Outlook Newsletter – April 2020
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Read MoreDr. Barry 2020 Meeting Take-Away’s
Meeting Abstract Take-Aways. Kimbrough 2020 CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN M. BARRY, MD The principle of regenerative pharmacology is to stimulate the body to self-heal in situ. Local administration of the chemokine CXCL12 is being studied in a nonhuman primate male model of chronic post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction and post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. We hope it works. The…
Read More2019 Benefactors
PLATINUM LEVEL Preston & Kathy Littrell LEVEL 1 Brian Auge, MD John M. Barry, MD Charlie H. Bridges, MD Joseph Y. Clark, MD Martin L. Dresner, MD, FACS Harold Frazier, MD Michael Hermans, MD Steve Lynch, MD Francisco R. Rodriguez, MD Thomas A. Rozanski, MD Kara C. Taggart, MD Tom Turlington, MD Chanc Rustin Walters,…
Read More2020 Meeting “Take-Aways” from Dr. Joe Clark (must read)
Research on stem cell therapy for treating post prostatectomy incontinence has focused on both injecting stem cells as well as targeting in-situ regeneration of tissue with small molecules. Despite changes to government service urology, there continues to be similar types of research presented at the SGSU meetings. It is possible to not place a ureteral…
Read More2020 Kimbrough Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2020 Annual James C. Kimbrough Seminar Award Winners – Charlotte, NC HG Stevenson Award For outstanding support and dedicated service to the SGSU and urology residency programs. Presented to: Steve Lynch, MD Honorary Lifetime Membership Award For lifeme dedicatioon and service to the SGSU. Presented to: Al Squitieri, MD…
Read MoreTripler Army Medical Center study published in the October issue of The Journal of Urology
Using Opioids After Vasectomy May Trigger Persistent Use: Study By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Taking opioids after a vasectomy doesn’t improve pain control and is associated with increased risk of persistent use of the addictive painkillers months later, a new study says. It included 228 men who had…
Read MoreIn Memoriam – Preston Littrell
To the entire SGSU membership, It is with a heavy heart that I report sad news. Our beloved Preston Littrell has passed away. Kathy Littrell called me yesterday to let me know that he died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning (7/27/19). Preston served as the SGSU administrator for nearly 20 years. He…
Read More2019 Kimbrough Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 Annual James C. Kimbrough Seminar Award Winners – Kona, Hawaii HG Stevenson Award for outstanding support and dedicated service to the SGSU and urology residency programs. Presented to: Joseph Clark, MD. Honorary Lifetime Membership Award for lifetime dedicatioon and service to the SGSU. Presented to: COL (Ret.) Noah Schenkman, MD Prince…
Read MoreDr. Barry 2019 Meeting Take-Away’s
CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN M. BARRY, MD Single stage sacral neuromodulation may replace the two-stage procedure. NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers bladder dysfunction in diabetic (Prize winner – Basic Science) The NLRP3 mediates bladder decompensation during bladder outlet obstruction in rats. Glyburide inhibits it. (Prize winner – Basic Science) The combination of low-energy shock wave therapy and…
Read MoreOutlook Newsletter – May 2019
Click link below to view the 2019 meeting highlights ! https://govurology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sgsu-may-2019-newsletter.pdf
Read MoreMilitary Doctors In Crosshairs Of A Budget Battle
Military Doctors In Crosshairs Of A Budget Battle Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The U.S. military is devising major reductions in its medical corps, unnerving the system’s advocates who fear the cuts will hobble the armed forces’ ability to adequately care for health problems of military personnel at home and abroad. The move inside the…
Read MoreFormer Air Force officer calls Washington’s approach to veteran health care ‘short-sighted’
The HILL.com Feb. 14, 2019 Washington is often disconnected from the veterans communities, and that division can lead to ineffective policies, former Air Force officer Michael Haynie told Hill.TV. “The extent to which we have conversations in D.C. about the social, economic, wellness concerns of this community without connecting those conversations back to the communities…
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