Review the pathophysiology of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), as well as treatment options. At the end of the lecture participants will be able to identify patients who qualify for treatment of their BPH symptoms, understand the role of prostate cancer screening with regard to BPH management and have an understanding of all procedures used for the management of BPH.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the symptom complex associated with BPH and identify patients who require treatment.
• Understand when to initiate medical therapy and what signifies failure of medical therapy and need for further evaluation.
• Be exposed to all procedures available to treat BPH and understand risks and side effects of each therapy.

Presenter
Justin Harmon, DO, FACOS

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Accreditation and Credit Statements
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this program for a maximum number of 0.75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

Disclaimer
This program is sponsored by ACOFP for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the sole or best medical interventions for the discussed diagnoses, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters that may be helpful to other practitioners. Attendees participating in this medical education program do so with the full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against ACOFP for reliance on any information presented during these educational activities.

Questions
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