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Annual Urology Advocacy Summit

Thank you to all who attended the 2025 Advocacy Summit and made this year’s event a success. We look forward to seeing you again on the Hill next year.

THE 9TH ANNUAL UROLOGY ADVOCACY SUMMIT

February 23 – 25, 2026!

JW Marriott Washington D.C.
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

Patient Advocacy Connections Program (PACP)

Sunday, February 22, 2026

JW Marriott Washington D.C.
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

The Patient Advocacy Connections Program (PACP) in Washington, DC is an event designed to expand, strengthen, and unify the voice of urologic patients. The day-long, in-person event brings together patient advocacy organizations, patients, and other stakeholders to identify and discuss healthcare policy priorities that impact urologic patients and their caretakers.

Patients and care partners are invited to join urologists on Capitol Hill to share their personal experiences with members of Congress and advocate for policies that benefit urologic patients and their families.

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Public Policy Forum and Virtual Poster Presentations

Medical students, residents, and fellows have submitted policy and advocacy posters to be featured in the 2025 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Virtual Poster Session.  Four outstanding submissions were selected to give a live presentation to hundreds of urologists at the AUA Public Policy Forum! This forum, held during the AUA Summit, offers medical students, urology residents, and early-career urologists the opportunity to display their public policy ideas and solutions to the challenges facing urologists and patients with urologic conditions.

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Uniting for Change on Capitol Hill

Join us for a powerful two days of educational and trending policy sessions with an opportunity for the urologic community to come together to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill. This event is open to all domestic AUA members and provides a unique opportunity to engage with lawmakers, raise awareness on critical urologic policy issues and drive meaningful change for urologists, practices and patients. Whether you’re a urologist, patient, researcher or advocate, your participation is vital to shaping the future of urologic care. Be part of the movement and help us push for policies that matter. Together, we can make a lasting impact!

Opportunity available for attendees to earn CME credit!

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Previous Programs Included

Tentative Agenda Topics:

  • Physician payment reform
  • Addressing workforce issues – from recruitment to retention
  • Improving the Urology Workforce
  • Prior Authorization Reform

Other notable sessions:

  • Advocacy 101 for physicans and patients
  • Capitol Hill meeting practice sessions
  • Public Policy Forum featuring Students, Residents and Fellows