NEW - AUA Guideline on OAB

American Urological Association (AUA) Guideline - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER (Non-Neurogenic) IN ADULTS: AUA/SUFU GUIDELINE

  E. Ann Gormley, Deborah J. Lightner, Kathryn L. Burgio, Toby C. Chai, J. Quentin Clemens, Daniel J. Culkin, Anurag Kumar Das, Harris Emilio Foster, Jr., Harriette Miles Scarpero, Christopher D. Tessier, Sandip Prasan Vasavada

  Approved by the AUA Board of Directors May 2012

 “First-Line Treatments:

6. Clinicians should offer behavioral therapies (e.g., bladder training, bladder control strategies, pelvic floor muscle training, fluid management) as first line therapy to all patients with OAB. Standard (Evidence Strength Grade B)

7. Behavioral therapies may be combined with anti-muscarinic therapies. Recommendation (Evidence Strength Grade C)”

 http://www.auanet.org/content/media/OAB_guideline.pdf

http://www.auanet.org/content/media/OAB_algorithm.pdf

http://webcasts.prous.com/AUA2012/html/1-en/template.aspx?section=7&p=7,22462

 AUA meetings are web cast and free access for all. 

http://webcasts.prous.com/AUA2012/html/1-en/template.aspx?section=1

There are several interesting presentations.  This is one I found interesting  – this report summarized some of the current issues in UI.  Take a listen.  I hope all urologists do.

http://webcasts.prous.com/AUA2012/html/1-en/template.aspx?section=7&p=7,22529