Aua Inside Tract

Diagnostic excellence is a concept that has emerged as a model to support the delivery of high-quality, effective, patient-centered care. In this episode, Drs. Nielsen and Friedlander define diagnostic excellence, provide examples of diagnostic excellence in urology, note some of the challenges related to the diagnostic process for urology, and discuss some of the ways that the AUA is planning to help enhance diagnostic excellence going forward.     Speakers: Host - Karen Johnson, Director, Quality and Measurement Matt Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS Dave Friedlander, MD, MPH

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Kymora Scotland, Assistant Professor and Director of Endourology Research at UCLA Health, the AUA’s most recent Rising Star in Urology and a 2023 recipient of the Humanitarian Grant Program, as she talks with Dr. Ian Metzler, a urologist at OHSU Healthcare and a 2022 recipient of the Humanitarian Grant Program, about their projects and how they are making a lasting impact with their humanitarianism.

Welcome to the AUANews Inside Tract podcast. Today's episode, brought to you by the AUA's Medical Student Membership Workgroup, features a conversation between workgroup member Vivian Wang and Dr. Brett Teplitz, the Northeastern Section Representative to the AUA Residents and Fellows Committee, on how medical students can best prepare for their Sub I rotations. If you are interested in getting involved, please visit us at https://www.auanet.org/membership or email us at [email protected].

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Lourdes Guerrios Rivera, urologic surgeon at the San Juan VA Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Puerto Rico as she talks with urologist, life coach and the founder of Physician Coach Support, Dr. Diana Londoño, on the increasing disability of the Latinas in the urologic field, as well as how important it is to take care of yourself.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Nathan Grunewald, Chief Innovation Officer, Urology Medical Director, and urologic surgeon at Sauk Prairie Healthcare, and Dr. Ruchika Talwar, Associate Medical Director and Assistant Professor of Urology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as they discuss the importance of diversity for urology in rural areas. 

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Amanda North, Chief of Urology at Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and AUA Data Committee Chair, and Dr. Kevin Koo, Associate Professor of Urology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, as they discuss the 10-year anniversary of the census and statistics that are important for identifying where diversity is needed in urology. 

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Marisa Clifton, Director of Women’s Health at the Brady Urological Institute, Assistant Professor of Urology, Director of the Urology Residency Program, and Director of Robotic Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Sam Tate III, a medical student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, as they discuss their experiences a mentor and mentee for the FUTURE Program at AUA 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.

This podcast “Apalutamide in Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC): A Case-Based Discussion” was originally presented as an AUA newsworthy webinar and contains data regarding the clinical efficacy and safety of apalutamide. It is presented on behalf of Janssen and is not certified for CME; speakers were compensated. For full details, see the video webinar here. TITAN, a Phase 3 double-blind study, randomized patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) to apalutamide (Apa; 240 mg oral once daily) + androgen deprivation therapy (ADT; n=525) or placebo + ADT (n=527).1,2 All patients received a concomitant gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog or had prior bilateral orchiectomy.3 Patients who received prior treatment for localized disease or received but did not progress on docetaxel were permitted. Dual primary endpoints were radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival (OS).1,2 At primary analysis (median follow-up: 22.7 months), Apa + ADT reduced the r

Dr. Andrew Lai, a University of Illinois College of Medicine Co-Chief Resident and author of the AUANews article, “My Journey as an Out and Proud Urology Resident,” talks with his fellow Co-Chief Resident Dr. Rabun Jones about the challenges they have faced being gay and bi-sexual throughout their residency, and the importance of representation as they prepare to graduate this year. 

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Raju Thomas, former president of the AUA and the Departmental Chair and Professor of Urology at Tulane University School of Medicine, and Nader Shayegh, a medical student at the Howard University College of Medicine, as they talk about our experience as a mentor/mentee pair for the FUTURE Program at the Annual Urology Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

This episode of JU Insights on the Go contains JU Insights of articles published in the January 2024 issue of The Journal of Urology®.

Welcome to the AUANews Inside Tract Podcast! In this episode, Dr. Rosalyn Adam, a cell biologist and biochemist with over 20 years of experience in studies related to fundamental mechanisms of urologic disease at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, talks with Dr. Kristian Stensland, a urologic oncologist and health services researcher at the University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, about the AUA’s most recent Early-Career Investigator Workshop (ECIW). Dr. Adam served as Dr. Stensland’s mentor as Dr. Stensland navigated the labyrinth of grant writing during ECIW.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Join Dr. Arthur Burnett and Dr. Linda McIntire as they talk about the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History’s booth, ‘Onward and Upward: The Legacy of Black Urologists in America’, at AUA 2024 in San Antonio, TX this May. Dr. Burnett is the Director of the Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-Urology and Professor of Urology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as well as the primary curator for the exhibit. Dr. Linda McIntire is the President of the R. Frank Jones Urological Society and also a curator.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Denise Asafu-Adjei, director of Male Reproductive Medicine for the Department of Urology at Loyola Medicine, talks with Dr. Kymora Scotland, endourologist and assistant professor of Urology at UCLA Health, about the importance of mentorship for the AUA Urology Scientific Mentoring and Research Training Academy, also known as the USMART Academy.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Jimena Cubillos, pediatric urology specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center and member of the DEI Committee, talks with Dr. Larissa Bresler, Professor of urology, obstetrics and gynecology at the Loyola University Medical Center and Chief Diversity Officer and Chairperson for the DEI committee, about the AUA’s DEI initiatives in 2023 as we look ahead to 2024.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Rachel Mann, a fellow at the Lahey Institute of Urology and chair of the AUA Residents & Fellows Committee, sits down with Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez, a resident physician at the University of California, Davis, member of the AUA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and author of a recent AUANews article on the importance of resident participation, to talk about why resident participation is so important.

Listen in as Dr. Ramzy T. Burns of the AUA Residents and Fellows Committee, interviews Dr. Benjamin Schmeusser, PGY-1 at Indiana University Department of Urology about his experience matching into urology without a home residency.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Robert Siemens, professor of urology at Queen's University School of Medicine in Ontario, Canada, and editor of the Journal of Urology sits down to talk with Dr. Melissa Kaufman, professor of urology at Vanderbilt University, about the importance of diversity in peer review. 

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Lourdes Guerrios Rivera, urologist at the San Juan VA Medical Center in Puerto Rico, Dr. Jimena Cubillos, pediatric urology specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez, resident physician at the University of California, Davis, sit down to talk about their shared experiences as Hispanic/Latinx women in urology as we wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month.

Today’s podcast episode is part of the “Voices” series and is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Kymora Scotland, assistant professor of urology, director of endourology research, and associate director of the endourology fellowship program for UCLA Health, sits down with Dr. Fenwa Milhouse, pelvic floor surgeon, sexual medicine specialist and star of the TLC show Dr. Down Below, about her show as well as the importance of diversity in the urology community.