Instructional Course - Requires Course Pass or Individual Course Ticket, Additional Registration Required

011IC: Foundations of Female Urology

Instructional Course Director(s)

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  J. Christian Winters, MD

  LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans

Instructional Course Faculty(s)

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  Stephen Kraus, MD

  SUFU
  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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  Nirit Rosenblum, MD

  Associate Professor of Urology and OB/GYN
  NYU Langone Medical Center

The course will have 3 separate sessions on: (1) Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Pathophysiology and Surgical Management. (2) Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Surgical Management. (3) Urodynamics in Women and Management of Overactive Bladder. In each of these sessions we will perform 30 minutes of didactics including Powerpoint presentations and videos. The second 30 minutes will be devoted to video presentations and Q+A from the participants. Thus, in this format, we plan to cover topics including female pelvic anatomy, the pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence and prolapse, urodynamic testing in women, midurethral sling techniques, prolapse surgery, and OAB management.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Cite the basic concepts of pelvic floor anatomy, and how certain defects cause pelvic organ prolapse
• Distinguish the different prolapse surgeries, and the certain types of pelvic floor defects they correct
• Interpret the latest concepts regarding the pathophysiology and surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence, and to integrate guidelines into clinical management
• Enumerate the basic principles of urodynamic testing in women with pelvic organ prolapse, and integrate Guidelines into clinical management
• Incorporate the diagnosis and management of OAB, and integrate Guidelines into treatment