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ForwardDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Urology Series (2022)
The American Urological Association (AUA) is proposing to create a series of educational activities that aim to address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Urology. The AUA recognizes that the strength of any community is rooted in diversity and is committed to leading the way in advancing DEI within urology.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Urology is comprised of multiple educational formats, including a live (in-person and virtual) course, on-demand webcast and AUAUniversity podcast series.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN UROLOGY, WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? ON-DEMAND COURSE AND PODCAST
The course will review the statistics of underrepresented minorities in urology and why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are necessary for the advancement of urology. We will define racism and educate participants on the different forms of racism. We will identify current tactics to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in urology. We will review the updated recommendations from the Society of Academic Urologists (SAU) diversity taskforce, the American Board of Urology (ABU) diversity taskforce and the American Urological Association (AUA) diversity and inclusion taskforce. We will discuss how participants can address racist policies and practices in the practice of urology. We will provide resources for participants who desire to diversify the urology workforce.
AUAUNIVERSITY PODCAST SERIES
The AUA proposes developing four new episodes for the AUAUniversity podcast to further address DEI. The AUAUniversity podcast is designed to address very specific learning opportunities and reach the urologic practitioners in an easy, flexible way with smaller, targeted updates.
To address the educational needs of the urologic care team, we recommend the following four topic-specific podcasts:
- Surgical Implications for LGBTQ Patients
- Cultural Barriers for Ethnic Minorities
- Advancing Equitable Opportunities for Recruitment of Diverse Patients to Clinical Trials
- Financial Toxicity as Drugs Move Earlier into Treatment Paradigm and How This Relates to Disparities in Treatment Patterns
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This educational series is supported by independent educational grants from:
Astellas
AstraZeneca
Bayer
Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Merck & Co., Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Target Audience
- Urologist
- Resident
- Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants)
Learning Objectives
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN UROLOGY, WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? ON-DEMAND COURSE AND PODCAST
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify the different forms of racism and, more importantly, identify their own subconscious personal bias.
- Identify the impact of race on medical education, research and clinical care.
- Identify how DEI initiatives can positively impact the practice of urology.
- Examine innovative methodologies employed to increase the numbers of underrepresented groups in urology.
- Participate in activities to encourage and support individualism among urology team members.
AUAUNIVERSITY PODCAST SERIES
Surgical Implications for LGBTQ Patients
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify two specific surgical side effects that may be of interest to a patient who undergoes a prostatectomy (e.g. ED treatment efficacy for anal penetration, climacturia, anejaculation).
- Ask relevant questions about sexual practices that may impact the side effects that are of interest to them (partner with men, women and both and anal receptive vs. anal penetration sex).
Cultural Barriers for Ethnic Minorities
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify two specific forms of medical mistrust that can be addressed by clinicians (e.g. belief in doctors as drug pushers incentivized by pharmaceutical companies and belief that placebos are often given to minority patients on clinical trials).
- Identify common modifiable barriers that impact ethnic minorities (e.g. social support through support groups or patient advocates or home care services or insurance enrollment through critical treatment periods or language).
Advancing Equitable Opportunities for Recruitment of Diverse Patients to Clinical Trials
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Develop recruitment strategies for equitable recruitment of diverse patients to clinic trials to expand access to clinical trial enrollment for patients who are traditionally underrepresented in clinical trials.
- Discuss pragmatic trial designs that may subvert some of these traditional barriers to enrolling patients to clinical trials.
Financial Toxicity as Drugs Move Earlier into Treatment Paradigm and How This Relates to Disparities in Treatment Patterns
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Define the magnitude of financial toxicity/economic implications across GU malignancies currently.
- Forecast the potential changes/increases in financial burden associated with moving systemic therapies earlier in treatment paradigms for patients with GU malignancies.
EDUCATION COUNCIL DISCLOSURES
Education Council Disclosures 2021
COI REVIEW WORK GROUP DISCLOSURES
COI Review Work Group Disclosures 2021
FACULTY DISCLOSURES
For a full listing of all faculty disclosures, please visit the individual activity page below and click on the "Faculty" tab.
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Urology, What Do We Need to Know? Webcast (2022)
- Surgical Implications for LGBTQ Patients Podcast (2022)
- Cultural Barriers for Ethnic Minorities Podcast (2022)
- Advancing Equitable Opportunities for Recruitment of Diverse Patients to Clinical Trials Podcast (2022)
- Financial Toxicity as Drugs Move Earlier into Treatment Paradigm Podcast (2022)
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
AUA Office of Education Staff has nothing to disclose.
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
Learners will participate in this online educational activity by completing the online activity, post-test and evaluation. To claim CME credit for this enduring material, learners must complete the post-test, passing with 80% accuracy, and submit the program evaluation.
Estimated time to complete this activity: 4.00 hours
Release Date: May, 2022
Expiration Date: September, 2023
ACCREDITATION:
The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION:
The American Urological Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
OTHER LEARNERS:
The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT:
It is the policy of the AUA to ensure that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.
AUA DISCLOSURE POLICY:
All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.
RESOLUTION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
All disclosures will be reviewed by the program/course directors or editors for identification of conflicts of interest. Peer reviewers, working with the program directors and/or editors, will document the mechanism(s) for management and resolution of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to resolve conflict of interest:
- Peer review for valid, evidence-based content of all materials associated with an educational activity by the course/program director, editor, and/or Education Content Review Committee or its subgroup.
- Limit content to evidence with no recommendations
- Introduction of a debate format with an unbiased moderator (point-counterpoint)
- Inclusion of moderated panel discussion
- Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
- Limit equipment representatives to providing logistics and operation support only in procedural demonstrations
- Divestiture of the relationship by faculty
OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.