OP-ED: California lawmakers should address health disparities, stem rise in prostate cancer
Below is an Op-ed article authored by Peter N. Bretan, Jr., MD (CUA Past-President and CMA President) published by The Pajaronian newspaper. As California continues to grapple with the present effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are also beginning to consider the longer-term health impacts, including the significant percentage of Californians that delayed or…
Read MoreAssembly Bill 1520 Passes Health Committee Hearing
Success: Assembly Bill 1520 Passes Health Committee Hearing We are pleased to announce that the Assembly Health Committee has passed our bill (10 to 0) – this being our first hurdle – and can now move forward to appropriations committee. Many thanks to Dr. John Lam, CUA Pres-elect, for his time and testimony on behalf…
Read MoreCMA Council on Legislation Report –March 11 2021
Report: CMA Council on Legislation By Dr. John Lam, CUA Pres-Elect & Rep to CMA The following is a comprehensive summary of the CMA Council on Legislation meeting held on March 11. BELOW ARE 2 CRITICALLY IMPORTANT UROLOGY BILLS: SB 225 & AB 1520 – PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO REVIEW. Dear Members and Colleagues…
Read MoreCUA 4 year PSA Leg effort results in AB 1520
PSA screening legislation is moving forward In 2017 CUA launched an effort to seek statewide legislation to preserve coverage for prostate cancer screening with no cost sharing. It has been a long arduous journey but we have now made significant progress with the drafting of our bill, AB1520 being introduced by Assemblymember Marc Levine (with…
Read MoreCredits for CA Fluoroscopy License renewal during 2020 virtual meeting
Earn CEU and CME at no extra charge The CUA is pleased to announce that it has been able to obtain ASRT activity approval for category A credit during the WSAUA 2020 virtual meeting. Urologists can therefore obtain up to 25.75 CEU credits for CEU credits for CA Fluoroscopy License renewal by attending specific sessions while…
Read MoreSynopsis: AUA Advocacy Summit 2020
By Dr. John Lam, CUA Secretary The following is a comprehensive summary of the Annual Advocacy Summit hosted by the AUA from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, 2020. Dear Members and Colleagues This year’s American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Advocacy Summit was hosted virtually from August 31 through September 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Read MoreCMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., statement on George Floyd death
California Medical Association (CMA) President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., released the following statement in response to the death of George Floyd and institutionalized racism in America: “The physicians of the California Medical Association were among the millions of Americans horrified by the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. The seeming indifference to his suffering…
Read MoreMessage from the President – Matt Cooperberg, MD
Greetings to all California urologists: The COVID-19 pandemic is easily on track to effect the greatest social upheaval the world has seen since World War II, and is doing so at a truly breakneck pace. Information and policies are changing at times by the hour, and no one truly has any realistic sense of how…
Read MoreSpecial Bulletin – Telehealth Alert
Dear Members and Colleagues, The CUA wishes to share a recent Telehealth Alert from Mark Painter at PRS as well as other resources that may be helpful to you and your practice during this crisis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRS TELEHEALTH ALERT TeleHealth/TeleMedicine Update 3-17-20 by Mark Painter New Day New Rules Telehealth Changes with COVID–19 – Published March…
Read MoreCMA urges Congress to protect the viability of physician practices during COVID-19 crisis
The California Medical Association, in conjunction with other state medical associations — representing hundreds of thousands of physicians who are on the front lines caring for patients during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic—sent a letter to congressional leaders on Friday. The letter urges Congress to consider additional issues to protect the viability of physician practices…
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