Southwest Florida Region Patient Newsletter – December 2024

Navigators Help You Manage Your OAB Treatment Journey

It’s frustrating enough to deal with an overactive bladder. What’s even more overwhelming (and sometimes confusing) is making decisions about your OAB treatment and follow-up care.

Enter your OAB navigator! This new member of your AUI care team will make your journey easier by:

• Helping you understand your diagnosis
• Coordinating communication between you and your provider in-between office visits
• Helping you get your treatments scheduled
• Evaluating your response to therapy
• Connecting you with one of our OAB specialists if advanced therapies are needed

With your navigator’s guidance you can be sure you’re getting the attention you need to overcome OAB and get back to a more satisfying quality of life. If you’re ready to start your OAB treatment journey, schedule a consultation.

Expert Care at Our Fort Myers Location

We’re delighted to announce that three longtime urologists at our Naples office now are also seeing patients at our Fort Myers location. Schedule appointments with these urology experts.

Available to see you in Fort Myers and in Naples are:

			Kristina Buscaino, DO Specializing in sexual medicine for men and women, one recent patient told us: “She is very knowledgeable and takes time to understand my needs. A spectacular doctor who truly cares.”
			Jonathan Jay, MD Joining us after seven years with the Cleveland Clinic, Harvard-trained Dr. Jay specializes in men’s and women’s health, and bladder and kidney problems. “Dr. Jay is truly remarkable,” one recent patient told us.
			Rolando Rivera, MD, FACS Dual board certified and fellowship trained in female urology, pelvic surgery, and urodynamics, Dr. Rivera’s patients have described him as “knowledgeable, patient, professional, courteous, and a pleasure to work with.”
			New to our Naples Office Joanna K. Chon, MD, FACS Dr. Chon has joined AUI at our Naples office. Fellowship trained at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, she specializes in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, female voiding disorders, and pelvic floor disorders. Welcome Dr. Chon!

Thinking of You This Holiday Season

As 2024 draws to a close, our thoughts are with those of you who are still recovering and rebuilding from the hurricanes. While several of our offices were damaged, we want to extend a sincere thank you to our team members who have worked tirelessly to make sure service isn’t interrupted during this difficult time. We hope if you’re displaced from your home, that you have a return date in the near future.

This holiday season we thank you for placing your trust in us. Our warmest wishes for good health, peace, and joy in the coming weeks and throughout the new year.

Phreesia Makes Registration More Convenient

You can’t escape it. Registering for an appointment at a medical facility is part of the process. But with Phreesia, AUI has made that process easier. Instead of registering when you arrive, which sometimes can mean waiting in line, Phreesia lets you register in the comfort of your home when the time is convenient for you. Here’s how Phreesia works.

1. Prior to your visit, you will receive a reminder about your appointment. You’ll also have the ability to review and update your health information.
2. Upon arrival at your appointment, if you haven’t already completed or reviewed your health information, you will be given an iPad to complete it in person. Our staff will happily help you with this process if needed.

We know that registering for each appointment is inescapable. But with Phreesia we hope it’s a bit more convenient. Learn more about the convenience of online check-in with Phreesia.