Dr. Yahir Santiago-Lastra
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is a complaint without knowledge or without information. This is an economic phenomenon that happens in different professions and it is definitely something we need to keep an eye on because women continue to enter said workforce and there are men in those professions as well.
is a complaint without knowledge or without information. This is an economic phenomenon that happens in different professions and it is definitely something we need to keep an eye on because women continue to enter said workforce and there are men in those professions as well.
So we really want to make sure that these highly valuable professions are compensated fairly so that we have enough of those professionals going into the future.
So we really want to make sure that these highly valuable professions are compensated fairly so that we have enough of those professionals going into the future.
So we really want to make sure that these highly valuable professions are compensated fairly so that we have enough of those professionals going into the future.
Yeah, so as urologists, we have a really unique privilege because we kind of straddle, no pun intended, straddle for urologists, but we kind of straddle the domain between taking care of a very niche surgical specialty where we actually see and sometimes perform procedures that are homologous on men and women.
Yeah, so as urologists, we have a really unique privilege because we kind of straddle, no pun intended, straddle for urologists, but we kind of straddle the domain between taking care of a very niche surgical specialty where we actually see and sometimes perform procedures that are homologous on men and women.
Yeah, so as urologists, we have a really unique privilege because we kind of straddle, no pun intended, straddle for urologists, but we kind of straddle the domain between taking care of a very niche surgical specialty where we actually see and sometimes perform procedures that are homologous on men and women.
And so we can understand if there are such stark gaps, it has to be some kind of inherent bias behind it. And we're not going to be able to understand what those biases are, what led to those changes, but we know that they're there. We'll give an example. So if you revise or place a male sling, that can generate a work RVU of around 23%. 23 and change.
And so we can understand if there are such stark gaps, it has to be some kind of inherent bias behind it. And we're not going to be able to understand what those biases are, what led to those changes, but we know that they're there. We'll give an example. So if you revise or place a male sling, that can generate a work RVU of around 23%. 23 and change.
And so we can understand if there are such stark gaps, it has to be some kind of inherent bias behind it. And we're not going to be able to understand what those biases are, what led to those changes, but we know that they're there. We'll give an example. So if you revise or place a male sling, that can generate a work RVU of around 23%. 23 and change.
And then for a woman or a female sling, it would be 11. And so people will say, well, you know, they're completely different procedures. You're putting in more mesh when you're placing it in a man. The TOT type technique with respect to the male sling, you have to anchor it to the bull bar urethra. There's all these other things.
And then for a woman or a female sling, it would be 11. And so people will say, well, you know, they're completely different procedures. You're putting in more mesh when you're placing it in a man. The TOT type technique with respect to the male sling, you have to anchor it to the bull bar urethra. There's all these other things.
And then for a woman or a female sling, it would be 11. And so people will say, well, you know, they're completely different procedures. You're putting in more mesh when you're placing it in a man. The TOT type technique with respect to the male sling, you have to anchor it to the bull bar urethra. There's all these other things.
that you have to do, but is it really double the work or double the training that you need to perform those different procedures? And one would say, and I'm someone who, when I see something that I think is inherently incorrect, I try to find out why. And then I also try to see what can I do to change that? How can I shake the table and get this to change? But the reality is this, when a...
that you have to do, but is it really double the work or double the training that you need to perform those different procedures? And one would say, and I'm someone who, when I see something that I think is inherently incorrect, I try to find out why. And then I also try to see what can I do to change that? How can I shake the table and get this to change? But the reality is this, when a...
that you have to do, but is it really double the work or double the training that you need to perform those different procedures? And one would say, and I'm someone who, when I see something that I think is inherently incorrect, I try to find out why. And then I also try to see what can I do to change that? How can I shake the table and get this to change? But the reality is this, when a...
campaign is set up to lobby and change work RVUs, what ends up happening is that the RVUs go down across the board. And that is why we haven't really seen advocacy and change towards resetting and including some inherent fairness in how RVUs
campaign is set up to lobby and change work RVUs, what ends up happening is that the RVUs go down across the board. And that is why we haven't really seen advocacy and change towards resetting and including some inherent fairness in how RVUs
campaign is set up to lobby and change work RVUs, what ends up happening is that the RVUs go down across the board. And that is why we haven't really seen advocacy and change towards resetting and including some inherent fairness in how RVUs