Other Urology Organizations

RESEARCH PROJECTS, NETWORKS, AND CONSORTIA

• Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP)
• Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP Research Network). The MAPP Research Network conducted collaborative research on urological chronic pelvic pain disorders—specifically, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
• NIDDK Information Network (dkNET). dkNET is a research resource information portal that helps researchers find resources relevant to their research and keep up to date on new tools, services and mandates to support robust and reproducible science
• Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network. PEDSnet is a large, national community of hospitals and healthcare organizations, researchers and clinicians, and patients and families. The community works together to identify the most important research questions that can reduce children’s suffering and support their healthy development.
• Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. A group of researchers at universities across the US who studied bladder health.
• Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN). A team of surgeons, doctors and medical research professionals assembled to study lower urinary tract dysfunction.
• Urinary Stone Disease Research Network (USDRN). The USDRN is an NIDDK-funded consortium assembled to study kidney stone prevention and urinary stent pain.

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS & EVENTS

• Keystone Symposia. Explore new frontiers in biology and medicine
• MDLinx. A listing of upcoming urology conferences for networking, learning, and earning CME credits

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & SOCIETIES

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
• American Society of Andrology (ASA)
• American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS)
• American Urological Association (AUA)
• Canadian Urological Association (CUA)
• Center for Microbe Innovation at UC San Diego (CMI)
• Endocrine Society 
• Endourological Society
• European Association of Urology (EAU)
• Infectious Disease Week (ID Week)
• International Academy of Human Reproduction
• International Continence Society (ICS)
• International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS)
• International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH)
• Neurogenic Bladder Research Group (NBRG)
• North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG)
• Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF)
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Research on Calculus Kinetics Society (ROCK)
• Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA)
• Society for Basic Urologic Research (SBUR)
• Society of Benign Prostate Disease (SoBPD)
• Society for Pelvic Research (SPR)
• Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI)
• Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR)
• Society for Women in Urology (SWIU)
• Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS)
• Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS)
• Societies for Pediatric Urology (SPU)
• Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU)
• Spina Bifida Association (SBA)
• UTI Global Alliance (UTIGA: An international society of clinical, research, and biomedical professionals studying urinary tract infections
• Let’s Talk UTI: A patient advocacy resource creating awareness, education, and community around urinary tract infections