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AUA Summit Program Agenda

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Monday, February 23, 2026

TIMES

TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

7 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration

  • Capitol Foyer

7:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Insurance Roundtable (Invite Only)

  • Penn Ave Terrace

Kay Moyer, MS, CPC

8 – 10 a.m.

Research Advocacy Symposium

  • Capitol Ballroom

Joe Crivelli, MD

10 – 11 a.m.

AUA FUTURE™ Meet & Greet (Invitation Only)

  • State

Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD

10 – 10:40 a.m.

Advocacy Through Social Media: Combatting Misinformation, Rebuilding Trust, and Future Implications

  • Capitol Ballroom

Maheetha Bharadwaj, MD
Gabe Canales, Patient Advocate

10:40 – 11 a.m.

Social Media Review and Welcome Address

  • Capitol Ballroom

Travis Smith, AUA Social Media Coordinator
Lane Palmer, MD, AUA President
Mark Edney, MD, AUA Public Policy Council Chair

11 – 11:30 a.m.

Buffet Lunch Served

  • Capitol Ballroom

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Opening Keynote Speaker

  • Capitol Foyer

Montell Jordan, Grammy Award Winning Songwriter, Artist, Author, Speaker, 2X Cancer Survivor

12:30 – 12:45 p.m.

Networking Break

  • Capitol Ballroom

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

Hitting the Hill – General Session 1 – Prior Authorization Burden: One of the Barriers to Restoring Joy in Work

  • Capitol Foyer

Amanda North, MD
Andrew Harris, MD, MBA

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Hitting the Hill – General Session 2 – Medicare Physician Payment Reform: A New Hope or the Empire Strikes Back?

  • Capitol Foyer

Kevin Koo, MD

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Networking Break

  • Capitol Ballroom

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Hitting the Hill – General Session 3 – Needs for the Benefits of a Federal Office of Men’s Health

  • Capitol Ballroom

Ira Sharlip, MD
Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, MD
Jason Jameson, MD
Tobias Kohler, MD
Admiral Brian Christine, MD, Assistant Secretary of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.

General Session 4 – Balancing Innovation and Affordability in the New Frontier of Bladder Cancer Care

  • Capitol Ballroom

Ruchika Talwar, MD
Stephanie Spence, PharmD, CSP
Matthew Mossanen, MD

4 – 4:15 p.m.

Networking Break

  • Capitol Ballroom

4:15 – 5 p.m.

General Session 5 – Aligning Incentives through Urologic Value-Based Care: the Past, the Present, and the Future

  • Capitol Ballroom

Ruchika Talwar, MD
Avinash Maganty, MD
David Johnson, MD

5 – 5:15 p.m.

AUAPAC – Investing in Urology

  • Capitol Ballroom

Grace Hyun, MD

5:15 – 6 p.m.

Adjourn

6 – 8 p.m.

Evening Grand Reception 

  • Planet Word Museum
    925 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20015

(Open to All) (Bus pick up at Pennsylvania Avenue Entrance – located on the 1st level)
Heavy Hors d'oeuvres and Full Bar (Drink tickets required)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

6:30 – 10 a.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration

  • Capitol Foyer

7 – 8 a.m.

Networking Breakfast for General Attendees

  • Capitol Ballroom

8 – 9 a.m.

Public Policy Forum

  • Capital Ballroom

Nischal Ada, Medical Student
Gregory Mansour, MD
Kevin Parham, MD
Katie Schultis, MD

9 – 9:45 a.m.

General Session 6 – Telemedicine in Male Reproductive Health: Policy Barriers in a Hybrid Model of Care

  • Capital Ballroom

Niki Parikh, MD

9:45 – 10 a.m.

Connect with Your Delegation

  • Capital Ballroom

10 – 5 p.m.

Capitol Hill Visits

  • Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044

Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

AUAPAC Reception (2026 AUAPAC Donors Only)

  • Bullfeathers
    410 First Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003

Please walk to the venue. Buses will be available for the return trip to the JW Marriott.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

6:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Packet Pick Up and Registration

  • Capitol Foyer

7 – 8 a.m.

AUAPAC Breakfast with Members of Congress (2026 Silver, Gold and Platinum Level AUAPAC Donors only)

  • Penn Ave Terrace

7 – 8 a.m.

Networking Breakfast for General Attendees

  • Capitol Foyer

8 – 9 a.m.

Closing Keynote Speaker

  • Capitol Ballroom

Chuck Todd, Former Chief Political Analyst at NBC, Moderator of Meet the Press from 2014-2023

9 – 9:25 a.m.

General Session 7 – Economic Impact of Tariffs on Healthcare Costs in Urology

  • Capitol Ballroom

Cameron Britton, MD
9:25 – 9:50 a.m.

General Session 8 – Hormonal Health is Mental Health: Routine Testosterone Screening and Treatment Access for Men’s Mental Wellness

  • Capitol Ballroom
 Alison Meling, Medical Student

9:50 – 10:05 a.m.

Networking Break

10:05 – 10:45 a.m.

General Session 9 – Bridging the Gap in PSA Screening: How Telehealth and Strategic Partnerships Drive Equity

  • Capitol Ballroom

Vikas Desai, MD
Anthony Minter, Patient Advocate

10:45 – 11:25 a.m.

General Session 10 – Maximizing Meaningful Summit Attendee Engagement Advocacy Across the Career Spectrum

  • Capitol Ballroom

Nancy Quintanilla, Medical Student
Ben Pockros, MD
Christine Van Horn, MD
John Myrga, MD

11:25 a.m. – 12 p.m.

General Session 11 – Bridging the Urology Gap: Expanding Access to Urology Care in Underserved and Rural Communities

  • Capitol Ballroom

Jerome Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO of First Call Urology

12 p.m.

2026 AUA Summit Adjourns