@VMUrology residents are HAPPYπ€& they look forward to telling you why. Pls join them for HAPPY hour Mon 8/17 4pmPST to learn about our culture & the great training you will get in the amazing Pacific Northwest. TO REGISTER email Joytika.mala@virginiamason.org. @VirginiaMason
Wednesday water wisdom:
Give a man a catheter, and his bladder will be empty for a day.
Teach a man to catheterize, and his bladder will be empty for the rest of his life.
What other adages/axioms are ripe for adaptation to urology?
Sunday morning non-uromedical proclamation:
6/8 πΆ πΆ is the best time signature πΌπ» (disappointed that there are not bass clef and trombone emojis)
Change my mind π€
Into my 7th year as some kind of resident taking primary call, and I've begun to appreciate the beauty in the overnight consult:
1. Educating/reassuring the patient during a stressful time.
2. Helping out another service with your expertise.
3. Doing the right thing.
1/
I know it can feel overwhelming when you fall into a "me vs. universe" rut. The isolation can be very burdensome, at times too much to bear. Someone is always available; don't be too proud to reach out. We're all on the same team, and that team is a lot larger than you think!
3/
Wrapping up:
Seek out the opportunity in the immediate challenge
Recruit patients/nurses/physicians/etc as allies in your quest to deliver excellent care
Ask for help. Vulnerability doesn't have to be a liability
And sleep when you can, but not at someone else's expense
4/4
While reading for academic day at Madigan, couldn't help but make this flowchart on surveillance recs for low risk NMIBC from AUA guidelines...because I am a huge nerd. Hope this helps someone/feel free to use for whatever! Feedback welcome π§ @jkfrankel@Ted_Wynne@VMUrology
To close the loop, low risk includes a single low grade Ta lesion less than or equal to 3 cm in size, as well as papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential (say that 5 times fast?)
Voted! Happy to be a part of this project; estimated particpation in 30 stent cases this past year, many using ICG. ICG w/o stents is super slick, and the abstract speaks for itself. Let's keep up the multi-disciplinary effort to push the envelope! @RPDonahue@awstamm@Twillfull
Grateful to be among 73 amazing abstracts. Check out & vote for cohort 1, group 5, abstract #11 (my 1st visual abstract!) Our colorectal surgery dept collaborates w/ @VMUrology as we show our experience of ureteral ICG w/ and w/o stents. @jakaplan@ValSimianu@RonRonChengMD