSE (Personalised Urology Linked Support and Engagement): An AI-Supported Digital Application for Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

Dr Marina Youssef

10:15am - Prognostic Value of Quantitative Pattern 4 Disease Burden vs. ISUP Grade Group in Radical Prostatectomy patients

Miss Xinyi (Carol) Wei

10:20am - Escherichia coli resistance patterns in regional Victoria: are prophylactic antibiotics helping patients or super bugs?

Dr Calliope Stavrou

10:25am - Is a Gleason Pattern 3 Positive Margin truly positive ? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis comparing outcomes with Negative Surgical Margins

Miss Xinyi (Carol) Wei

9:00am - Key components of nursing competency in robotic theatres how to set up for success

Sharna Hendrickse

9:25am - How do post-surgery cares differ after robotic surgery? What to expect on the ward

Dr Antara Karmakar

9:45am - How to hold an effective counselling discussion for your patient pre- and post radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Dr Cristian Udovicich

10:05am - Commencing ADT for the first time and counselling a new patient on sexual function and dysfunction

Catherine White

10:30am

Morning Tea with Industry

Assembly Foyer

11:00am

Urology Session Two

Assembly I/II

11:00am - How to set up an overseas fellowship USA vs. UK vs. rest of the world

Dr Niero Rajarubendra USA

Dr Kevin Chu UK

11:20am - Is a Single Void Sufficient for a Trial of Void Following Indwelling Urinary Catheter Removal? A Retrospective Review at Monash Health, Victoria

Dr Siyu Huang

11:25am - Formal trial of void is not necessary post radical prostatectomy for men with prostate cancer

Dr Jennifer Xu

11:30am - Critical Appraisal of the PRIME Trial: Biparametric Versus Multiparametric MRI for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Dr Jennifer Xu

11:35am - Establishing a Rezūm Service in Australian Public Hospitals: A Three-Year Combined Metropolitan and Regional Experience

Mr Kunind Oberoi

11:40am - Safety and Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Mr Yuming (James) Zheng

11:45am - First report of a heminephrectomy for a rare case of horseshoe kidney tumor employing the new transabdominal lumbar approach for robotic-assisted renal surgery (TALA)

Dr Uwe Bieri

11:50am - First-in-Human Proof-of-Concept Study of the Alpha Prototype of Akeeko Stent Inserter for Ureteric Stent Placement in Acute Renal Colic

Dr Patrick Gordon

11:55am - Early Prospective Experience Comparing the da Vinci 5 versus Xi Platforms for Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Dr Thomas McMaster

12:00pm - Critical appraisal of Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Urologic Surgery: Results from the International, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled POISE-3 Trial

Dr Gavin Wei

12:05pm - The evolution of robotic training in urology

Dr Stuart Philip

12:20pm - Robotic fellowships using non da-Vinci platforms

Dr Andrew Shepherd

12:35pm

Lunch with Industry

Assembly Foyer

1:30pm

Urology Session Three

Assembly I/II

Nursing Session Two

Assembly III/IV/V

1:30pm - Peri-prostatic Cellular Angiofibroma Resected via Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Mr Yuming (James) Zheng

1:35pm - Primary focal irreversible electroporation for intermediate risk prostate cancer: first experience at an Australian public hospital

Dr Cameron Powell

1:40pm - A critical appraisal of the TRACTION Trial: A Hospital Policy of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Transfusion in Major Noncardiac Surgery.

Dr Jessica Paynter

1:45pm - Comparison of Nurse Practitioner and Doctor-Performed Transperineal Prostate Biopsies: Final Results of a Clinical Audit in a Regional Public Hospital

Dr Qianxi Wu

1:50pm - A Health Economic Analysis of the Impact of Multi-Specialty Robotic-Assisted Surgery on Hospital Productivity

Miss Nattaporn Sutiyawan

1:55pm - A Case-Based Prostate MRI Training Course to Improve Performance of Clinicians in Interpreting Prostate MRI

Dr Eugene Wang

2:00pm - Are Nephrometry Scores Truly Validated for Renal Tumour Complexity? A Structured Methodological Review

Dr Brendan Dittmer

2:05pm - A Song of Fire and Ice; A Critical Appraisal of 10 years outcomes for Focal HIFU and Cryotherapy in prostate cancer.

Dr Sachin Perera

2:10pm - Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of Irreversible Electroporation: A Single Surgeon Experience

Dr Sarah Whitty

2:15pm - Oncological and Safety Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Prior to Radical Prostatectomy: Long-Term Follow-up of the LuTectomy Trial

Dr Abdullah Al-Khanaty

2:20pm - Quantification of Gleason Pattern 4 on Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Improves Prediction of Adverse Pathology at Radical Prostatectomy

Dr Abdullah Al-Khanaty

2:25pm - Re-Induction BCG Versus Induction Gemcitabine and Docetaxel After Recurrence Following Initial BCG in HG-NMIBC

Dr Sarah Whitty

2:30pm - Robotic cystectomy in Victoria

Dr Anthony Ta

2:45pm - Musings about margins in radical prostatectomy

A/Prof Weranja Ranasinghe

1:30pm Workshop: Setting up and performing a portable flexible cystoscopy (ticketed)

Proudly supported by Ambu

2:15pm Workshop: The robotic ultrasound probe in action (ticketed)

Proudly supported by GE Healthcare

3:00pm

Afternoon Tea with Industry

Assembly Foyer

3:30pm

Urology Session Four

Assembly I/II

3:30pm - Navigating the consultant learning curve

Dr David Wetherell

3:45pm - New frontiers in robotics single port and telesurgery

Prof Nathan Lawrentschuk

Dr Tatenda Nzenza

4:00pm - The Medtronic robot pros and cons of a new addition to the robot family in Australia

Dr Andrew Shepherd

4:15pm - Current approach to robotic training in urology do we need to rethink competencies?

Dr Rick Catterwell

4:30pm - Panel Discussion hot topics and buzz words in robotics

- Case volume

- Learning curve

- Proctoring

- Bedside assistants

- Choice of fellowship local vs. abroad

Chair: Prof Nathan Lawrentschuk

Dr Stuart Philip

Dr Rick Catterwell

Dr Anthony Ta

Dr David Wetherell

Dr Andrew Shepherd

Dr Tatenda Nzenza

4:55pm - Presentation of prizes and meeting close

Dr Munad Khan, Prof Damien M Bolton, Indra Jolayemi

6:00pm

Meeting Dinner (ticketed)

Maha Restaurant