🙏🏼 grateful for the opportunity to share research on behalf of the team at #AUA23 ✔️ Sustained low opioid fill rates after termination of Modifier 22 incentive for opioid free vasectomy by BCBSM Jim Dupree, MD, MPH MVC

We are thrilled to announce that Catherine NamMD of Michigan Urology @UMuroresidency will join NM Urology as the 2024 Northwestern Andrology fellow. Welcome to the team, Cathy!

Welcome to our Northwestern Andrology team, Catherine NamMD! We’re absolutely thrilled that you’ll be joining us here at NM Urology for fellowship! Edward Schaeffer, MD, PhD Bennett_NMUro Joshua Halpern, MD MS Channa Amarasekera Michigan Urology Ganesh Palapattu Kate Kraft Jim Dupree, MD, MPH

THANK YOU! To Journal of Urology and Rob Siemens for this incredible honor 🥹 Jim Dupree, MD, MPH @JJAndinoMD

Dr. Catherine Nam and colleagues leveraged MVC data for compelling research about opioid use during the Modifier 22 incentive for opioid-free vasectomy by BCBSM, including sustained low opioid fill rates after termination of the incentive. Learn more: michiganvalue.org/study-shows-la…

There is significant variation in preop testing practices across Michigan hospitals - averages range from 10%-97%. That level of variation suggests hospitals should revisit their institutional standards to ensure alignment with current testing recommendations. #WaivetheWorkup

NEW: Edward Norton (Edward Norton) was named UnitedHealthcare Professor of Health Care Management at University of Michigan School of Public Health, an endowed professorship that supports a tenured faculty member who shares UnitedHealthcare's commitment to a value-based healthcare system. Read more: myumi.ch/by2y9

Modifications to amino acids in sperm could be behind infertility michmed.org/7NvPw

We're excited to announce the awardees of our 2023 Policy Sprint initiative in partnership with U-M Rogel Cancer Center! Two U-M research teams will receive support for timely, policy-relevant projects that aim to inform and improve cancer care: ihpi.umich.edu/news/ihpi-fund…

Our member @StorkBrian practices urology in Muskegon, #Michigan - and noticed he was getting called to care for firearm injuries in teens. Now, he's worked with Trinity Health MI's local hospital to bring the SafERTeens violence-prevention program there: fox17online.com/news/a-path-fo…

Congrats Catherine NamMD from Michigan Urology and future Northwestern Andrology fellow and co authors. Editorial highlighting infertility journey through the lens of the patients, providers, and scientists who struggle with infertility each and every day. shorturl.at/apCK4

Our own Michigan Urology faculty Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS is currently testifying at the US Senate Subcommittee meeting on Telehealth access! #GoBlue #AUA #telehealth

Eternally grateful to Urology Gold Journal for highlighting our work spearheaded by Catherine NamMD to remove the stigma surrounding male infertility and encourage an open dialogue about a condition affecting millions of couples worldwide. It's time to break the silence.

More details on study available on Amer. Urol. Assn. news auanews.net/issues/article… Alex Zhu Jim Dupree, MD, MPH

#AUA is proud and excited to have Donna Brazile and @laherrel as our Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Annual Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC! We hope to see you there! Reserve your seat at AUAsummit.org #AUASummit24 #AUAMembers #Urology

#AUA is proud and excited to have Donna Brazile and @laherrel as our Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Annual Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC! We hope to see you there! Reserve your seat at AUAsummit.org #AUASummit24 #AUAMembers #Urology

SSMR Traveling Fellows 2024 - congratulations to this great cohort! photo by Sriram Eleswarapu, MD, PhD UCLA Urology

I'm now a member of the Michigan State Medical Society thanks to @StorkBrian and his dedication to our patients and the medical field. Thank you for your leadership, Brian. 🐝

🚨We're hiring!🚨 Interested in #ReproductiveHealth, #IVF, #infertility, #healthinsurance and want to gain expertise in #HSR? @AnnaRKirkland and I are seeking a #ProjectManager to lead a fun team from U-M IHPI University of Michigan School of Public Health Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Ross School of Business U-M ISR! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/253…

🎉Congratulations to our members who won funding for policy-relevant, rapid-turnaround research during our most recent Policy Sprints competition! Learn more about their projects on fertility clinics, patient portals and Medicaid expansion here: ihpi.umich.edu/news/ihpi-fund…