The Journal of Urology® Volumes 213/214 Home Study (2025)
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Developed by a team of educators, academicians, and clinicians, this valuable home study activity will enhance your knowledge of urology and improve performance as well as patient care at your convenience. The Home Study program is designed to provide urologists and residents access to the most recent developments and techniques in urology while reading The Journal®.
Each month includes 1 clinically-relevant, selected article with a corresponding online test for each of the 12 issues of The Journal®.
This Home Study program is available only to AUA Members and includes volumes 213 and 214.
Earn up to 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Obtain CME credit instantly! Simply complete the content-related, online posttests to receive immediate CME credit. The 2025 posttests will be posted online as they become available each month.
Target Audience
- Practicing Urologists
- American Board of Urology (ABU) candidates
- Residents
Learning Objectives
After completing each lesson, the participants will be able to:
- Assess their knowledge of urology
- Demonstrate an increased knowledge base of urology
- Apply the increased knowledge to improve quality of patient care
Education Council Disclosures
Journal of Urology Editor Disclosure
D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC has nothing to disclose
AUA Office of Education Staff has nothing to disclose.
Individual authors' disclosures are located with their articles in each issue of The Journal of Urology®.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
AUA ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
Two volumes of The Journal of Urology® are published annually. Each volume is comprised of 6 issues. 1 clinically relevant article will be selected by the editor to be offered for CME in each issue of The Journal®. Each lesson is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. For CME credit, the participant must be enrolled in the home study course for the year, read the educational material provided, pass online posttest with at least 80% accuracy, submit the online evaluation and claim CME.
Release Date: Issue month, 2025
Expiration Date: Issue month, 2026
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 journal-based activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 a CME activity are required to disclose to the AUA, as the ACCME-accredited provider, all financial relationships with any ineligible company (formerly commercial interests) during the previous 24 months. An ineligible company is defined as one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships are relevant to the educational content and mitigate 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 with information so they can make their own judgments.
MITIGATION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
All disclosures will be reviewed by the AUA Conflict of Interest (COI) Review Work Group Chair and/or Vice Chair for identification of relevant financial relationships that result in conflicts of interest. The AUA COI Review Work Group, working with Office of Education staff, will document the mechanism(s) for management and mitigation of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation.
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.
AUA PARTICIPANT INFORMATION & POLICIES
DISCLAIMER:
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the AUA.
REPRODUCTION PERMISSION:
Reproduction of written materials developed for this AUA course is prohibited without the written permission from individual authors and the American Urological Association.