Urinary Catheters: Everything You Wanted to Know

Overview:

During this presentation, Dr. Stephen Kraus will review the more common indications for urinary catheter followed by review of alternative options for catheters. He will then focus on the different types of mechanical drainage options along with the pros and cons of each.  Finally, Dr. Kraus will discuss typical problems associated with catheters as well as touch upon hematuria and infections in face of catheters.

Objectives:

After viewing this program, attendees will:

1.  Have learned the Indications for urinary catheters
2.  Know the Options available for when catheter is needed
3.  Know the basics of catheter care
4.  Be more comfortable knowing when to treat catheter related Infections

Presenter:

Stephen R. Kraus, MD, MBA, FACS
Interim Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Services
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Urology
Chief Division of Female Urology, Neuro-Urology & Voiding Dysfunction

 

 

Financial Disclosures:

Stephen Kraus, MD has disclosed he was/is a consultant for Avation, Medtronic, Allergan, and InCube; and is in on the speaker bureau for Urovant.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Margaret Finley, MD, Richel Avery, MD, Lauren Fuller, MD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu