Based on his lecture from AUA Live 2020, Dr. John Davis discusses tips for promoting your work in urology online.

252 counties in the rural United States are without a single health care provider, and a specialty like urology can only be found in 38% of all US counties. Listen as Rep. David McKinley and Dr. Josh Langston discuss ways to address this workforce issue.

Please enjoy the following recording from the recent CDMRP Congressional Briefing, which was hosted by the AUA, KidneyCAN, and ZERO: The End of Prostate Cancer. This briefing highlighted the important research conducted through the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) and Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP), which are part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.

This week's update includes AUA's review of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services prior authorization final rule and state advocacy trends to expand the use of telehealth in areas such as including audio-only visits, ensuring HIPAA-compliant devices, and providing reimbursement parity.

Dr. Eric Klein of the Cleveland Clinic discusses his recent article in The Journal of Urology® titled "Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer Does Not Effect Risk of Infection with SARS-COV-2 ."

This week's update includes AUA's review of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services prior authorization final rule and state advocacy trends to expand the use of telehealth in areas such as including audio-only visits, ensuring HIPAA-compliant devices, and providing reimbursement parity.

Dr. Necole M. Streeper is our guest on the AUA Inside Tract Podcast this week. Dr. Streeper joins us to discuss her recent AUANews article, "SipIT Intervention to Increase Fluid Intake for Stone Prevention."

Dr. Streeper is a urologist with Penn State Health in Hershey, Pa. This article appeared on the front page of the December 2020 issue of AUANews.

Welcome back to AUA Inside Tract Podcast. This is your AUA Advocacy Update for Tuesday January 26, 2021.

Today's guest is Dr. Jonathan Rubenstein here to discuss the consolidated appropriations act, and how it affects Medicare payments.

Dr. Katherine Theisen joins the AUA Inside Tract Podcast this week to discuss her recent AUANews article (co-authored with Dr. Sean Elliott) called, "Patient Reported Urinary Tract Infections Affect Quality of Life after Spinal Cord Injury."

Dr. Theisen is a urologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. This article appeared in the December 2020 issue of AUANews.