Program at a Glance

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ultrasound Workshop

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Registration

8:00 – 8:10 AM

Opening Prayer and National Anthem

8:10 – 8:30 AM

1. Opening Remarks
2. Welcome Remarks from the CUTE Chair
3. Course Overview

8:30 – 9:00 AM

PRE-TEST

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Ultrasound-Guided Puncture: Freehand Technique

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Ultrasound-Guided Puncture with Needle Guide Technique

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Ultrasound-Guided PCNL: My Technique

11:30 – 11:45 AM

POST-TEST

11:45 – 1:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 1:15 PM

1. Checklist in Ultrasound-guided Puncture, Free Hand Technique
2. Checklist in Ultrasound-guided Puncture, Needle-guided Technique

1:15 – 4:00 PM

Hands-On Puncture of Kidney Gel Model (Free Hand Technique)

1:15 – 4:00 PM

4:00 – 5:00 PM

PRACTICAL EXAM

5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Enucleation and Reconstruction Outreach Mission

7:10 – 7:30 AM

Welcome Remarks

1. Imelda Mateo, MD (Medical Center Chief)
2. Blandina Ferrera, MD (Chief, Medical Professional Staff)
3. Ramon Badillo, MD (Chairman, Department of Surgery)
4. Diosdado Limjoco, MD (PUA President)

7:30 – 9:30 AM

Enucleation Dry Lab

7:30 – 9:30 AM

Genital Reconstruction

9:30 – 11:30 AM

AEEP Case 1

9:30 – 11:30 AM

BMG Urethroplasty

11:30 – 1:30 PM

11:30 – 1:30 PM

Genital Reconstruction

1:30 – 3:30 PM

3:30 – 5:30 PM

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
EXPERT: Excellence in Prostate Enucleation through Revolutionary Techniques

7:00 – 7:45 AM

Registration and Opening Ceremonies

7:45 – 8:00 AM

Welcome Address and Course Overview

8:00 – 8:20 AM

Case Presentation and Introduction to AEEP

8:20 – 8:30 AM

Techniques in Enucleation

8:30 – 10:30 AM
Live Surgery #1

Moderator: Jericho Caibiran, MD

Endoscopic Enucleation using Holmium:YAG Laser with Pulse Modulation

10:30 – 12:30 PM
Live Surgery #2

Moderator: Ravi James Buxani, MD

12:30 -1:00 PM

Lunch Symposium: Optimizing Outcomes in Tamsulosin Therapy

1:00 – 1:15 PM

Pulse Modulation: Is it Helpful? Yes or No

1:15 – 3:15 PM
Live Surgery #3

Moderator: Christine Joy Castillo, MD

Endoscopic Enucleation using Bipolar System

3:30 – 5:30 PM
Live Surgery #4

Moderator: Ravi James Buxani, MD

Endoscopic Enucleation using Thulium Fiber Laser

5:30 – 5:45 PM

Benefits of Using Bipolar Energy in Enucleation

5:45 – 6:30 PM
Panel Discussion

Moderators:
Mark Vincent Trinidad, MD
Tomas Yanga, MD

Innovations in Enucleation and Morcellation

6:30 – 7:00 PM

Dinner Symposium: Role of Water Vapor Therapy in Treating BPH

6:30 PM

Closing Remarks and Summary

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
International Hypospadias Workshop
DAY 1

A Joint Project of the Philippine Society for Pediatric Urology and the Hypospadias International Society

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Registration

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Master of Ceremonies: Pamela Pahati, MD (PH)

1. Welcome Remarks by the PCMC Executive Director
2. Message from the Head of Surgery, PCMC
3. Opening Remarks by the PUA President
4. Introduction to the Speaker

LECTURE PROPER

8:15 – 8:45 AM

Anatomy and Normal Development of the Penis and Urethra

8:45 – 9:15 AM

Morphology and Pathogenesis of Hypospadias

9:15 – 9:45 AM

Principles of Hypospadias Surgery

9:45 – 10:15 AM

Hypospadias Surgery: An Update

10:15 – 10:30 AM

BREAK

10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

Live Surgery: Glanular Hypospadias

12:00 – 1:00 PM

LUNCH

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Live Surgery: Distal Hypospadias

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

BREAK

2:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Live Surgery: Proximal Hypospadias

5:00 – 5:30 PM

OPEN FORUM

5:30 PM

Closing Remarks

6:00 PM

FACULTY DINNER

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
International Hypospadias Workshop
DAY 2

A Joint Project of the Philippine Society for Pediatric Urology and the Hypospadias International Society

Master of Ceremonies: Neddy Lim, MD

LECTURE PROPER

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Management of Hypospadias Complications: Part 1

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Management of Hypospadias Complications: Part 2

9:00 – 9:15 AM

BREAK

9:15 – 11:00 AM

Live Surgery: Redo Distal Repair

11:00 – 12:30 PM

Live Surgery: Fistula Hypospadias Repair

12:30 – 2:00 PM

LUNCH

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Live Surgery: Redo Proximal Hypospadias

4:00 – 4:30 PM

BREAK

4:30 – 5:00 PM

OPEN FORUM

5:00 PM

1. Closing Remarks from the Chairman, PCMC Section of Pediatric Surgery
2. Awarding of Certificates
3. Words from the Sponsor

6:00 PM

FELLOWSHIP DINNER

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
2nd PhilGURS-GURS Reconstructive Urology Live Demos and Workshop

7:30 – 11:30 AM

MtF Gender-Affirming Surgery

7:30 – 11:30 AM

BMG Urethroplasty with Gracilis Flap

11:30 – 12:30 PM

LUNCH BREAK

12:30 – 2:30 PM 

Repair of Recto-Bladder Neck Fistula

12:30 – 2:30 PM

PFUI Urethroplasty

2:30 – 4:30 PM

PFUI Urethroplasty

2:30 – 4:30 PM

PFUI Urethroplasty

8:00 AM –5:00 PM
6th SEA-UREP and Research Paper Podium Presentation Contest

In collaboration with the FAUA

ESU Chair:
Professor Evangelios Liatsikos, MD

EAU.Ph President:
Juvido Agatep Jr., MD

FAUA Secretary General:
Paksi Satyagraha, MD

Program Directors:
Mark Joseph Abalajon, MD
Associate Professor Samuel Yrastorza, MD
Professor Joan Palou, MD

8:00 – 8:20 AM

Opening Ceremonies, Welcome Remarks and Course Overview

Morning Session

Moderator: Joey Cueto, MD

STONES and PROSTATE

8:20 – 8:40 AM

New Effective Molecules for the Medical Treatment of Kidney Stones

8:40 – 9:00 AM

RIRS Tips and Tricks

9:00 – 9:20 AM

Novel Disposable Slim RIRS

9:20 – 9:40 AM

Multi-puncture PCNL vs ECIRS in the Management of Complex Kidney Stones

9:40 – 10:00 AM

ECIRS: Indications and Tips and Tricks

10:00 – 10:20 AM

Evolving Treatment Options for BPH

SEXUAL MEDICINE and PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

10:20 – 10:40 AM

Approach to Infertility and Medical Treatment Options for Male Infertility

10:40 – 11:00 AM

Surgical Treatment Options for Male Infertility

11:00 – 11:20 AM

Current Updates on the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux

11:20 – 11:40 AM

Approach to Urinary Incontinence in Young Children

11:40 – 12:40 PM

LUNCH

Afternoon Session

Moderator: Ethan Mallari, MD

UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY

12:40 -1:40 PM

The Role of Robotics in Urologic Oncology

1:40 – 2:00 PM

Robotic vs Open Partial Nephrectomy in Intermediate and High Risk RCCA

2:00 – 2:20 PM

Single Layer Renorrhaphy in Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

2:20 – 2:40 PM

Penile Cancer: Staging and Minimally Invasive Surgery

2:40 – 3:00 PM

3:00 – 3:20 PM

3:20 – 3:40 PM

PUA Young Academic Urologists Lecture

3:40 – 3:45 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

3:45 PM

PUA Research Podium Presentation Contest

8:00 AM –5:00 PM

PUA Shootfest

7:30 – 8:30 AM
Opening Ceremonies

Andrew Valdez, MD
Michael Alfred Tan, MD

• Presidential Message Diosdado Limjoco, MD
• Welcome Remarks
  Overall Convention Chair Michael Macalalag, MD
• Program Overview
  Scientific Chair Mark Abalajon, MD
• Oath Taking of New PUA Fellows
• Tribute to Dr. Ali Gozen

8:30-8:50 AM
Keynote Speaker Introduction

Marie Carmela Lapitan, MD

“A Life of Serendipity”

9:00 AM
One PUA Grand Rounds

9:00 – 9:55 AM
Case 1

Moderator: Ly-Ann Diwa, MD

A 16/F presenting with severe enuresis, nocturia 3-4x/day, on furosemide, and frequency.

1. Bladder Augmentation: How I Do It?
2. How to work-up a patient with OAB symptoms following bladder augmentation
3. Common long-term sequelae of bladder augmentation in children and how to monitor as the patient grows older
4. Anatomical Considerations and Nuances when Performing PCNL in the Pediatric Population

10:00 – 10:55 AM
Case 2

Moderator: Raphael Arada, MD

A 72/M presenting with intermittent L flank pain and occasional hematuria. He has a history of DM Type II, Hypertension, and CKD Stage 3

1. Medical and Surgical Management Options for the Stone
2. “Novel Disposable Slim RIRS”
3. Robotic Partial Nephrectomy as the Best Surgical Option.
4. Open Partial Nephrectomy still has a Role in Small Renal Masses and should not Become a Forgotten Art

11:00 – 11:55 AM
Case 3

Moderator: Sylvia Alip, MD

A 60/M previously underwent TURP in 2017 for BPH. He then underwent gender-affirming surgery (penile skin inversion vaginoplasty) in 2019. Post-operatively, she started leaking urine per neovagina after removal of the vaginal pack, and has been wearing diapers ever since. On routine annual check-up, she had a PSA of 9.82mg/ml.

1. Optimal approach to prostate biopsy in this patient. Best treatment options for prostate cancer and timing and sequence of treatment
2. Minimally invasive treatment options for prostate cancer in transgender patients. Anatomical considerations and nuances
3. Repair of urethro-neovaginal fistula following vaginoplasty
4. Conduct of operation in vaginoplasty, and what possible short and long term complications to expect 

12:00 – 12:40 PM

(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: Cathay Drug)

12:40 – 1:20 PM

(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: Boston Scientific)

1:20 – 1:25 PM

Break

1:25 – 2:20 PM
Case 4

Moderator: Ralph Albert Patrick Uy, MD

A 56/M with Gleason 7 (3+4) prostate adenocarcinoma, low volume on prostate biopsy, who can’t decide between active surveillance, radical prostatectomy or short course ADT and EBRT.

1. Re-staging followed by salvage treatment versus immediate adjuvant treatment for high risk biochemical recurrences following local therapy
2. Endoscopic Laser Treatment for Posterior Urethral and Bladder Neck Stenosis
3. New Treatment Paradigms of Advanced and (Oligometastatic) Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer (HsPC)
4. Open Reconstructive  Techniques for  Vesicourethral Anastomotic Strictures (VUAS)

2:20 – 2:40 PM
SIU Special Lecture

Moderator: Oyayi Arellano, MD

2:40 – 2:45 PM

OPEN FORUM

2:40 – 2:45 PM

2:50 – 3:10 PM EAU

Biomarkers in the follow-up of NMIBC

3:10 – 3:30 PM EAU

Tips and Tricks in Retroperitoneal Laparoscopy

3:30 – 3:50 PM EAU.Ph

Evolution and Advancement of Philippine Urology as it Keeps Up With the Rest of the World

3:50 – 4:10 PM EAU.Ph

Simplifying Distal Ureteral Reconstruction: Non-Transecting Ureteral Reimplantation

4:10 – 4:30 PM EAU

AI supported literature research for the individual patient with advanced prostate cancer

4:30 – 4:50 PM EAU

Management of Ureterointestinal Strictures After Radical Cystectomy

4:50 – 5:00 PM

OPEN FORUM

5:00 – 5:20 PM
Philippine Board of Urology

Moderator: Ronan Cuaresma, MD

Regional and National Developments Affecting Medical Practice in the Philippines

5:20 – 5:25 PM

OPEN FORUM

5:25 – 5:55 PM

(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: Abbott)

7:00-9:00 PM

Welcome Cocktails
(Industry-Sponsored Event: BSV Pharma)

PSPU Session

Moderator: Fercival Sabino, MD

7:45 – 8:05 AM

Types of Catheterizable Channels: Advantages and Disadvantages

8:05 – 8:25 AM

SLAM Technique for Proximal/Redo Hypospadias

8:25 – 8:45 AM

Chordee Excision Distal Urethroplasty (CEDU) Repair for Hypospadias

8:45 – 8:55 AM

OPEN FORUM

PSFFU Session

Moderator: Avelyn Lim, MD

8:55 – 9:10 AM

Fowler’s Syndrome

9:10 – 9:25 AM

Detrusor Overactivity with Detrusor Underactivity

9:25 – 9:40 AM

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

9:40 – 9:55 AM

Post-Radiation Voiding Dysfunction

9:55 – 10:05 AM

OPEN FORUM

PhilGURS Session

Moderator: Patrick Joseph Matias, MD

10:05 – 10:20 AM

Updated EAU Stricture Guidelines, Applied to Private Practice

10:20 – 10:35 AM

Complex Urethroplasties: Beyond the simple BMG’s and EPA’s

10:35 – 10:50 AM

Outcomes of Vaginoplasty

10:50 – 11:05 AM

OPEN FORUM

PERS Session

Moderator: Raphael Arada, MD

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Laparoscopic Prostatoadenomectomy

11:30 – 11:45 AM

Venturing into Advanced Robotic Procedures: Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplantation

11:45 – 12:00 PM

Endoscopic Management of UTUC

12:00 – 12:10 PM

OPEN FORUM

12:10 – 12:25 PM

Moderator: Sylvia Alip, MD

An Introduction to the SSi Robot
(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: SSi Mantra)

12:25 – 1:25 PM

(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: GSK)

PAU Session

Moderator: Marc Vincent Trinidad, MD

1:25 – 1:37 PM

Pressure and Temperature Considerations while doing RIRS: A Literature Review

1:37 – 1:49 PM

Minimizing Radiation in PCNL

1:49 – 2:01 PM

PCNL and RIRS techniques for Anatomical Variants

2:01 – 2:13 PM

Recent Advances in Flexible Ureteroscopy and Future Perspectives

2:13 – 2:25 PM

Laser Safety: Minimizing Complications In Patients and Protecting the Urologist

2:25 – 2:35 PM

OPEN FORUM

3:05 – 3:20 PM

Rezum for BPH

3:20 – 3:35 PM

Zero-ischemia Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

3:35 – 3:50 PM

Pediatric Stone Disease Management

3:50 – 4:05 PM

Bladder Augmentation in Pediatric Patients: Indications and Surgical Techniques

4:05 – 4:15 PM

OPEN FORUM

4:15 – 4:35 PM

(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: UNILAB Pharma)

4:35 – 5:05 PM

“The Hydrogel Method: On The Way To Stone-Free Patients After RIRS”

(Industry-Sponsored Symposium: Aristo Pharma)

5:05 PM

PUA Business Meeting

7:00 PM

Alumni Night

PUA Special Session

ROBOTICS 101 by PERS-PRUSI

8:00 – 8:10 AM

Opening Remarks and Words from PERS

8:10 – 8:20 AM

Overview of PRUS

8:20 – 8:35 AM

Different Robotic Surgery Platforms

8:35 – 8:45 AM

The Bedside Assistant: The Unsung Hero

8:45 – 8:55 AM

State of Robotic Urological Surgery in the Philippines: The Past, The Present, and The Future

PSUO Session

9:00 -9:10 AM

OPENING REMARKS

PLENARY SESSION 1

Moderator: Jay-R Enojo, MD

KIDNEY CANCER

9:10 – 9:30 AM

Nephron-sparing Surgery in Non-obligate Scenarios: How Far Should We Push the Envelope?

9:30 – 9:50 AM

Current Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in the Era of Multimodal Systemic Therapy

9:50 – 10:10 AM

The Current Treatment Paradigm for Metastatic Renal Cancer: Determining the Ideal Treatment Sequence

10:10 – 10:30 AM

Contemporary Role of Lymph Node Dissection for Genitourinary Cancers

10:30 – 11:00 AM

OPEN FORUM

PLENARY SESSION 2

Moderator: Jay-R Enojo, MD

PROSTATE CANCER
(CASE-BASED DISCUSSION ON OLIGOMETASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER)

11:00 – 11:10 AM

Case Presentation

11:10 – 11:30 AM

Metastasis-directed Therapy: Maximizing Its Role in Multimodal Treatment

11:30 – 11:50 AM

The Argument for Systemic Therapy Alone for Oligometastatic Disease

11:50 – 12:10 PM

Early Biochemical Recurrence After Curative Local Treatment(nmHSPC): Is There A Compelling Argument for Early Systemic Therapy?

12:10 – 1:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

12:10 – 1:00 PM

POINT-COUNTERPOINT DISCUSSION ON THE IDEAL LOCAL TREATMENT OPTION FOR CLINICAL NODE-POSITIVE PROSTATE CANCER

1:00 – 1:30 PM

Radical Prostatectomy with PLND

1:30 – 1:50 PM

ADT and Radiation Therapy

1:50 – 2:10 PM

The Optimal Timing for PSMA Radioligand Therapy in mCRPC

2:10 – 2:40 PM

OPEN FORUM

PLENARY SESSION 3

Moderator: Bennie Dick Catangay, MD

UROTHELIAL CANCER
(CASE-BASED DISCUSSION ON OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT FOR CLINICALLY NODE-POSITIVE BLADDER CANCER)

2:50 – 3:10 PM

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy + Radical Cystecomy for Clinical N1 MuscleInvasive Bladder Cancer

3:10 – 3:30 PM

Chemoradiation for Clinical N1 Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

CASE-BASED DISCUSSION ON OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT FOR LOW GRADE UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL TUMORS

3:30 – 3:40 PM

Case Presentation

3:40 – 4:00 PM

Endoscopic Resection with Adjuvant Intravesical Therapy

4:00 – 4:20 PM

Radical Nephroureterectomy with Perioperative Intravesical Chemotherapy

4:20 – 4:40 PM

OPEN FORUM

4:40 – 4:50 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

5:00 PM

PSUO Business Meeting

8:00 PM

Fellowship Night

Mr. and Ms. Urology Pageant

8:00 – 2:00 PM

PBU Conferment Ceremonies