AUANews Inside Tract

Dr. Eugene Cone joins the AUA Inside Tract Podcast to discuss burnout in urology. Dr. Cone discusses lessons he learned while conducting urologic volunteer service in India.

Dr. Cone is a urologist who previously served as chair of the AUA's Residents and Fellows Committee. 

Today's Inside Tract Podcast episode is a urology coding discussion with Edna Maldonado about how coding professionals can best organize their resources. 

Ms. Maldonado is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to urology coding advice.

The AUA Residents and Fellows Committee Teaching Award annually recognizes an outstanding urology educator or program director who has dedicated a portion of his/her career to teaching residents and advancing urology graduate medical education.

Today's podcast is with Dr. Laurence Belkoff, Director of the Urologic Surgery Residency Program for Main Line Health in Philadelphia, and recipient of the 2020 AUA Residents and Fellows Committee Teaching Award. Also joining us is Dr. Daniel Edwards, Chief Resident at Main Line Health, who nominated Dr. Belkoff for the award. 

Today's Inside Tract Podcast episode is a urology coding discussion with Edna Maldonado about the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI). 

Ms. Maldonado is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to urology coding advice.

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.