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- In this conversation, Ruchika Talwar interviews Rishi Sekar, a Urologic Oncology Fellow at the University of Michigan, about his research on the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and its relevance to urologic cancers. The SVI measures social disadvantage at the community level by considering factors such as income, education, and geographic location. They discuss the potential of SVI to shed light...
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- In this conversation, Samuel Washington speaks with Walter Rayford and Curtis Pettaway about the Consortium on Disparities of Urologic Conditions (ConDUC). ConDUC was established in 2017 to address the need for increased African American participation in clinical trials and prostate cancer registries. The structure of ConDUC involves an executive team, a scientific review committee, and an externa...
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- Katie Murray joins Ashish Kamat discusses optimizing care for bladder cancer in women. Dr. Murray highlights the need to understand the biologic and diagnostic differences, as well as the timing of diagnoses and survival disparities in bladder cancer among women. She emphasizes the importance of raising awareness among primary care physicians and advocating for early diagnosis, as women often expe...
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- Sam Washington and Cheryl Lee discuss the Challenges of Urologic Research Symposium, focusing on overcoming health disparities in urologic research. The conversation highlights the need to address health disparities through research and collaboration. They discuss various aspects, including the history of race in research, clinical and translational research, increasing representation in clinical...
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- In this conversation, Sam Chang discusses a publication with Mark Tyson that focuses on the use of the TAR-200 device in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The study aimed to understand the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of the device in patients who were not suitable for radical cystectomy or radiation therapy. The initial findings showed that the device was well-tolera...
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- In this conversation, Sam Washington interviews Linda McIntire, a urologist at My Michigan Health and the President of the R Frank Jones Urological Society. R. Frank Jones is named after Richard Francis Jones, the first Black urologist certified by the American Board of Urology in 1936. The society represents the interests of Black urologists and aims to increase their numbers and support their pr...
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- In this discussion, Zach Klaassen and Sarah Psutka focus on muscle-invasive bladder cancer and the challenges faced by high-risk patients undergoing radical cystectomy. They discuss the complexities of the surgery, including the reconstructive and bowel components, as well as the comorbidities and frailty commonly observed in bladder cancer patients. The importance of evaluating social support and...
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- John Davis, Professor of Urology, discusses the new Journal of Urology Open Plus with Phillip Koo. The journal aims to provide fully gold open access, making research freely accessible to all. It addresses the need for easily accessible research, especially for publicly funded projects. The concept of cascading allows submissions to be considered across multiple journals within the AUA. The focus...
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- Sohrab Ali presented findings on urothelial injuries during the passage of a ureteral access sheath. 23% of patients sustain a urothelial injury during passage of a ureteral access sheath. During the ureteral sizing study, 20 female pigs underwent sequential passage of urethral dilators. Despite adhering to forces of less than six Newtons, known to be the safe limit for access sheath passage, 13 u...
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- Seyed Amiryaghoub M Lavasani presents on the forces exerted during ureteroscopy, a study that aimed to investigate the force applied by urologists when placing ureteral access sheets. Forces below six newtons showed no ureteral injury, while forces above eight led to severe ureteral injuries. Biography: Seyed Amiryaghoub M. Lavasani, Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, CA Read...
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