Us
-Too! Brampton General Meeting
9 Sep,
2008
"Overview of Male Sexual Health"
Dr. Jack Barkin
M.D., F.R.C.S.
(C), F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S., D.A.B.U
Dr. Barkin made a very
informative and entertaining presentation to an audience of
around 55 members, wives and guests at our season's opening
session.
Central to his talk was the subject of 'Erectile Dysfunction'
(ED) and what could be done about it.
Time and again this topic has proved to be of great interest
and importance to our chapter,
impacting the quality of life of our members and their partners
alike.
Dr.
Barkin opened his talk with a brief history of Testosterone
and the side effects of its
decline in the male ageing process. He defined Erectile Dysfunction,
provided ED related facts
and figures, its emotional and physical impacts and connection
to other health issues such as
Diabetes and CardioVascular Disease.
Dr.
Barkin then covered the management of ED, detailing the physiology
and biochemistry
of erection, the use of first line treatments involving PDE5
inhibitors such as Cialis, Viagra and
Levitra, how they worked, their usage recommendations and
side effects. He went on to
discuss many of the alternative treatment options such as
injections, pumps and implants.
In the last part of his talk Dr. Barkin discussed the topic
of Testosterone Replacement
Therapy (TRT), its benefits and role in erectile physiology,
diagnostic testosterone testing
and TRT therapy options.
We
had an excellent Question & Answer session where Dr. Barkin
covered not only the
questions that had been emailed in but also shared many of
those he had been asked by
members during the break time.
Dr. Barkin's crisp delivery
and wonderful sense of humor connected extremely well with
the
audience and kept the crowd entertained and attentive throughout.
To avail the
Audio and Presentation
slides
of this session - please click the links provided further
down this panel.
About Dr.
Jack Barkin
Dr. Jack Barkin graduated from Medical School at the University
of Toronto with honours in 1977.
His surgical and urological training were done through the
University of Toronto.
Dr. Barkin became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
(F.R.C.S.-C.) in 1982 and a
Fellow International College of Surgeons (F.I.C.S.) in 1983.
In 1985, Dr. Barkin became a
member of the Diplomat American Board of Urology (D.A.B.U.)
and was recertified in 1994.
He has been a member of various boards and committees. In
1997, Dr. Barkin was appointed
Chief of Urology of Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto.
He has been active in clinical
drug research since 1989 and has done numerous journal papers
and presentations since
graduating from medical school.
Erectile dysfunction has been an interest of Dr. Barkin's
due to the demand from his patients for
more information. He is the Director of The Male Health
Centres in Toronto. Dr. Barkin has
been associated with The Male Health Centres for the past
five years.
AUDIO
& SLIDES DOWNLOADS
AUDIO:
Track 01: Overview
Of Male Sexual Health - Talk Part 1
http://www.ustoo-brampton.com/Barkin/sexualhealth1.ram
[9.15 Mbytes, Talk time: 00:37:56]
Track 02: Overview
Of Male Sexual Health - Talk Part 2
http://www.ustoo-brampton.com/Barkin/sexualhealth2.ram
[10.81 Mbytes, Talk time: 00:44:49]
Track 03: Overview
Of Male Sexual Health - Q & A
http://www.ustoo-brampton.com/Barkin/sexualhealthqa.ram
[6.64 Mbytes, Talk time: 00:27:31]
SLIDES:
Session
1: Overview
of Male Sexual Health - Presentation slides
http://www.ustoo-brampton.com/Barkin/sexualhealth.pdf
[Acrobat File, Size:
5.95 Mbytes, Pages: 54]
Our
thanks to Dr. Jack Barkin for a
a highly informative and very entertaining
presentation!
