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AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION'S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT: OPIOID STEWARDSHIP IN UROLOGY

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT ON OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PALLIATIVE CARE IN UROLOGY - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PALLIATIVE CARE IN UROLOGY THE AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) IS REQUESTING AN AHRQ CONFERENCE GRANT TO SUPPORT CONVENING A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT ON IMPROVING USE OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN UROLOGY, WITH DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON: MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASE COURSE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED BENIGN AND MALIGNANT UROLOGIC DISEASES, IDENTIFICATION OF THE ASPECTS OF PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES THAT MAY BE OFFERED IN A UROLOGY PRACTICE, OVERVIEW OF CURRENT PALLIATIVE CARE WORKFORCE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL AGENDA THAT ADVANCES UROLOGIST-PALLIATIVE CARE PARTNERSHIPS. THE AUA’S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMITS ADDRESS QUALITY ISSUES, DEFINE CLINICAL PROBLEMS, FACILITATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON QUALITY EFFORTS BY CLINICIANS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND CARE SETTINGS, AND EDUCATE UROLOGY PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, AND SPECIALISTS ABOUT DEVELOPING PATIENT-CENTERED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. FOR ITS 2020 SUMMIT, THE AUA WILL CONVENE A MULTI- DISCIPLINARY PANEL OF SPEAKERS TO TAKE PART IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED UROLOGICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE 2020 SUMMIT WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE AND TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE THE APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE BY BRINGING TOGETHER PHYSICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES SPANNING THE DISCIPLINES OF UROLOGY, PALLIATIVE CARE, OTHER SURGICAL SPECIALTIES, PSYCHIATRY, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT AROUND THE SHARED GOAL OF IMPROVING CARE DELIVERY AS IT RELATES TO THE INTERSECTION OF UROLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE. OUR SPECIFIC AIMS: AIM 1. TO REVIEW THE EXPERIENCES OF UROLOGISTS AND PALLIATIVE CARE CLINICIANS IN MANAGING THE DISEASE COURSE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED BENIGN AND MALIGNANT UROLOGIC DISEASES. THIS WILL INCLUDE ASSESSMENTS OF THE SETTINGS IN WHICH GOALS OF CARE, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, ADVANCE CARE PLANNING, GOALS OF OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES, AND PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT ARE CURRENTLY BEING PURSUED. AIM 2. TO SUMMARIZE AND CONSOLIDATE CURRENT DATA RELATED TO WHAT ASPECTS OF CARE ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE QUALITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED UROLOGIC CONDITIONS. AIM 3. TO DEFINE CURRENT PALLIATIVE CARE CAPACITY, AND ASPECTS OF PALLIATIVE CARE THAT COULD BE PROVIDED BY UROLOGISTS IN A MIXED-MODEL SETTING. AIM 4. TO CREATE A HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, POLICY, AND DISSEMINATION AGENDA THAT ADVANCES UROLOGIST- PALLIATIVE CARE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT ALL ASPECTS OF CARE ARE ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED IN THOSE WITH ADVANCED DISEASE. AIM 5. TO BUILD A NATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES AGREED UPON AT THE SUMMIT. THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THESE AIMS, WE WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GAPS IN CARE FOR UROLOGISTS CARING FOR ADVANCED UROLOGICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND WORK TO CONSTRUCT AN EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF MEN AND WOMEN WITH ADVANCED UROLOGICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.

AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION'S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT: ADVANCED IMAGING FOR PATIENTS WITH UROLOGIC CONDITIONS

2025 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, INC. EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP - 2025 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE 2025 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP (ECIW) WILL BE HELD FALL 2025, AT THE AUA HEADQUARTERS IN LINTHICUM, MARYLAND. THE WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE INTENSE, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS AND LATE-STAGE TRAINEES ON HOW TO PREPARE INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS, PRIMARILY TO THE NIH WITH EMPHASIS ON GRANTS IN BENIGN UROLOGY. RESEARCHERS, BOTH FACULTY MENTORS AND ATTENDEES, WILL BE MDS, DOS, AND PHDS FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND BACKGROUNDS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DUAL-TRACK INSTRUCTION (EARLY AND ADVANCED) BY NIH-FUNDED SENIOR SCIENTISTS. THIS WORKSHOP SERVES AS A CATALYST TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF UROLOGIC RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE NIH. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), JOHANNY KUGELMAN-TONOS, PHD, IS AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. THE PLANNING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF A WIDE ARRAY OF LEADERS IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING. ALL FACULTY POSSESS EXEMPLARY RECORDS IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING, MENTORING TRAINEES, AND PLANNING UROLOGY RESEARCH EDUCATION. THIS WORKSHOP CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS: 1) TWO MONTHS OF REMOTE MENTORSHIP DURING WHICH FACULTY MENTORS PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON SPECIFIC AIMS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, 2) A PRE-WORKSHOP WEBINAR FOR FUNDING MECHANISM SPEAKERS TO PRESENT APPLICABLE GRANTS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTITUTIONS, AND 3) A 1.5-DAY IN- PERSON WORKSHOP. THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS ON KEY FACETS OF GRANT WRITING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: CRAFTING STRONG SPECIFIC AIMS; COMPOSING SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PROPOSALS; EFFECTIVE NIH BIOSKETCHES; COMMON GRANT WRITING PITFALLS; TRANSITIONING FROM K TO R GRANTS; STARTING AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED LAB AS JUNIOR FACULTY; LAB MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING; CREATING STRONG MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS; AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. MENTORS ARE MATCHED TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC AREA TO CUSTOMIZE FEEDBACK ON METHODOLOGIES. BY REQUIRING FACULTY MENTORS AND PARTICIPANTS TO MEET OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS THE PARTICIPANTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR SPECIFIC AIMS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WORKSHOP IS THE MOCK PEER REVIEW STUDY SECTION WHERE FACULTY MENTORS PARTICIPATE IN A NIH-STYLE STUDY SECTION TO DEMONSTRATE HOW GRANTS ARE REVIEWED AND HOW TO AVOID COMMON ERRORS. THE ADVANCED GRANT DEVELOPMENT TRACK PROVIDES SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATORS SUBMITTING K- OR R-TYPE GRANT APPLICATIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS AFTER THE WORKSHOP AND IS THE TARGET FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE ECIW. ACCORDING TO A RECENT OUTCOMES ANALYSIS, THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS TRACK BETWEEN 2015 AND 2021 HAVE GONE ON TO EARN OVER $10 MILLION IN MAJOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NIH, DOD, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2024 EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP - 2024 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP (ECIW) PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE 2024 AUA ECIW WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 8-9, 2024, AT THE AUA HEADQUARTERS IN LINTHICUM, MARYLAND. THE WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE INTENSE, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS AND LATE-STAGE TRAINEES ON HOW TO PREPARE INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS, PRIMARILY TO THE NIH WITH EMPHASIS ON GRANTS IN BENIGN UROLOGY. RESEARCHERS, BOTH FACULTY MENTORS AND ATTENDEES, WILL BE MDS AND PHDS FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND BACKGROUNDS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DUAL- TRACK INSTRUCTION (EARLY AND ADVANCED) BY NIH-FUNDED SENIOR SCIENTISTS. THIS WORKSHOP SERVES AS A CATALYST TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF UROLOGIC RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE NIH. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), CHRISTINE RIORDAN, PHD, LCSW-C, IS AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF A WIDE ARRAY OF LEADERS IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING. ALL FACULTY POSSESS EXEMPLARY RECORDS IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING, MENTORING TRAINEES, AND PLANNING UROLOGY RESEARCH EDUCATION. THIS WORKSHOP CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS: 1) TWO MONTHS OF REMOTE MENTORSHIP DURING WHICH FACULTY MENTORS PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON SPECIFIC AIMS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, 2) A PRE-WORKSHOP WEBINAR FOR FUNDING MECHANISM SPEAKERS TO PRESENT APPLICABLE GRANTS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTITUTIONS, AND 3) A 1.5-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP. THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS ON KEY FACETS OF GRANT WRITING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: CRAFTING STRONG SPECIFIC AIMS; COMPOSING SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PROPOSALS; EFFECTIVE NIH BIOSKETCHES; COMMON GRANT WRITING PITFALLS; TRANSITIONING FROM K TO R GRANTS; STARTING AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED LAB AS JUNIOR FACULTY; LAB MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING; CREATING STRONG MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS; AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. MENTORS ARE MATCHED TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC AREA TO CUSTOMIZE FEEDBACK ON METHODOLOGIES. BY REQUIRING FACULTY MENTORS AND PARTICIPANTS TO MEET OVER THE COURSE OF TWO TO THREE MONTHS, THE PARTICIPANTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR SPECIFIC AIMS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WORKSHOP IS THE MOCK PEER REVIEW STUDY SECTION WHERE FACULTY MENTORS PARTICIPATE IN A NIH-STYLE STUDY SECTION TO DEMONSTRATE HOW GRANTS ARE REVIEWED AND HOW TO AVOID COMMON ERRORS. THE ADVANCED GRANT DEVELOPMENT TRACK PROVIDES SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATORS SUBMITTING K- OR R-TYPE GRANT APPLICATIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS AFTER THE WORKSHOP AND IS THE TARGET FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE ECIW. ACCORDING TO A RECENT OUTCOMES ANALYSIS, THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS TRACK BETWEEN 2015 AND 2021 HAVE GONE ON TO EARN OVER $10 MILLION IN MAJOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NIH, DOD, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

2010 AUA/SBUR SUMMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE

2016 AUA EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP

2011 AUA/SBUR SUMMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE

2012 AUA/SBUR SUMMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE

2019 STONE LAB SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR KIDNEY STONE DISEASE

2016 AUA UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: "FORGING NEW PATHS IN RESEARCH TO ADVANCE UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY

AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2023 EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP - 2023 AUA EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE 2023 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP (ECIW) WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 19-21, 2023 AT THE AUA HEADQUARTERS IN LINTHICUM, MARYLAND. THE WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE INTENSE, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS AND LATE-STAGE TRAINEES ON HOW TO PREPARE INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS, PRIMARILY TO THE NIH WITH EMPHASIS ON GRANTS IN BENIGN UROLOGY AND RESEARCHERS FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND BACKGROUNDS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DUAL-TRACK INSTRUCTION, BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN SMALL-GROUPS BY NIH-FUNDED SENIOR SCIENTISTS. THIS ADVISING IS CUSTOMIZED TO BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS AND THE RANGE OF THEIR PROPOSED RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. THIS WORKSHOP SERVES AS A CATALYST TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF UROLOGIC RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE NIH AND CONTINUES THE LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC VISION OF THE AUA TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT ARE DEVOTED TO SUCCESSFUL GRANT WRITING, STRENGTHENING OF SCIENTIFIC CAREERS, AND DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF UROLOGIC INVESTIGATORS TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), CHRISTINE RIORDAN, PHD, LCSW-C, IS AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF WIDE ARRAY OF LEADERS IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING. ALL FACULTY POSSESS EXEMPLARY RECORDS IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING, MENTORING TRAINEES, AND PLANNING UROLOGY RESEARCH EDUCATION. DURING THE 2.5-DAY ECIW, FACULTY ADVISORS WILL MEET WITH PARTICIPANTS TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF THEIR IN-PROGRESS SPECIFIC AIMS OR GRANT APPLICATIONS. ADVISORS ARE MATCHED TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC AREA TO CUSTOMIZE FEEDBACK ON SPECIFIC AIMS AND METHODOLOGIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS ON KEY FACETS OF GRANT WRITING, INCLUDING, “COMPOSING A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL,” “COMMON GRANT WRITING PITFALLS,” “TRANSITIONING FROM A K GRANT TO AN R01 AS AN EARLY-STAGE INVESTIGATOR,” AND “SELLING YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR NIH BIOSKETCH.” THERE WILL ALSO BE PRESENTATIONS ON GRANT FUNDING MECHANISMS, STARTING A LAB, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MENTORING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FROM SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATORS. ADVISORS WITH EXPERIENCE ON NIH STUDY SECTIONS CONDUCT MOCK CRITIQUES ON PREVIOUSLY NIH-REVIEWED GRANT APPLICATIONS DURING A MOCK REVIEW PANEL. THE ECIW ADVANCED GRANT DEVELOPMENT TRACK, WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATORS SUBMITTING K- OR R-TYPE GRANT APPLICATIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS AFTER THE WORKSHOP, IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TARGET FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE ECIW ON FUNDING SUCCESS. ACCORDING TO A RECENT OUTCOMES ANALYSIS, THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS TRACK BETWEEN 2015 AND 2018 HAVE GONE ON TO EARN OVER $10 MILLION IN MAJOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NIH, DOD, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

2019 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP

2019 AUA-SBUR BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM SOCIAL (AND ANTISOCIAL) CELL SIGNALING NETWORKS IN THE URINARY TRACT

2018 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP

2017 AUA EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP

2017 AUA BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM: FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF STEM CELLS, REGENERATION, AND REPAIR IN UROLOGY

2016 AUA BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM THE MICROBIOME IN UROLOGIC HEALTH AND DISEASE

2014 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP

2014 AUA/SBUR SUMMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE PATIENT PHENOTYPING: ADVANCING TREATMENT

2012 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) NEW INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP

2008 AUA/SBUR SUMMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE

2011 AUA/SBUR BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

2013 AUA BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

2018 AUA BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM: UNDERSTANDING INFERTILITY AND DISORDERS AND DIFFERENCES IN SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

2014 AUA BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM, "NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PELVIC HEALTH"

2014 AUA UROLOGICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: "PROGRESS IN TRANSLATIONAL UROLO

AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON "IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: TRANSLATING CLINICAL STUDIES INTO PRACTICE" - 2024 AUA OFFICE OF RESEARCH UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM “IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: TRANSLATING CLINICAL STUDIES INTO PRACTICE” PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR OUR ANNUAL UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA), TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE 2024 TOPIC, “IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: TRANSLATING CLINICAL STUDIES INTO PRACTICE,” WILL BRING TOGETHER PIONEERS IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE AND CLINICAL TRIALS IN UROLOGY TO EDUCATE AND FOSTER INTERACTION BETWEEN UROLOGISTS, OTHER PHYSICIANS, AND RESEARCHERS WHO MANAGE AND/OR STUDY MALIGNANT UROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BRING THE LATEST RESEARCH ADVANCEMENTS IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE AND CLINICAL TRIALS IN UROLOGY TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST GATHERING OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, PRIVATE AND ACADEMIC PRACTICE, AND PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS AT ALL CAREER STAGES AS WELL AS HAVE IMMEDIATE APPLICABILITY TO MALIGNANT UROLOGY RESEARCH. EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WILL COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS AND AUDIENCE AND THE POSTER SESSION WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE. PROPOSED SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE: 1. “IMPROVING THE CONDUCT AND EFFICIENCY OF CLINICAL TRIALS WITH IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE.” 2. “IMPLEMENTING RISK-ALIGNED BLADDER CANCER SURVEILLANCE.” 3. “IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE CARE WITH IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE” 4. “OPTIMIZING SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH BLADDER CANCER.” 5. “FACILITATING EVIDENCE-BASED SURGICAL PRACTICE” THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR THIS PROJECT IS CHRISTINE RIORDAN, PHD, LCSW-C, AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, AND THE PROGRAM PLANNING CHAIRS ARE SHELLIE D. ELLIS, MA, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, AND TED SKOLARUS, MD, MPH, FACS, PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. ALL FACULTY POSSESS EXEMPLARY RECORDS IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING, MENTORING TRAINEES, AND PLANNING UROLOGY RESEARCH EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM CHAIRS PRIORITIZED CONSIDERATION OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENDER/GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS, AGE, (DIS)ABILITY, CAREER STAGE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH EDUCATION CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (RECCC). SUPPORT FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM WILL PROVIDE TRAVEL AWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TRAINEES AND EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS.

AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) BASIC SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM (BSS) ON SPATIAL BIOLOGY IN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT UROLOGIC DISEASE - 2024 AUA OFFICE OF RESEARCH BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM “SPATIAL BIOLOGY IN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT UROLOGIC DISEASE” PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR OUR ANNUAL BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA), TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE 2024 TOPIC, “SPATIAL BIOLOGY IN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT UROLOGIC DISEASE,” WILL BRING TOGETHER PIONEERS IN SPATIAL BIOLOGY TO EDUCATE AND FOSTER INTERACTION BETWEEN UROLOGISTS, OTHER PHYSICIANS, AND RESEARCHERS WHO MANAGE AND/OR STUDY BENIGN AND MALIGNANT UROLOGICAL DISORDERS. RECENT ADVANCES IN SPATIAL EPIGENOMICS ARE PROVIDING NEW INSIGHTS INTO EPIGENETIC PRIMING, DIFFERENTIATION, AND GENE REGULATION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR TUMOR STAGING AND GRADING IN UROLOGIC DISEASE. THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BRING THE LATEST RESEARCH ADVANCEMENTS IN SPATIAL BIOLOGY IN UROLOGY TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST GATHERING OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, PRIVATE AND ACADEMIC PRACTICE, AND PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS AT ALL CAREER STAGES AS WELL AS HAVE IMMEDIATE APPLICABILITY TO MALIGNANT UROLOGY RESEARCH. EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WILL COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS AND AUDIENCE AND THE POSTER SESSION WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE. PROPOSED SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE: 1. SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS/EPIGENOMICS TECHNOLOGY 2. SPATIAL BIOLOGY AND THE BODY 3. PATIENT PERSPECTIVES THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR THIS PROJECT IS CHRISTINE RIORDAN, PHD, LCSW-C, AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, AND THE PROGRAM CHAIRS ARE DAVID B. SOLIT, MD, DIRECTOR, MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, AND DOUGLAS STRAND, PHD: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF UROLOGY, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER. THE PROGRAM CHAIRS PRIORITIZED CONSIDERATION OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENDER/GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS, AGE, (DIS)ABILITY, CAREER STAGE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH EDUCATION CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (RECCC). SUPPORT FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM WILL PROVIDE TRAVEL AWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TRAINEES AND EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS.

2021 AUA BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM: MICROBES AND INFLAMMATION IN UROLOGY - 2021 AUA OFFICE OF RESEARCH BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM “MICROBES AND INFLAMMATION IN UROLOGY” PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR OUR ANNUAL BASIC SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA), TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 IN LAS VEGAS, NV. THE 2021 TOPIC, “MICROBES AND INFLAMMATION IN UROLOGY,” WILL BRING TOGETHER PIONEERS IN 1) VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, 2) IMPACT OF THE MICROBIOME ON THE HOMEOSTASIS AND DISEASES OF THE GENITOURINARY TRACT, AND 3) UTILIZATION OF STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER DEFINE THE INFLUENCE OF INFLAMMATION ON UROLOGIC DISEASES AND EDUCATE AND FOSTER INTERACTION BETWEEN UROLOGISTS, OTHER PHYSICIANS, AND RESEARCHERS WHO MANAGE AND/OR STUDY BENIGN UROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE PROGRAM CHAIR MADE IT A PRIORITY TO CONSIDER DIVERSITY WHEN INVITING SPEAKERS, WITH CONSIDERATION OF GENDER, CAREER STAGE (EARLY AND ESTABLISHED), ETHNICITY, AND A BALANCE OF EXPERTISE (I.E., MD AND PHD). SUPPORT FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM WILL, IF AWARDED, PROVIDE TRAVEL AWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TRAINEES AND EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS. THE THREE MAJOR THEMES FOR THIS MEETING ARE: “SARS-COV-2,” “MICROBIOME IN UROLOGY,” AND “INFLAMMATION AND UROLOGIC DISEASES.” THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR THIS PROJECT IS CAROLYN BEST, PHD, AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, AND THE PROGRAM CHAIR IS TIMOTHY RATLIFF, PHD, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE PATHOBIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ROBERT WALLACE MILLER DIRECTOR OF THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH. THE PLANNING COMMITTEE IS COMPLETED WITH ARIA F. OLUMI, MD, JANET & WILLIAM DEWOLF PROFESSOR OF UROLOGIC SURGERY AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND CHIEF OF UROLOGIC SURGERY AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER; CHAIR OF RESEARCH, AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS INCLUDE: DOUGLAS LOWY, MD, PHD, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; MARCELINO RIVERA, MD, INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; ANDREW D. MESECAR, PHD, PURDUE UNIVERSITY; SCOTT HULTGREN, PHD, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS; LARISSA BRESLER, MD, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER; JEREMY BURTON, PHD, WESTERN UNIVERSITY; DAVID KLUMPP, PHD, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY; SIMON HAYWARD, PHD, NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM; SARA HAMILTON HART, PHD, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL; AND BAL LOKESHWAR, PHD, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY. ADDITIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: LOUIS M. STAUDT, MD, PHD, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. A KEY EMPHASIS OF THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE ADVANCING QUALITY SCIENCE BY UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY, STUDY DESIGN, AND APPLICATION OF APPROPRIATE RESEARCH APPROACHES, TOGETHER WITH EVALUATION OF CREATIVE, HIGH IMPACT SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS WORTHY OF PURSUIT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE CONFERENCE WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE APPLICABILITY TO BENIGN UROLOGY RESEARCH. EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WILL COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE SESSIONS’ SPEAKERS AND EXPECTED AUDIENCE, AND THEY WILL LEARN FROM, AND INTERACT WITH, LEADERS IN THE FIELD. A POSTER SESSION WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE BETWEEN ATTENDEES AND SPEAKERS. THIS SYMPOSIUM WILL BRING THE LATEST RESEARCH ADVANCEMENTS IN VACCINES, THE MICROBIOME, AND INFLAMMATION IN UROLOGY TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST GATHERING OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, PRIVATE AND ACADEMIC PRACTICE, AND PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS AT ALL CAREER STAGES.

2021 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP - 2021 AUA EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE 2021 AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AUA) EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP (ECIW) WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 7-9, 2021 AT THE AUA HEADQUARTERS IN LINTHICUM, MARYLAND. THE WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE INTENSE, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 40 EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS AND LATE-STAGE TRAINEES ON HOW TO PREPARE INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS, PRIMARILY TO THE NIH WITH EMPHASIS ON GRANTS IN BENIGN UROLOGY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DUAL-TRACK INSTRUCTION, BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN SMALL-GROUPS BY NIH-FUNDED SENIOR SCIENTISTS. THIS ADVISING IS CUSTOMIZED TO BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS AND THE RANGE OF THEIR PROPOSED RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. THIS WORKSHOP SERVES AS A CATALYST TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF UROLOGIC RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE NIH, AND CONTINUES THE LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC VISION OF THE AUA TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT ARE DEVOTED TO SUCCESSFUL GRANT WRITING, STRENGTHENING OF SCIENTIFIC CAREERS, AND DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY OF UROLOGIC INVESTIGATORS TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), CAROLYN J.M. BEST, PHD, IS AUA DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF WIDE ARRAY OF LEADERS IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING: ARIA OLUMI, MD (CHAIR); ROSALYN ADAM, PHD; CINDY AMUNDSEN, MD; LINDA BAKER, MD; TOBY CHAI, MD; PETER CLARK, MD; MARGOT DAMASER, PHD; STEPHEN FREEDLAND, MD; MICHAEL HSIEH, MD, PHD; DAVID JARRARD, MD; STEVEN KAPLAN, MD; DOLORES LAMB, PHD; JOHN WEI, MD; AND ERIKA WOLFF, PHD. ALL FACULTY POSSESS EXEMPLARY RECORDS IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING AND MENTORING TRAINEES. DURING THE 2½-DAY ECIW, FACULTY ADVISORS WILL MEET WITH PARTICIPANTS TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF THEIR GRANT APPLICATIONS. ADVISORS ARE MATCHED TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC AREA, TO CUSTOMIZE FEEDBACK ON SPECIFIC AIMS AND METHODOLOGIES OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS ON KEY FACETS OF GRANT WRITING, INCLUDING, “TECH/SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR GRANT WRITING,” “IDENTIFYING & COMPOSING THE PIECES OF A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL,” “SELLING YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR NIH BIOSKETCH,” “ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TRANSLATION TO YOUR TRAINING PLAN,” AND A “SPECIFIC AIMS WRITING WORKSHOP.” PRESENTATIONS ON NEGOTIATIONS, COLLABORATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, MENTORING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FROM SUCCESSFUL SENIOR AND MID-CAREER INVESTIGATORS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. ADVISORS WITH EXPERIENCE ON NIH STUDY SECTIONS CONDUCT MOCK CRITIQUES ON PREVIOUSLY NIH-REVIEWED GRANT APPLICATIONS DURING A MOCK REVIEW PANEL. THIS PROGRAM’S ADVANCED GRANT DEVELOPMENT TRACK, PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATORS SUBMITTING K- OR R-TYPE GRANT APPLICATIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS AFTER THE WORKSHOP, IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TARGET FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE ECIW ON FUNDING SUCCESS. ACCORDING TO A RECENT OUTCOMES ANALYSIS, THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS TRACK BETWEEN 2015 AND 2018 HAVE GONE ON TO EARN OVER $10 MILLION IN MAJOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NIH, DOD, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.