Workshop: Lasers & Mists in LUTS/BPH

Co-Chair(s)

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  Dean Elterman

  Associate Professor
  University of Toronto, Canada
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  Silvia Secco

  Urologist - Consultant
  Niguarda Hospital, Italy

The workshop will review novel BPH therapies for LUTS/BPH, including but not limited to Aquablation, HoLEP, EchoLaser™, iTind™, Rezūm™, ThuLEP, and Urolift. The hands-on course will provide practical applications of these technologies in terms of equipment, technical approach, and high-level review of clinical data. The faculty will provide first-hand practical instruction on best practices, including patient selection, technique selection, and tips and tricks. The faculty will provide international experience and evidenced-based summaries of the risks and benefits of these procedures to aid with patient counselling for informed consent. This will be a multi-sponsored training workshop.

For this workshop, participants will be divided into working groups. The workshop room will be set up into stations, each focusing on one device/treatment modality. At each station, participants will review the existing evidence and guidelines related to a specific treatment modality for BPH, including patient selection, as well as gain practical skills related to the principles, procedures, and troubleshooting for each device. Experts will be present at each station to guide the knowledge base and hands-on training.