Member only benefit! The Doppler and Advanced Techniques presented will instruct participants in the physics, machine settings, probe options and techniques for performing intraoperative ultrasound in the practice of urology. The use of ALARA in the performance of intraoperative ultrasound will be discussed. The surgical techniques for achieving optimal visualization and three-dimensional understanding of urologic anatomy will be discussed. The clinical indications and contemporary capabilities for the performance of intraoperative ultrasound will be presented.

This activity satisfies the AIUM requirement - "The physician should complete 10 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ specific to genitourinary ultrasound every 3 years."

Pre-Requisite:

It is expected that participants are urologists or urology residents and will have completed the full day Ultrasound course and the three modules on ultrasound of the abdomen, prostate and male genitalia prior to participating in this educational activity.

Target Audience

Urologist
Urology Resident

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, attendees should be able to:

Identify the clinical indications for the performance of intraoperative ultrasound.
Describe the techniques for optimal imaging using contemporary intraoperative ultrasound probes.
State the principles associated with ALARA for the use of ultrasound.
Indicate the modifications in traditional ultrasound technique that are required for the performance of intraoperative ultrasound.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 Non-Physician Participation

Course opens:

09/01/2017

Course expires:

09/01/2020

Rating:

Faculty Disclosures
Jaime Landman, MD: Cook Urological: Consultant or Advisor, Owner, Product Development; Cook: Consultant or Advisor; Galil Medical: Consultant or Advisor, Scientific Study or Trial

Planners:
Planning Committee Members’ Disclosures

Urologic Diagnostic & Therapeutic Imaging Committee (UDTIC)

Ronney Abaza, MD
Disclosures: Intuitive Surgical Inc: Other; Surgiquest Inc.: Scientific Study or Trial; Ohio Urological Society: Leadership Position

Dean G. Assimos, MD
Disclosures: Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF): Consultant or Advisor; Medical Review in Urology: Health Publishing; Urology Times: Health Publishing; National Institute of Health (NIH): IScientific Study or Trial

Kimberly Chancy
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose

Patrick N. Ciccone, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose

Pat Fox Fulgham, MD
Disclosures: Urology Clinics of North Texas: Investment Interest

Frederick A. Gulmi, MD
Disclosures: Brooklyn Urologic Research Group: Leadership Position; Allied Urological Services and Metropolitan Lithotripsy Associates: Leadership Position, Investment Interest, Employee; CHD Biosciences: Consultant or Advisor

Blake D. Hamilton, MD
Disclosures: MextMed, Inc.: Consultant or Advisor; Karl Storz Endoscopy: Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Cook Urological: Consultant or Advisor

Peter M. Knapp Jr., MD
Disclosures: Medtronic: Scientific Study or Trial, Other; Strand Diagnostics LLC: Consultant or Advisor, Owner, Product Development

Surena F. Matin, MD
Disclosures: Mike Hogg Fund: Scientific Study or Trial; AT&T: Scientific Study or Trial

Arturo Mendoza-Valdes, MD
Disclosures: Bristol Myers: Scientific Study or Trial; AMGEN: Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Levturer; TEVA: Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Levturer; BAYER: Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Levturer;

David Fredrick Penson, MD
Disclosures: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Scientific Study or Trial; Astellas: Scientific Study or Trial; medivation: Scientific Study or Trial; National Institutes of Health: Consultant or Advisor; US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Consultant or Advisor, Scientific Study or Trial

Christopher Porter, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose

Daniel Rukstalis, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose

Sheila Stark, PhD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose

Stephanie Stinchcomb, CPC
Disclosures: Accurate Coding Solutions: Consultant or Advisor; Board of Medical Specialty Coding: Consultant or Advisor

Martha K. Terris, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose

J. Brantley Thrasher, MD
Disclosures: Oakstone Publishing's Practical Reviews in Urology: Leadership Position; Urology Times: Leadership Position; Residency Review Committee in Urology: Leadership Position; Society of Urologic Oncology: Leadership Position; SUCPD: Leadership Position

Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD
Disclosures: Centocor: Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Dendronl: Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Medivation: Consultant or Advisor, Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Photocure: Consultant or Advisor

Method of Participation
To claim credits/hours of participation, participants must take the online pretest, view the online video, take the online posttest passing with a score of at least 80%, complete and submit the evaluation.

Estimated time to complete this activity: 1.0 hour

Renewal Date: September, 2017
Expiration Date: September, 2020
Original Release Date: November, 2014

AUA Disclosure Policy
All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) participating in an educational activity provided by the AUA are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.

Resolution of Identified Conflict of Interest
All disclosures will be reviewed by the program/course directors or editors for identification of conflicts of interest. Peer reviewers, working with the program directors and/or editors, will document the mechanism(s) for management and resolution of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to resolve conflict of interest

Resolution of Identified Conflict of Interest
All disclosures will be reviewed by the program/course directors or editors for identification of conflicts of interest. Peer reviewers, working with the program directors and/or editors, will document the mechanism(s) for management and resolution of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to resolve conflict of interest:

Peer review for valid, evidence-based content of all materials associated with an educational activity by the course/program director, editor, and/or Education Content Review Committee or its subgroup
Limit content to evidence with no recommendations
Introduction of a debate format with an unbiased moderator (point-counterpoint)
Inclusion of moderated panel discussion
Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
Limit equipment representatives to providing logistics and operation support only in procedural demonstrations
Divestiture of the relationship by faculty

Faculty
The content of this enduring material was developed by Jaime Landman, MD.

Faculty Disclosures
Jaime Landman, MD: Cook Urological: Consultant or Advisor, Owner, Product Development; Cook: Consultant or Advisor; Galil Medical: Consultant or Advisor, Scientific Study or Trial