This year’s Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) 28th Annual Scientific Program at the AUA Annual Meeting in Chicago is once again filled with outstanding speakers and state-of-the-art lectures. The SMSNA program this year will be held on Friday, April 28, from 8 am to 5 pm. This year’s program is filled with new innovations in the diagnosis and management of common conditions treated in sexual medicine, including erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease, and orgasmic dysfunction.

The SMSNA program will have 3 state-of-the-art lectures. Dr Alan Shindel will be discussing the novel concepts in treating delayed ejaculation and Dr John Mulhall will lecture on what the prostate cancer patient really needs to hear and do before and after surgery. Finally, Dr Daniel Watter will discuss pornography and sexual health. The program this year will also feature a new session on novel therapeutics to treat conditions in sexual medicine.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the advent of the inflatable penile prosthesis by Dr Brantley Scott. In celebration of this historic invention, we will host a session on the history of the penile prosthesis as well as guest speakers who trained with Brantley Scott.

This year there will be a fascinating session on expanding sexual medicine providers in health care. We will discuss the use of social media in sexual medicine, how to identify new talent within the field of sexual medicine, and, finally, how to utilize advanced practice providers to optimize treatment outcomes. There will also be a session discussing the spectrum of normal regarding penile length, libido levels, and orgasmic latency.

Surgical treatments for erectile dysfunction have always been of great interest to our members. This year we will host a session on how to avoid and handle surgical complications with the penile prosthesis. We will present 5 cases on complications with penile prosthesis surgery and how to effectively manage these complications.

I am confident this year’s program is going to be of great interest to specialists in all disciplines of sexual medicine whether you are a physician, mental health provider, allied health professional, scientific researcher, or other health care professional. The SMSNA is proud to continue its efforts in promoting successful meetings that are engaging, scholarly, diverse, and filled with camaraderie. I look forward to personally welcoming you at our meeting this year in April in Chicago.