CME CREDITS EXPIRATION:

Please note: CME Credits expire after three years of original release date. Answers must be submitted by the CME credits expiration deadline to receive credit for that year. Refer to CME expiration table below:

Original Release Date: January 2021ExpirationDate: December 2023

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:

To earn credit, participants must designate answers for each of the 150 multiple-choice questions, answering at least 50% of the test questions correctly, complete the online evaluation, and claim CME.

ACCREDITATION:

The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION:

The American Urological Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 20.00AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

OTHER LEARNERS:

The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified forAMA PRA 1类信用™。

EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT:

It is the policy of the AUA to ensure that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.

AUA DISCLOSURE POLICY:

All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.

RESOLUTION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

所有披露的信息将由AUA利益冲突(COI)审查工作组进行审查，以确定利益冲突。AUA COI审查工作组将与项目主管和/或编辑合作，记录管理和解决利益冲突的机制，并在实施前记录活动的最终批准。Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to resolve conflict of interest:

• Peer review for valid, evidence-based content of all materials associated with an educational activity by the course/program director, editor, and/or AUA COI Review Work Group.
• Limit content to evidence with no recommendations
• Introduction of a debate format with an unbiased moderator (point-counterpoint)
• Inclusion of moderated panel discussion
• Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
• Limit equipment representatives to providing logistics and operation support only in procedural demonstrations
• Divestiture of the relationship by faculty

OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES:

The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.

Reproduction Permission:The material contained in this examination is protected under U.S. Copyright law. Duplication of any part of this examination by any means including, but not limited to, photographic reproduction is a FEDERAL OFFENSE.

Disclaimer:The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the AUA.