Urology Care Podcast

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and our guest is Matt Ode, a testicular cancer survivor. Matt shares his story from diagnosis to treatment to recovery and gives his advice on how patients and caregivers can find hope in the obstacles they face through their journey. Matt talks about his mindset of “winning the day” and how being present helped him overcome some of the mental struggles he experienced. For more information, please visit UrologyHealth.org and don’t forget to subscribe to our free digital magazine, UrologyHealth extra®. **** April 1, 2021

Welcome to the sixth and final episode of our Prostate Cancer Caregiver Podcast Series. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn from the personal experiences of different caregivers who are often part of the prostate cancer journey. This podcast provides the view of a nurse navigator and a daughter caring for a father with prostate cancer. Lillie D Shockney, RN., BS., MAS, HON- ONN-CG has been a valued member of Johns Hopkins for 38 years, is an oncology nurse navigator and was part of a caregiving team for her own father during his battle with prostate cancer.

Welcome to the fifth episode of our Prostate Cancer Caregiver Podcast Series. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn from the personal experiences of different caregivers who are often part of the prostate cancer journey. This podcast provides the view of an advocate and a daughter caring for a father with prostate cancer. Silvia Cooper is an Administrative Director and Educational Facilitator at the Prostate Cancer Research Institute and is also the daughter of a prostate cancer survivor.

Welcome to the fourth episode of our Prostate Cancer Caregiver Podcast Series. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn from the personal experiences of different caregivers who are often part of the prostate cancer journey. This podcast is about caring for men with prostate cancer, from the view of an advanced practice provider who concentrates her career on caring for men with prostate cancer. Dr. Anne Calvaresi is an advanced practice provider, the director of clinical operations and a doctor of nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Welcome to the third episode of our Prostate Cancer Caregiver Podcast Series. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn from the personal experiences of different caregivers who are often part of the prostate cancer journey. This podcast is from the view of a husband and wife who are going through the prostate cancer journey. Euvon Jones is a 69-year-old, metastatic prostate cancer survivor and Janet is his wife and considers herself to be a part of his caregiving team.

ED, or erectile dysfunction, is when a man finds it hard to get or keep an erection that’s firm enough for sex. Learn more about this common condition in this week's podcast.

A concise review on the importance of preserving fertility before starting cancer treatments.

Vasectomy is the topic of today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast. Vasectomy is minor surgery to block sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the penis. Each year, more than 500,000 men in the U.S. choose vasectomy as permanent birth control.

Welcome to the second episode of our Prostate Cancer Caregiver Podcast Series. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn from the personal experiences of different caregivers who are often part of the prostate cancer journey. This podcast is from the view of a doctor who treats prostate cancer and has also taken care of his own father who passed away from this disease. Brian K. McNeil, MD, MBA, FACS, is our guest today. Dr. McNeil treats prostate cancer patients and was inspired by my own family history to treat this disease. He is Chief of Urology at the University Hospital of Brooklyn in New York City.

The Urology Care Foundation has launched a series of Humanitarian Endowments to support urologic health care missions in the U.S. and around the world. This podcast series spotlights some extraordinary humanitarians in urology who volunteer to serve patients in underserved areas across the globe. Dr. Kurt McCammon joins us for today's interview. Dr. McCammon is a reconstructive urologist in Virginia. He has been doing humanitarian work in urology for the past 15 years.

The Urology Care Foundation has launched a series of Humanitarian Endowments to support urologic health care missions in the U.S. and around the world. This podcast series spotlights some extraordinary humanitarians in urology who volunteer to serve patients in underserved areas across the globe. Dr. Suzette Sutherland joins us for today's interview. Dr. Sutherland is the Director of Female Urology and Associate Professor in the Department of Urology with the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.

Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, MD, MPH, joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss urinary incontinence and bladder control issues. Dr. Brown is a urologist with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Her clinical interests include the medical and surgical management of urinary incontinence. This is the fourth episode of our women’s health podcast series on bladder health.

Emily Welin RDN, CDN, a clinical nutritionist and registered dietitian, joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss healthy eating and dietary strategy advice when it comes to bladder health. This is the third episode of our women’s health podcast series on bladder health.

Welcome back to the Urology Care Podcast. On today’s episode we are going to discuss genetic testing for prostate cancer. You may hear a lot about genetics or genomics. Both terms are related to genes and cell DNA, but they are different. These tests are being used to learn more about the DNA of cancer cells, and link DNA mutations with treatments. In the future, genetic testing may be the first step doctors take when diagnosing prostate cancer.

Twila Yednock joins this episode of the Urology Care Podcast to discuss her journey with overactive bladder (OAB). This is the second episode of our women’s health podcast series on bladder health.

Welcome to the first episode of our Prostate Cancer Caregiver Podcast Series. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn from the personal experiences of different caregivers who are often part of the prostate cancer journey. This podcast is about sexual health from the view of a social worker who concentrates on sexual health of men with prostate cancer. Daniela A. Wittmann, PhD, LMSW, is our guest today. Dr. Wittmann is an expert in the field of social work and sexual health. She practices at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, Department of Urology.

Dr. Elise De joins the Urology Care Podcast this week to discuss pelvic pain. Dr. De is a urologist that specializes in female pelvic medicine.

Dr. Suzette Sutherland joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss different bladder conditions that affect women. This is the first episode of our women’s health podcast series on bladder health. Dr. Sutherland is the Director of Female Urology and Associate Professor in the Department of Urology with the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.

Dr. Doreen Chung joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss Neurogenic Bladder this week. Dr. Chung is Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Neurogenic Bladder, also known as Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, is when a person lacks bladder control due to brain, spinal cord or nerve problems. Several muscles and nerves must work together for your bladder to hold urine until you are ready to empty it. Nerve messages go back and forth between the brain and the muscles that control when the bladder empties.

The Urology Care Foundation has launched a series of Humanitarian Endowments to support urologic health care missions in the U.S. and around the world. This podcast series spotlights some extraordinary humanitarians in urology who volunteer to serve patients in underserved areas across the globe. Today, we are interviewing Dr. Mitchell Humphreys, a urologist with Mayo Clinic in Arizona.