According to some studies*, jobs can be a risk factor for kidney stones if they prevent workers from staying hydrated or going to the bathroom regularly. Professional drivers, healthcare workers and secretaries, for example, tend to experience such issues. One way to help these patients is by writing a note to employers, advocating for more bathroom breaks where possible!
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Female urologists continue to suffer from one of the worst gender pay gaps among physicians, in a staggering undervaluation of their work. But what is driving this disparity in urology?
According to lead author and Associate Professor of Pediatric Urology, Amanda North, some female urologists may have been forced to settle for a lower pay due to patient preferences and inequitable practice settings, whereas others may have chosen to forgo higher wages to provide patients with better quality of care.
Urologists, do these findings resonate with your experiences? What can we do to close the pay gap and show our female colleagues greater support?
Read more here: The Gender Pay Gap in Urology
Watch the full interview here: Dr. North discusses the gender pay gap in urology
Maximizing operating room (OR) efficiency can help hospitals achieve cost savings, boost team morale, and even increase patient satisfaction. How can we work smarter and improve the patient experience? #Dornier5G
As researchers from Mayo Clinic recently discovered, the answers may lie in a data-driven process review. By applying the Six Sigma methodology to their workflow analysis, the team at Mayo Clinic identified staff lateness as a major challenge that could be resolved by optimizing OR team sizes and staggering surgical start times. Implementing such changes eventually helped them reduce OR turnover time to just 20 minutes!
How are you increasing efficiency in your workflow?
Read more: Improving Operating Room Efficiency Using the Six Sigma Methodology
Increasing water intake is the most important lifestyle change recommended to kidney stone patients. However, a new study suggests that patients should consider paying attention to the quality of water that they are drinking as well.
Stoots et al. found that some bottled water contain up to 579 mg of calcium per litre. By consuming water with such high calcium content, patients may be at higher risk of forming calcium oxalate stones.
Urologists, advising patients about making the right bottled water choices may help them prevent stone formation.
Should we have a lower threshold for treatment of female kidney stone patients? A study of 231 patients by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust suggest so.
Even though female patients only made up 35.5% of the cohort, they were significantly more likely to present with urosepsis or acute kidney infection, require longer hospital stays and were 20 times more likely to be admitted into the intensive care unit, as compared to men. Urologists should take these factors into account when assessing the suitability of conservative management for female patients.
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