AUA 2023: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Universal CT Staging Versus Selective CT Staging Strategies for Patients with cT1a Renal Masses
Presented by Diana Magee, MD
(UroToday.com) The 2023 American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting included a session on Health Services Research: Value of Care, Cost & Outcomes Measures; this session featured a presentation by Dr. Diana Magee discussing the cost-effectiveness of CT scan of the chest versus chest x-ray
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AUA 2023: The Impact of Medicare Low-Income Subsidy on Access to Treatment, Treatment Choice, and Oncologic Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Presented by Daniel Joyce, MD
(UroToday.com) The 2023 American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting included a session on Health Services Research: Value of Care, Cost & Outcomes Measures, which featured a presentation by Dr. Daniel Joyce discussing the impact of Medicare subsidies on access, treatment choices, and oncologic outcomes
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AUA 2023: International Experiences in Residency and Beyond
Presented by Stephanie Kielb, MD, Suzette Sutherland, MD, Chloe Peters, MD, Christopher Corbett, MD, MS, Kurt McCammon, MD, & Aseem Shukla, MD
(UroToday.com) The 2023 American Urological Association Residents’ Forum included a panel with leaders in international surgery within urology, sharing their experiences integrating this unique global pursuit into their careers. Panelists included the following leaders
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AUA 2023: Non-Competes: Anti-Competitive or Necessary?
Presented by Pamela D. Tyner
(UroToday.com) During the Society of Academic Urology meeting, Pamela D. Tyner, Senior Legal Counsel at Houston Methodist Health System, presented an overview of physician non-compete clauses, which have been a media focus recently. She began by providing a background of the covenant to not compete, aka non-competes.
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AUA 2023: Retention Strategies for Faculty
Presented by Christopher M. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, FACS
(UroToday.com)The 2023 American Urological Association’s Society for Academic Urology meeting featured a presentation by Dr. Christopher Gonzalez, highlighting the importance of and strategies to ensure retention of faculty in an academic department. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2022 data, there were 172,549 academic
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AUA 2023: Panel Discussion: Fair Pay for Non-RVU Measured Work
Presented by James M. McKiernan, MD
(UroToday.com) During the Society of Academic Urology meeting at the 2023 American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting, Dr. James McKiernan led a panel discussion centered around supporting academic health system faculty in their pursuit of work that is not directly compensated by the health system, i.e. non-clinical, non-revenue generated work.
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AUA Urology Advocacy Summit 2023: Need to Know: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and its Impact on Urology
Presented by Erika Miller, JD
To conclude the 2023 AUA Summit, Erika Miller, JD provided a broad review of the changes to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) prescription drug program contained within the recently passed “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA).
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AUA Urology Advocacy Summit 2023: State Advocacy: Chaperone Rules and Criminalization of Physician Care
Presented by Brian Duty, MD, MBA, Julie Riley, MD, FACS, Jonathan Kiechle, MD, & Beth Drzewiecki, MD
Dr. Duty, incoming chair of the AUA’s State Advocacy Committee (SAC) introduced the role of the SAC, which includes tracking relevant state level legislation that may have ramifications on the way urologists practice.
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AUA Urology Advocacy Summit 2023: Breaking Down Barriers to PSA Screenings
Presented by Arthur Burnett, MD, MBA, Adam Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI, & Patrick Bingham, PhD
The 2023 AUA Summit included a session by Dr. Arthur Burnett, Dr. Adam Muphy, and patient advocate Dr. Patrick Bingham, entitled “Breaking Down Barriers to PSA Screenings.” Dr. Burnett began the talk provided a history of the PSA screening recommendation from the United States Preventative Screening Task Force (USPSTF),
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AUA Urology Advocacy Summit 2023: Not Just Phoning It In: Why Telehealth Is Vital in a Modern World
Presented by Lisa Finkelstein, DO, & Kara Watts, MD
Dr. Lisa Finkelstein and Dr. Kara Watts provided a presentation on the utility of telehealth services, one of the focuses of the 2023 AUA Summit. The public health emergency declared during the pandemic expanded allowances for telehealth services, but these changes were temporary.
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AUA Urology Advocacy Summit 2023: Review of Legislative Leave Behind/Congressional “Asks”
Presented by Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH
(UroToday.com) To kick-off the 2023 AUA Summit, Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH, the 2023 AUA Gallagher Scholar, provided an overview of this year’s main legislative priorities and Congressional “asks” that would be addressed during the Congressional Hill visits.
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AUA Urology Advocacy Summit 2023: The Urgent Need for Physician Payment Reform
Presented by Anurag Das, MD, Mara Holton, MD, & William Reha, MD, MBA
(UroToday.com) During the AUA Summit, leaders in urology participated in a panel discussion reviewing several important aspects of physician payment reform that have placed significant strain on urologists and urology practices.
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