AUA2025: PARP-Inhibitor Combination Treatments for the Urologic Care Team

CME Available: https://auau.auanet.org/node/42822

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

1. Apply the mechanism of action of PARP inhibitors and the rationale for using them in patients with advanced prostate cancer.

2. Recognize the role and importance of genetic testing in patients with mCRPC and the implications of germline mutations on response to therapy.

3. Identify best practices and utilize available guidelines for patients with mCRPC to optimize treatment success and oncologic outcomes.

4. Recognize when to use PARP inhibitors as monotherapy, the rationale and indications for combination therapy, and appropriate treatment sequencing.

5. Successfully counsel patients on the possible adverse events associated with PARP inhibitor therapies alone or in combination.

ACKOWLEDGEMENTS

Support provided by independent educational grants from:

AstraZeneca

Merck & Co., Inc.

Live from AUA2025: Advances in ADT Program

CME Available: https://auau.auanet.org/content/LiveFromAUA2025#group-tabs-node-course-default1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

This educational activity is supported by independent educational grants from:

Pfizer, Inc.

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.

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

1. Employ the latest AUA and NCCN guidelines (Version 1.2025) related to Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) into practice

2. Evaluate clinical outcomes, efficacy, and safety profiles of different types of ADT including oral and parenteral LHRH agonists and GnRH receptor antagonists in different treatment settings.

3. Compare testosterone recovery, treatment efficacy, safety profiles, and patient preferences between different modalities of ADT.

4. Recognize common side effects associated with different types of ADT and its combination therapies as well as strategies to mitigate these adverse effects to improve patient outcomes.

5. Implement a multi-disciplinary approach in managing advanced prostate cancer with ADT.

6. Evaluate the future directions and ongoing research that may impact the use of ADT in clinical practice.

AUA2025: Sexual Medicine Society of North America Meeting

Cohost: Landon Trost, MD

Outline:

Segment #1: What is the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and what unique value does it bring to its members and the broader field of urology.

Segment #2: For the AUA2025 meeting, what can you tell us about the agenda and what the audience can expect from the meeting?

Segment #3: What are the main clinical areas being highlighted at the SMSNA meeting at AUA2025?

Segment #4: What is new or exciting on the horizon in your sub-specialty?

Segment #5: What final message what you like to leave with listeners related to your sub-specialty and/or the SMSNA meeting at AUA2025?

AUA2025: Society of Urological Robotic Surgeons Meeting

Cohost: Michael D. Stifelman, MD

Outline:

Segment #1: What is the Society of Urological Robotic Surgeons and what unique value does it bring to its members and the broader field of urology.

Segment #2: For the AUA2025 meeting, what can you tell us about the agenda and what the audience can expect from the meeting?

Segment #3: What are the main clinical areas being highlighted at the SURS meeting at AUA2025?

Segment #4: What is new or exciting on the horizon in your sub-specialty?

Segment #5: What final message what you like to leave with listeners related to your sub-specialty and/or the SURS meeting at AUA2025?

AUA2025: Focal Therapy Society Meeting

Cohost: Rafael Sanchez-Salas, MD

Outline:

Segment #1: What is the Focal Therapy Society and what unique value does it bring to its members and the broader field of urology.

Segment #2: For the AUA2025 meeting, what can you tell us about the agenda and what the audience can expect from the meeting?

Segment #3: What are the main clinical areas being highlighted at the FTS meeting at AUA2025?

Segment #4: What is new or exciting on the horizon in your sub-specialty?

Segment #5: What final message what you like to leave with listeners related to your sub-specialty and/or the FTS meeting at AUA2025?

Update Series 2025 Lesson 9: Congenitalism: Transitioning Patients with Congenital Urological Anomalies from the Pediatric to the Adult Care Setting

Update Series 2025 Lesson 9: Congenitalism: Transitioning Patients with Congenital Urological Anomalies from the Pediatric to the Adult Care Setting

Now in its 44th installment, the AUA Update Series is renowned for delivering high-quality lessons to practicing urologists, fellows and residents. All content is developed by internationally recognized experts in urology, making the AUA Update Series the most professional and sought-after self-study program available. Improve your practice and patient care by staying abreast of the latest treatments and surgical techniques in urology.

For more information or to subscribe to the AUA Update Series, please visit AUAnet.org/Update25

AUA2025: Masterclass: Renal Access and Interventions (2025)

Cohost: Rob Sweet, MD, FACS, MAMSE and Thomas Chi, MD, MBA

Tune in to hear straight from the experts about what you can expect from our NEWLY DESIGNED Full Day Hands-on Skills Trainings at AUA2025! In this episode, Drs. Thomas Chi and Robert Sweet discuss Masterclass: Renal Access and Interventions, an all new interactive training offering skills in percutaneous renal access and image-guided renal interventions.

Early Bird deadline for Hands-on Skills trainings has been EXTENDED - ends March 24. Spaces are limited – Register now!

Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes

CME Available: https://auau.auanet.org/node/41772

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Support provided by an independent educational grant from: 

Merck & Co., Inc. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

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

1. Select patients who should undergo genetic testing to identify hereditary kidney cancer syndromes based on appropriate criteria, including family history and clinical presentation.

2. Implement strategies to address ethical concerns related to genetic testing, such as patient consent, confidentiality, and the potential impact on family members.

3. Discuss VHL syndrome, including its genetic basis, inheritance pattern, and associated tumors.

4. Properly diagnose and manage VHL syndrome in clinical practice based on knowledge of novel therapeutic strategies.

5. Utilize a multidisciplinary approach consisting of urologists, oncologists, geneticists and nephrologists when managing hereditary kidney cancer syndromes.

AUA2025: Fundamentals of Prostate MRI and Transperineal Interventions (2025)

Cohost: Arvin K. George, MD and James Wysock, MD, MSc

Tune in to hear straight from the experts about what you can expect from our NEWLY DESIGNED Full Day Hands-on Skills Trainings at AUA2025! In this episode, Dr. Arvin K. George and Dr. James Wysock discuss optimizing diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer along with a preview of what practicing urologists will gain from attending Fundamentals of Prostate MRI and Transperinal Interventions. Among the skillsets of MRI interpretation, segmentation, fusion-guided transperineal prostate biopsy, and transperineal spacer techniques, attendees also receive access to a library of on-demand virtual didactics straight from the experts!

Early Bird deadline for Hands-on Skills trainings ends March 7. Spaces are limited – Register now!

https://www.auanet.org/AUA2025/register/hands-on-skills-trainings

Outline:

Segment #1: The Changing Landscape of Prostate Cancer Diagnostics

Segment #2: Why Transperineal Biopsy?

Segment #3: What Participants Will Learn - MRI

Segment #4: What Participants Will Learn – Transperineal Techniques

Segment #5: Why you should attend this course

Recognition and Management of Complications Following Gender Affirming Surgery

Co-Host: Laura Douglass, MD

Outline:

Segment #1 Topic: Why is this important for ALL urologists to know?

Segment #2 Topic: Introduction to Gender Affirming Surgery (GAS)

Segment #3 Topic: Emergency/ED consultations vs. Outpatient/clinic consultations

Resources:

- Hanley K, Wittenberg H, Gurjala D, Safir MH, Chen EH. Caring for Transgender Patients: Complications of Gender-Affirming Genital Surgeries. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Sep;78(3):409-415.

- Krakowsky Y, Shah G, Nguyen AV, Kavanagh AG, Potter E, Remondini T, Goldsher YW, Millman A. Gender-affirming care in urology: emergency care of the gender-affirming surgical patient-what the primary urologist needs to know. BJU Int. 2024 Feb;133(2):124-131. doi: 10.1111/bju.16249. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 38060336.

- Mann RA, Kasabwala K, Kim N, Pariser JJ. The Management of Complications of Feminizing Gender Affirming Genital Surgery. Urology. 2021 Jun;152:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.01.031. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PMID: 33493512.

- Maffucci F, Clark J, Jun M, Douglass L. A Urologist's Guide to Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients. Urol Clin North Am. 2023 Nov;50(4):577-585. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.06.020. Epub 2023 Aug 9. PMID: 37775216.

- Nikolavsky D, Hughes M, Zhao LC. Urologic Complications After Phalloplasty or Metoidioplasty. Clin Plast Surg. 2018 Jul;45(3):425-435. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.03.013. PMID: 29908632.