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Instructional Course

Instructional Course - Available with the Platinum and Silver packages or Individual Course Ticket

007IC - A Guidelines-Based Approach to Recurrent UTIs in Women

Friday, May 13, 2022

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Room 204

Instructional Course Director(s)

Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH

Professor of Urology, Vice Chair of Research
UC San Diego

Instructional Course Faculty(s)

Una Jeanie Lee, MD (she/her/hers)

Section Head, Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Toby C. Chai, MD (he/him/his)

Chief of Urology
Boston University / Boston Medical Center
AS

Ann E. Stapleton, MD

University of Washington

Learning Objectives:

Review the evidence and rationale behind the 2019 recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) guidelines.
Manage the instances of recurrent UTIs for a wide range of patients.
Evaluate common and challenging clinical scenarios.
Prepare a treatment algorithm for recurrent UTIs in women.

This course will review the latest AUA guideline on recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the index female patient. The guidelines encompass recurrent UTI diagnosis, treatment, antibiotic and other methods of prophylaxis. There is a focus on antibiotic stewardship and best practices to avoid "collateral damage" from antibiotics. The evidence supporting the guidelines will be presented, as will a treatment algorithm which includes the most current and safe antibiotic regimens. The second part of the course will focus on case presentations and management of a wide variety of scenarios. The audience will be encouraged to bring their own cased for discussion.