Large reduction in opioid prescribing by a multipronged behavioral intervention after major urologic surgery.

Background: Surgeons play a pivotal role in combating the opioid crisis that currently grips the United States. Changing surgeon behavior is difficult, and the degree to which behavioral science can steer surgeons toward decreased opioid prescribing is unclear.

Methods: This was a single-institution, single-arm, pre- and postintervention study examining the prescribing of opioids by urologists for adult patients undergoing prostatectomy or nephrectomy.

Strong Conflict of Interest Policies are not Associated With Decreased Industry Payments to Academic Urology Departments.

Objective: To identify whether institutions with strong conflicts of interest (COI) policies receive less industry payments than those with weaker policies. While industry-physician interactions can have collaborative benefits, financial COI can undermine preservation of the integrity of professional judgment and public trust. To address this concern, academic institutions have adopted COI policies.

Gender Gap in Industry Relationships and Scholarly Impact Among Academic Urologists in the United States.

Objectives: To examine the distribution of industry payments to male and female academic urologists and the relationship between industry funding, academic rank, and scholarly impact.

Material And Methods: Academic urologists from 131 programs with publicly available websites were compiled. Gender, rank, fellowship training, and scholarly impact metrics were recorded.