AUANews Inside Tract

Dr. Jeffrey Smith of San Diego, Calif., joins the Inside Tract podcast to discuss his recent column on physician wellness from the April edition of AUANews. 

Dr. Smith also highlights some of the key takeaways for urologists in regards to the 2019 Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report from Medscape. Learn more by reading AUANews. AUANews is the official newsmagazine of the AUA.

The AUA has conducted an Annual Census of its members since 2014. For the first time since the introduction of the Census, reports have been generated to aggregate and analyze the Census responses of urology residents from 2016 to 2018. The report Urology Residents in the United States and Across the Globe presents a unique snapshot of the demographics, professional interests, concerns and educational experiences of residents. 

In this episode of the AUA's Inside Tract podcast, Drs. Danil Makarov and Eugene Cone discuss the results of this new resident-focused Census report. The entire census results are now available on AUAnet.org. The AUA would like to thank all members of the global urologic community for their continued support for and participation in the AUA Annual Census. 

Edna Maldonado, certified professional coder and AHIMA ICD-10-Trainer, discusses new CPT codes and 2019 revisions. Ms. Maldonado is a coding coordinator for the AUA and supervises the Coding hotline. She will be a featured speaker at the upcoming AUA Practice Management Conference in Chicago (May 2-3). 

Prior to the AUA, Edna was in a urology practice for 20 years. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to coding and reimbursement.

On today's "Membership Monday" episode of the AUA Inside Tract Podcast, we're highlighting ways urology residents can get the most from their experience at the upcoming AUA Annual Meeting.

The 2019 Annual Meeting takes place May 3-6 in Chicago, Ill. This podcast episode is hosted by Dr. Ben Ristau of the AUA's Young Urologists Committee.

This year's Annual Urology Advocacy (AUA) Summit was held March 4-6 on Capitol Hill.

It focused on expanding, strengthening and unifying the voice of urology on policy matters affecting practices and patients. This episode includes interviews with Dr. Chris Gonzalez and Brad Stine, AUA Legislative and Political Affairs Director.

The 2019 Urology Residency Match results were recently released by the Society of Academic Urologists (SAU) and the AUA.

On this episode of the Inside Tract, we interview three urology residents: Hans Arora, MD, PhD, Meena Davuluri, MD, MPH, and Michael Ernst, MD.

These residents share their match day experience, and give us their  thoughts on the urology match as a whole. For more statistics and facts on the recent Urology Residency Match, please visit AUAnet.org. 

In this episode of AUA Inside Tract, we discuss talking with patients about Non-Metastatic CRPC treatment options with guest Dr. Alexander Kutikov. Dr. Kutikov is chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. 

This discussion takes place as the urologist's role continues to expand in the treatment and care of non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC).