Birmingham Prostate Clinic – webcasts

We have produced a series of webcasts to enhance the information we provide on the Birmingham Prostate Clinic website.

Our webcasts provide an opportunity to see and hear our clinicians and the perspective of patients. Evaluation has shown patients find it helpful to hear about assessments and treatments from people who have experienced the same conditions and treatment themselves.

• GreenLight laser surgery
  
  HSU consultant Mr Alan Doherty and enlarged prostate patient Michael Priest discuss the benefits of the GreenLight laser procedure.

• Dr Richard Commander – nerve-sparing prostatectomy
  
  Prostate cancer patient Dr Richard Commander and his wife Vicky discuss how they found the right treatment for the best overall outcome.

• David Lehane – suprapubic catheter
  
  Mr Lehane talks about the suprapubic catheter - an innovative new technique which meant he could leave hospital free from a urethral catheter.

• Peter Hale – PCA3 assessment
  
  Mr Hale and consultant urologist Alan Doherty discuss the PCA3 diagnostic test for prostate cancer, and how it helps to achieve a more accurate, individual diagnosis.

External webcasts

• Mr Paul Anderson – bulbar urethroplasty
  
  Watch BPC specialist Mr Paul Anderson undertake a bulbar urethroplasty procedure on Channel 4's Live from the Clinic.

• Dr Ahmed El-Modir – brachytherapy
  
  Dr Ahmed El-Modir describes how low-dose brachytherapy works as a treatment for prostate cancer in a video produced by national charity Prostate UK.