Online Learning Radically Simplified

The goal of this collaborative course is to tap the collective wisdom of the urology community to develop and maintain a course of 50-100 questions covering the most important research articles in urology. The questions will focus on those research articles which have most impacted the practice of clinical urology and why every urologist and urology trainee should know about them. (While the aim will be to present a balanced view of the research and its implications, some controversy will be unavoidable. We expect this to lead to some interesting and educational discussions.)

Any urologist or resident can submit and edit the questions in this collaborative SpacedEd course. As questions are added, they will be incorporated into the on-going spaced education course for those already enrolled.

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Instructions for contributors:

►Suggested format:
  Question:
     Paper citation
     Question on paper’s findings
  Explanation:
     Summary of Findings:
     Why This Research Paper Is Important:
  Click Here to Read the Full Abstract of This Paper
  In the ‘Answer Blog’ below, please comment on the strengths, weaknesses, and controversies of this research study.

► When you add a question, please add the research article citation to the bibliography in the syllabus (at the bottom of the 'publishing' tab).

THANK YOU!

Here are the papers covered to date:

Pound CR, Partin AW, Eisenberger MA, Chan DW, Pearson JD, Walsh PC. Natural history of progression after PSA elevation following radical prostatectomy. JAMA 1999;281(17):1591-7.

Thompson IM, Pauler DK, Goodman PJ, et al. Prevalence of prostate cancer among men with a prostate-specific antigen level < or =4.0 ng per milliliter. N Engl J Med 2004;350(22):2239-46.

Flanigan RC, Salmon SE, Blumenstein BA, et al. Nephrectomy followed by interferon alfa-2b compared with interferon alfa-2b alone for metastatic renal-cell cancer. N Engl J Med 2001;345(23):1655-9.

Bill-Axelson A, Holmberg L, Ruutu M, et al. Radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in early prostate cancer. N Engl J Med 2005;352(19):1977-84.

Schoor RA, Elhanbly S, Niederberger CS, Ross LS.  The Role of Testicular Biopsy in the Modern Management of Male Infertility.  J Urol 2002; 167(1):197-200.

McGuire EJ, Woodside JR, Borden TA.  Upper urinary tract deterioration in patients with myelodysplasia and detrusor hypertonia: a followup study.  J Urol 129(4):823-6.

Cooperberg MR, Broering JM, Kantoff PW, Carroll PR. Contemporary Trends in Low Risk Prostate Cancer: Risk Assessment and Treatment. J Urol 2007; 178(3):S14-S19.

Thompson IM, Goodman, PJ, Tangen CM, et al. The influence of finasteride on the development of prostate cancer. NEJM 2003; 349(3):215-24.

All urologists and urology residents