Agenda

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Orientation for First Time Attendees/Residents/Fellows/Young Urologists (Presidential Ballroom)

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration (Foyer 2 – Second Floor)

10:30 – 11:20 a.m.

General Orientation for All Attendees (Presidential Ballroom)

• Distribution of Capitol Hill meeting schedules
  • Soapbox Consulting

Review of Legislative Leave Behinds/Congressional “Asks”

11:20 – 11:30 a.m.

Welcome Address (Presidential Ballroom)

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

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

General Session – Keynote Speaker/Luncheon

• James Carville, Political Icon

12:30 – 1:20 p.m.

General Session – Physician Payment Reform**

1:20 – 1:35 p.m.

Networking Break

1:35 – 2:20 p.m.

General Session – Telehealth**

2:20 – 3:05 p.m.

General Session – Prostate Cancer and Patient Screenings**

3:05 – 3:40 p.m.

General Session – Workforce: Present and Future**

3:40 – 4:10 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1A - Resident/Fellow (Congressional Room)

Concurrent Session 1B – Active Urologists (Presidential Ballroom)

4:10 – 4:30 p.m.

Networking Break

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

General Session – AUAPAC and Political Advocacy

• Note: session is for AUAPAC-eligible (domestic) AUA members only

5:00 p.m.

Conference Adjourns

6:00 – 7:30 pm.

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

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**

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

General Session – Diverse Perspectives on the Hill

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Capitol Hill Meetings Practice and Preparation (Presidential Ballroom)

• Practice meetings with your state delegation
• Meet 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 Room SD-106 (First floor) in Dirksen Senate Office Building from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Congressional Reception

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

AUAPAC Breakfast with Rep. 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 – 8:30 a.m.

General Session – Member of Congress (invited)

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

General Session – Member of Congress (invited)

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

General Session – State Advocacy Update**

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.

General Session – Prior Authorization**

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*

11:10 – 11:50 a.m.

General Session – Patient Advocacy Connections Program Report

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

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

12:00 p.m.

AUA Summit Adjourns