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The application period is now open for the PFD Research Foundation Grants. Foundation research funds are made available to qualified AUGS members to pursue their research question. Goals of this research grant program are to support the completion of research projects which will lead to publication and presentation at future AUGS Annual Scientific Meetings and to support the development of junior researchers in the field who will go on to obtain additional funding for future research on pelvic floor disorders. For detailed information about the grants program and to apply, visit the PFD Research Foundation website.
The application period for the PFD Research Foundation Grant Cycle will close on March 1.
The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are pleased to announce a scholarship available to U.S. Fellows, Associate Fellows and Resident Members in good standing of both AUGS and ACS. Applicants must be at least 30 years old, but under 60, on the date that the completed application is filed.
The scholarship supports attendance and participation in the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management, which will take place June 3-9, 2018 at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
The deadline for receipt of all application materials is Feb. 1, 2018. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection committee’s decision by early April 2018. View more details on the scholarship.
2017 has been another successful year for AUGS. We launched a new website and online community, expanded our series of patient fact sheets and hosted another successful annual meeting at PFD Week 2017 in Providence, RI.
Don't miss out on the great things to come in 2018 — renew your AUGS dues today!
After you have completed the dues renewal process, be sure to check your membership profile to verify that all contact information is correct. This will help other members, and potential patients, find you quickly and easily!
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Neurourology and Urodynamics
The proportion of prolapse repairs reported as anterior repairs without apical suspension is decreasing, although it remains a substantial portion. Recent log year, FPMRS, and academic affiliation were associated with prolapse repairs addressing apical support.
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Sexual Medicine
VTI allows biomechanical and functional characterization of the vaginal conditions that can be used for (i) understanding "normal" vaginal conditions, (ii) quantification of the deviation from normality, (iii) personalized treatment (radiofrequency, laser, or plastic surgery), and (iv) assessment of the applied treatment outcome.
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Maturitas
Higher staging of prolapse, larger genital hiatus and apical compartment prolapse are clinical predictors for dislodgment of a vaginal pessary. Despite this, nearly half of women with stage III/IV prolapse were able to use a vaginal pessary for one year. Therefore, a vaginal pessary should be offered despite their staging of prolapse.
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Neurourology and Urodynamics
A growing proportion of female urologic cases are performed by female subspecialists, with a significant increase since initiation of FPMRS subspecialty certification. Women surgeons account for a disproportionate volume of these cases despite remaining a minority of certifying urologists and female subspecialists.
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The impact of UI surgery on sexual function is uncertain because of the imprecision of the effect and inconsistency among studies. Only limited evidence on the impact of the transobturator vs the retropubic sling was found.
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Surgeons and medical interventionalists are at high risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, with rates comparable to construction workers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Surgery.
The study is the first synthesis of the topic to date, and throws light on a problem many physicians face during their careers.
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URO Today
Anticholinergics are the mainstay of pharmacotherapy for OAB. Evidence for their efficacy is mostly derived from short-term phase III randomized drug trials. Placebo response is strong, and long-term follow-up and patient subjective outcome data are lacking. Care providers need to be well acquainted with the side effects of anticholinergics and select therapy based on individual patient parameters.
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The doctor enters and pulls up the electronic medical record. The patient's history is already there. So is the CT scan. The doctor drags and drops the image, presses the "analyze" button. An actionable diagnosis appears a moment later. If artificial intelligence (AI) were to one day take over much of clinical practice, as some fear or anticipate — being potentially faster, more reliable, and generally better at certain tasks than humans — clinical decisions may no longer depend on tired eyes, imperfect risk scores, or lagging guidelines.
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