Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA) 2024 Annual Meeting

Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA) 2024 Annual Meeting is organized by Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA) and will be held from Nov 14 - 16, 2024 at Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Theme: Charting the Course: Leading Change in Independent Urology Group Practices

Description:
LUGPA’s Annual Meeting is the premiere education and networking event for independent urology practice physicians, administrators, advanced practice providers and managers.

The three-day event offers CME, opportunities to learn, exchange ideas and to celebrate independent urology.

Sessions cover timely topics addressing recent changes and trends affecting independent urology. World-class speakers discuss subjects such as Health Policy, Leadership, Resilience, Team-Building, Effective Communication and Change Management.

Working Groups at Annual Meeting Offer Opportunities for Staff Collaboration
At this year's Annual Meeting we're excited to invite you to our Working Groups on Thursday November 14th! These specialized sessions are designed to bring together clinicians and administrative staff who share common roles and interests within the urology field. By attending, you'll have the opportunity to connect with peers, share experiences, and explore innovative solutions to the challenges you face in your niche area.

• Radiation Oncology Services Working Group
• Research Directors and Coordinators Working Group
• Lab Directors and Managers Working Group
• Advanced Practice Providers Working Group

Why Attend? These working groups offer more than just a discussion—they provide a unique opportunity to be part of a collaborative community dedicated to advancing urology practice. By attending, you’ll gain insights, forge valuable connections, and take away actionable strategies that you can implement in your own practice. Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of the conversation that shapes the future of urology care.

LUGPA's CME Program
LUGPA's CME program will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14 from Noon to 5:15 PM, and will be led by Gordon Brown, DO, FACO and Jason Hafron, MD. This year's CME theme is "Emerging Technologies to Advance Urologic Care in 2025" and credits will be made available. The CME sessions will cover state-of-the-art topics in patient care and the latest research in urology. Sessions will cover topics such as:

• Making Sense of Advanced Technologies to Integrate into your OAB Program
• SURE (Steerable Ureteroscopic Renal Evacuation) procedure for the treatment and elimination of kidney stones
• Focal Therapy: Killing Cancer Not the Prostate
• What’s New in Robotic Surgery?
• Five Things You Need to Know Now about Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in 2025
• Incorporating New Approaches for Evaluating, Diagnosing and Treating BPH
• Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technologies to Enhance Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Strategies to Fight Physician burnout 
• Integrating New Technologies into Everyday Practice Management

Practice Administrators’ Workshop
LUGPA's Practice Administrators’ Workshop will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14, and will be led by Kirsten Anderson, MHA, CMPE, CPC, CASC. We are excited to again offer our all-day agenda including networking and learning from one another. We have structured this fun day to be interactive and it will feature many prominent speakers who are practice administrators from independent urology practices. Highlights from the agenda include:

• Payor Contracts – How to Get More Bang for Your Buck
• Call Compensation Strategies – Asking For What You Want and the Art of Negotiation
• APP Compensation and Utilization: Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency
• The Art of Communication in a Time of Stress and Burnout: Tuning in to Being More Mindful
• Increasing Practice Operational Efficiencies and Reducing Costs through AI 
• Actionable Techniques to Improve Recruitment and Retention
• Succession Planning for Retiring Administrators and Physicians