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“[Telemedicine is] not just a form of health care delivery for emergency pandemic situations, this is something that is here to stay,” says Kara L. Watts, MD, in this video.

"None of our patients had unexpected appointments that had to be made after their video encounters…supporting this idea that at least in urology, it seems that telehealth is a substitute for inpatient care when appropriately selected by the physician,” says Juan José Andino, MD.

Ninety-one percent of patients “felt very comfortable sharing sensitive information with the healthcare provider via the telehealth platform,” says Kara L. Watts, MD.

Madeline Zech Ruiz discusses why she included chapters on premature ejaculation and genitourinary symptoms of menopause in her book “I Married a Urologist.”

“One of the toughest parts about having a discussion with a patient about low-risk or early-stage prostate cancer…is actually deciding what might be best for that individual patient,” says Ketan K. Badani, MD.

“The…state of genomic testing continues to evolve,” says Ketan K. Badani, MD.

“What was surprising to us was that in both arms, about a third of the women really didn't have a urinary tract infection,” says Elizabeth R. Mueller, MD, MSME.

“I think as technology evolves, we as urologists need to continue to evolve and make changes to our practice,” says Kevin T. Keating, DO.

"I learned...over the first 10 years [of being married to a urologist] that everybody has a urology issue," says Madeline Zech Ruiz.

“We found in general that there was really no difference in their symptom improvement,” said Elizabeth R. Mueller, MD, MSME, of a study comparing women from whom standard vs expanded cultures were obtained.

“While many patients may think of imaging tests, as many other tests, as [having] a binary outcome, it may be important to have a discussion about how the scoring and MRI works, [and] what the patient can expect to see on their report,” says Stella K. Kang, MD.

Arjun V. Balar, MD, discusses notable findings from 2 separate studies of pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

“What I found exciting was that the extent to which a…PI-RADS 4 score saved biopsies without really affecting the likelihood of detecting clinically significant tumor,” says Stella K. Kang, MD.

"Same-day discharge is safe and feasible across a broad spectrum of FPMRS cases," says Jacqueline Zillioux, MD.

In this video, 5 urologists each weigh in on whether they listen to music in the OR, and if so, what they like to listen to.

Terrence Regan, MD, also discusses appropriate use criteria for advanced imaging from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

“There's a lot that urologists can pick up on how to better interact with their patients,” says David King Keller, PhD, of Active Surveillance Patients International.

“[Prior authorization is] becoming a bigger and bigger problem for each practice,” says urologist Terrence Regan, MD.

“[Prior authorization has] become part of our everyday practicing life, but it does very little to advance quality of care,” says Terrence Regan, MD.

“The key message from this abstract is that the time duration for starting avelumab [Bavencio] maintenance didn't really affect the outcomes,” says Shilpa Gupta, MD.

“The side that can take…complex issues and make them simple…is likely going to be the side that wins in a case,” says Kenton H. Steele, Esq.

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses several recent studies in the metastatic urothelial carcinoma space.

Urologists Steven M. Wahle, MD, and Henry Rosevear, MD, catch up with each other in this wide-ranging conversation.

“If we allow a cardiologist to be critical of a family medicine practitioner, there's a chance that they're being held to an unreasonable standard that doesn't apply to their day to day, which is why that requirement is in place for most but not all states,” says Kenton H. Steele Esq.

"I do think there's a big opportunity, if [telemedicine is] used correctly, to overcome some of these workforce shortages," says Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS.

“We found that medications allegedly causing priapism and the litigation surrounding that is significant because it means that the patient-physician relationship was not well established,” says Ariana Matz, MD.

In this interview, Amy M. Pearlman, MD, also discusses how she uses social media at professional conferences.

“While patient facing apps hold great potential to support self-management behaviors, particularly in stone disease, thoughtful consideration across an array of domains should really be taken prior to supporting or even recommending one of these apps to a patient,” says Jared S. Winoker, MD.

Urologist Amy M. Pearlman, MD, discusses how she uses social platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Tiktok to entertain and inform.

“It's important for any urologist to gain a broader exposure and awareness to the tools and techniques available to help improve efficiency in the operating room and reduce the amount of wasteful time in between cases,” says Niki N. Parikh, MD, MBA, MSBA.