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- Education
- Health Policy & Government Affairs
- Practice Management
- Financial Advantages
- Opportunity to be Involved
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- Annual Meeting
- Office of Education
- Publications
- Guidelines
- Public Relations
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- Plenary Sessions
- Podium Sessions with Discussion
- Poster Sessions with Discussion
- OE Courses (114 with 35 free courses)
- Exhibits (“tools of the trade”)
- Discussions with colleagues
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- Journal of Urology
- AUA Updates
- AUA News
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- Roger Dmochowski: Chair
- AUA Guidelines are the “best”
- Surveys: “Extremely valuable and deserve increased supportR=
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- Needs: MOC, Quality Care, & P4P
- Increasing frequency of updates
- Budget: Increased to $875K from $587K
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- Education
- Health Policy & Government Affairs
- Practice Management
- Financial Advantages
- Opportunity to be Involved
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- Staff frequently meet with members of Congress and key governmental,
private, and professional groups on socioeconomic issues.
- Committees:
- Health Policy Council
- Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
- HP Survey & Research
- Coding & Reimbursement
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- First AUA/AACU Advocacy Conference
- In-office imaging services
- Radiologists are trying to change
- AMA House of Delegates Resolution now requires the AMA to defend t=
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ability of specialists to provide in-office imaging services.
- RUC 5-Year Review Process
- Un-sustainable SGR formula debate continues
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- Education
- Health Policy & Government Affairs
- Practice Management
- Financial Advantages
- Opportunity to be Involved
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- Practice Manager’s Network
- Services:
- AUA Coding Hotline (free to PMN members)
- Coding Tips for the Urologist’s Office
- Coding Seminars
- PM Tools: HIPAA compliance
- Education: Audio seminars, conferences
- Practice Management Committee
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- Watson Pharmaceuticals grant to provide AUA Coding Today via internet
free to all AUA members.
- Collaboration with Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and i=
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Urology Administrators Assembly (UAA):
- In 2007, UAA will eliminate their annual education conference to
co-sponsor AUA’s annual conference as well as increase
co-sponsoring of audio-conferences from one to four.
- AUA Annual Meeting: PM Conferences included PM exhibitors.
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- Education
- Health Policy & Government Affairs
- Practice Management
- Financial Advantages
- Opportunity to be Involved
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- Journal of Urology: $585/ year
- Annual Meeting Registration: $600
- AUA News:
- Health Policy Brief:
- Practice Management Tips:
- Coding Tips:
- Membership Directory:
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- Dues: AUA $425
- WSAUA 230
- Benefits: (>$1,200 per year)
- AUA Annual Meeting
- Subscriptions to Journal of Urology, AUA News, and Health Policy Br=
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- Coding Tips for the Urologist's Office
- AUA Membership & Referral Directory
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- Education
- Health Policy & Government Affairs
- Practice Management
- Financial Advantages
- Opportunity to be Involved
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- Total: 15,212
- Practicing in USA 9,=
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- Retired 2,007
- Voting Members 9,568=
- Senior 2,533
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- Section appoints representative to BOD’s
- WSAUA appoints 3 representatives to the Bylaws Committee, Health Pol=
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Council, Judicial and Ethics Council, Journal of Urology Editorial
Board, and Research Council.
- Section appoints representative to the following committees: Investm=
ent,
Nominating, Practice Management, Residents, Young Urologists, and
History
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- Section nominates members of other committees
- Section nominates (appoints) officers
- Recent past-presidents from WSAUA
- 1996, Jack McAninch, M.D.
- 1997, Roy Correa, M.D.
- 2009, Western Section AUA President
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- All members are urologists
- Five officers
- Eight Section representatives
- The Board members are diversified regarding their geographic locatio=
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and professional experiences.
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- Education
- Health Policy & Government Affairs
- Practice Management
- Financial Advantages
- Opportunity to be Involved
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- Thank you for the opportunity
- to serve you
- as your representative
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