ECHO-Chicago: Urinary Incontinence in Primary Care-Spring 2023

March 8, 2023 to April 26, 2023
Urinary incontinence (UI) affects over 50% of women. Its prevalence increases with age rendering up to 75% of women over age 65 with some degree of UI. Approximately 50% of women with UI experience daily symptoms, and an additional 30% have symptoms at least weekly. UI adversely affects the physical, psychological, and social well-being of millions.

Non-surgical treatment, including behavioral interventions or pharmacotherapy, is usually effective, but recognition in healthcare settings and evidence-based care for this condition remains suboptimal. Only half of the estimated 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with UI who have spoken to a physician receive treatment. Treatment in primary care, with system support and availability of specialty care, has great potential. Unfortunately, a variety of patient-, provider-, and system-level barriers result in underdiagnosis and suboptimal management.

ECHO-Chicago, in partnership with UI specialists and primary care physicians from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Urology Institute, has designed this series to increase the workforce capacity of nurse navigators and primary care physicians who are working with medically complex individuals with urinary incontinence. Funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will support the planning and implementation of the UI series. The series is comprised of eight hour-long sessions facilitated by a team of subject matter experts. Sessions consist of short didactic presentations (~20-30 minutes), followed by participant-led case presentations (new and follow-up cases). This structure, modeled after medical rounds, allows participants to apply the knowledge gained and openly discuss the real-world challenges of implementing recommended best practices. Through these discussions, the series facilitators and participants draw on their own experiences to support each other and share strategies they have found to be successful in navigating barriers.

The goal of this activity is to increase the workforce capacity of nurse navigators and primary care physicians working with medically complex individuals with urinary incontinence.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for community-based primary care providers interested in providing care to patients with urinary incontinence.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Define urinary incontinence (UI), its causes, types, and prevalence;
  • Describe the basic office evaluation of UI;
  • Discuss how to manage UI using behavioral therapy like bladder diary and bladder training;
  • Define third-line overactive bladder (OAB) treatment, its indications and contraindications, and treatment options;
  • State how physical therapy can be used to manage UI;
  • Identify advanced management techniques for OAB, including onabotulinumtoxinA, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation, and neural stimulation therapy;
  • Name surgical management techniques for stress UI, including bulking and slings;
  • Recognize a complex patient that is a good candidate for early referral.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
ECHO-Chicago
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-2213
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 8.00 Participation
Event starts: 
03/08/2023 - 11:30am
Event ends: 
04/26/2023 - 12:30pm
Activity opens: 
04/26/2023
Activity expires: 
07/26/2023


Agenda subject to change.

Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
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ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact ECHO-Chicago via e-mail via at echo@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu.
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE DIRECTOR
Rachel Pope, MD, MPH  Rachel Pope, MD
  Clinical Instructor
  Case Western Reserve University
 

 

 

Disclosure Declarations
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Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other Healthcare Professions Credit
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