The #AUA17 meeting was starting to hot up with the anticipation of the crossfire sessions controversy in urology, second opinion cases and surgical technique plenary session. The early crossfire session was looking at adult onset hypogonadism. The debaters gave convincing arguments on both sides of the discussion but we were left in no doubt that […]
By Ben Challacombe (@benchallacombe) and Jonathan Makanjuola (@jonmakurology) The AUA meeting was starting to hot up with the anticipation of the Crossfire sessions, PSA screening and the MET debate that appeared to rumble on. We attended the MUSIC (Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative) session. It is a fantastic physician led program including >200 urologists, […]
It has been an important few weeks in for doctors in the United Kingdom, sensationalist headlines have been on the front pages of many of the national newspapers: “Doctors and nurses may face jail for neglect” This has all stemmed for the publication of the Francis report and Berwick review into patient safety. They detail […]
This blog is an update form the originally published comment article in BJU International, 110: 607–608. DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11330.x On the 23rd June 2013 the MHRA (The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) issued a press release stating that ‘patients with serious underlying heart conditions, such as heart failure, heart disease, circulatory problems or a previous heart […]