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Telemedicine Benefits Patients, Families and Clinical Teams
Published on in Urology Update
Telemedicine for pediatric urology outpatient visits offers high levels of patient satisfaction and significant advantages to clinicians.
Fellows Corner: How Do Grants Impact Your Work?
Published on in Urology Update
Grants play a large role in generating new knowledge that improves outcomes for children. Here, two fellows briefly discuss their research efforts fueled by grant support.
Providing COVID-19 Relief in India and Worldwide
Published on in Urology Update
As India faced a critical oxygen shortage, teams at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania stepped up to help.
Paying Forward the Gift of Mentorship
Published on in Urology Update
An exceptional mentorship experience at CHOP 30 years ago inspires philanthropic support that will attract and retain the best and brightest physician-scientists dedicated to training the next generation of leaders.
Urology Team Shares Expertise Far and Wide
Published on in Urology Update
This year, members of CHOP’s Division of Urology have been busy advancing pediatric urology through research activities as well as through online educational opportunities necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Studying the Positive Effects of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Published on in Urology Update
Using pelvic floor physical therapy in bladder exstrophy treatment has been shown to improve a child’s ability to achieve continence.
Funding Supports Creation of Chair in Urology and Center for Machine Learning
Published on in Urology Update
Funds raised through the 2020 Cheers for CHOP helped to create the Cheers for CHOP Chair in the Clinical Epidemiology of Pediatric Urologic Disease, and a collection of grants are allowing researchers at CHOP to establish a Center for Machine Learning in Urology.
National Association for Continence Recognizes CHOP’s Amanda Berry, PhD, CPNP
Published on in Urology Update
Amanda Berry, PhD, MSN, BSN, CPNP, received the Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award at the annual Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates meeting.
CHOP’s Division of Urology Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation
Published on in Urology Update
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Division of Urology. Five decades ago, few could have imagined the innovations that would revolutionize the field of pediatric urology and how dramatically those advances would transform the lives of children born with these complex conditions.
Achieving Opioid-free Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Urologic Surgery
Published on in Urology Update
Study finds that opioid-free outpatient urologic surgery pathways nearly eliminated opioid utilization without compromising pain control, recovery and quality of life.