Course Summary

Expiration Date: 11/21/2028

Genitourinary (GU) disorders encompass a wide range of conditions affecting the kidneys, urinary tract, and reproductive organs, contributing significantly to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Common infections, chronic diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic kidney disease, and malignancies, including prostate and bladder cancer, impose substantial health burdens, while functional conditions like urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, kidney stones, and interstitial cystitis further impact quality of life. Sexually transmitted infections remain a major concern, with rising antimicrobial resistance and long-term complications. This activity reviews ten key GU conditions, emphasizing epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, with a focus on early recognition, individualized care, and evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes.

Course Format

Homestudy

Course Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Urinary Tract Infections
    • UTI Pathophysiology
    • UTI Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • UTI Treatment and Management
    • UTI Prognosis
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
    • BPH Pathophysiology
    • BPH Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • BPH Treatment and Management
    • BPH Prognosis
  • Prostate Cancer
    • Prostate Cancer Pathophysiology
    • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Management
    • Prostate Cancer Prognosis and Prevention
  • Bladder Cancer
    • Bladder Cancer Pathophysiology
    • Bladder Cancer Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • Bladder Cancer Treatment and Management
    • Bladder Cancer Prognosis and Prevention
  • Kidney Stones
    • Kidney Stone Pathophysiology
    • Kidney Stone Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • Kidney Stone Treatment and Management
    • Kidney Stone Prognosis
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • CKD Pathophysiology
    • CKD Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • CKD Treatment and Management
    • CKD Prognosis and Prevention
  • Erectile Dysfunction
    • ED Pathophysiology
    • ED Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • ED Treatment and Management
    • ED Prognosis and Prevention
  • Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
    • IC/BPS Pathophysiology
    • IC/BPS Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • IC/BPS Treatment and Management
    • IC/BPS Prognosis and Prevention
  • Urinary Incontinence
    • UI Pathophysiology
    • UI Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • UI Treatment and Management
    • UI Prognosis and Prevention
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections Affecting the GU Tract
    • STI Pathophysiology
    • STI Diagnosis and Clinical Features
    • STI Treatment and Management
    • STI Prognosis and Prevention
  • Summary

Authors

Richard Daniels, PharmD, BCPS

Richard “Cole” Daniels earned his Doctor of Pharmacy(PharmD) from the Skaggs School of Pharmacy at the University of Montana in 2018. Throughout pharmacy school he completed a 3-year internship at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana in which he gained valuable experience in an acute care setting. Cole currently serves as a psychiatric clinical staff pharmacist at the Montana State Hospital. He has over 11 years of pharmacy experience having worked in several settings including retail, acute care, and inpatient psychiatric care. Cole has a diverse set of interests. However, acute care medicine, infectious disease, pain management, and asthma/COPD are a primary focus of his at the Montana State Hospital. He obtained board certification as a certified pharmacotherapy specialist in the Spring of 2022.

Elisabeth Gordon, BScPharm, RPh

Elisabeth Gordon earned her BSc(Pharm) from the University of British Columbia in 2004. After graduation, she worked in community retail pharmacies on Vancouver Island, before returning to her rural hometown of Salmon Arm. In 2016 and 2017, Elisabeth trained with Pallium Canada and Victoria Hospice to enhance her knowledge of end-of-life-care and palliative services. She is a volunteer medical supervisor for T1DOutreach, a peer support platform for adults living with type 1 diabetes, and a member of a Canadian peer support group for adults living with Birdshot Uveitis. Elisabeth enjoys working in a small, fast-paced rural pharmacy where she brings compassion and empathy to her everyday practice.