Urology CME Course

Thromboembolism: Identify and Preventing Disaster Richard E. White

Discuss the challenges in planning for prudent thromboembolism prophylaxis; Identify patients at risk for venous thromboembolism; Describe the different types of risks for thromboembolism; List the emerging factor Xa inhibitors; Discuss the perioperative management of patients on warfarin.

 

Surgery in the Perinatal and Pediatric Patient Peter D. Furness, III

Identify candidates for ureteroureterostomy; Interpret prenatal ultrasonography or laboratory findings associated with hydronephrosis; Plan the postnatal management of a baby born with hydronephrosis o oligohydramnios; Explain why minimally invasive open renal surgery may be preferable to laparoscopic surgery in the pediatric patients; and Describe the advantages of bladder neck reconstruction for selected patients with urinary incontinence.

 

Concerns in the Male Victor M. Brugh, III and Jack Elder

Diagnose factors causing male infertility; Select appropriate medical and surgical options for managing male infertility; Diagnose and repair scrotal disorders in adolescents; Manage penile disorders in adolescents; and Prevent and manage osteoporosis in men.

 

 Pain Management and End-of-Life Care Steven Z. Pantilat and Christine A. Miaskowski

Define palliative care; Anticipate needs of patients near end of life; Improve communication with patients facing death; Manage therapy with opioid analgesics to control pain in patients at end of life; and Avoid and limit adverse effects of opioid analgesics, including constipation.

 

The Overactive Bladder Paul Abrams and Victor W. Nitti

Review pharmacologic agents currently used to manage overactive bladder (OAB) and detrusor overactivity (DO); Determined the role of antimuscarinic agents in older men; Describe biochemical characteristics of botulinum toxin; Assess the potential merits of using botulinum toxin to manage OAB and neurogenic and idiopathic DO; and Evaluate current techniques used to inject botulinum toxin into the bladder.

 

As Men Age Thomas M. Mulligan and Christopher J. Kane

Explain the pathophysiology of hypogonadism in the aging man; List the risks and benefits of testosterone replacement therapy in older men; Assess the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with BPH; Discuss the use of saw palmetto in the treatment of men with LUTS suggestive of BPH; and Compare the pharmacologic options for treating men with BPH.

 

Issues in Pediatric Urology Steven J. Skoog, Frederick D. Watanabe, and Richard S. Hurwitz

Establish a clinical diagnosis of UTI in infants and children; Explain the interaction of dysfunctional elimination problems, UTIs and VUR, and the importance of treating voiding dysfunction in patients who present with UTI and VUR; Cite the advantages and efficacy of endoscopic injection, and consider its use in the treatment of VUR; Discuss pediatrics constipation with parents and enlist them in the effective management of their child’s fecal retention problem; and Describe the rationale and possible indications for medical management of VUR.

 

Managing Male Sexual Dysfunction Jonathan P. Jarow, Pail J. Turek, and Hunter Wessells

Determine how varicoceles affect testicular function and semen quality in adolescents and men; Assess the clinical merits of performing centrifuge pellet semen analysis on azoospermic men; Evaluate and manage azoospermia in the patient with congenital absence of the vas deferens, palpable vas deferens, obstructive azoospermia, hypogonadism, or low ejaculate volume; Explore the role pf phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors in the management of erectile dysfunction; and Perform successful penile implantation surgery.

 

Current Concepts in Prostate Disease Management J. Curtis Nickel, Fray F. Marshall, and Petr T. Nieh

Discuss the importance of nontraditional complementary herbal therapies for prostate disease; Summarize current data on the clinical efficacy of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) berry extract in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia; Determine the role of radical prostatectomy in managing prostate cancer in men in their 40s; Employ current techniques for performing cryotherapy for prostate cancer; and Analyze current indications for performing cryotherapy in patient with prostate cancer.

 

Urolithiasis/UPJ Obstruction: New Ideas, New Approaches Margaret S. Pearle and Kenneth Pace

Discuss the metabolic abnormalities and dietary factors involved in the pathophysiology of urolithiasis; Explain the association between uric acid stones and diabetes; Utilize the program of broad dietary modification based on the patient’s urinary calcium; Determine when to perform shockwave lithotripsy; Utilize the algorithm for the management of primary UPJ obstruction.