Bill Text: VA HJR359 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending the Virginia Urological Society.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-11 - Left in Rules [HJR359 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-HJR359-Introduced.html
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16105592D WHEREAS, the Virginia Urological Society seeks to promote the highest standards of urological clinical care through education and research and inform patients through its established public awareness campaigns; and WHEREAS, thousands of Virginians are affected by bladder diseases and conditions, including urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, underactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, nocturia, urinary tract infections, bladder cancer, urotrauma, and neurogenic bladder; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Urological Society works tirelessly to treat patients throughout the Commonwealth who suffer from these bladder diseases and conditions; bladder diseases and conditions result in costs estimated at over $70 billion annually in the United States; and WHEREAS, bladder diseases and conditions have a significant impact on health and quality of life, contributing to depression, social isolation, falls, loss of self-esteem, hospitalizations, nursing home admissions, and even death; and WHEREAS, bladder problems are highly stigmatized, and only open dialogue generated by awareness and education can reduce stigma and empower providers and patients to have much-needed conversations about bladder health; and WHEREAS, the need for increased medical and behavioral research to better understand and maintain bladder health and treat bladder diseases is critical, yet poorly recognized; and WHEREAS, bladder diseases and conditions are common in military veterans; one in three young women veterans report overactive bladder, stress urinary incontinence, or other painful bladder symptoms; and WHEREAS, more than three-quarters of veterans with spinal cord injuries suffer from neurogenic bladder, and bladder cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer among Veterans Health Administration patients; and WHEREAS, more than one in 10 service members wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq have urotrauma injuries (damage to the urinary tract or reproductive organs), and while urotrauma may not be as visible as amputations or as widely discussed as post-traumatic stress disorder, it is no less physically and psychologically debilitating; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Urological Society is the leading voice on bladder health in the Commonwealth, working to educate and treat patients and collaborate with other providers to emphasize the importance of early identification and the availability of treatment options; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Virginia Urological Society; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Virginia Urological Society as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the organization's work to help raise awareness and educate patients throughout the Commonwealth on the importance of bladder health. |
