AUA Summit - Agenda

Agenda

Sunday, February 26

9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration (Foyer 1 – Second Floor)

Monday, February 27

7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration (Foyer 1 – Second Floor)

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Starting at the AUA Summit: Advice for Young Advocates (Presidential Ballroom)

  • Speaker: Emily Clennon, MD, MPH – AUA Policy & Advocacy Resident Work Group
  • Speaker: Ben Pockros, MD, MBA – AUA Policy & Advocacy Resident Work Group

10:10 – 11:00 a.m.

General Orientation for All Attendees (Presidential Ballroom)

  • Review of Legislative Leave Behinds/Congressional “Asks”
    • Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH – AUA Gallagher Scholar
  • Distribution of Capitol Hill meeting schedules
    • Kevin Schultze of Soapbox Consulting

11:00 – 11:10 a.m.

Welcome Address (Presidential Ballroom)

  • Edward Messing, MD, FACS – AUA President
  • Eugene Rhee, MD, MBA – AUA Public Policy Council Chair

11:10 – 11:30 a.m.

Break to Serve Lunch

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

General Session – Keynote Speaker/Luncheon

  • James Carville

12:30 – 12:45 p.m.

Networking Break

12:45 – 1:35 p.m.

General Session – The Urgent Need for Physician Payment Reform**

  • Speaker: Anurag Das, MD – AUA Coding and Reimbursement Committee Chair-elect
  • Speaker: Mara Holton, MD – LUGPA Board of Directors
  • Speaker: William Reha, MD, MBA – American Association of Clinical Urologists President

1:35 – 2:20 p.m.

General Session – Not Just Phoning It In: Why Telehealth Is Vital In a Modern World**

  • Speaker: Lisa Finkelstein, DO – AUA Urology Telehealth Task Force Chair-elect; Western Section
  • Speaker: Kara Watts, MD – Society of Women in Urology

2:20 – 3:05 p.m.

General Session – Breaking Down Barriers to PSA Screenings**

  • Speaker: Arthur Burnett II, MD, MBA, FACS – CONDUC Initiative
  • Speaker: Adam Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI – R. Frank Jones Urological Society
  • Speaker: Patrick Bingham, PhD – ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer

3:05 – 3:40 p.m.

General Session – Expanding the Urological Workforce in Rural America**

  • Moderator: Andrew Harris, MD – AUA Workforce Work Group Chair
  • Speaker: Kate Kraft, MD, FACS, FAAP – Society of Academic Urologists
  • Speaker: Jacob Thatcher, DO – National Rural Health Association Fellow
  • Speaker: Jim Twaddell – Senior Policy Advisor at Venable, LLP
  • Speaker: Jeremy Haines, MA – AUA Legislative & Political Affairs Manager

3:40 – 3:50 p.m.

Networking Break/Transition to Concurrent Sessions

3:50 – 4:20 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1A - Trainee Advocacy Engagement: A Discussion on Getting Involved(Congressional Room)

  • Moderator: Logan Galansky, MD – AUA Policy & Advocacy Resident Work Group Chair
  • Panelist: Emilie Johnson, MD, MPH, FACS – AUA Public Policy Council North Central Section Representative
  • Panelist: Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH – AUA Gallagher Scholar
  • Panelist: Hiten Patel, MD, MPH – North Central Section
  • Panelist: Jennifer Yates, MD – AUA Public Policy Council New England Section Representative
  • Panelist: Christine Van Horn, MD – AUAPAC Champion

3:50 – 4:20 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1B – Urologist Well-Being: How AUA Advocacy Supports Urologists**(Presidential Ballroom)

  • Moderator: Daniel Frendl, MD, PhD – AUA Legislative Affairs Committee Member; Former AUA Holtgrewe Fellow
  • Panelist: Damara Kaplan, MD, PhD – AUA Board of Directors South Central Section Representative
  • Panelist: Grace Hyun, MD – New York Section
  • Panelist: Seth Cohen, MD – Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction

4:20 – 5:00 p.m.

General Session – AUAPAC and Political Advocacy

  • Speaker: Robert Bass, MD, MBA – AUAPAC Chair
    • Note: session is for AUAPAC-eligible (domestic) AUA members only

5:00 p.m.

Conference Adjourns

6:30 – 8:00 pm.

Evening Grand Reception – National Museum of the American Indian (4th St SW)

  • Casual business attire
  • Buses depart from front of hotel
  • Loading begins at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 28

6:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration (Foyer 1 – Second Floor)

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast for General Attendees (Presidential Ballroom)

  • Open time to meet with colleagues

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

General Session – The Role of the AMA in Physician Advocacy**

  • Speaker: Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH – American Medical Association Board of Trustees Chair-elect; Northeastern Section
  • Speaker: Hans Arora, MD, PhD – AUA Lead Delegate to AMA House of Delegates
  • Speaker: Ruchika Talwar, MD – AUA Delegate to AMA House of Delegates; AUA Holtgrewe Fellow

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

General Session – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advocacy

  • Speaker: Larissa Bresler, MD, DABMA – AUA Chief Diversity Officer

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Capitol Hill Meetings Practice and Preparation (Presidential Ballroom)

  • Practice meetings with your state delegation
  • Subject matter experts available for questions on legislative asks and congressional leave behinds
  • Meet AUA Hill guides

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Last Minute Instructions for Capitol Hill Visits (Presidential Ballroom)

  • Depart for Hill meetings

10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Capitol Hill Visits

  • Business attire
  • Boxed lunches provided in Senate CVC Room 201-200 in Capitol Visitor Center from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Congressional Reception with ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer

  • Room HC-5 in U.S. Capitol Building

Wednesday, March 1

6:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration (Foyer 1 – Second Floor)

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

AUAPAC Breakfast with Representative Ami Bera, MD (D-CA-06) (Federal AB – Second Floor)

  • Platinum, Gold, Silver members invited
    • $500+ urologists or $100+ residents/fellows in 2023

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast for General Attendees (Presidential Ballroom)

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.

General Session – Member of Congress (invited)

8:15 – 8:40 a.m.

General Session – Representative Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08)

8:40 – 9:00 a.m.

General Session – Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI-01)

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

General Session – State Advocacy: Chaperone Rules and Criminalization of Physician Care**

  • Moderator: Brian Duty, MD, MBA – AUA State Advocacy Committee Chair-elect
  • Speaker: Julie Riley, MD, FACS – AUA State Advocacy Committee Member
  • Speaker: Jonathan Kiechle, MD – AUA State Advocacy Committee Member
  • Speaker: Beth Drzewiecki, MD – New England Section

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.

General Session – Lay Down Your Burden: Prior Authorization Reforms**

  • Speaker: Eugene Rhee, MD, MBA – AUA Public Policy Council Chair
  • Speaker: Ali Kasraeian, MD – Southeastern Section
  • Speaker: Josh Langston, MD – Mid-Atlantic Section

10:30 – 10:40 a.m.

Networking Break

10:40 – 11:10 a.m.

General Session – Need to Know: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and its Impact on Urology**

  • Speaker: Erika Miller, JD – CRD Associates

11:10 – 11:50 a.m.

General Session – United We Stand: Patient and Provider Takeaways from the Patient Advocacy Connections Program

  • Speaker: Jason Jameson, MD, FACS – Sexual Medicine Society of North America
  • Speaker: Jacqueline Zarro, PhD – AUA Patient Advocacy Liaison

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

  • Eugene Rhee, MD, MBA – AUA Public Policy Council Chair

12:00 p.m.

AUA Summit Adjourns

*All General Sessions will be held in Presidential Ballroom.

**Denotes session is eligible for CME credits.

Accreditation:The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.