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SPECIALTY SOCIETIES Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction Annual Meeting Update

By: J. Quentin Clemens, MD, FACS, MSCI, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Posted on: 30 Aug 2023

The SUFU (Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction) winter meeting was held March 7-11, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Grand Hyatt Nashville. The meeting included a mix of basic science talks, thought-provoking poster and podium presentations, insightful discussion during debates and breakout sessions, networking, empowering Zumba, clinical pearls, useful updates, camaraderie, and fun for general urologists as well as specialists. Highlights from the basic science sessions included 2 keynote lectures, “Multi-scale Mapping of the Pelvic Visceral Nervous System: From Spinal Cord to Organ” given by Dr Janet Keast and “Regenerative Medicine” given by Dr Thomas A. Rando, and a panel devoted to the legacy of the late Dr Phil Smith, a model urological surgeon–scientist.

The “clinical” portion of the meeting began with a focus on translational research. This included a keynote lecture by Dr Lynn Stothers, a panel discussion about machine learning in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS), lectures from 4 young investigators, and presentation of the top 10 scored basic science abstracts. In order to facilitate discussion and interactions, the program included an expanded number of breakout sessions with topics that included Burnout/Wellness, Optimization of Advanced Practice Provider Practices in FPMRS, Diversity on the Job, Advanced Urodynamics, Establishing a Successful Academic FPMRS Practice (In Academic Settings and in Non-academic Settings), and Complex Clinical Cases. Some of the more popular plenary panels included management of issues regarding complex abdominal reconstruction, a discussion of the various benign prostatic hyperplasia procedures, how to create inclusive environments for our patients, new developments in neuromodulation, the risks and benefits of medical therapy (β-3 agonists and antimuscarinics) for overactive bladder, and a panel focusing on injection therapy for both female and male stress urinary incontinence.

We had a total of 604 attendees at the meeting this year and, between posters and podiums, 318 and 21 video abstracts were presented. The Table lists the abstract and essay award winners. A hearty congratulations are also due to our individual award winners: Lenny Ackerman, MD, PhD (McGuire-Zimskind Award), Gopal Badlani, MD (Blaivas Lectureship—Lifetime Achievement Award), Greg Bales, MD (Distinguished Service Award), Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA (NAFC Continence Care Champion), and Glenn Werneburg, MD, PhD (Diokno-Lapides Award). In addition, Grace Biggs, MD, was announced as our 2024 SUFU Health Policy Scholar. We look forward to seeing you next year in Fort Lauderdale!

SUFU 2023 Winter Meeting Abstract And Essay Awards
Basic Science Essay Award
Robert Hart Moore, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
A Porcine Bladder Model of Pre-clinical Urodynamics Demonstrates Increased Afferent Nerve Activity During Filling
Basic Science Podium Awards
Margot Damaser, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
1st Place
Measurement of Feline Bladder Pressure and Volume Using Catheter-free Wireless Intravesical Sensor
Samuel Cornelius, University of Texas at Dallas
2nd Place
Antigen Stabilized Vaccines Against Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
Nicolas Montalbetti, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
3rd Place
Toll-like Receptor-4 Expressed in Bladder Sensory Neurons Mediates Sensory Symptoms During UTI
Basic Science Poster Awards
Ilaha Isali, MD, Case Western Reserve University
Modulation of Tissue Repair via M2 Macrophage Subtypes In Vitro
Star Okolie, University of Texas at Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Defining the Dynamics of Urogenital Microbiome Structure in Postmenopausal Women
Clinical Essay Award
John K. Weaver, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Application of Deep Learning to Videourodynamics to Risk Stratify Bladder Dysfunction in Spina Bifida Patients
Video Award
Maraika Robinson, MD, Mayo Clinic
Robotic Repair of a Branching Vesicouterine and Vesicovaginal Fistula
Resident Travel Awards
Ava Delu, MD, University of Arizona
Rahul Dutta, Wake Forest University
Leah Chisholm, MD, Vanderbilt University
Francis Jefferson, MD, Mayo Clinic
Kourosh Kalayeh, PhD, University of Michigan
Mariela Martinez, MD, MS, Maimonides Medical Center
Robert Hart Moore, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tyler Trump, MD, West Virginia University
Crystal Valadon, MD, University of Kansas
Glenn Werneburg, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

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