WSAUA 2014 Health Policy Survey Achieves 20% Response

The 2014 Western Section Biennial Health Policy Survey reached its objective of obtaining a response rate of 20%. Considered statistically significant, the wide ranging 30 question survey results will be presented at the WSAUA Maui meeting, Oct. 26 during the health policy forum. Dr. Jeffrey Frankel and the Health Policy Committee have been reviewing the…

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Threat Awareness Program set for Maui Meeting

In conjunction with the pioneering the efforts of the California Urological Association, the Western Section has added a new program to help its members deal with the issue of workplace violence, threat awareness, prevention, and response. The first in a series of courses will be offered this year in conjunction with the Western Section AUA…

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Congratulations 2014 Essay Winners

2014 Essay Competition Award Winners   History Essay Contest Winners: First Place Winner: Alan L. Kaplan, MD, UCLA – Joseph J Kaufman: Renaissance Man. Second Place Winner: Eric S. Wisenbaugh, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona – The History of Urethral Stricture Disease Management. Third Place Winner: Matthew Mossanen, MD, Univ. of WA – Foley’s Failures: Learning…

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Western Section establishes 2nd AUA Research Scholar endowment

The WSAUA is pleased to announce its support of a second AUA Research Scholar Program Grant. In accordance with the Board of Directors decision at its recent meeting in Orlando, FL on on May 18, 2014,  the creation of a second Western Section Research Scholar Fund is to be used to support research projects from…

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2014 AUA Awardees from Western Section

The Western section is proud and honored to announce the award by the AUA of a Distinguished Contribution Award to long time members of the section former section and AUA president John Barry M.D, and renowned UCSF professor and researcher Marshall Stoller M.D.  Recognition of their achievements reflects the tremendous benefits they have brought to urologists everywhere and the Western section in…

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