2022 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…

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Dr. 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…

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WSAUA 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…

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Synopsis: 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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AUA names Dr. Eugene Rhee as new Chair of AUA Public Policy Council

The WSAUA wishes to congratulate Dr. Rhee for this appointment.  He has been involved with health policy for many years and is an excellent choice for this position. This is a credit to Eugene personally, but also recognizes the great work that has been brought forth and made possible by the Western Section over the…

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