Dr Scott Leslie (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)
A/Professor Ruban Thanigasalam (Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW)

Paul Blewitt, Device Technologies

Dr Mark Slack, Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder CMR Surgery

A/Prof Ben Challacombe (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK)

Dr Shin Koike (Itabashi Chuo Medical Centre, Tokyo, JPN)

Professor Tony Costello (IMRA; The Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC)

Professor Tom Cecil (The Wellington Hospital, London, UK)

A/Professor Juliet Han (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

Convener: Dr Scott Leslie (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

Moderators:
Dr Andrew Fuller (Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA)
Dr Dan Moon (Epworth & Peter Mac Hospitals, VIC)
Dr Akbar Ashrafi (Calvary Health Care, SA)
A/Prof Juliette Han (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

10:30am Robotic repair of urinary tract fistula
Professor Rene Sotelo (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

10:45am Robotic reconstructive urology
Dr Ben Namdarian (St Vincent's Darlinghurst, NSW)

11:00am Robotic simple prostatectomy
Dr Andrew Fuller (Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA)

11:15am Aquablation for BPH: it’s role in 2024
Prof Mihir Desai (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

11:30am Robotic Neobladder formation - tip and tricks
Dr Anojan Navaratnam (Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, QLD)

11:45am Robotic nephroureterectomy and cuff cystectomy: 2024
A/Prof Hooman Djaladat (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

12:00pm da Vinci SP for upper tract surgery
A/Prof Jullet Han (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

12:15pm [Perils and Ethical Considerations of AI in Urology
A/Prof Giovanni Cacciamani (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

12:30pm Artificial intelligence in the surgical outpatient clinic - Maximising efficiency and outcomes
Karan Gill (OneLine Health, LA, US)

Convener: Dr Peter Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

Moderator: Dr Michelle Smigielski (Campbelltown Hospital, NSW)

10:30am The Expert’s Robot Experience, why did I change?
Prof Gyu Seog Choi (Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, KOR)

10:50pm Young Consultant’s experience with robotic surgery
Dr Mifanwy Reece (Concord Hospital, NSW)

11:10pm Robotic TME; is it truly beneficial? Is TaTME required?
A/Prof Tsuyoshi Konishi (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, TX, USA)

11:30am Artisential: can this really help in abdominopelvic surgery?
A/Prof Yoon Suk lee (Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic Uni of Korea, Seoul, KOR)

11:50am The Versius Robot, how has it helped my practice?
Dr Henry Cheung (Macquarie University Hospital, NSW)

12:10pm Do we need to do lateral pelvic node dissection; if so when and how?
Prof Gyu Seog Choi (Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, ROK)

Conveners, moderators:
Kevin Ancog (NSW)
Levina Saad (NSW)

10:30am Advanced roles, training, and education for perioperative nurses in robotic surgery
Claire Scoles (QLD)

10:50am Advanced practice nurses as robotic surgical assistants
Tina Forshaw (ACT)

11:10am What makes a good robotic surgical team?
Dr Patrick-Julien Treacy (NSW)

11:30am Robotic surgical first assisting techniques for nurses
Andrew Lynn (NSW)

11:50am Safety protocols and emergency preparedness in the robotic operating theatre
Ciaran Downey (NSW)

Convener, moderator:
A/Prof Michael Cooper (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

10:30am The role of Fluorenscence Green in Robot assisted laparoscopic Surgery
Prof Felix Chan (Liverpool Hospital, NSW)

11:00am Multi-speciality robotic surgery for endometriosis
A/Prof Michael Cooper (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

11:30am Robotic surgery for endometriosis
Dr Yogesh Nikam (AEVAFEM Clinic Norwest, NSW)

12:00pm Use of robotic surgery in prolapse
Dr Vivian Yang (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

Moderator: A/Prof Ruban Thanigasalam (Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW)

e1:30pm The impact of decision regret following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy on surgical, functional and quality of life outcomes
Aidan Chow

1:38pm Is there a relationship between patient socioeconomic position and the use of technology assistance in total knee arthroplasty? Analysis of data from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry
Verinder Sidhu

1:46pm Robotic-Assisted Mesh Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes with Minimum 5 years and Up to 9 years Follow-up From an Australian Centre
Vincent Tse

1:54pm A Robotic System for Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement: Robotic Acetabular Preparation and Electromagnetic Sensor-Based Navigation
Peter Walker

2:02pm Single centre audit: Robotic inguinal hernia surgery
Michelle Chen

2:10pm Comparison Of Outcomes And Costs Of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Anterior Resection; Is It Time To Rethink The Cost Debate?
Cameron Law

2:18pm Technical challenges and outcomes in malignant and benign bladder diverticulectomy, an Australian perspective
Damien Gibson

2:26pm Preservation of the Superficial Preprostatic Vein and Accessory Pudendal Arteries in Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Single-institution Retrospective Study
Dr Yu Ozawa (JPN)

2:34pm Robotic Multivisceral Complete Soft Tissue Extended Resections Protocol (RoboCSTER) - Ultra Low Anterior Resection and Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in rectal tumor: Feasibility study in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Darius Aw

2:42pm Outcomes of a multidisciplinary surgical team: a 7-year review of a single-site centre managing complex endometriosis with robotically assisted excision
Lauren Hofmann

2:50pm Judging and presentations

Moderator: TBD

1:30pm The environmental impact of robotic-assisted surgery: A waste audit analysis
Gerald Tjahyadi

1:38pm Value of Robot Assisted Electrode Insertions for Cochlear Insertions
Ankit Ajmera

1:46pm Defining clinically relevant performance metrics in robotic intracorporeal anastomosis
Kirsten Larkins

1:54pm An Innovative, virtual multimodal (pre)rehabilitation hub to reach, connect and actively support Patients Undergoing Major Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery - PRIORITY-CONNECT 2 Pilot Trial
Daniel Steffens

2:02pm Validation of an abdominal wall model used in laparoscopic and robotic surgical training for port insertion
Sheri Newman

2:10pm IMproving Perioperative Outcomes after Surgical Events: IMPOSE - A prospective longitudinal cohort study
Robert Sanders

2:18pm Robotic-assisted prostatosymphyseal fistula repair - an innovative use of the urachus as an interposition flap
Nader Awad

2:26pm Benefits of Analysing Brain Biomarkers in neonates (BABBies Pilot Study)
David Zalcberg

2:34pm ProFocal® Focal Laser Ablation therapy for Prostate Cancer: Surgical Technique Nicholas Mehan

2:42pm Do NO Patients Harm!" Stop Catheter-Associated Complications (CACs)
Sheena Lagat

2:50pm Judging and presentations

Convener: Dr Scott Leslie (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

3:35pm New concepts in Prostate anatomy
Dr Yu Ozawa (Itabashi Chuo Medical Centre, Tokyo, JPN)

3:50pm PAIRADS: Artificial Intelligence for Prostate Cancer
A/Prof Andre Abreu (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

4:05pm RARP with the Versius (CMR) robot – Step by step
A/Prof Jeremy Teoh (The Chinese Unviersity of Hong Kong, HKG)

4:20pm Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Current Landscape and Future Directions
A/Prof Andre Abreu (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

4:35pm Salvage treatment for post focal therapy recurrence
Dr Nicholas Mehan (Nepean Hospital, NSW)

4:50pm Message at Maturity:The Three Seminal RCTs in Prostate Cancer: SPCG4, PiVIOT, ProtecT
Prof Inderbir Gill (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

5:05pm Interesting cases from USC
A/Prof Andre Abreu (University of Southern California, LA, USA)
Prof Indirbir Gill (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

Moderators:
A/Prof Chris Byrne (Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW)
Dr Shella de Robles (Nowra Private Hospital, NSW)

3:30pm Training surgeons to do LPLD: The Korean lateral node Study Group experience
A/Prof Hye Jin Kim (Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, ROK)

3:45pm Robotic pelvic surgery: Lateral vessel excision
A/Prof Tsuyoshi Konishi (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, TX, USA)

4:00p Using multiple robot platforms: Surgeon’s experience with Hugo
A/Prof Kim Chi Phan Thien (St George Hospital, NSW)

4:15pm Tips and Tricks for our trainees in robotic surgery
A/Prof Yoon Suk Lee (Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic Uni of Korea, Seoul, ROK)

4:30pm Convince me to do Robotic ICA vs Robotic ECA
Dr Dean Yeh (Campbelltown Hospital, NSW)
Dr Henry Cheung (Macquarie University Hospital, NSW)

Conveners / moderators:
Kevin Ancog (NSW)
Levina Saad (NSW)

3:30pm Innovations in robotic surgery and an overview of the SP platform
Jullet Han (University of Southern California, LA, USA)

3:55pm RoboReady: Preparing patients for robotic procedures
Marinelle Doctor (Nepean Hospital, NSW)

4:10pm Robotic Surgery Intraoperative Complication (case studies)
Kathryn Taaffe (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

4.25pm Post-robotic surgical complications and nursing management (case studies)
Karina So (Urodynamics Associates, NSW)

4:40pm Da Vinci Robotic System: practical solutions for troubleshooting common and uncommon issues
Elle Pannowitz (Intuitive Surgical, NSW)

4:30 Panel discussion

Convener, moderator:
A/Prof Michael Cooper (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW)

3:30pm Fellowship training in robotic surgery
A/Prof Selvan Pather (Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, NSW)

3:50pm da Vinci v Hugo robotic platforms for gynaecological surgery
Dr Danny Chou (Sydney Women's Endosurgery Centre, NSW)

4:05pm Robotic cadaver training for uterine harvesting for transplantation
Dr Danny Chou (Sydney Women's Endosurgery Centre, NSW)

4:25pm The ever-growing learning curve of robotic surgery for endometriosis
Dr Naman Dahiya (AEVAFEM Clinic Norwest, NSW)

4:45pm Robotic Surgery with Versius
Professor Alex Ades (University of Melbourne, VIC)