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The article offers information on the annual Young Urologist Forum, that will be held during the annual meeting of the organization the American Urological Association (AUA), at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California on May 9, 2016.

The article offers a look at the prevalence of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in the U.S. UPJO is a condition referring to a blockage at the junction of the renal pelvis and the ureter, which causes prenatal and neonatal hydronephrosis. Between 1997 and 2000, hospitalization rates for UPJO were higher for males than for females. The article includes information on hospital length of stay, physician visits and treatment of UPJO.

The article discusses the establishment of the American Urological Association Young Urologists Committee with representation from association Sections, the Society of Government Service Urologists and osteopathic urologists. It also provides information on "The Prescription for Financial Health" presentation of MEDIQUS Asset Advisors, Inc. chief executive officer Ronald J. Paprocki at the Young Urologists Forum during the 2015 AUA Annual Meeting in New Orleans on May 18, 2015.