Trainees
Newcastle Female and Functional Urology Fellowship
Commences 01 October 2024 for 12 months
Department: Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stated learning outcomes:
Outpatient management of complex tertiary referrals.
Independently perform botulinum toxin injections into the bladder.
Independently perform female stress incontinence surgery.
Independently perform sacral neuromodulation.
Complete robotic e-learning training modules and wet lab simulation training
Perform supervised robotic-assisted minimally invasive reconstructive procedures
Wide exposure to surgery for male stress urinary incontinence.
Independently perform ileal conduit urinary diversion.
Perform and interpret video cystometry.
Participate in tertiary urogynaecology MDT
Participate in joint cases requiring urological reconstruction with gynaecology and colorectal colleagues
Complete an audit.
Submission of publication to a peer-reviewed journal.
Participation in departmental and national research.
Clinical competencies to be achieved:
Independent operator for female stress incontinence surgery.
Independent operator for ileal conduit urinary diversion.
Independent operator for sacral neuromodulation procedures.
Independent operator for male incontinence surgery.
Lead operator for advanced reconstructive urological surgery.
Number of main operations the fellow could expect to be involved in:
(Estimates are absolute minimum cases per 6 month block)
Video/ Simple Urodynamics – more than 25 cases
Cystoscopy and Botulinum Toxin – more than 25 cases
Sacral Nerve Stimulation Procedures – more than 25 cases
Artificial Urinary Sphincter Insertion – 6-10 cases
Urethroplasty – 2-6 cases
Periurethral Bulking Injection – 4-6 cases
Ileal Conduit Urinary Diversion – 3-6 cases
Cystectomy including robotic – 10-15 cases
Bladder Augmentation – 1-2 cases
Orthotopic Bladder Reconstruction – 1-2 cases
Penile prosthesis insertion – 2-4 cases
Colposuspension – 4-6 cases
Mesh removal cases – 3-5 cases
Urethral Diverticulum excision – 2-4 cases
Urogenital Fistula Surgery – 1-3 cases
Autologous Fascial Sling – 1-3 cases
Penile Reconstruction (Nesbitts procedure) 2-4 cases
Robotic cases including intracorporeal urinary diversion, cystoplasty, ureteric reimplantation/repair, coloposupension, mesh removal, ureterolysis
From 2024 the fellowship includes a component of robotic reconstructive urology training and in addition to the above the fellow would expect to be involved in 15-20 robotic cases per 6 months.
Leading research centre for UTI - links with Newcastle University
MDT meetings with radiology / urogynaecology / complex ureteric stricture team
Audit and teachin mandated
Publications expected
Primary Objective of Fellowship
Subspecialist Consultant appointment in FNUU