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Transforming Lives through Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: A Proven Approach to Bladder Control - Diane Newman

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In this presentation, Diane Newman emphasizes the importance of the pelvic floor muscles in urinary control, how to strengthen these muscles, and the positive effects of doing so. She clarifies that these are internal muscles located in the pelvic floor, and it is crucial for patients to isolate and exercise these muscles properly. She explains that Pelvic floor training aims to improve urinary sp...

Unlocking the Power of Pelvic Floor Muscles - Diane Newman

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In this presentation, Diane Newman discusses pelvic floor muscle exercises to improve lower urinary tract symptoms, such as storage, voiding, and post-micturition. She underscores the wide applicability of these exercises for diverse patient needs, emphasizing the importance of understanding their use. Biographies: Diane K. Newman , DNP, ANP-BC, BCB-PMD, FAAN, Adjunct Professor of Urology in Surge...

Biofeedback Assisted Pelvic Floor Muscle Training - Diane Newman

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Diane Newman shares her extensive knowledge about biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training. She traces her introduction to biofeedback in the late 1980s, and its subsequent use in managing urinary and fecal incontinence, detailing its evolution to the more user-friendly Prometheus Group biofeedback equipment she currently employs. Newman praises the innovative features of the equipment, s...

Revolutionizing Urodynamics: Uromonitor's Comfortable, Real-Life Bladder Pressure Tracking - Diane Newman & Howard Goldman

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Diane Newman engages in a discussion with Howard Goldman on the Uromonitor, a non-invasive urodynamic device designed to measure bladder pressures in a more comfortable, natural setting. This innovative device, developed in partnership with Bright Urology and the Cleveland Clinic, is placed in the bladder and allows patients to move freely without external catheters. The Uromonitor, with its "Holt...

Exploring Burnout in Healthcare "Fist Pumps: The Prescription for Physician Burnout" - Scott MacDiarmid

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Scott MacDiarmid joins Diane Newman in a conversation about his book, Fist Pumps , which discusses burnout in healthcare. Dr. MacDiarmid believes that the commoditization of medicine is the root of the problem, causing the devaluation and gutting of the profession of medicine and record numbers of burnout among healthcare providers. He argues that the American healthcare system has become over-cor...

Understanding Nocturia: Part 1 - Jeannette Potts

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Diane Newman welcomes Jeannette Potts to discuss nocturia, a common lower urinary tract symptom characterized by the need to urinate frequently at night. Dr. Potts reveals that this issue, which disrupts sleep and reduces quality of life, affects up to 69% of men and 76% of women. Nocturia may serve as a symptom, a risk factor, or a marker for serious illnesses. Misdiagnosis is a concern, and the...

Understanding Nocturia: Part 2 - Jeannette Potts

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Diane Newman hosts Jeannette Potts to delve into nocturia, a condition characterized by excessive nighttime urination. Dr. Potts underscores the importance of understanding patients' symptom onset, past medical history, and risk factors in diagnosing nocturia, emphasizing a 'voiding diary' as a valuable diagnostic tool. She discusses various nocturia risk factors and highlights the importance of s...

Understanding Nocturia: Part 3 - Jeannette Potts

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Diane Newman hosts Jeannette Potts, who dives into the diagnosis and treatment of nocturia. Highlighting the significance of proper diagnosis, Dr. Potts outlines the utility of patient interviews, voiding diaries, and understanding sleep patterns. She emphasizes behavioral interventions such as regular exercise, weight loss, and sleep hygiene that patients can adopt while their condition is being...

We Must Stop Misusing the Term Prostatitis - Jeannette Potts

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Jeanette Potts talks with Diane Newman about the frequent misdiagnosis and misuse of the term "prostatitis." Dr. Potts critiques the medical community for using prostatitis as a catch-all term, asserting that genuine cases occur less than 5% of the time and advocates for stringent diagnostic procedures like localization cultures. She also challenges the term "chronic pelvic pain," describing it as...

Urogynecology Controversies: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Briana Walton

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In this 2021 LUGPA CME presentation, Dr Briana Walton presents urogynecology controversies, the current landscape of female pelvic medicine, and reconstructive surgery. She focuses on issues that reconstructive surgeons are facing and how the landscape of treatment for disorders of the pelvic floor is shifting as women are demanding different care. Biographies: Briana Walton, MD, Female Pelvic Med...