In this episode of AUANews Inside Tract, join Dr. Kyle A. Richards and Dr. Kathryn Marchetti as they celebrate Bladder Health Month by talking about innovations in bladder cancer. In this conversation, they explore the rapidly evolving landscape of non–muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) — from FDA-approved advances like ZUSDURI (mitomycin gel) to emerging chemoablation therapies, the BCG shortage, and the promise of gene-based treatments for BCG-unresponsive disease.

This episode is supported by Natera.

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Harris, Chair of AUA's Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee, joins Dr. Gregory Auffenberg, Immediate Past Chair of AUA's QIPS Committee, for a conversation about why health care quality should matter to everyone, how the urology community can take meaningful steps towards driving improvement and what quality looks like in different care settings. They also introduce QIPS Insights, a new podcast series that will highlight real-world patient safety and quality improvement projects through interviews with project leads about how they got started, lessons learned, and what worked well.

Karen Johnson, AUA's Director of Quality and Measurement, speaks with Dr. Matthew Nielsen, Chair of the AUA's Science & Quality Council, and Dr. David Penson, AUA's Secretary, to discuss the AUA's National Quality Agenda and Strategies for Urologic Practice. Together, they provide an overview of the Agenda, explore its significance for both the organization and the field of urology, and explain why it matters to every practicing urologist.

In the fourth and final episode of the Quality Improvement (QI) Project Guide series, Drs. Julia Finkelstein and Robert Marcovich join Dr. Andrew Harris, Chair of AUA's Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee, for a conversation on acting on the results of and sustaining a QI project. They discuss how to interpret your results of an intervention, decide your next step, and create a realistic plan for sustaining and spreading successful QI interventions.

In the third episode of the four-part Quality Improvement (QI) Project Guide series, Dr. Justin Ziemba joins Dr. Andrew Harris, Chair of AUA's Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee, for a conversation on implementing and studying a QI project. They discuss what happens when you test a QI intervention in a real-world setting and what you should look for when monitoring the intervention.

In the second episode of the four-part Quality Improvement (QI) Project Guide series, Martin A. Koyle MD, MSc, MMgmt, MBA(cert.), FAAP, FACS, FRCSC, FRCS (Eng.), FRSM, and Kara Watts, MD, join Andrew Harris, MD, MBA, Chair of AUA's Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee, for a conversation on AUA's new QI Project Guide. They discussed the planning phase of a QI project and how strong preparation can set a project up for success.

In the first episode of the four-part Quality Improvement (QI) Project Guide series, Dr. John Lam joins Dr. Andrew Harris, Chair of AUA's Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee, for a conversation on AUA's new QI Project Guide. They discuss the purpose of the guide, the key methodology mentioned in the guide and how the guide can be used in your own QI work.

Developed by the AUA Residents and Fellows Committee, each episode of the Training Transformed podcast series features an interview with a urology faculty member and resident physician surrounding an innovative facet of resident education at their institution. Tune in for our second episode as moderator, Dr. Kayla Graham chats with Dr. Ryan Steinberg and Dr. Brent Yelton about the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum developed at the University of Iowa.

Developed by the Society of Academic Urologists in partnership with the American Urological Association, the SAU/AUA Urology Match Insider series provides medical students interested in the field of urology an inside look into the Urology Residency Match process. In this episode, medical student, Irene Choi, sits down with Dr. Justin S. Han and Dr. Jennifer K. Yates to discuss ways medical students can prepare for their match interviews.