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New Educational Videos Available on SIU Academy
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Roundtable Discussion on Interstitial Cystitis
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By: Curtis Nickel (Canada), Robert Evans and Kenneth Peters (United States)
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This roundtable discussion features Dr. Kenneth Peters, Dr. Robert Evans, and Dr. Curtis Nickel discussing the clinical management of females with interstitial cystitis (IC). Focus is on the evaluation and treatment of a typical patient with IC.
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Key points include:
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Communication is key to learning what patients need and want and to set treatment expectations.
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It is important to validate the disease to patients.
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Pain may come from beyond the bladder. A careful and detailed physical exam is needed.
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Individualized assessment and multimodal, multidisciplinary care are essential. Identify triggers.
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IC should be treated as a chronic disease.
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The patient must be treated as a whole and the impact of IC on the quality of life determined.
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Expert Interview with Dr. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa and Dr. Ervin Kocjancic: An African Perspective on Functional and Reconstructive Urology
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Dr. Ervin Kocjancic (United States) interviews Dr. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa (Nigeria) on the African perspective on medical education, urology, and functional and reconstructive urology. Dr.
Olapade-Olaopa compares his experiences in urological surgery in the UK and US with techniques and practices currently used in West Africa. He explains the adaptation of Western techniques for use in Nigeria and how urological problems in Africa differ from those in the West. He also discusses the African medical education system, the rise of urology as a specialty, and the influx of women into the field of urology in Africa.
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Expert Interview with Dr. Allen Morey and Dr. Ervin Kocjancic: An American Perspective on Functional and Reconstructive Urology
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Dr. Ervin Kocjancic (United States) interviews Dr. Allen Morey (US) on the American perspective on functional and reconstructive urology in males. Dr. Morey, a leading expert in the field, shares his rich experience, focussing on his work in third world countries. Reconstructive urology is a relatively young sub-speciality and is one of the most underserved specialties worldwide, making training of other physicians very important to expand the field because successful reconstruction can be transformative for patients. Dr. Morey discusses challenges associated with increasing the reach of techniques to the third world and how collaboration with physicians in other countries can help improve techniques back home.
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