LIVE IN-PERSON: The Art and Application of Urodynamics for Pediatric Urologic Conditions (November 7-8, 2025)

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Date: November 7-8, 2025

Location: Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

This course is designed to help perform these investigations correctly by developing a fundamental understanding of lower urinary tract anatomy and function. It aims to teach the best methods for investigating abnormal conditions, ensuring accurate interpretation of findings, and increasing awareness of potential therapeutic options.

$0.00$250.00

Description

Overview

Urodynamics (UDS) is a vital tool for understanding lower urinary tract disorders that affect continence and can lead to urinary tract infections. It is the gold standard for assessing bladder and sphincter function in adults and children, offering insights into the causes of urinary tract issues and guiding management strategies.

This course is designed to help perform these investigations correctly by developing a fundamental understanding of lower urinary tract anatomy and function. It aims to teach the best methods for investigating abnormal conditions, ensuring accurate interpretation of findings, and increasing awareness of potential therapeutic options.

Course Format 

In-person attendees will have the exclusive opportunity to engage in hands-on, interactive learning experiences, including live demonstrations and simulations. Join us for a networking dinner on the first night, along with other opportunities to connect and collaborate.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

  1. Understand the various urodynamic studies and what clinical information they provide, so as to facilitate ordering the appropriate
  2. Understand how to perform the each urodynamic study, including identification of artifact and performing a complete study
  3. Understand how to appropriately interpret the findings from the particular study(ies) performed
  4. Understand how urodynamic study results can guide appropriate treatment
Registration

To register, please click on the register tab above. If this is your first time registering for a conference at Boston Children’s Hospital, you will need to create an account. Returning users can log in to their account to complete the registration process.   

 Registration Type Regular Rate
Physicians (non-trainees)  $250.00
Nurses/Non-Physicians $125.00
Fellows/Trainees Free

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with a registration receipt. Course access instructions will be sent a few days prior to the course launch. If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please direct all inquiries to cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu.

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Cancellation of Services
Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Refund Policy
Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

 

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Physician Assistant

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 16.00 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Psychology

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

This course has been approved for 16.00 continuing education credits.

Disclosure Policy 
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Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Additional information

Format

Faculty

 

Shima Anwar, MD, PhD

Attending, Department of Urology

Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Paul F. Austin, MD, FAAP

Division Chief, Pediatric UrologyEdmond T. Gonzales, Jr., M.D. Chair in Pediatric UrologyDirector of Complex Urologic Reconstruction Program

Professor of Surgery, Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Director of Pediatric Urology Basic Science Research Program, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital

José Emilio Batista, MD

Director of the Urology Department, Teknon Medical Center

Stuart B. Bauer, MD

Attending, Department of Urology

Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Aimee K. Boegle, MD

Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Instructor, Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Joseph G. Borer, MD

Attending, Department of Urology; Co-Director, Neurourology and Urodynamics; Chair, Reconstructive Urologic Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

 

Jeanne S. Chow, MD

Vice Chair of Education, Department of Radiology; Staff Radiologist, Department of Radiology

Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Megan Dakhlian, PT, DPT, PCS

Manager of Operations, Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services

Roberta DiRupo, BSN, BA, RN, CPN

Staff Nurse III, Urodynamics Program

Carlos R. Estrada Jr., MD, MBA

Urologist-in-Chief, Alan B. Retik

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Jeannine Fanikos, BS, RN, CPN

 

Christine FitzGerald, MD, PhD

Attending, Department of Urology,

Angela Franceschi, MEd, CCLS

Child Life Specialist, Radiology Department

Lillian Hayes, PhD, ABPP

Clinical Psychologist, Department of Urology

Erin Hennessy, BSN, RN, CPN

Staff Nurse II, Department of Urology

Richard S. Lee, MD

Vice Chair, Research; Director, Urologic Oncology; Director, Transplant Urology; Director, Bladder Exstrophy Program

 

Ted Lee, MD, MSc

Attending, Department of Urology

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery

Erin McNamara, MD, MPH

Director, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center; Fellowship Program Director; Associate Director, Colorectal and Pelvic Malformation Center; Co-Director, Complex Hypospadias Program

Caleb Nelson, MD, MPH
Director of Clinical Research, Department of UrologyAssociate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Eleni Moulis, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist, Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services

Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, M.D.

Director, Computational Healthcare Analytics Program (CHAP); Physician Analytics Manager, Health Affairs; Affiliated faculty, Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP)

Margaret Werner, MD

Attending, Department of Urology

 

Schedule

 

DAY 1: NOVEMBER 7, 2025 DAY 2: NOVEMBER 8, 2025
INTRODUCTION
8:00AM – 8:10AM
Carlos R. Estrada Jr., MD, MBA, Caleb Nelson, MD, MPH
INDICATIONS FOR UDS
8:00AM – 10:05AM
Joseph G. Borer, MD, Richard S. Lee, MD, Ted Lee, MD, MSc, Erin McNamara, MD, MPH, Christine FitzGerald, MD, PhD, Margaret Werner, MD
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
8:10AM – 8:40AM
Stuart B. Bauer, MD
BREAK
10:05AM – 10:20AM
PRESENTING SYMPTOMS & INDICATIONS FOR UDS
8:40AM – 9:10AM
Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, M.D.
ADVANCED BIOFEEDBACK APPROACHES
10:20AM – 10:50AM
Megan Dakhlian, PT, DPT, PCS
PREPARING CHILDREN /FAMILIES FOR TESTING
9:10AM – 9:40AM
Angela Franceschi, MEd, CCLS, Lillian Hayes, PhD, ABPP
TROUBLE-SHOOTING – CMG
10:50AM – 11:20AM
Stuart B. Bauer, MD, Paul F. Austin, MD, FAAP, José Emilio Batista, MD, Joseph G. Borer, MD, Jeanne S. Chow, MD, Megan Dakhlian, PT, DPT, PCS, Roberta DiRupo, BSN, BA, RN, CPN, Jeannine Fanikos, BS, RN, CPN, Christine FitzGerald, MD, PhD, Angela Franceschi, MEd, CCLS, Lillian Hayes, PhD, ABPP, Erin Hennessy, BSN, RN, CPN, Richard S. Lee, MD, Ted Lee, MD, MSc, Erin McNamara, MD, MPH, Eleni Moulis, PT, DPT, Margaret Werner, MD, Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, MD
OBJECTIVES OF SPECIFIC UDS COMPONENTS 
9:40AM – 10:45AM
José Emilio Batista, MD, Aimee K. Boegle, MD, Jeanne S. Chow, MD
TROUBLE-SHOOTING – FLOW RATE
11:20AM – 11:35AM
José Emilio Batista, MD
BREAK
10:45AM – 11:05AM
PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION THERAPY
11:35AM – 12:05PM
Megan Dakhlian, PT, DPT, PCS
PARAMETERS FOR ADEQUATE TESTING & INTERPRETATION – FLOW RATE
10:05AM – 12:00PM
José Emilio Batista, MD
ADVANCED BIOFEEDBACK APPROACHES
12:05PM – 12:35PM
Eleni Moulis, PT, DPT
LUNCH
12:00PM – 1:15PM
TROUBLE-SHOOTING – BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING
12:35PM – 12:50PM
Eleni Moulis, PT, DPT
INTERPRETATION – UDS COMPONENTS (continued) 
1:15PM – 2:30PM
José Emilio Batista, MD, Stuart B. Bauer, MD, Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, MD, Aimee K. Boegle, MD
LUNCH
12:50PM – 2:00PM
BREAK
2:30PM – 2:45PM
DOCUMENTING THE REPORT
2:00PM – 2:30PM
Roberta DiRupo, BSN, BA, RN, CPN, Jeannine Fanikos, BS, RN, CPN, Erin Hennessy, BSN, RN, CPN
CURRENT TERMINOLOGY (ICCS & ICS)
2:45PM – 3:05PM
Paul F. Austin, MD, FAAP
DIFFICULT / UNUSUAL SITUATIONS
2:30PM – 3:00PM
Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, MD
URINARY TRACT IMAGING
3:05PM – 3:35PM
Jeanne S. Chow, MD
BREAK
3:00PM – 3:15PM
PITFALLS – MISINTERPRETATION CLINICAL CASES
3:35PM -4:20PM
Stuart B. Bauer, MD, Paul F. Austin, MD, FAAP, Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, MD, Aimee K. Boegle, MD
REVIEW OF ATTENDEES’ CASES
3:15PM – 4:05PM
LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
4:20PM -4:40PM
Stuart B. Bauer, MD, Paul F. Austin, MD, FAAP, Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang, MD, Aimee K. Boegle, MD
NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR LESS INVASIVE UDS TESTING 
4:05PM – 4:25PM
Paul F. Austin, MD, FAAP
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS & ‘WRAP-UP’ 
4:25PM – 4:45PM
Closing
4:45PM – 5:00PM

Travel

Hotels 

The Inn At Longwood Medical      (Rooms are blocked-off for reservation on a first-come, first-served basis. The rate is $209.00 per night.)

The Verb 

Residence Inn Boston Back Bay/Fenway

Hotel Commonwealth

Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge

Hilton Boston Back Bay