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Wednesday, December 2nd 2015

Urology Care Foundation- A Great Source of Patient Information

I recently returned from a meeting of the Technology and Publications Committee of the Urology Care Foundation.  This is the official foundation of the American Urological Association, which provides educational materials and other resources for patients. One particularly impressive resource that our committee oversees is the patient magazine called Urology Health Extra.  Here is a… Read More


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Tuesday, December 1st 2015

Welcome to Dr. Stacy Loeb’s blog!

Welcome to Dr. Stacy Loeb’s blog!  Stay tuned to this section for urology updates, research findings and conference highlights. Check the publications tab for previous research related to: prostate cancer: PSA Screening, biomarkers, genetics, epidemiology, prostate biopsy, staging, active surveillance, treatment. other urology topics: surgical technique, uro-oncology, benign disease social media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Uppsala University Honorary Doctorate

Uppsala, Sweden. January 2020 Lecture Topic: International Collaboration Using Swedish Registry Data to Improve Health Category: Prostate Cancer, Men’s Health, Drug Safety


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Sexual Medicine Society of North America Journal Club

USA (Virtual). March 2021 Topic: Roles and Attitudes Toward Social Media Platforms Amongst Urology Trainees Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

NYU Department of Population Health

NYC (Virtual). March 2021 Topic: Social Media Best Practices Workshop Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

ASCO Genitourinary Symposium

USA (Virtual). February 2021 Topic: Moderator Category: Prostate Cancer


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Grand Rounds, Weill Cornell University Urology

NYC (Virtual). January 2021 Topic: Promise and Peril of Digital Technology in Urology Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Chinese University of Hong Kong Urology Symposium

Hong Kong (Virtual). November 2020 Topic: Prostate Cancer Screening: Evidence, Guidelines and Implementation; Updates on Prostate Cancer in 2019-2020 Category: Prostate Cancer


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Society of Urologic Oncology Young Urologic Oncologists Lecture Series

USA (Virtual). November 2020 Topic: Use of Social Media in Urology Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

21st Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference

Australia (Virtual). October 2020 Topic: Key Papers in Detection and Localized Prostate Cancer, Women in Urology and Leveraging Social Media Category: Prostate Cancer, Social Media, Representation


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Paulista Congress of Urology

Brazil (Virtual). October 2020 Topic: Prostate Cancer Screening, Markers and Genetic Testing Category: Prostate Cancer, Genetics


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Global Men’s Health Summit

Panama (Virtual). October 2020 Topic: Early Detection, Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Sexual Medicine Society of North America

USA (Virtual). October 2020 Topic: Social Media in Sexual Medicine Category: Men’s Health, Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NYC (Virtual). October 2020 Topic: Social Media in Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer, Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Texas A&M University College of Medicine Health & Wellness Grand Rounds

Texas (Virtual). October 2020 Topic: Online Professionalism and the Pros/Cons of Social Media for Medical Trainees and Health Professionals Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Weill Cornell University Urology

NYC (Virtual). August 2020 Topic: Prostate Cancer Screening Category: Prostate Cancer


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Association for Healthcare Social Media

Pennsylvania (Virtual). August 2020 Topic: Researching Social Media Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Royal Society of Medicine

UK (Virtual). June 2020 Topic: COVID-19 and Active Surveillance Category: Prostate Cancer, COVID-19


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Texas A&M Baylor, Scott & White Health Graduate Medical Education

Texas (Virtual). May 2020 Topic: Social Media Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

EMPIRE Lecture Series

NY (Virtual). May 2020 Topic: Social Media for Urologists Category: Social Media


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Monday, April 26th 2021

International Volunteers in Urology

Ghana (Virtual). April 2020 Topic: Virtual Visiting Professor Panel Discussion on COVID-19 Category: COVID-19


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Monday, April 26th 2021

Société Internationale d’Urologie

Montreal (Virtual). April 2020 Topic: Webinar on Economic and Financial Burden of COVID-19 Category: COVID-19


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Quality of Bladder Cancer Information on YouTube

Loeb S, Reines K, Abu-Salha Y, French W, Butaney M, Macaluso JN Jr, Steinberg GD, Walter D, Byrne N, la Garza D, Smith AB. “Quality of Bladder Cancer Information on YouTube.” Eur Urol. 2020 Sep 30: S0302-2838(20)30706-5. PMID: 33010986 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33010986/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

An Evaluation of the Readability and Content-Quality of Pelvic Organ Prolapse YouTube Transcripts

Herbert AS, Nemirovsky A, Hess DS, Walter D, Abraham NE, Loeb S, Malik RD. “An Evaluation of the Readability and Content-Quality of Pelvic Organ Prolapse YouTube Transcripts.” Urology 2021; S0090-4295(21)00266-1. PMID: 33775787. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33775787/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Fake News about Benign Prostate Hyperplasia on YouTube

Loeb S. “Fake News about Benign Prostate Hyperplasia on YouTube.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Apr;125(4):477-478. PMID: 32250050 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32250050/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Pelvic Organ Prolapse on YouTube: Evaluation of Consumer Information

Herbert AS, Nemirovsky A, Hess DS, Walter D, Abraham NE, Loeb S, Malik RD. “Pelvic Organ Prolapse on YouTube: Evaluation of Consumer Information.” British Journal of Urology International 2020 Feb 10 epub.  PMID: 32039554. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32039554/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

An Evaluation of the Readability and Content-Quality of Pelvic Organ Prolapse YouTube Transcripts

Herbert AS, Nemirovsky A, Hess DS, Walter D, Abraham NE, Loeb S, Malik RD. “An Evaluation of the Readability and Content-Quality of Pelvic Organ Prolapse YouTube Transcripts.” Urology. 2021; S0090-4295(21)00266-1. PMID: 33775787 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33775787/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Guidelines Office Dissemination Committee. A Systematic Review of the Use of Social Media for Dissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines

Bhatt NR, Czarniecki SW, Borgmann H, van Oort IM, Esperto F, Pradere B, van Gurp M, Bloemberg J, Darraugh J, Rouprêt M, Loeb S, N’Dow J, Ribal MJ, Giannarini G; EAU “Guidelines Office Dissemination Committee. A Systematic Review of the Use of Social Media for Dissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines.” Eur Urol Focus. 2020 Nov 7:S2405-4569(20)30292-3…. Read More


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Telemedicine Usage Among Urologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study

Dubin JM, Wyant WA, Balaji NC, Ong WL, Kettache RH, Haffaf M, Zouari S, Santillan D, Autrán Gómez AM, Sadeghi-Nejad H, Loeb S, Borin JF, Gomez Rivas J, Grummet J, Ramasamy R, Teoh JYC. “Telemedicine Usage Among Urologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study.” J Med Internet Res. 2020 Nov 5;22(11):e21875. PMID: 33031047 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33031047/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Quality of Bladder Cancer Information on YouTube

Loeb S, Reines K, Abu-Salha Y, French W, Butaney M, Macaluso JN Jr, Steinberg GD, Walter D, Byrne N, la Garza D, Smith AB. “Quality of Bladder Cancer Information on YouTube.” Eur Urol. 2020 Sep 30: S0302-2838(20)30706-5. PMID: 33010986 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33010986/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Global Survey of the Roles and Attitudes Toward Social Media Platforms Amongst Urology Trainees

Dubin JM, Greer AB, Patel P, Carrion DM, Paesano N, Kettache RH, Haffaf M, Zouari S, Santillan D, Zotter Z, Chung A, Horie S, Koo KC, Teoh JY, Autrán Gómez AM, Ramasamy R, Loeb S, Rivas JG. “Global Survey of the Roles and Attitudes Toward Social Media Platforms Amongst Urology Trainees.” Urology. 2020 Sep 18:S0090-4295(20)31139-0. PMID: 32950594… Read More


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Telemedicine and Smart Working: Recommendations of the European Association of Urology

Rodriguez Socarrás M, Loeb S, Teoh JY, Ribal MJ, Bloemberg J, Catto J, N’Dow J, Van Poppel H, Gómez Rivas J. “Telemedicine and Smart Working: Recommendations of the European Association of Urology.” Eur Urol. 2020 Dec;78(6):812-819. PMID: 32654801 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32654801/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Social Media Coverage of Scientific Articles Immediately After Publication Predicts Subsequent Citations- #SoMe_Impact Score: Observational Analysis

Sathianathen NJ, Lane Iii R, Murphy DG, Loeb S, Bakker C, Lamb AD, Weight CJ. “Social Media Coverage of Scientific Articles Immediately After Publication Predicts Subsequent Citations- #SoMe_Impact Score: Observational Analysis.” Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020 Apr 17;22(4):e12288. PMID: 32301733 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32301733/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

#ILookLikeAUrologist: Using Twitter to Discuss Diversity and Inclusion in Urology

Loeb S, Byrne NK, Thakker S, Walter D, Katz MS. “#ILookLikeAUrologist: Using Twitter to Discuss Diversity and Inclusion in Urology.” European Urology Focus. 2020 Apr 12:S2405-4569(20)30093-6. PMID: 32295754 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32295754/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Racial Disparities and Online Health Information: YouTube and Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials

Borno HT, Zhang S, Bakke B, Bell A, Zuniga KB, Li P, Chao K, Sabol A, Killeen T, Hong H, Walter D, Loeb S. “Racial Disparities and Online Health Information: YouTube and Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Apr 10 epub. PMID: 32275800 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32275800/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Fake News about Benign Prostate Hyperplasia on YouTube

Loeb S. “Fake News about Benign Prostate Hyperplasia on YouTube.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Apr;125(4):477-478. PMID: 32250050 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32250050/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Global Survey Evaluating Drawbacks of Social Media Usage for Practicing Urologists

Dubin JM, Greer AB, Patel P, Carrion DM, Paesano N, Kettache RH, Haffaf M, Zouari S, Santillan D, Zotter Z, Chung A, Horie S, Koo KC, Teoh JYC, Autrán Gómez AM, Gomez Rivas J, Ramasamy R, Loeb S. “Global Survey Evaluating Drawbacks of Social Media Usage for Practicing Urologists.” BJU International. 2020 Mar 9 epub. PMID: 32147930…. Read More


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Evaluating and Optimizing the Use of Social Media in Urology

Loeb S, Murphy DG. “Evaluating and Optimizing the Use of Social Media in Urology.” European Urology Focus. 2020 May 15;6(3):425-426. Epub 2020 Feb 29. PMID: 32127328. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32127328/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Pelvic Organ Prolapse on YouTube: Evaluation of Consumer Information

Herbert AS, Nemirovsky A, Hess DS, Walter D, Abraham NE, Loeb S, Malik RD. “Pelvic Organ Prolapse on YouTube: Evaluation of Consumer Information.” British Journal of Urology International 2020 Feb 10 epub.  PMID: 32039554. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32039554/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep

Robbins R, Jean-Louis G, Chanko N, Combs P, Byrne N, Loeb S. “Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Jan 3 epub.  PMID: 31899938. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31899938/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.

Robbins R, Jean-Louis G, Chanko N, Combs P, Byrne N, Loeb S. “Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Jan 3 epub.  PMID: 31899938. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31899938/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Rebello RJ, Oing C, Knudsen KE, Loeb S, Johnson DC, Reiter RE, Gillessen S, Van der Kwast T, Bristow RG. “Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers.” 2021 Feb 4;7(1):9. PMID: 33542230. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33542230/


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