Loved catching up with my Melbourne, Sydney and Brissy friends today. Great day of male reconstruction and prosthetics learning Epworth Masterclass. Thanks Dr Justin Chee Wai Gin (Don) Lee Amanda Chung Daniel Moon Nicola Jeffery Laurence Harewood

And for my bday AUA/SUFU released the 2024 updated idiopathic OAB guidelines that no longer defines treatment as “step therapy” and gives power back to shared decision making (now we just need the insurance companies to follow along) SUFU Amer. Urol. Assn. ✨📣🎉

⁦Véronique Phé⁩, a super surgeon, delivers a fantastic lecture on the increasing and important role of females in urology at #EAU24
Some of the data is shocking!
Pregnancy is not a disease!!
Mentorship is the solution!!!

In medicine we have a fertility penalty, pregnancy penalty, return to work penalty. Women in medicine want to have more children, but the system makes this incredibly difficult.

We need to fix the system!

AMA President RACSurgeons

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Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀 to my Irish Urology friends 🍺 Declan Murphy Jean O'Riordan (OH-REAR-DEN) FRACS(Urol) David Bouchier-Hayes ‘‘twas a grand parade in NYC 🗽🍎 from St Patrick’s Cathedral

Live now - Some of my fave women discussing gender equity 👏 #IWD24 I’m proudly watching you from New York 🏦🍎 Has surgery considered the effect of menopause on its surgeons? - This one got me thinking Jenny Jamieson Rhea Liang Nisha Khot (She/Her) RACSurgeons

“I want to be Sam Kerr” he said. And I couldn’t have been more proud ⚽️Dreaming big at 6 CommBank Matildas #seb #threegoals #kidsdefeatparents #soccerstars

Estradiol 0.01% cream.
Sig: apply 1 gram nightly for 2 weeks, then 1 gram twice a week forever.
For all your menopausal patients. Every damn one. The rate of UTIs will plumet around the world.
Make your smart phrases.
Dispense liberally.

Lots of aspiring and admiring women in that crowd Caroline Dowling. Hopefully many future surgeons RACSurgeons. Thanks for your work 🙏 USANZ #ilooklikeasurgeon #monashuniversity

Such a pleasure to catch up with the fabulous and vibrant Anne P Cameron at #SUFUres23 Basically an adopted Aussie/Kiwi Caroline Dowling SUFU David Ginsberg USANZ

Thanks David Ginsberg SUFU for having us. 1st day of talks were incredible, looking forward to another great day of talks and break out sessions. #sufures23

Super excited to be an international guest at the #SUFUres23 Preceptorship in Chicago this weekend. Representing 🇦🇺 Aus, please say hi 🤚 Thanks so much to SUFU for the opportunity Boston Scientific Urology USANZ Training USANZ Caroline Dowling

To the customs man in San Fran who waited years to meet a Urologist to tell his joke “what is the lightest thing in the world? ….. A penis cause even a thought can lift it”
Your pure joy for the opportunity to tell this joke made my 13 hour flight worthwhile #customsdosmile

I’ve had #neoadjuvant #immunotherapy for my #glioblastoma (G4, IDH WT, multiple adverse molec prog features) & tomorrow I’m heading to RPAH/Sydney Local Health District for definitive resection! Feeling good & most grateful for incred support from amazing family, friends, colleagues. Professor Georgina Long AO

Wow Nadya York 💙💛 what a turn out

Looks like a fabulous talk Ian Incoll #RACS23 RACSurgeons

Amanda Chung presenting her PhD work at the Late-Breaking Abstract session followed by one in the Young Researchers’ Forum. On detrusor ultrastructure n correlation w Urodynamic findings. Well done! proud supervisors☺️. USANZ USANZ Training #WeAreSufu Amer. Urol. Assn.

Standing room only at the Society of Women in Urology SWIU!! The future is bright 💪🏽 #ilooklikeaurologist #AUA23