We will review what causes CUR and the AUA White paper definition of the condition.  We will review strategies for management, including who could benefit from treatment and who could be observed.

At the end of this webinar participants will be able to: 

• Understand how to differentiate between acute and chronic urinary retention;
• Identify people with CUR who are at risk for morbidity;
• Describe treatment strategies for managing symptomatic CUR.

Dr. John Stoffel, MD, is the Lapides Family Research Professor and Chief of the Division of Neurourology and Pelvic Reconstruction (NPR) within the University of Michigan, Department of Urology.  He attended Stanford University as an undergraduate, Washington University in St Louis for medical school and completed his urology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Lahey Clinic.  This was followed by a female/neuro/reconstructive urology fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Stoffel is an active clinician and surgeon, and his clinical and research interests include bladder physiology, neurogenic bladder, and complex abdominal reconstructive surgery. He has received several federal and industry-sponsored grants to study these topics and written over 110 papers, invited articles, book chapters and a textbook on these topics.

He is board certified in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (URPS) and a member of the Society of Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) and the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS).  He is a founding member of the Neurogenic Bladder Research Group, which is a research collaborative of 14 institutions across United States and Canada. He has held national and regional leadership positions in Urologic associations, chaired federal grant study sections, and has been a committee member for Practice Guidelines and Quality Improvement/Patient Safety for the American Urological Association.  He currently serves as President of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association.

Mary Duarte Thibault, MD | Baylor College of Medicine

The American Urogynecologic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Urogynecologic Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. AUGS mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all their educational programs. Furthermore, AUGS seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. AUGS is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME.

Faculty Disclosures

John Stoffel serves as Scientific Investigator for Flume Catheter and Spine X. He is a Study Investigator for Coloplast (Neuromodulation OAB), Meditings (Medilight Sensor), and ICON (NDO Study). 

All relevant financial conflicts have been mitigated.

Planner and Staff Disclosures

None of the other planners, reviewers, or AUGS staff have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.