
Urologic abnormalities and diseases present with diverse clinical signs and symptoms and require accurate diagnosis and management aligned with a rapidly changing standard of care. Continuing education is needed on the current presentation and work-up of urologic conditions, the appropriate and cost-effective use of new technologies, and the latest pharmacologic, device-based, and operative management options. Advances in medical science and urologic practice demand ongoing learning grounded in basic and clinical research; presentation and discussion of peer-reviewed, abstract-reviewer–selected summaries provide cutting-edge updates for clinicians and essential feedback for researchers translating investigation into practice. The educational needs for the 78th Annual Meeting are organized into four clinical topic areas. In clinical-trials research in urologic oncology, there is a need for greater knowledge of recent and ongoing trials and for competence in applying their findings to individualized, value-conscious selection among surgical, systemic, and organ-sparing options. In clinical-trials research in benign urology, there is a need for greater knowledge of emerging trial data in benign lower-urinary-tract disease and for competence in risk-stratified, minimally invasive, and practice-based approaches. In surgical practice, there is a need for greater knowledge of recent surgical device advancements and operative and office-based techniques and for competence in their appropriate, patient-specific use. In clinical practice, there is a need for greater knowledge of recently updated guidelines and contemporary evidence across clinical and sexual-medicine topics and for competence in identification, counseling, individualized treatment, and appropriate referral. A cross-cutting need is the strengthening of collaborative and practice-based clinical-trial infrastructure across U.S. and Canadian settings. Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are critical in the complex management of urologic patients. The aging of the US population and anticipated shortage of urologists contributes to the expansion of Advanced Practice Providers in specialty care environments. The need for urology clinical care will continue to grow including clinical care, access to care, care of genitourinary malignancy and education of other providers. Urologic abnormalities and diseases present with diverse clinical symptoms and signs, requiring accurate diagnosis and management that align with current standards of care. This necessitates ongoing education on the presentations of urologic conditions, the appropriate use of safe and cost-effective imaging modalities, and the latest pharmacologic and operative management options. Advancements in medical science and urology practice demand continuous learning through basic and clinical research. Specific educational needs include evidence-based guidance on management of hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction; antibiotic stewardship; Plastibell circumcisions in pediatric urology patients; and office-based cystoscopy training. These needs reflect professional practice gaps resulting from a requirement for additional knowledge, greater competence, and improved performance, and are documented through changes in the standard of care presented in national clinical guidelines (e.g., AUA), advances reported in the peer-reviewed medical and surgical literature, and data from peer-reviewed journals and consensus reports.