Welcome to UDA Online!
UDA Online is the public site for news and information related to the Urologic Diseases in America (UDA) Project, which is sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The goal of UDA is to increase general understanding of the burden of urologic diseases in both human and financial terms.Among its accomplishments, the UDA Project has created a comprehensive omnibus of information comprising the UDA Compendium. The Compendium synthesizes information from myriad national and regional sources across the public and private sectors to report on risk factors, treatment types, prevalence, and utilization trends for urologic diseases affecting men, women and children in the United States. A downloadable PDF of the Compendium's latest version is available via the "UDA Compendium" link above or by clicking here.
Another aspect of UDA is its analytical and logistic support of collaborative research projects designed by young investigators in urologic health services research. These collaborative analyses will yield a rich volume of published research that examines and expands on topics from the Compendium. A list of current collaborations is available via the link below or by clicking here. For a complete list of UDA publications, including downloadable PDFs, click on the "Publications" link above.
The project is now in its second stage, which includes the launching of UDA Online and the Interactive UDA Compendium. Here, you can use data from any of the hundreds of tables and charts available in the printed Compendium to customize a chart or graph for your own presentation or report. Try it out by clicking on the link below!
Now Available
Interactive UDA Compendium
Click above to access and sort data from the latest Compendium by disease, procedure, site of service and demographic variables in order to create customized views of UDA findings. You will need to create a login if this is your first time on the site.
Recent Events
UDA at AUA and SUFU 2009
UDA put forward a great showing at the recent meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), held this year from April 25-30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Among the highlights were a plenary session held by UDA Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Christopher Saigal. Congratulations go to Dr. Jonathan Bergman, whose poster won the blue ribbon for Best of Session, and to Drs. Hua-Yin Yu, Caleb Nelson, and John Gore, whose presentations were featured as part of the "Take-Home Messages" of the meeting.
Abstracts by Drs. Jennifer Anger and Aviva Weinberg were also presented at the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (SUFU) Winter Meeting from February 25-26, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. You may see the complete list of abstracts from both AUA and SUFU conferences here.
UDA in the News
Findings from a recent UDA-driven publication have been highlighted in a report by Reuters news organization. The article, "Delaying Bladder Cancer Surgery Increases Mortality," highlights the importance of published findings by UDA investigators on the subject of health outcomes. The article has since been picked up by other news sites including MSNBC, Fox News, Yahoo! News, and the National Post.
UroToday.com, a website which fosters discussion on the latest in urology-related science and research, has included the UDA abstract, "The demographic burden of urologic diseases in America," on their website. Commentary is currently being solicited on the abstract and will be included on the site's "Beyond the Abstract" weekly feature in the near future.
Collaborative Analyses
12 proposals have been accepted for individual manuscript-driven UDA analyses. Watch for our next request for proposals in 2011!
2008 Urologic Diseases in America Symposium
February 25-26, 2008
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
This two-day symposium introduced attendees to the UDA findings and datasets and reviewed the pending Request for Individual Research Proposals (RIRP) targeted to outside collaborators who wish to access UDA datasets and programming support. Attendees included junior and senior investigators who have an interest in urologic epidemiology, outcomes and health services research, economics, practice patterns, technology diffusion, and quality of care.
Click the following link to view the list of attendees.
For questions regarding UDA Online or the UDA project, email the Project Coordinator or phone at (310) 794-1570.