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“There are real, tangible consequences when we prescribe medications to our patients, not just the [adverse] effects studied in clinical trials,” says Brian Cortese.

“I think one of the hottest topics for advocacy right now relates to reimbursement for telemedicine,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

“We are now doing more testing on the RNA side,” says Brittany M. Szymaniak, PhD, CGC.

“For this population of patients…testosterone replacement therapy does appear to be safe from a cardiovascular standpoint,” says A. Michael Lincoff, MD.

"The Inflation Reduction Act could impact the livelihoods of a lot of patients by reducing their annual out-of-pocket costs," says Brian Cortese.

"In 2021, we were finally able to demonstrate a statistically significant difference in burnout between men and women in urology with women having much higher burnout rates," says Amanda C. North, MD.

"My predominant role as a genetic counselor is really to serve our patient population and help support our providers," says Brittany M. Szymaniak, PhD, CGC.

"Within the Inflation Reduction Act, there is a provision that will cap the out-of-pocket contribution for Medicare beneficiaries, dropping to $3250 in 2024, as well as $2,000 in 2025," says Brian Cortese.

"We did an additional study where we surveyed all of the medical students who applied to urology this year... 1 in 5 applicants took programs off their list because they were located in states where abortion is illegal," says Chloe E. Peters, MD.

"I can't speak for the FDA, but I would hope and anticipate that the results of this trial may lead to a modification of the label and the warning," says A. Michael Lincoff, MD.

Experts summarize how the use of PSMA-PET imaging has impacted the field to date and share their hopes for the future.

The panel discusses the possibility of PSMA-PET becoming the standard-of-care imaging modality for prostate cancer, which may obviate the need for conventional imaging and bone scans, and then touches on the increasing availability of PSMA-targeted radiotherapies.

"If you were to look at this paper and others that are coming out like it, it appears that disposable cystoscopy is going to be the future for us," said David D. Thiel, MD.

“After I finished my fellowship, I came straight back to Montefiore. I was very drawn to taking care of the patients in the Bronx,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

Hamid Emamekhoo, MD, explains his approach to discussing the ongoing cancer drug shortage with his patients with genitourinary cancers.

"We make the argument in our discussion of this paper that any discussion further on cost needs to include encounters," says David D. Thiel, MD.

"The principal finding was non inferiority," says A. Michael Lincoff, MD.

The shortage has been affecting the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancers, including bladder cancer.

"We wanted to look and see [if] there any differences between the disposable scope group and the reusable scope group, and as the paper shows, there were," says David D. Thiel, MD.

“I think the prostate cancer community has benefited a lot in the past several years with the advent of enhanced imaging tools to help us better stage patients with prostate cancer both at their initial diagnosis and if, unfortunately, they have a recurrence,” says Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD.

"There are likely, based on their other results, going to be urologists not willing to move to those states, it's going to exacerbate shortages in care," says Chloe E. Peters, MD.

"41% of practicing urologists said that if Dobbs had happened when they were looking for their current position, they would have picked a different job," says Chloe E. Peters, MD.

A. Michael Lincoff, MD, shares the impetus for the TRAVERSE study.

Drs Cookson and Sellinger discuss the remaining unmet needs in imaging for patients with prostate cancer.

The panel shares their perspectives on the transition to virtual multidisciplinary tumor boards for patients with prostate cancer after the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I would say that the take-home message of the study is that these immunosuppressive medications have alterations in the microbiology in a lot of these organs and a lot of these tumors," says Conor Driscoll, MD.

"The main advantage of the Lithovue Elite is that it allows for intrarenal and intraureteral pressure monitoring," says Ravi Munver, MD.

"Northwestern Madison's urology program has a very robust clinical research enterprise," says Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD.

"Since 2021, there have been significant changes made to documentation and billing, where now our documentation can be more focused," says Jyoti Chouhan, DO, PharmD, FACS.