Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Webcast: Urethral Bulking

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) comprises a significant component of the general urologist's practice. Over the past several years there has been an evolution in the diagnosis and treatment of female urologic conditions such as stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and overactive bladder. Technological and pharmacological advances are constantly occurring. Thus there is an educational need for increased knowledge, particularly related to advances in the specialty and understanding of current guidelines for the management of patients with female pelvic medicine conditions. FPMRS is now a boarded specialty (ABU and ABOG) and as such it is critical for the general urologist to keep pace with the ever evolving changes in the specialty if he/she is going to continue to treat women with FPMRS conditions.

     

     

    Target Audience

    This course is designed for:

    • Practicing urologists
    • Non-physician professionals

    Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

    1. Identify women with relevant female pelvic medicine conditions that require counseling and or treatment
    2. Integrate physical examination, non-invasive testing and urodynamic tests into their practice to improve patient care of the female pelvic medicine patient through accurate diagnosis
    3. Describe available treatment options for female urologic conditions such as urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, recurrent UTI, bladder pain syndrome, overactive bladder, voiding dysfunction, vesicovaginal fistula, urethral diverticulum, urethral stricture disease and distinguish when a multi-disciplinary approach is appropriate
    4. Review the technical aspects of procedures for stress incontinence and female pelvic reconstruction that can be incorporated into surgical armamentarium including vaginal, open abdominal and robotic surgical options
    5. Discuss common complications of female pelvic reconstructive surgery and their management
    6. Understand the workup and management of the patients with neurogenic voiding dysfunction
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.25 Non-Physician Participation
    Course opens: 
    11/14/2015
    Course expires: 
    11/14/2018
    Part of: 
    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Webcast (2015)
    Rating: 
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    Faculty Disclosures:

    Roger R. Dmochowski, MD: Allergan Consultant or Advisor

    Deborah R. Erickson, MD: Nothing to Disclose

    E. Ann Gormley, MD: SUFU Foundation Leadership Position No

    Victor W. Nitti, MD: Astellas Health Publishing,Scientific Study or Trial; Allergan Health Publishing,Scientific Study or Trial; Serenity Pharmeuticals Investment Interest; Cook Myosite Scientific Study or Trial

    Nirit Rosenblum, MD: Nothing to Disclose

    Eric S. Rovner, MD: Astellas Consultant or Advisor,Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Allergan Consultant or Advisor,Meeting Participant or Lecturer,Scientific Study or Trial; Medtronics Consultant or Advisor; NextMed Investment Interest; NIH/NIDDK Scientific Study or Trial; American medical systems Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Ferring Consultant or Advisor; Taris Consultant or Advisor,Scientific Study or Trial; Amphora Consultant or Advisor; ion innovations Scientific Study or Trial

    J. Christian Winters, MD, FACS: Astellas, Inc Consultant or Advisor; Pfizer Consultant or Advisor; Allergan Consultant or Advisor; American Board of Urology Leadership Position; Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogential Reconstruction Leadership Position; Solace Scientific Study or Trial; StimGuard Consultant or Advisor

    Education Council Disclosures:

    Timothy Charles Brand, M.D.: Nothing to disclose

    Peter Robert Carroll, MD MPH: NIH Scientific Study or Trial; Department of Defense Scientific Study or Trial; Myriad Genetics Scientific Study or Trial; AUA Update Leadership Position; Genomic Health Scientific Study or Trial

    Sam S. Chang, MD: astellas Consultant or Advisor; NIH Scientific Study or Trial; Cold Genesys, Inc Scientific Study or Trial; GLG Consultant or Advisor; Bayer Consultant or Advisor

    Pat Fox Fulgham, MD: Urology Clinics of North Texas Investment Interest

    Matthew Thomas Gettman, M.D.: Nothing to disclose

    Christina Giffin (OE Staff): Nothing to disclose

    Inderbir Singh Gill ,M.D., M.Ch:. Hansen Medical Investment Interest; EDAP Consultant or Advisor; EDAP Consultant or Advisor; Mimic Consultant or Advisor

    Misop Han, MD: Nothing to disclose

    David Alan Hatch ,M.D.: Pfizer Scientific Study or Trial

    Douglas A. Husmann MD: Nothing to disclose

    Mark L. Jordan, M.D., F.A.C.S: Nothing to disclose

    Louis Koncz ,PA-C: American Medical Systems Meeting Participant or Lecturer

    Tracey Lynn Krupski, MD: Nothing to disclose

    Cheryl Taylore Lee, MD: Endo Pharmaceuticals Scientific Study or Trial

    Yair Lotan ,M.D.: abbott Scientific Study or Trial; Danone Consultant or Advisor, Scientific Study or Trial; Cepheid; Scientific Study or Trial; Pacific Edge Scientific Study or Trial; FKD Scientific Study or Trial; MDxHealth Consultant or Advisor; biocancell Scientific Study or Trial; Genomic Health Scientific Study or Trial; GenomeDx Biosciences Inc Scientific Study or Trial; photocure Scientific Study or Trial

    Jill A. Macoska PhD: Nothing to disclose

    Manoj Monga, MD, FACS: Fortec Other; endourology society Leadership Position

    Victor William Nitti, MD (OE Staff): Astellas Health Publishing, Scientific Study or Trial; Allergan Health Publishing, Scientific Study or Trial; Serenity Pharmeuticals Investment Interest; Cook Myosite Scientific Study or Trial

    Gail S. Prins PhD: Nothing to disclose

    Lee Richstone, M.D.: Nothing to disclose

    Karl-Dietrich Sievert ,M.D., Ph.D.: AMS Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Karl Storz Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Medtronics Meeting Participant or Lecturer, Scientific Study or Trial; Allergen Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Lecturer, Scientific Study or Trial; Neotract Meeting Participant or Lecturer

    Joseph A. Smith Jr.,M.D.: Nothing to disclose

    Sean Patrick Stroup: Intuitive Surgical Meeting Participant or Lecturer; NeoTract Meeting Participant or Lecturer

    Edouard John Trabulsi, M.D.: Nothing to disclose

    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 activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Non-physician Health Professionals: The AUA is not accredited to offer credit for non-physician health professionals. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

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    • Divestiture of the relationship by faculty

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    Available Credit

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