Registration open for the LUGPA 2024 Annual Meeting!

Charting the Course: Leading Change in Independent Urology Group Practices
November 14-16, 2024: Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, Chicago, IL

LUGPA will hold its16th Annual Meeting in 2024!

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ATTENTION LUGPA MEMBERS!
Be sure to check with your practice admin or key physician leader
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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 opportunities to learn, exchange ideas and to celebrate independent urology. Visit our exhibit hall with 71 vendors!

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.

AGENDAS:

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.

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

Each session will end with a Q & A. Click here for the MAIN agenda. Click here for the CME agenda.

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

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED!

LUGPA is thrilled to announce Kevin McCarthy as one of our keynote speakers at the 2024 Annual Meeting! As former Speaker of the House, he will share expert policy and advocacy insights with attendees.

Dave Winfield will inspire you as he shares his story and lessons learned from baseball, business and philanthropy. Dave Winfield began his career in 1973 with the San Diego Padres, later playing for the Yankees, Angels, Blue Jays, Twins, and Indians. A 2001 Hall of Fame inductee, he reached 3,000 hits and drove in the winning run of the 1992 World Series. Winfield is also known for his motivational speaking, charity and television work.

Brian Miller, MD, MBA, MPH, will join us for our Health Policy Update. Dr. Miller is a Commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and a consulting expert witness for the Federal Trade Commission. Dr. Miller runs a multi-disciplinary, research group that analyzes market-driven solutions in health policy.

Rooms fill up quickly. Book your hotel and airfare before Oct. 22.

If you plan to extend your stay before or after the meeting,
we highly recommend doing so now before rooms are sold out!

Read a recap of our 2023 Annual Meeting

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Orlando November 2-4 for the LUGPA 2023 Annual Meeting to learn, exchange ideas and to celebrate 15 years of LUGPA accomplishments in support of independent urology practices. It was our highest-attended meeting to date with more than 1100 in attendance. A big thank you to our 59+ amazing exhibitors as well!

For a limited time, ALL THE PHOTOS from the Annual Meeting can be found here.

Follow #LUGPA2023 on social media to access more news and photos from the event and check out the full recap of the meeting.

Videos and slides from the meeting are housed on a password-protected page for LUGPA group practice members.

Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the next LUGPA Annual Meeting?
Contact Rachel Rusch at (312) 890-3167 or [email protected].

Presentations from past LUGPA Annual Meetings are available here [login required].

View all LUGPA upcoming events here.