Urinary Incontinence in Women Rosanne Marie Kho, G. Willy Davila, Peter K. Sand Initiate appropriate office evaluation of women presenting with urinary incontinence; Review types of behavioral therapy used to manage stress and urge incontinence; Determine the clinical Value of pelvic muscle strengthening exercises in the management of stress and urge incontinence; Describe the clinical characteristics of drugs currently used to manage stress urinary incontinence.
Issues in Male Sexual Function Mark D. White and Sheryl A. Kingsberg Describe the etiology of and risk factors for ED; Summarize the pathophysiology of ED and the role of the endothelium of the penile vasculature in ED; List the most commonly prescribed phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors and review their mechanism of action; Discuss the organic and psychogenic causes of ED after treatment of prostate cancer, and how these relate to impaired sexual function; Explain how patients’ attitudes such as denial and avoidance and physician’s time constraints and embarrassment often form barriers after prostate cancer treatment.
Current Options for Managing Sexual Dysfunction Craig F. Donatucci and Michael Erhard Evaluate the risk for erectile dysfunction (ED) after prostatectomy and describe surgical, radiation, and other treatment options for prostate cancer; Analyze the data and choose among the various methods used to minimize postsurgical ED; Compare the benefits of surgical vs pharmacologic methods of treating Peyronie’s disease and identify candidates for tunica plication surgery and penile prosthesis; Recognize the congenital causes of fertility and disorders of sexual function and determine the optimal method and timing of surgery to correct these conditions in boys and girls; Assess the potential for recovery of fertility and sexual function after surgical correction of congenital conditions.
Urologic Surgery in Women: Advice from the Experts Gary Lemack and Jack C. Winters Compare currently used procedures for management of SUI, including the thension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure, the Burch procedure, and transobturator procedures; Discuss the outcomes, safety, and complications of miduretheral sling procedures; Summarize the technical challenges involved in correction of pelvic organ procedures; Contrast the properties of biologic and synthetic materials used in pelvic reconstruction; Interpret the published data on various approaches to pelvic reconstruction.
Stand and Deliver: Issues in Male Sexual Function Tom F. Lue, Paul J. Turek, and Jay Sandlow Differentiate presentations of ischemic and nonischemic priapism during patient history and evaluation; Explain the medical and surgical options for, and cite the recommended treatment approached to, ischemic, non ischemic, and stuttering priapism; Compare the efficacy of current methods used for retrieving sperm in men with nonobstructive azoospermia; Review the technical aspects of vasectomy; Discuss controversial aspects of vasectomy, and detail possible positive and negative outcomes associated with the procedure.
Issues in Infection Khaled S. Hafez and John N. Krieger Describe the mechanisms of UTI; Review the treatment of cystitis and pyelonephritis; Manage patients with prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndromes; Explain the role of the urologist in the management of STDs; Examine the evidence for use of circumcision in the prevention of HIV infection.
Common Diseases in the Male Gopal H. Badlani, Ajay Nehra, and H Gil Rushton Jr. Use α-blockers and other drugs in the treatment of PBH; Administer minimally invasive treatments for BPH, such as transurethral microwave therapy, transurethral needle ablation, prostatic stents and lasers; Treat stress urinary incontinence using the artificial urinary sphincter or the male urethral sling; Diagnose prepubertal testis tumors using ultrasonography, tumor markers, and frozen sections; Describe the pathophysiology of the most common prepubertal testis tumors and their management with testis-sparing surgery.
Technology and Renal Cancer Management Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Bradley C. Leibovich, and J. Kellogg Parsons Identify patients with RCC who are candidates for active surveillance; Describe the available systemic therapies for patients with metastatic RCC; Discuss the role of surgery in managing metastatic RCC; Design a multimodal management plan for patients with metastatic RCC; Compare and contrast cryotherapy and radiofrequency ablation in the management of small RCCs.
Ethical Issues in Medicine Peter Rosen Explain the importance of having a well worked out system of ethics in place; Define ethics and law, and descrive the difference in these principles of conduct; Explore the current concept of an ethical relationship between the physician and the patient; List some of the general ethical problems that may be encountered in medical practice; Describe the recommended approach to resolving ethical dilemmas presented in the case examples.
Prostate Cancer Management: Trends in Practice Leonard G. Gomella, J. Kellogg Parsons, and Allan Pollack Recognize the risk factors for PCa, including family history, age, and race; Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of screening for PCa; Recommend a high-vegetable diet to decrease risk for PCa; List food products found to be beneficial in decreasing risk for PCa; Cite important studies looking at androgen deprivation plus radiation therapy as treatment for PCa.
