{"id":8854,"date":"2021-05-03T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=8854"},"modified":"2021-05-03T15:21:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:21:33","slug":"dr-nielsen-approved-as-next-chair-of-the-aua-science-quality-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/dr-nielsen-approved-as-next-chair-of-the-aua-science-quality-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Nielsen Approved as Next Chair of the AUA Science &#038; Quality Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms\/\">Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS<\/a> who has been approved by the Board of Directors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/\">American Urological Association&#8217;s (AUA)<\/a> as the next chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/about-us\/aua-governance\/committees\/science-and-quality-committees\">Science and Quality (S&amp;Q) Council<\/a>. Dr. Nielsen will assume the role of chair-elect on June 1, 2021 and serve a four-year term as Chair, starting 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As the S&amp;Q Council Chair, Dr. Nielsen will provide strategic oversight to shape and execute on the broad science, quality, and data agenda of the AUA including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creation, dissemination, and implementation of clinical guidelines and white papers<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance of the AUA Quality (AQUA) Registry<\/li>\n<li>Development and implementation of physician performance measures<\/li>\n<li>Advancement of patient safety initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring of federal, state, and local quality healthcare programs<\/li>\n<li>Formation and execution of data projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#4b9cd3;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 5px solid #ffffff;\">\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u201cThe AUA\u2019s establishment of the Science and Quality Council structure, integrating activities across the Data, Guidelines, and QIPS Committees, created invaluable strategic alignment to support the mission of advancing urology. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue the work started by Drs. Wolf and Penson to serve AUA, our members, and our patients\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right; color: #ffffff; link-decoration: none;\"><a class=\"white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms\/\">Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS<\/a><br \/>\nProfessor and Chair of Urology<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-560x838.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nielsen has been an active member of the AUA since 2002 and during his time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>served as Chair of the AUA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/about-us\/aua-governance\/committees\/science-and-quality-committees\">Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graduated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/membership\/aua-leadership-program\">AUA Leadership Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/dr-matthew-nielsen-receives-urology-care-foundation-astellas-rising-stars-in-urology-research-award\/\">Rising Stars in Urology Research Award<\/a> from the Urology Care Foundation,<\/li>\n<li>authored several AUA patient safety and quality improvement White Papers<\/li>\n<li>provided oversight and direction as chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/practice-resources\/patient-safety-and-quality-of-care\/2018-quality-improvement-summit\/2017-quality-improvement-summit\">2017 AUA Quality Improvement Summit on Stewardship of Urological Imaging<\/a><\/li>\n<li>was a member of the:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/new-2020-aua-hematuria-guidelines\/\">2020 AUA hematuria guideline<\/a> panel<\/li>\n<li>AUA Quality Registry (AQUA) Executive Workgroup<\/li>\n<li>Telehealth, regulatory, and electronic medical records workgroups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>served as AUA Representative for the Alliance of Specialty Medicine Physician Policy Roundtable on Accountable Care Organizations and Alternative Payment Models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>was named AUA Young Urologist of the Year in 2018<\/p>\n<h2>About the AUA&#8217;s Committee Structure<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nThe AUA has over 500 volunteers that serve on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/about-us\/aua-governance\/committees\"> various committees, grouped by functional areas<\/a>, and contribute to the work of the association. The S&amp;Q Council oversees the activities of the AUA\u2019s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, Data Committee, and Practice Guidelines Committee, as well as related working groups.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the Science and Quality Council oversees the science, quality, and data components of the AUA\u2019s mission including the development, dissemination, and implementation of guidelines, white papers, physician performance measures, patient safety initiatives, registries, and data projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urologytimes.com\/view\/aua-names-dr-wolf-science-quality-council-chair\">Dr. Stuart Wolf<\/a> was the inaugural S&amp;Q Chair in 2014, and the current Science and Quality Council Chair is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2017\/03\/30\/penson-to-chair-urology-associations-science-quality-council\/\">David Penson, MD MPH<\/a>, Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at Vanderbilt University.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/about-us\/aua-governance\/committees\">Learn More<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7116\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 241px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auanet.org\/about-us\/aua-governance\/committees\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7116 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-231x300.png\" alt=\"AUA Committee Reporting Structure\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-768x993.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-1186x1536.png 1186w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-1582x2048.png 1582w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-600x776.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2020\/02\/Committee-Reporting-Structure-2020-560x724.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">AUA Committee Reporting Structure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS who has been approved by the Board of Directors of the American Urological Association&#8217;s (AUA) as the next chair of the Science and Quality (S&#038;Q) Council. 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