Scientific Programme

Day 1

17 OCTOBER 2025

Master of Ceremonies: Z Raymond Anthony T. Cablitas, MD

7:00H – 8:00H

Registration

8:00H – 8:30H

Invocation

Philippine National Anthem

Welcome Message from the UERM Section of Urology

Paul Anthony L. Sunga, MD
Section Chief, UERM Section of Urology

Message from the UERM Department of Surgery

Joan S. Tagorda, MD
Chairperson, UERM Department of Surgery

Message from the Philippine Urological Association (PUA)

Juvido P. Agatep, MD
President Philippine Urological Association

Message from the Philippine Endourological and Robotic Society (PERS)

Constantino I. Castillo, III, MD
President, Philippine Endourological and Robotic Society

Message from the Philippine Alliance for Urolithiasis (PAU)

Albert T. Aquino, MD
President, Philippine Alliance for Urolithiasis

Message from the Philippine Society of Urologic Oncologists (PSUO)

Rudolfo I. De Guzman, MD
President, Philippine Society of Urologic Oncologists

PERC 2025 Course Overview

Jose Benito A. Abraham, MD
Scientific Committee Chairman, PERC 2025

MORNING SESSION

Updates on Renal Ablation

Moderator: Godofredo Victor B. Gasa, MD

8:30H – 8:50H

Indications and applications of renal ablation

Jamie Landman, MD

8:50H – 9:10H

Semi-live surgery

Laparoscopic
Image-guided ablation (UTZ or CT)
Tips and trick
Caveats of needle ablative therapy

Jamie Landman, MD

9:10H – 9:30H

Managing complications of needle ablation

Undertreatment
Collateral visceral injuries
Renal collecting system and vascular injuries

Arturo P. Castro Jr., MD

9:30H – 10:00H

Question and Answer

All panelists

10:00H – 10:30H

Coffee Break

10:30H – 12:30H

Hands-on Demo with microwave ablation machines

Transmedic

12:00 – 13:00H

LUNCH

AFTERNOON SESSION

Updates on Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Moderator: Patrick H. Tuliao, MD

13:00H - 13:20H

Keynote Lecture – The evolution of PCNL: Approaching the Golden Year

History
Current evidence
Future directions
Is PCNL about to retire?

Mahesh Desai, MD

13:20H - 13:40H

Advances in image-guided PCNL:

Ultrasound vs Fluoroguided
3D, 4D imaging
AI-assisted access
Laparoscopically-guided access

Sung Yung Cho, MD

13:40H - 14:00H

Managing complications in PCNL

Procedure-specific complications:
– Bleeding, sepsis, perforation
– Extra-renal complications:
abdominal, visceral organ injury, vascular injury, pulmonary injury

Jose Benito A. Abraham, MD

14:00H - 14:30H

Question and Answer

All Panelists

FACULTY DINNER

Venue: Limbaga 77, Scout Limbaga

Day 2

18 OCTOBER 2025

Master of Ceremonies: Z Raymond Anthony T. Cablitas, MD

MORNING SESSION

Updates on Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

Philippine Time

Moderator: Samuel Vincent G. Yrastorza, MD

8:00H – 8:15H

HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 1

Z Raymond Anthony T. Cablitas, MD

8:15H – 8:30H

Introduction to Day 2

Jose Benito Abraham, MD

8:30H – 8:50H

The rise of RIRS: Expanding the indications and limitations

Latest guidelines
Flexible and suction sheaths
Intrarenal temperature
Is RIRS ready to retire PCNL?

Alba Sierra del Rio, MD

8:50H – 9:10H

New technologies in RIRS

Lasers
Innovative flexible ureteroscopes
Monitoring intrarenal pressure

Sung Yung Cho, MD

9:10H –9:30H

Managing complications of RIRS

Urosepsis
Difficulty in inserting UAS

Jaime Landman, MD

9:30H – 9:50H

Question and Answer

All Panelists

9:50H – 12:00H

ENDOUROLYMPICS

Nephroscope stone grasping
Flexible ureteroscopic stone grasping
Flexible ureteroscopic
lithotripsy

Cesar Alfred C. Alaban, MD

12:00 – 13:00H

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

AFTERNOON SESSION

Advances in Endoscopic Urologic Surgery

Philippine Time

Moderator: Paulo Carlo Ramon D. Omaña, MD

13:00H - 13:20H

Robotic ureteroscopy

Sung Yung Cho, MD

13:20H - 13:50H

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic stone surgery: Current indications and applications

Mahesh Desai, MD

13:50H - 14:30H

Question and Answer

All Panelists

12:00 – 13:00H

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

FELLOWSHIP DINNER

Venue: Ampersand Bean and Bar
22 Scout Bayoran St., Diliman, Quezon City

NOTE: The programme is subject to change.

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