An Update from Vista Urology

TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Payne has begun operating at Twin Cities Community hospital in Templeton, California. One of his first patients flew into the newly renovated San Luis Obispo Airport, conveniently located 25 minutes from the hospital.

VIRTUAL GLOBAL MEN'S HEALTH SUMMIT & UPDATE WEBINAR

The Virtual Global Men's Health Summit & Update Webinars are now underway. These are being presented by the Global Men's Health Foundation, founded by Dr. Ingrid Persky of Panama.

All are welcome to sign up for free. The sessions take place on Saturdays, and lectures are in English (with simultaneous Spanish translation).

Dr. Potts will be participating later this month, in the prostate health session, moderated by Dr. Claus Roehrborn.

Register for the webinar here »

Keep up-to-date with the summit schedule here »

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PROSTATE HEALTH MONTH

We take this time to remind everyone that while it is true that a normal prostate grows with age, causing problematic urinary symptoms in some men, and that individualized screening for cancer is appropriate for others...the prostate gland should not be presented or framed only in the context of disease. This is a huge "nocebo"! Afterall, for the majority of men, it is a healthy accessory sex organ. And too often, symptoms can be erroneously ascribed to the prostate gland.

Lifestyle behaviors which promote prostate health are the very same as those which would be healthful for one's heart, gut, and mind.

NEWS FROM THE FARM

We have just completed our application for SIP certification, which means Sustainability in Practice. (Learn more here). We have been working hard to achieve these benchmarks.

Meanwhile, Dr. Payne won a $140,000 grant for our farm's energy conservation project. It has allowed us to convert to solar energy and more efficiently run our wells.