Advocacy
2026 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Recap
2026 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Recap By John S. Lam, MD, MBA, FACS, Los Angeles, CA AUA State Advocacy Committee Rep WSAUA Health Policy Committee District 6 Rep Past-President California Urological Association Thank you to all that joined us for the 2026 AUA Summit in Washington, DC, Feb 23-25. The ninth Annual Advocacy Summit…
Read More2022 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Recap
2022 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Recap Thank you to all that joined us for the 5th AUA Summit in Washington, DC last week. More than 275 attendees registered for the Summit this year, including over a dozen patient advocates and more than 65 medical students, residents, and fellows. The conference kicked off with Major Garrett…
Read MoreDr. Catherine R. deVries receives Urology Care Foundation’s inaugural 2021 Humanitarian Recognition Award
Congratulations to Dr. deVries! The AUA Urology Care Foundation has announced that Dr. Catherine R. deVries has been named the recipient of the Foundation’s inaugural 2021 Humanitarian Recognition Award. The Urology Care Foundation Humanitarian Recognition Award aims to acknowledge an individual, or individuals, for their demonstrated commitment to improving access to quality urologic health care…
Read MoreWSAUA President, Jeffrey Frankel, MD receives Inaugural Herb Sohn Award
Western Section AUA is proud to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Frankel, 2019 WSAUA President, has received the Herb Sohn Award for excellence in advocacy for urology. The award was presented at the AACU meeting on October 13, 2019, Washington, DC. The Award is intended to be presented to a urologist who has demonstrated vision, leadership…
Read MoreSynopsis: AUA Advocacy Summit Summary –2019
By Dr. John Lam, CUA Secretary & Representative to AUA Summit The American Urological Association (AUA) hosted its Annual Advocacy Summit from March 4-6, 2019. I attended this 3-day conference along with fellow California urologists, Drs. Peter Bretan, Hyung Kim, Eugene Rhee, Ira Sharlip, Jeremy Shelton, Aaron Spitz, Matthew Pollard, Alan Kaplan, William Bonney, Benjamin…
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