Step by Step Robotics Series at USC Part 1: Kidney & Prostate

Overview and Target Audience

USC Institute of Urology presents a concept series of organ-specific "Step-by-Step" Robotic Symposia focused on live surgical demonstrations of various urologic procedures. The dominant feature of this unique symposium series is an emphasis on the "nuts & bolts" of the practical technical aspects of robotic technique, both for the beginner and the expert. World-class faculty will provide in-depth discussions on each step of the actual operative procedure, with live transmission to 5 international locations. Intense audience participation with audience response systems will be featured.

Objectives

Following completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Identify patient selection criteria, including indications and contraindications for robotic-assisted, minimally invasive partial nephrectomyNephrectomysurgical removal of all (radical) or part (partial) of the kidney

• Discuss patient positioning, port placement, surgical cart positioning and instrumentation for robotic-assisted, partial nephrectomy

• Describe advanced technologies for robotic-assisted, minimally invasive prostatectomyProstatectomysurgical removal of all (radical) or part (partial) of the prostate gland

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Course Agenda

DAY I: Friday, March 12, 2010

6:30 am – 7:10 am: Breakfast and Registration

7:10 am – 7:15 am: Welcome from Dr. Gill

7:15 am – 7:30 am: Introduction to Robotic-Assisted Kidney Surgery: Patient Cart Positioning, Port Placement, Technical Tips - Dr. Bhayani

7:30 am – 10:30 am: Live Transmission from the OR

Kidney Surgery Moderators: Drs. Bhayani, Shichman and Stein

OR1: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy - Drs. Gill and Dunn

OR2: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy - Drs. Aron and Desai

10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Moderated Panel Discussion – Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy

Moderator: Dr Aron

• Patient positioning and port placement (3-arm vs. 4-arm)

• Kidney mobilization

• Preparation of the hilum

• Tumor exposure and intra-operative ultrasound

• Hilar control and tumor excision

• Renal reconstruction and hemostasis

• Complex cases (tumor location, multiple tumors, body habitus, prior surgery)

• Troubleshooting and managing complications

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm: Lunch

12:45 pm – 1:00 pm: Introduction to Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Patient Cart Positioning, Port Placement, and Technical Tips - Dr.Tewari

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Live Transmission from the OR

Prostate Surgery Moderators: Drs. Ahlering, Stein and Tewari

OR1: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy - Drs. Gill and Dunn

OR2: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy - Drs. Aron and Desai

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Moderated Panel Discussion – Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Moderator: Dr Desai

• Patient positioning and port placement

• Endo-pelvic fascia and DVC control

• Division of anterior bladder neck

• Posterior bladder neck division and dissection of seminal vesicles and vasa

• Control of lateral pedicles and nerve sparing

• Apical dissection and urethral transection

• Anastomosis

• Complex cases (large gland, median lobe, eccentric lateral lobe, body habitus, prior surgery)

• Troubleshooting and managing complications

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Course Dinner

DAY II: Saturday, March 13, 2010

7:00 am – 7:30 am: Breakfast

7:30 am – 7:50 am: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Technical issues while transitioning from Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy - Dr. Stein

7:50 am – 8:10 am: Advanced Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Technique: Postero-medial Hilar, Interpolar and Upper Pole tumors - Dr. Shichman

8:10 am – 8:30 am: Minimally Invasive Nephron Sparing SurgeryNephron Sparing Surgery(partial nephrectomy) removal of the cancer and part of the kidney surrounding it, a procedure used to treat small renal tumors (MINSS): 1500 cases - Dr Aron

8:30 am – 8:50 am: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Current State of the Field and Comparison with Open Radical

Prostatectomy - Dr. Ahlering

8:50 am – 9:10 am: Advanced Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Technique: Nerve Sparing, Bladder Neck Sparing,

Puboprostatic Sparing - Dr. Tewari

9:10 am – 9:30 am: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Technical tips for challenging cases - Dr Desai

Instructional Video Session:
Moderators: Drs. Dunn, Desai and Aron

9:30 am - 10:00 am: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Dr. Bhayani

10:00 am – 10:30 am: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Dr. Shichman

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Dr. Stein

11:00 am – 11:30 am: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Dr. Ahlering

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Dr. Tewari

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A: Prevention and Management of Intra-Operative Problems and Complications

Moderator: Dr. Gill
Panelists: All Course Faculty

1:00 pm: Adjourn

Meeting Location

Catherine and Joseph Aresty Conference Center

University of Southern California

Health Sciences Campus

1450 Biggy Street

Los Angeles, CA 90033

Registration Fee

Continental Breakfast Friday and Saturday, Lunch Friday and Dinner Friday are included. Travel, air and ground, hotel accommodations and all additional meals are the responsibility of the individual attendee. Please confirm your registration prior to making your travel and lodging reservations.

Travel and Accommodations

A room block at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown is reserved for registered course attendees. The hotel is located 15 miles from Los Angeles International Airport and 4.5 miles from the Keck School of Medicine Health Sciences Campus.

Cab fare from the airport to the hotel is approximately $47.00. Cab fare from the hotel to the campus is approximately $17.00. The special rate at the hotel is $149.00 plus tax.

Please mention the USC Robotics Course when you call to secure your reservation. The cut-off date for this rate is February 23, 2010.

Hotel

The Los Angeles Marriott Downtown

333 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: 213 617 1133

Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxdt-los-angeles-marriott-downtow...

Course Chairman: Inderbir S. Gill, MD

Course Directors: Mihir M. Desai, MD and Monish Aron, MD

Guest Faculty
Tom Ahlering, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Urology
University of California, Irvine, CA

Sam Bhayani, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Department of Urology
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO

Steve J. Shichman, MD
Professor of Urology
CT Surgical Group, Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut

Robert J. Stein, MD
Co-Director, Robotic Surgery
Glickman Urological Institute
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ashutosh K. Tewari, MD
Ronald P. Lynch Professor of Urologic Oncology
Weill-Cornell Medical College
NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

USC Faculty
Monish Aron, MD
Professor of Urology
Associate Program Director
Co-Director, Robotic Surgery and Advanced Laparoscopy

Andre K. Berger, MD
Fellow, Advanced Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

Mihir M. Desai, MD
Professor of Urology
Vice Chairman (Innovation)
Director, Robotic Urology

Matthew D. Dunn, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Director, Comprehensive Stone Center

Inderbir S. Gill, MD
Professor & Chairman
Associate Dean (Clinical Innovation)

International Faculty

INDIA
Mahesh Desai, MD
Chairman, Department of Urology
President Elect, Society Internationale d'Urologie
Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital
Nadiad, Gujarat, India

VENEZUELA
Rene Sotelo Noguera, MD
Director de Centro de Cirugía Robótica y de Invasión Miníma
Instituto Medico La Floresta
Caracas, Venezuela

ENGLAND
Prokar Das Gupta, MD
Professor of Urology
Director, Robotic Surgery Program
Guys Hospital, London, UK

CHINA
Yinghao Sun, MD
Professor & Chairman,
Department of Urology Chair
Chinese Endourology Society Chair
Shanghai University Hospital
Shanghai, China

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