A new conference on robotic surgery and innovations in prostate cancer management will be held on February 28, this year, in Georgia and the Caucasus region.
The event is organized by the “Georgian Association of Oncological Urology,” under the leadership of its president, Professor Guram Karazanashvili.
The conference will be led by renowned experts: Prof. A. Chkhotua, Prof. R. Gvavichava, Prof. Sh. Chovelidze, and Z. Kvirikashvili.
The event will be attended by 100 specialists in the field, including leading urologists, clinical oncologists, radiation therapists, and radiologists.
The conference is accredited by the Professional Development Board, and each attendee will receive 6 CME credits. The event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Hall in Tbilisi.
The cost to attend the conference is 100 GEL, with limited seating available.
February 28, 2025 |
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, President of the Georgian Association of Oncological Urology, Executive Board Member of the World Urological Oncology Society, Ministry of Health Expert in Urology, Head of KRC's Robotic Surgery and Urology Center Guram Karazanashvili |
9:30 – 9:50 |
Registration |
9:50-10:00 |
Opening Ceremony. Greetings by Guram Karazanashvili |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Prostate Cancer Screening Practices in Georgia Archil Chkhotua |
10:30 - 11:00 |
Micro-ultrasound-based Prostate Cancer Screening and Early Detection at 29MHz Inga Bakanova, Giorgi Burjaliani |
11:00 -11:30 |
Micro-ultrasound-based Transperineal/Targeted Fusion Biopsy as the "Gold Standard" for Prostate Cancer – Revaz Monaselidze, Giorgi Burjaliani, Inga Bakanova |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Coffee Break |
12:00 - 12:30 |
Micro-ultrasound-based Local Staging of Prostate Cancer at 29MHz Tornike Tenoshvili, Giorgi Burjaliani, Inga Bakanova |
12:30 – 13:00 |
Active Surveillance Strategy for Prostate Cancer Davit Zakharo |
13:00 – 13:30 |
Robotic Ultrasound-guided Thermoablation (RUTH) for Prostate Cancer Giorgi Burjaliani |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Development of Robotic Surgery in Georgia and the Caucasus
Guram Karazanashvili |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy for Localized, Locally Advanced, and Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Guram Karazanashvili |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Post-Radical Prostatectomy Irakli Zumbadze |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
16:30 – 17:00 |
Metastasis-targeted Radiation Therapy Nugzar Kalandarishvili |
17:00 – 17:30 |
Multimodal Management of Locally Advanced and Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Nino Amniashvili |
17:30 – 18:00 |
Summary: The Modern Prostate Cancer Management Model, from Early Diagnosis to Robotic Surgery Guram Karazanashvili |
18:00 – 19:00 |
Buffet |
