Update On Use Of A Temporary Stent In The Prostate:
When your nurses and staff wear these fun CME2P lapel pins, patients will have a good laugh as they work out the meaning behind the letters. Email us to order.
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(Last month's survey results: 40% attend more than four professional meetings each year; 20% attend four; 20% attend three; 20% attend two.)
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Quote Of The Month:
"The art of medicine is in amusing a patient while nature affects the cure."
Voltaire (1694 - 1778) Author and philosopher.
Word Of The Month:
deglutition
/,dê-glü-'ti-shen from Latin deglutire, to swallow down.
noun: The act or process of swallowing, particularly the swallowing of food. Related to "glutton" (someone who eats too much).
This Month In History:
July 12, 1540 - English King Henry VIII decreed that every year two bodies of dead prisoners would be given to the United Barber-Surgeon Company for learning anatomy. Barbers did the majority of surgeries in the 1500's, hence the red and white "barber poles" symbolizing bleeding and bandaging.
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A post-brachy patient recently called The Company enquiring whether The Spanner™ might help his situation. Four months post-therapy, still in retention, wearing a catheter, the gentleman had found information about The Spanner on the Internet. more
Expand Your Mind:
An interesting discussion occurred during the comment time for AUA 2010 presentation #1786: "A 5 year study of the use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: Finasteride has equal efficacy and prostate volume reduction but has less sexual side effects and breast enlargement than Dutasteride". more
The Road To AUA In Washington, DC:
The 2011 AUA (May 14-19) offers a chance to extend your business trip by a few days to see the sights. For instance, The Smithsonian Museum is home to over 142 MILLION objects including Arabella the NASA space spider. more
Improve Your Practice:
The Houston Medical Journal recently published a helpful article for marketing a medical practice. more
Worth a Look:
One message was given clearly at the AUA 2010: support UROPAC, the political action committee of Urology. It's worth a look at the AACU's web page to stay apprised of recent actions in Washington DC. more
On A Lighter Note:
 A man walks into his doctor's office and sits down in the waiting room.
While he is waiting his turn to be seen, a casual acquaintance walks in and sits down next to him.
The newcomer asks "W w what are yyy you ddd doing here?"
The man replies, "I am waiting to see the doctor."
"W wwhy dd do yyy you wwant to sss see hhim?"
The man replies, "Well, if you must know, I have a prostate problem."
"A pp prostate ppp problem, wwhat's ttthat?"
"Well, if you must know. I pee like you talk."
Winners:
Congratulations to the two winners of The Spanner AUA booth drawings held in San Francisco:
Alex Batta, MD from Riverside, California was the winner of the crystal desk organizer.
Ashok Kar, MD from Orange California was the winner of Stenting the Urinary System (Second Edition) textbook.
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