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2023 Preliminary Program

Program | Basic Urodynamics Course | Advanced Urodynamics Course | Bowel Workshop


Wednesday, September 20
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast / Visit Posters & Exhibits
8:00 am - 8:15
Welcome to PUNS Annual Meeting
Allyson Fried, MSN, RN, CPNP
PUNS Chair
8:15 - 9:15 am
Session 1: A Practical Approach to Perinatal Urology:
Bridging the Transition from Fetal to Neonatal Urologic Care


Eric A. Jones, MD The University of Texas Health Sciences Center

A review of fetal imaging/diagnoses with case studies following patients in utero to after birth highlighting management of pathology pertaining to pediatric urology
9:15– 10:15 am
Session 2: PKIDS / Stones
Gregory Tasian, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

A review of incidence and prevalence of pediatric stone disease, including treatment options, as well as patient/family perspective as learned from the PKIDS study
10:15 - 10:45 am
Break - Visit Posters & Exhibits
10:45 am - 11:45 pm
Session 3: ADHD / Autism - Behavioral Issues BBD
Marie Reilly, MD and Leah Cohen, PNP
Boston Children’s Hospital

Focus on ADHD diagnosis and voiding dysfunction and the different approaches for each diagnosis
11:45 - 12:45 pm
Session 4: Radiology - Take 2
Jonathan Routh, MD
Duke University Medical Center
12:45 - 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Session 5: SIG Group Meetings
Introduction & Overview: Leigh T. Hamm, CPNP
Biofeedback
Education
Research
Urodynamics
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Session 6: Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections: Current Perspectives
Cheryl Baxter, Rn, MSN, CPNP and Andria Haynes, RN
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Will discuss and define commonly used terminology and risk factors in pediatric UTI’s, renal scarring and how to determine antibiotic treatment and the role of antimicrobial prophylaxis
4:30 - 4:45 pm
The VUR Index: An Objective Tool for Individualized Patient Treatment
Paige Zagranski, MSN, CPNP
Georgia Urology
4:45 - 6:00 pm
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Thursday, September 21
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast / Visit Posters & Exhibits
8:00 - 9:00 am
Session 7: GU Pain: What's going on?
Lucille Huang, RN, NP, PNP and Julie Tursi, RN
University of California, San Francisco

Will discuss differential diagnoses of GU pain and management and treatment of common GU pain
9:00 - 10:15 am
Session 8: Abstract Session
Moderator:
Azadeh P. Wickham, MSN, Children's Mercy Hospital, Leawood, KS

The utility of a sensitive genitourinary exam in the management of pediatric bowel and bladder dysfunction
Lindsey Austenfeld, Lacy Dillon, Jennika Finup, Janelle Noel-MacDonnell, and Azadeh Wickham
Children's Mercy Hospital

The impact of posterior urethral valves on the physical and psychosocial quality of life of children
Mandy Rickard, Armando J. Lorenzo, Juliane Richter, Michael Chua, Joana Dos Santos
SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Congenital kidney and urinary tract anomalies in Indigenous Peoples- a systematic review and meta-an
Mandy Rickard1, Brittany Luby2, Joana Dos Santos1, Adree khondker3, Jin Kyu Kim3, Armando J. Lorenzo1, Michael Chua1
1SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 3University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Are adult males concerned about the appearance of their circumcision?
Karla Giramonti, Alexandra Rehfuss, Jason Lee, Lauren Valenty
Albany Med Health System

Minimizing the Use of IV Antibiotic Prophylaxis after Pediatric Urologic Surgeries
Vivian W. Williams, MSN, RN, CPNP; Caroline Perlman, MH; Julia B. Finkelstein, MD, MPH, FAAP
Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA, USA

Implementation of an Opioid Prescribing Guideline for Postoperative Patients in Pediatric Urology
Vivian W. Williams, MSN, RN, CPNP; Jean C. Solodiuk, PhD, RN; Rachael O'Keefe, MSN, FNP-BC; Caroline Perlman, MHA; Shannon McAvoy; Amy Starmer, MD, MPH; Carolina Donado, MD, MBI; Julia B. Finkelstein, MD, MPH, FAAP
Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA, USA
10:15 - 10:45 am
Break - Visit Posters & Exhibits
10:45 - 11:45 am
Session 9: Pediatric UPJ obstruction: How and When to Fix a Plumbing Problem
Benjamin Whittam, MD
Riley Children’s Hospital

Will discuss how diagnosis is made, including pre/postnatal imaging, as well as decision making criteria for pursuing surgical intervention vs continued monitoring and the surgical options for repair
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
PUNS Annual Business Meeting (PUNS Members Only)
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Session 10: A Closer Look at the Pelvic Floor: A Comprehensive Overview
Carin Cappadocia, PT, DPT
Albany Medical Center

Will review pelvic floor muscle, pelvic floor and function of the pelvic floor in relation to dysfunction
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Break - Visit Posters & Exhibits
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Session 11: APP/RN Panel
Moderator: Vivian Williams, MSN, RN, CPNP

PUNS Mentoring Program
Kaitlin Scarpaci, MSN, FNP-BC, CPN

Creation of a new Voiding Improvement Clinic (VIPS)
Cheryl Samuels, MSN, RN, APRN, PNP-PC

Transitional NP’s: Pediatric to Adulthood for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness
Brianna Czaikowski, DNP

Healthy Voider Clinic at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans
Sherry Langston, NP

The Development of Support Group for Parents of Children with PUV
Noreen Goraya
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Session 12: The Growth of the APP role over the years and the value of the Team (MD/APP)
Rosalie Misseri, MD
Riley Children’s Hospital

Valre Welch, MSN, CPNP Virginia Commonwealth University

Will discuss the history of APPs in pediatric urology and the positive impact for patients, and providers of having APPs in the care of pediatric urology patients
5:00 pm
Closing Remarks