The Modern Urologist

Alan Winkler, Executive Director of Urology San Antonio shares his experience with bringing a new EHR system online. The technical challenges of building out existing clinical pathways and the steps taken internally to get the requisite physician and staff adoption are discussed in-detail. The additional value behind upgrading to a new EHR and how a practice can mitigate potential losses of productivity and increased costs are also explored. 

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In this episode, Dr. Todd Cohen kicks off prostate cancer awareness month by interviewing prostate cancer survivor - Byron Sparkman. Byron shares his personal cancer journey starting at the time he learned of his elevated PSA, to getting a biopsy, and the additional steps he took to feel comfortable making a treatment decision. Byron also shares his advice for men and families that are currently going through similar experiences and how they to can make more informed healthcare decisions. 

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Dr. Paul Sieber continues his conversation with Dr. Todd Cohen around managing the advanced prostate cancer patient. The use of somatic and germline testing to support decision making within the treatment algorithm are discussed. Medical management changes of positive mutation carriers and the commercial use of PARP inhibitors are also explored.

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In this episode, Dr. Paul Sieber from Lancaster Urology sits down to talk about how his practice is managing advanced prostate cancer. The rise in the number of M0 prostate cancer patients and how advanced treatment protocols are being used to provide better care are discussed at length. 

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Dr. Walter Rayford joins Dr. Todd Cohen to talk about the racial disparities among African American men and prostate cancer. Dr. Rayford has been extensively involved in researching discrepancies in prostate cancer disease outcomes and shares his experiences and recommendations for better educating and treating the African American patient. Dr. Rayford also talks about his work with advocacy groups and what these groups are doing to better educate and support men with prostate cancer. 

 

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Dr. Cohen and Dr. Neal Shore continue their conversation about prioritizing patient care using personalized testing to better risk stratify and create customized treatment plans. 

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In this episode, Dr. Neal Shore, with Atlantic Urology Clinics in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Medical Director at Carolina Urologic Research Center discusses how his practice continues to adapt to the current COVID-19 pandemic, specifically around the importance of patient prioritization during their recovery phase. Strategies to better decide which patients should be biopsied right away and how to prioritize treatment is discussed in detail. Dr. Shore and Dr. Todd Cohen will talk about the role biomarkers can play in controlling the patient backlog that practices will face when deciding which patient’s go first with elective or non-essential surgery

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Dr. Cohen continues his conversation with Urologists and CEOs Dr. Ed Cohen and Dr. David Ellis on how their respective practices continue to adapt to the current crisis. The topics of federal loan programs, personal protective equipment (PPE) and the processes behind successfully executing tele-health are discussed. 

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In this episode of the COVID-19 series, Dr. David Ellis and Dr. Ed Cohen continue to share how they have further adapted their individual operations and practices to deal with the current pandemic. Both CEOs share at-length their short and long-term concerns and how they plan to manage patients once social distancing guidelines are rescinded.  

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In this episode, Dr. Todd Cohen follows up on his previous conversation with Dr. David Ellis, and Dr. Ed Cohen on how these providers and their practices continue to adapt and evolve patient care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges associated with implementing  tele-health workflows to  maintain existing patient volume is discussed at length. The future role of tele-health and what that means for Urologists going forward is also explored. 

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