Michael Conlin

Teaching

Teaching:
1987 - Teaching Assistant, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center
1996-present - Urology Resident instruction and mentoring
1996-2009 - Surgery Rotation Lecture Series, 3rd year medical students
1996-present - Urology Lecture Series, physician assistant students
1996-present - Anatomy dissections, 1st year medical students
1996-present - Principles in Clinical Medicine preceptor, 1st and 2nd year medical students
1997-present - Instructor, Genitourinary Examinations, 3rd year medical students
1997 - Lincoln High School job shadow lecture
1997 - Transition to Clerkship course for 2nd year medical students
1998 - Lincoln High School job shadow lecture
2000-2008 - Director/instructor, urology elective for medical residents
2000-present - Director/instructor, urology elective for nephrology fellows
2000-2008 - Director/instructor, urology elective for family practice residents

Audio Educational Programs:

Ureteroscopy and endoscopic techniques in the upper urinary tract, AUA topics in urology audio series, Volume 2, Issue 4.

Endoscopic techniques in the upper urinary tract, AUA topics in urology audio series, Volume , Issue, 2005.

Internet Educational Programs:

Faculty, Endourology 2000 Cybersession. ESWL vs. ureteroscopy, Intraluminal lithotripsy. March 20, 2000

Visiting Professorships:

2nd Annual Pan Arab Endourology Congress, Cairo, Egypt, February, 1998.

New York University Department of Urology, New York, New York, September, 1998.

Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, March 25-27, 1999.

Courses taught, Invited Lectures, Moderated Sessions:

  1. Faculty member, Techniques in Ureteroscopy, CME Ureteroscopy course, Durham, North Carolina, October, 1995.
  2. “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Ureteral Strictures and UPJ Obstructions.” CME Ureteroscopy Course, New York University, New York city, New York, December, 1995.
  3. “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Ureteral Strictures and UPJ Obstructions.” CME ureteroscopy course, San Diego, California, January, 1996.
  4. “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Ureteral Strictures and UPJ Obstructions.” CME ureteroscopy course, Cleveland Clinic, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, February, 1996.
  5. “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Ureteral Strictures and UPJ Obstructions.” CME ureteroscopy course, Dallas, Texas, March, 1996.
  6. “Intraluminal Lithotripsy with the Holmium Laser.” Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene, Oregon, April, 1996.
  7. “Evaluation and Management of Urethral Trauma.” Northwest Trauma Conference, Gleneden, Oregon, April, 1996.
  8. “Ureteroscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction.” Circon ACMI exhibit, AUA, Orlando, Florida, May 1996.
  9. “Intraluminal Lithotripsy with the Holmium Laser.” Coherent exhibit, AUA, Orlando Florida, May, 1996.
  10. “Ureteroscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures.” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, New York, New York, June, 1996.
  11. “Ureteroscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures.” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Madison, Wisconsin, August, 1996.
  12. “Ureteroscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures.” Evening seminar, Western Section AUA, San Diego, California, August, 1996.
  13. “Flexible Ureteroscopy Instrumentation and Techniques.” Postgraduate Course, Western Section AUA, San Diego, California, August, 1996.
  14. “Intracavitary Chemotherapy for Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract TCCA.” Postgraduate course, Western Section AUA, San Diego, California, August, 1996.
  15. “Should we image the crossing vessel at the UPJ?” Postgraduate course, Western Section AUA, San Diego, California, August, 1996.
  16. “Intraluminal Lithotripsy.” Postgraduate course, Western Section AUA, San Diego, California, August, 1996.
  17. Poster session moderator, Western Section AUA, San Diego, California, August, 1996.
  18. “Intraluminal Lithotripsy with the Holmium Laser,” Roseburg, Oregon, September, 1996.
  19. “Future Applications of the Holmium Laser in Urology,” Coherent Medical Group, Palo Alto, California, September, 1996.
  20. “Ureteroscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Palo Alto, California, September, 1996.
  21. “Ureteroscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Portland, Oregon, September, 1996.
  22. “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Portland, Oregon, September, 1996.
  23. “Antegrade or Retrograde Endopyelotomy: Which Way Should I Go?” Satellite Symposium, World Congress of Endourology, Melbourne, Australia, November, 1996.
  24. “Incisional Procedures,” and “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Cairo, Egypt, May, 1997.
  25. “Incisional Procedures,” and “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Luxor, Egypt, May, 1997.
  26. “Incisional Procedures,” and “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Udine, Italy, May, 1997.
  27. “Incisional Procedures,” and “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Paris, France, May, 1997.
  28. “Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Endopyelotomy,” “Percutaneous Renal Endoscopy: Access, Preop and Postop Considerations,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Hartford, Connecticut, May, 1997.
  29. “Incisional Procedures,” and “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Kansas City, Kansas, June, 1997.
  30. “Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Endopyelotomy,” “Percutaneous Renal Endoscopy: Access, Preop and Postop Considerations,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Chicago, Illinois, September,1997.
  31. “Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Endopyelotomy,” “Percutaneous Renal Endoscopy: Access, Preop and Postop Considerations,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1997.
  32. “Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Endopyelotomy,” “Percutaneous Renal Endoscopy: Access, Preop and Postop Considerations,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Seattle, Washington, November, 1997.
  33. “Holmium Laser Lithotripsy,” “Flexible Ureteroscopy,” “Endoluminal Ultrasound,” Columbia River Region AORN, November, 1997.
  34. “ Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, January, 1998.
  35. Visiting Professor, “Flexible Ureteroscopy,” “Holmium Laser Lithotripsy,” 2nd Annual Pan-arab Endourology Congress, Cairo, Egypt, February, 1998
  36. “Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Endopyelotomy,” “Percutaneous Renal Endoscopy: Access, Preop and Postop Considerations,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Columbia, Maryland, April, 1998.
  37. “Minimally Invasive Management of Urologic Complications after Renal Transplantation,” Combined Transplantation Conference, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, April, 1998.
  38. “Flexible Ureteroscopy,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, April, 1998.
  39. “Incisional Procedures,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Endopyelotomy,” “Percutaneous Renal Endoscopy: Access, Preop and Postop Considerations,” Techniques in Ureteroscopy Course, Cincinnati, Ohio, May, 1998.
  40. “ Ureteroscopic Endopyelotomy Treatment of UPJ Obstruction”, Endourology Course, Portland, Oregon, May, 1998.
  41. “Ureteroscopic Endopyelotomy,” “Flexible Ureteroscopy,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Lase,r” Eugene Urology Journal Club, Eugene, Oregon, May 1998.
  42. “Tips for Flexible Ureteroscopy,” Booth presentation, World Congress of Endourology, New York, New York, September, 1998.
  43. “Percutaneous Nephroscopy, Advanced Tips,” Booth presentation, World Congress of Endourology, New York, New York, September, 1998.
  44. Laparoscopic Access, session moderated, World Congress of Endourology, New York, New York, September, 1998.
  45. Prostate Cancer, session moderated, Western Section, AUA, Kona, Hawaii, October, 1998.
  46. “Laser Physics and Safety,” “Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser,” “Percutaneous Renal Access,” “Endoscopic Treatment of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Stricture,” San Francisco, California, October, 1998.
  47. Ureteroscopy Access, Endoscopic Treatment of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, and Ureteroscopic Treatment of TCCA of the Upper Urinary Tract. Postgraduate course, AUA national meeting, May, 1999
  48. UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Stricture: Endoscopic Treatment. Williamsburg, Virginia, June 11, 1999.
  49. Course Director, Northwest Urological Society morning course, Endourology. December 3, 1999
  50. Ureteroscopy Access, and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures. Northwest Urological Society Endourology Course, December 3, 1999.
  51. Ureteroscopy Access, Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, and Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser. New York, NY, December, 1999.
  52. Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, Endoscopic Lithotripsy and Instrumentation, and Update on Renal Transplantation. Adult and Pediatric State-of-the-Art Course. New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, December, 1999.
  53. Ureteroscopy Access, and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures. New Orleans, LA, February 5, 2000.
  54. Faculty, Ureteroscopy Course, Buffalo, NY, March 31, 2000
  55. Controversies in Stone Management. AUA Postgraduate Course, Atlanta, Georgia, May, 2000.
  56. Plenary Session, highlights of basic science session, World Congress of Endourology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000.
  57. Clinical applications of the holmium laser, Ureteroscopic treatment of ureteral strictures and UPJ obstruction, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, September, 2001.
  58. Clinical applications of the holmium laser, Ureteroscopic treatment of ureteral strictures and UPJ obstruction, Anaheim, CA, June, 2001.
  59. Ureteroscopy Access, Ureteroscopic treatment of upper urinary tract tumors and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures AUA Postgraduate Course, Anaheim, CA, June, 2001.
  60. Percutaneous renal access and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, Atlanta, GA, April, 2002.
  61. Percutaneous renal access, Percutaneous treatment of renal calculi, Clinical applications of the holmium laser and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, Orlando, Florida, May, 2002.
  62. Ureteroscopy Access, Ureteroscopic treatment of upper urinary tract tumors and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures AUA Postgraduate Course, Orlando, Florida, May, 2002.
  63. Ureteroscopy, tips and tricks, AUA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May, 2002.
  64. Plenary Session, highlights of basic science session, World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy, September, 2002.
  65. Percutaneous renal access, Percutaneous treatment of renal calculi, Clinical applications of the holmium laser and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, Los Angeles, California, November, 2002.
  66. Ureteroscopic treatment of UPJ obstruction, Jefferson University Urology Review, November, 2002.
  67. Moderator, Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, panel discussion, Northwest Urological Society, Portland, Oregon, December 7, 2002.
  68. Moderator, Endourology/laparoscopy scientific session, Northwest Urological Society, Portland, Oregon, December 7, 2002.
  69. Percutaneous renal access, Percutaneous treatment of renal calculi, Clinical applications of the holmium laser and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, Puerto Rico, March, 2003.
  70. Ureteroscopy Access, Ureteroscopic treatment of upper urinary tract tumors and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures AUA Postgraduate Course, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2003.
  71. Moderator, Treatment of upper urinary tract TCCA, video session, World Congress of Endourology, Montreal, Quebec, September, 2003.
  72. Moderator, Ureteroscopy odds and ends, poster session, World Congress of Endourology, Montreal, Quebec, September, 2003.
  73. Plenary Session, highlights of basic science session, World Congress of Endourology, Montreal, Quebec, September, 2003.
  74. Course Director, Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Portland, Oregon, October 24, 2003.
  75. Hand assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, indications and results, Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty, Portland, Oregon, October 24, 2003
  76. Hand assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, indications and results, Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, December 4, 2003.
  77. Laparoscopic and Robotic Pyeloplasty, Northwest Urological Society, Laparoscopy Course, Seattle, Washington, December 5, 2003.
  78. State-of-the-Art Lecture; Ureteroscopy, Northwest Urological Society, Washington, December 5, 2003.
  79. Percutaneous renal access, Percutaneous treatment of renal calculi, Clinical applications of the holmium laser and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures, Ft Lauderdale Fl, January 30, 2004
  80. Invited faculty, American Lithotripsy Society, What is the role of Endopyelotomy?, Update on renal ablative therapy, San Diego, CA, March 6, 2004.
  81. Ureteroscopy Access, Ureteroscopic treatment of upper urinary tract tumors and Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures AUA Postgraduate Course, San Francisco, CA, May 8th, 2004.
  82. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy 10A nurses education day, Portland, OR, July 15th, 2004.
  83. Renal tubular acidosis, Indinavir and other causes of renal calculi and Percutaneous and ureteroscopic treatment of renal calculi Prep C review course, Western Section AUA, San Diego, CA, August 23, 2004.
  84. Donor nephrectomy, indications and techniques Nephrology education series, Portland, OR, September 9th, 2004.
  85. “New tools and techniques for treating renal calculi” and “Medical evaluation and treatment of renal calculi” Oregon Urology Symposium, Eugene, Oregon, November 12, 2004.
  86. “ Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty”, “Advanced laparoscopic renal procedures”, laparoscopic course, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, November 19, 2005.
  87. Course Director: Hand assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy course. Portland, Oregon, February 19, 2005. “Hand assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy”, “laparoscopic pyeloplasty”, “indications and results of laparoscopic nephrectomy”.
  88. “Living donor nephrectomy: candidacy and surgical options”, Advances in Liver and Kidney Transplantation, Portland, Oregon, April, 2005.
  89. Holmium laser physics and safety, and endoscopic management of ureteral strictures, Advanced Endourology course, San Antonio Texas, May, 2005.
  90. “Ureteroscopic Access”, “Ureteroscopy for stones”, and “Endoscopic management of ureteral strictures”, Advanced Ureteroscopy, AUA Postgraduate course, May, 2005.
  91. “Ureteroscopy for proximal ureteral stones. Why be rigid?” World Congress of Endourology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August, 2005.
  92. Advanced ureteroscopy seminar. “Is there a role for the Ureteral Access Sheath during Ureteroscopy?”, World Congress of Endourology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August, 2005.
  93. “A urologist’s view of interventions.” Education and intervention days seminar, Dotter Interventional Institute, October, 2005.
  94. “Ureteroscopic Access”, “Ureteroscopy for stones”, and “Endoscopic management of ureteral strictures”, Operative Ureteroscopy, AUA Postgraduate course, Atlanta, Georgia, May, 2006.
  95. “Endourology Highlights”, World Congress of Endourology, Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2006.
  96. “Rigid ureteroscopy: what to buy and how to use it”, “Stone guidelines”, “upper ureteral calculi”. Definitive Urologic Stone Therapy, University of California at Irvine, January 2007.
  97. “Laparoscopic Renal Procedures”, “Metabolic evaluation and treatment of urolithiasis”, “Ureteroscopy for calculi”. Big Sky Urology meeting, Big Sky, Montana, March 2007.
  98. “Management of Renal Calculi, is ESWL Dead?”, III International Course on Urology, Sevilla Spain, February 2008.
  99. “Percutaneous Management of Renal Calculi”, and “Percutaneous Management of TCCa”, 2nd Annual Advanced Endourology, Laparoscopy & Robotics Update, Miami, February 2008.
  100. “From Probation to zero deficiencies in 9 months”, Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, September, 2008.
  101. Instructor, Ureteroscopy skills lab, AUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill, April 27th, 2009.
  102. Instructor, Ureteroscopy skills lab, AUA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 29, 2010.
  103. Instructor, Ureteroscopy skills lab, World Congress of Endourology, September 1, 2010.
  104. Moderator, DVD Session 1, Western Section AUA meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii, October 24, 2010.
  105. Moderated Session, Urolithiasis and Laparoscopy, Northwest Urological Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, December 4, 2010.
  106. Course Director, Advanced Ureteroscopy Postgraduate Course, AUA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 2012
  107. “Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction”, Advanced Ureteroscopy Postgraduate Course, AUA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May, 2012
  108. Moderated Session, Calculi, Western Section AUA meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii, October 10, 2012.
  109. Moderated Session, Endourology and Stones, Northwest Urological Society Annual Meeting, December 8, 2012
  110. Course Director, Advanced Ureteroscopy Postgraduate Course, AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, May, 2013
  111. “Challenging Ureteroscopic Access”, and “Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction”, Advanced Ureteroscopy Postgraduate Course, AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, May, 2013
  112. Instructor, Ureteroscopy skills lab, AUA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, May, 2013
  113. Moderated Session, Video Session: laparoscopic managment of upper tract disorders, World Congress of Endourology, New Orleans, LA, October, 2013
  114. Course Director, Advanced Ureteroscopy Postgraduate Course, Western Section AUA Meeting, Monterey, CA, November, 2013
  115. “Pre-test”, “Post-test”, “Challenging Ureteroscopic Access”, Advanced Ureteroscopy Postgraduate Course, Western Section AUA Meeting, Monterey, CA, November, 2013
  116. Moderated Session, Kidney and Laparoscopy, Western Section AUA Meeting, Monterey, CA, November, 2013
  117. Moderated Session, Endourology. Northwest Urology Society Annual meeting, Vancouver, B.C, December, 2013.
  118. “Why I am excited about meteor”, Meteor Meetup, Portland, OR, February, 2014
  119. “Meteor templates”, Meteor Meetup, Portland, OR, March, 2014

Curriculum Development:
2003-2010 - Development and Implementation of Urology Core Curriculum
2003-2010 - Development and Implementation of Urology Outcomes Based Rotation Objectives
2010-present - Development and of Research Curriculum - monthly lecture series
2013 - Development of www.uroflow.info for OHSU Urology research education and support resources (now transitioned to a secure on site file sharing system).

Mentoring and Advising:
1998 - Todd Waldman, resident - Clinical evaluation of the concentration of cyanide present in preoperative and postoperative samples of whole blood and in intraoperative samples of effluent irrigant during holmium laser lithotripsy of uric acid calculi in human patients
1998 - Robin Zagone, medical student - Clinical evaluation of the concentration of cyanide present in preoperative and postoperative samples of whole blood and in intraoperative samples of effluent irrigant during holmium laser lithotripsy of uric acid calculi in human patients
2000 - Lisa Bland, medical student - Treatment of UPJ Obstruction, a Systematic Review
2001 - Darius Paduch, resident - Bacterial adherence to ureteral stents
2002 - Lisa Bland, resident - Prospective randomized trial of Rofecoxib for pain prevention after ureteral stent removal.
2003 - Edith Legg, resident - Prospective randomized trial of Rofecoxib for pain prevention after ureteral stent removal.
2003 - Daniel Janoff, resident - Urethral injury associated with traumatic pelvic fracture: the Oregon experience
2004 - Michael Lavelle, resident - Sutureless laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in a pig model.
2004 - Guy Hudson - Sealing the percutaneous tract after dilation in a pig model.
2006 - Gregory Adams, resident - Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy outcomes
2008 - Jason Hedges, resident - Stimulation of Toll-like receptor 3 effects on murine renal ischemia
2008 - Brian Duty, resident - Supracostal tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy
2009 - Jennifer Sung, resident - Metabolic changes associated with urolithiasis in metabolic syndrome patients
2010 - Nick Tadros, resident - Precondition with toll-like receptor 3 agonist in renal transplantation, a swine model
2010 - Eric Reid, resident - Metabolic risk factors associated with renal parenchymal calcifications
2013 - Jonathan Witten, resident - Anatomic considerations for urolithiasis in the morbidly obese
2013 - Nick Tadros, resident - CT imaging features and the prediction of positive margins after partial nephrectomy
2014 - Scott Polackwich, resident - Systematic review of vasovasostomy for relief of chronic orchalgia
2014 - Ross Wopat, resident - Calcium and vitamin D supplementation during ADT and the incidence of urolithiasis

Educational Leadership and Administration:
2003-2010 - Urology Residency Program Director
2003-present - Urology Resident Education Committee
2010-present - Urology Residency VA Site Director
2010-present - VA GME Committee

Learner Assessment:
2003-2010 Design and Implementation of Urology Outcomes Based Evaluation System

Honors and Awards for Education:
2009 OHSU “Golden Rose Award for Service Excellence" for service to the Urology Residency Program