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Keynote Address: Urologic Pelvic Floor Issues and Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa

Date
March 8, 2013
Credits
1 CH | Expired March 7, 2015
$20
Standard Price

Urologists from William Beaumont Hospital have traveled to Sub-Saharan Africa for the last 5 years. The variety and severity of urologic problems, equipment, personnel, post operative care, and follow up are presented. Emphasis on vesico-vaginal fistula pathogenesis and repair are presented. This is an entertaining discussion of interest to urology practitioners.


Contact hours available until 3/7/2015.


Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:

Donna J. Carrico, WHNP, MS/ Consultant/Presenter Bureau: Uroplasty Inc.
Tamara Dickinson, RN, CURN, CCCN, BCB-PMD/ Advisory Board:Hollister Inc, Seek Wellness

There are no other disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Non-Endorsement of Products:
Accreditation of activities for contact hours does not imply approval or endorsement of any product, advertising, or educational content by the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation Statement:
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial product.


SUNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number, CEP 5556


Objectives:

  • Identify cultural, environmental, and regional issues involved with the development of obstetric vesico vaginal fistula.
  • Explain the pre-operative, surgical, and post operative difficulties associated with fistula repair.

Speaker

Speaker Image for Larry Sirls
Larry T. Sirls, MD, FACS

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