Today's edition of the AUA Inside Tract Podcast includes a discussion about humanitarian missions and service opportunities in urology.

This podcast is moderated by Steven Hudak, MD, and features guests Yooni Yi, MD, and Erik Grossgold, MD. 

Welcome back to the latest advocacy episode of the AUA’s podcast, the Inside Tract. This week’s report highlights updates on the AUA’s meetings with Washington, DC lawmakers, an update on state and research funding advocacy and our advocacy to preserve waivers for telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.

Rena D. Malik, MD, joins the AUA Inside Tract Podcast to discuss the transition from residency to fellowship in urology. Dr. Malik serves as Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Urology at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. She specializes in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. 

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Urology Chair, Dr. Raj Pruthi, gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in California. Dr. Pruthi shares his perspective on how the pandemic has - and will - impact urology training for residents.

Dr. Christopher Gonzalez shares an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago, how his institution is resuming elective surgeries, and how urologists can utilize the new readiness checklist from the American College of Surgeons during the reopening process.

In 2018, the American Urological Association (AUA) announced a modernized structure to better align its international growth with its global footprint and to further develop wide-reaching collaborations and opportunities.

With this announcement, the AUA established three new Assistant Secretary positions, each with a distinct global geographic region of responsibility. Sam S. Chang, MD, MBA; Aseem R. Shukla, MD; and Angela B. Smith, MD, MS, FACS have each been appointed to fill these roles. Today we will hear from Dr. Chang on his experience within this leadership position.

Welcome back to the latest advocacy episode of the AUA Inside Tract Podcast.

This week’s report highlights updates on the AUA’s coalition work with patient advocates, an update on state activity and news about our virtual meetings with lawmakers.

This year, more than a million Americans will be diagnosed with a kidney stone – a sometimes painful urological condition that can be caused by a number of factors, including diet, fluid intake, and some underlying medical conditions. Albany urologist and AUA Public Media Committee member I’m Dr. Charles Welliver talks with authors of two new kidney stone studies presented this year as part of the AUA’s Virtual Experience.

A new study presented during the AUA’s Virtual Experience explores the role that deep learning vision-based algorithms could play in the diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer. Guest host Dr. Sam Chang, chair of the AUA’s Public Media Committee, interviews the authors to learn more about this innovative abstract.

In this week’s Advocacy Update of the Inside Tract Podcast, we’re sharing the latest information about the AUA’s advocacy with federal lawmakers, and an update on new prostate cancer legislation in Maryland.