Urology Times staff

“People and patients are so much more informed now, and they're so engaged in their health. It's fantastic,” says Raevti Bole, MD.

“We were a bit surprised that the males with IC/BPS didn't look more like the females with regard to the magnitude of decrease in urinary symptom severity required to feel better,” says Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, PhD.

Amar Kishan, MD, highlights findings showing that MRI-guided SBRT is superior to CT-guided SBRT in localized prostate cancer.

“These shortages and declines in supply have forced practitioners to readjust their diagnostic algorithms or at least question the usual practices,” says Jacob Taylor, MD, MPH.

"UH is working on starting clinics throughout rural Northeast Ohio, and we're meeting to develop a FPMRS program, both virtual and in-person, so patients can have access to this point of care," says David Sheyn, MD.

“Many were concerned that what the MIPS policy is really measuring is an ability to track and report measures as opposed to the actual provision of quality care,” says Avinash Maganty, MD.

“If you have 100 bacteria in the voided samples and you have 50 bacteria in the catheterized samples, you assume that a lot of it from the cup is because of contamination,” says Laura Bukavina, MD, MPH.

“I am interested in looking at postpartum issues for sexual function,” says Rachel Pope, MD, MPH.

“As part of the [MAPP] network, and the research that it did, we recognized that it was really important to consider pelvic pain symptoms separately from urinary symptoms,” says Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, PhD.

"The ultimate goal is to have as much of our time spent on actual patient care and complex decision-making [as possible]," says David Canes, MD.

“Microbiome studies are small, and that's a problem. Usually, you have 20 patients here, 30 patients there…We were able to get about 120 patients,” says Laura Bukavina, MD, MPH.

“That's not something we're going to know potentially for many years, but I do think all of us are wondering, are we going to see much more interest in vasectomy reversals down the line?” says Sarah Vij, MD.

"The overarching goal is to both increase the identification of patients with urinary incontinence as well as shorten the time between diagnosis and appropriate treatment," says David Sheyn, MD.

“For a lot of women with lichen sclerosis, they actually go for years without being diagnosed,” says Rachel Pope, MD, MPH.

“You can really see the difference with the patients who go for physical therapy and the ones who don't,” says Ricardo M. de Oliveira Soares, MD.

"We wanted to make sure that it was highlighted that men really need to be screened, and it should be covered by insurance," says Adam Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI.

“I would have to say the most exciting part of the whole conference was how many medical students and trainees were there,” says Rachel Pope, MD, MPH.

“We found a significant increase in men under 30 getting vasectomies,” says Raevti Bole, MD.

Regardless of the type of chemotherapy regimen received, there was a benefit with the use of frontline avelumab maintenance in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, explains Srikala S. Sridhar, MD.

"When we think about what burnout does to our workforce, the ramifications are significant," says Andrew M. Harris, MD.

"The future's bright, and I think we have a lot more people engaged," says Denise Asafu- Adjei, MD, MPH.

"There's a potential for a more nuanced approach to screening where you assess baseline at 40 for all races, so that you can then determine who needs to be screened regularly or not," says Adam Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI.

“Whenever you're talking about the risk of incontinence, you should know your own data and not cite a specialist who has done a [large amount] of cases,” says Ricardo M. de Oliveira Soares, MD.

"Helping urologists establish practices in rural areas and incentivizing those practices is so important," says Kevin Koo, MD, MPH.

“One of the key challenges in the refractory renal cell population is identifying mechanisms of resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors, and really delving in and figuring out how to target those mechanisms of resistance,” says Zhang.

“There's a lot of talk about Roe v. Wade affecting the reproductive health of women. This implies that it's also affecting reproductive health decisions for men,” says Sarah Vij, MD.

There currently 2 PARP inhibitors—olaparib and rucaparib—approved as monotherapies for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Part of Shore’s recommendations include 15 to 30 minutes of exercise daily, consisting of both a cardio component and some level of cross resistance for muscle development.

"Working on interstate licensing agreements and compacts is another long-term sustainable solution to ensure that telehealth remains robust and viable for both our patients and our practices," says Kevin Koo, MD, MPH.

“When I'm discussing surgery, or any kind of treatment for prostate cancer, with patients, I always talk about the ‘trifecta,’ “ says Ricardo M. de Oliveira Soares, MD.