Northeastern Section Annual Meeting (2017)

October 12, 2017 to October 14, 2017

The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section will provide attendees with current up-dates on various urologic conditions and treatments includ-ing Andrology, Infertility, Stone Disease, Pediatrics, Voiding Dysfunction and Urologic Cancers as well as a review of new AUA Guidelines. Additional instruction will include Basic Science, General Education in Leadership and Business, as well as a session on Physician Burnout. This year’s program provides diverse learning formats including plenary lectures, panel discussions, moderated poster and podium sessions presented by experts in urology. These different learning formats will allow attendees opportunities to improve their knowledge gaps and potentially change their practice pat-terns.

Target Audience

  • Urologist
  • Medical Student
  • Nurse
  • Resident

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, particpants will be abel to:

  1. Define Global Surgery and gain an understanding for its role in the current climate of Global Health
  2. Identify risks contributing to physician burnout and establish strategies to prevent and minimize its impact
  3. Describe rational approaches to the assessment and follow-up of the neurogenic bladder patient
  4. Identify potential causes of voiding dysfunction in women, particularly those that may be amenable to surgical correction
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 16.50 Non-Physician Participation
Course opens: 
10/12/2017
Course expires: 
10/14/2020
Event starts: 
10/12/2017 - 6:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/14/2017 - 12:30pm EDT
Rating: 
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Savannah, GA
United States

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. The AUA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.50 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 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.

 


Available Credit

  • 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 16.50 Non-Physician Participation
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