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    Session Type: Symposium

    SIU-ICUD Individualized Management of Male LUTS Symposium

    Saturday, November 1, 2025
    11:15 - 12:45 GMT+0

    SIU@U

    Learning Objectives :

    At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
    • Recall the epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors associated with male LUTS.
    • Recognize the intricacies of patient assessment and diagnostic work-up in male LUTS, from standard to complex patient profiles.
    • Examine the management pharmacological, surgically invasive, and minimally invasive options for men with LUTS according to clinical evidence and patient preference.
    • Assess the role models and nomograms associated with patient outcome prediction and its clinical utility.
    • Evaluate the management options for patients with complications and persistent symptoms.

    Presentations:

    • 11:15 - 11:20 GMT+0
      Welcome and Introductions

      Speaker: Stavros Gravas – Medical School, University of Cyprus

      Speaker: Dean Elterman – University of Toronto

      Speaker: Andrea Tubaro

    • 11:20 - 11:30 GMT+0
      Committee 1: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men

      Speaker: Karel Evearaert – Ghent University Hospital

    • 11:30 - 11:40 GMT+0
      Committee 2: Patient Assessment

      Speaker: Marcus Drake – Imperial College London

    • 11:40 - 11:50 GMT+0
      Committee 3: Lifestyle Intervention and Pharmacological Treatments
    • 11:50 - 12:00 GMT+0
      Committee 4: Invasive Surgical Treatments

      Speaker: Peter J. Gilling, MD,FRACS – Tauranga Hospital, University of Auckland

    • 12:00 - 12:10 GMT+0
      Committee 5: Minimally Invasive Treatments

      Speaker: Kevin C. Zorn – BPHCanada Prostate Surgical Institute, Mont-Royal Surgical Center, Montreal, QC, Canada

    • 12:10 - 12:20 GMT+0
      Committee 6: Predictive Models for Patient Outcome and Success Criteria

      Speaker: Stavros Gravas – Medical School, University of Cyprus

    • 12:20 - 12:30 GMT+0
      Committee 7: Managing Patients With Complications and Persistent Symptom

      Speaker: Enrico Finazzi Agrò – Dept. of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

    • 12:30 - 12:40 GMT+0
      Discussion and Q&A
    • 12:40 - 12:45 GMT+0
      Closing Remarks

      Speaker: Stavros Gravas – Medical School, University of Cyprus

      Speaker: Dean Elterman – University of Toronto