- 7:15 AM Registration opens
- 8:00 AM INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Meeting Invocation - Herbert Pardes, MD, Laura L. Forese, MD
Program Director’s Welcome - How to Compare Gold Standard Open Radical Prostatectomy to Robotic Prostatectomy: The Need for a Randomized Controlled Trial - Ash K. Tewari, MD
Chairman’s Welcome -Peter N. Schlegel, MD
- 8:30 AMEstablishment of Cornell Institute of Robotic Surgery - Peter N. Schlegel, MD
- 9:00 AMKeynote Presentation: Robotics in Urology - Prostate and Beyond - Mani Menon, MD
- 9:30 AMThree Dimensional Robotic Prostatectomy:
The Cornell Athermal Robotic Technique of Prostate Cancer Surgery
Surgeon: Ash K. Tewari, MD
Moderator: David M. Albala, MD
Panelists: David B. Samadi, MD, James M. McKiernan, MD, Joseph A. Smith, MD, M. Mendel Shemtov, MD, Mani Menon, MD, Michael O. Koch, MD, Mitchell C. Benson, MD, Peter T. Scardino, MD, Peter Wiklund, MD, Prokar Dasgupta, MD, William D. Steers, MD
- 11:00 AMReal-Time Tissue Recognition and Robotic Surgery - William D. Steers, MD
- 11:20 AMOncological Expectations and Strategies in High Grade Prostate Cancer - Mitchell C. Benson, MD
- 11:40 PMThe Future of Robotics - Louis R. Kavoussi, MD
- 12:00 PMUpdate on Cornell Minimally Invasive Surgery Program - Joseph J. Del Pizzo, MD
- 12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch
- 1:30 PMIndependent Predictors of Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Surgery - Peter T. Scardino, MD
- 2:00 PMWhat to Expect Following Robotic Prostatectomy: An Oncological Perspective - Joseph A. Smith, MD
- 2:30 PMOutcomes of Sural Nerve Grafting in High-Risk Prostate Cancer - Douglas Scherr, MD
- 3:00 PMTransition to Robotic Prostatectomy - Experience and Outcomes - Michael O. Koch, MD
- 3:30 PMRole of PSMA Antibodies in the Management of Prostate Cancer - Neil H. Bander, MD
- 4:00 PMTransition from Laparoscopy to Robotics - Inderbir S. Gill, MD
- 4:20 PMCurrent Adjuvant Trials in Prostate Cancer - Matthew Milowsky, MD
- 4:40 PMPerioperative Outcomes and Complications of Robotic Prostatectomy - Vipul Patel, MD
- 5:00 PMRecent Advances in Treatment of High-Grade Prostate Cancer - Daniel P. Petrylak, MD
- 5:20 PMTailored Utilization of Robotic and Open Surgical Approaches to Radical Prostatectomy to Maximize Outcomes - Kevin M. Slawin, MD
- 5:40 PMOutcomes Following Robotic Prostatectomy - David B. Samadi
- 6:00 PMOverview of Urinary Continence Issues and Prostate Cancer - Steven A. Kaplan, MD
- 6:30 PMQuestion and Answer Forum. Conclusion of Day 1 Session
- 8:00 AMPreview of Published Data on Urinary Incontinence - Alexis E. Te, MD
- 8:20 AMNew Advances in Management of Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence - Gopal H. Badlani, MD
- 8:40 AMAnatomic Foundations and Data from Cornell Robotics Program - Ash K. Tewari, MD, Atsushi Takenaka, MD and Robert P. Myers, MD
- 9:00 AMThree Dimensional Video: Puboperineoplasty
A Technique for Continence Preservation - Ash K. Tewari, MD and Atsushi Takenaka, MD
- 9:20 AMEarly Predictors of an Early Return to Continence Following Robotic Prostatectomy - Sandhya Rao, MD
- 9:40 AMPost-Prostatectomy Continence: Artificial Urinary Sphincter - When All Else Fails - David Staskin, MD
- 10:00 AMTraining in Robotic Prostatectomy: The Learning Curve and Instrumentation - David Lee, MD
- 10:20 AMKeynote Address: Robotics and Surgery: The Road Less Traveled - Garth H. Ballantyne, MD
- 10:40 AMPreoperative Evaluation and Advances in Molecular Cancer Staging - Judd W. Moul, MD
- 11:00 AMRobotic Prostatectomy: A Critical Cost Benefit Analysis - David M. Albala, MD
- 11:20 AMAdditional Therapies in Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer - Charles E. Myers, MD
- 11:40 PMAlternative Medical and Nutritional Approaches for Healing Following Robotic Prostatectomy - Aaron E. Katz, MD
- 12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch
- 1:30 PMPathophysiology of Erectile Dysfunction Following Prostate Cancer Surgery - Tom F. Lue, MD
- 2:00 PMMethodology of Evaluating Erectile Function Following Prostatectomy - John P. Mulhall, MD
- 3:00 PMEarly Sexual Rehabilitation Using PDE5 Inhibitors Following Prostatectomy - Craig D. Zippe, MD
- 3:30 PMSexual Function Outcome of ART™ Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy - Ash K. Tewari, MD
- 3:50 PMRobotic Prostatectomy and Cystectomy in the UK - Prokar Dasgupta, MD
- 4:10 PMAnesthesia Considerations during Robotic Prostatectomy - Vinod Malhotra, MD
- 4:30 PMQuestion and Answer Session
- 5:00 PMNon-CME section
Moderated Patient Forum
- 5:30 PMMeeting Conclusion
