Date | Jan. 14, 2027
Location | CAMC Center for Learning and Research
Cost | FREE for Vandalia Health employees; $100 for physicians; $50 for nurses and allied health professionals

Join us at the 2027 Vandalia Health Urology Update for Primary Care Providers to be held at the CAMC Center for Learning and Research in Charleston, WV. This conference is designed for primary care physicians, urology professionals/residents and nurses who provide urologic care to patients.

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Please note that all payments must be made at the time of registration.

 

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize common urologic conditions and clinical findings that warrant further evaluation, treatment or referral to a urology specialist.
  • Apply current approaches to the evaluation and initial management of hematuria, elevated PSA, kidney stones, recurrent urinary tract infections and benign prostatic hyperplasia in the primary care setting.
  • Evaluate common urologic conditions, including urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, adrenal incidentalomas and small renal masses, and identify appropriate management and referral strategies.
  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of urologic emergencies and initiate appropriate evaluation, stabilization and timely referral. 

 

Agenda


7:30 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor Exhibit

8 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Samuel Gray Deem, DO

8:10 a.m. | Hematuria: When to Worry and When to Refer
Joshua Mark Lohri, DO

8:35 a.m. | Elevated PSA in 2027
Michael Gregory Stencel, DO

9 a.m. | Common Kidney Stone Scenarios
Carly Ulrich, DO

9:25 a.m. | Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Christi Lea Hughart, DO

9:50 a.m. | Morning Break and Vendor Exhibits

10:10 a.m. | Practice Office Urology
Christina Kinder, APRN-CNP

10:35 a.m. | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Practical Management and When to Refer
Roger Dale Robertson II, DO

11 a.m. | Andreal Incidentalomas: Evaluation and Management in Primary Care
Jascjar Shakuri-Rad, DO, FACOS

11:25 a.m. | Small Renal Masses: What Every Primary Care Provider Should Know
Nathan Edward Hale, DO

11:50 a.m. | Lunch

12:20 p.m. | Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder 
James Patrick Tierney, DO

12:45 p.m. | Men’s Health in Primary Care 
Matthew DeSanto, MD

1:10 p.m. | Afternoon Break and Vendor Exhibits

1:25 p.m. | Urologic Emergencies Every Primary Care Provider Should Recognize 
Ryan Houston Fitzwater, DO

1:50 p.m. | Interactive Case-Based Review 
Benjamin Lee Tackett, APRN-CNP

2:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks, Evaluation and Adjournment
Samuel Gray Deem, DO

 

Program faculty


Samuel Deem, DO, MBA
Vandalia Health Urology
Program Director of Urology Residency    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Matt DeSanto, MD
Urologic Reconstruction and Sexual Health Fellow
Duke University

Jacqueline Fannin, PhD
Research Scientist
CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine

Ryan Fitzwater, DO, MBA, PA-C
Department of Urology - Chair    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Nathan Hale, DO, MS
Department of Urology - Chief    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Christi Hughart, DO
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center

Christina Kinder, FNP-BC
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Josh Lohri, DO
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Dale Robertson, DO
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Jaschar Shakuri-Rad, DO, MBA
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Mon Health Medical Center

Michael Stencel, DO, MS
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Ben Tackett, FNP-BC
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

J.P. Tierney, DO, MBA
Department of Urology - Medical Director    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

Carly Ulrich, DO
Department of Urology    
Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center

 

Accreditation

Jointly Accredited Provider logo

In support of improving patient care, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this program for a maximum of up to 5 hours of AOA category 1-A credits. 

The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 5 contact hours. 

The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine controls the content and production of this CE activity and attempt to ensure the presentation of balanced, objective information. In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the ACCME, faculty, abstract reviewers, paper presenters/authors, planning committee members, staff and any others involved in planning the educational content must disclose any relationship they or their co-authors have with ineligible companies which may be related to their content. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. All presenters, planning committee and faculty have declared no financial interest with an ineligible company for this conference

Every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting room and we realize everyone’s comfort zone is different.  Please bring a sweater or light jacket in case the room is too cool. 

You may cancel your registration up to 10 business days before the program, and we will refund your full registration. Please note, if you don’t cancel and don’t attend, you are still responsible for payment.