David Penson was named chair of the Science & Quality Council at the American Urological Association. He will assume the role of chair-elect on June 1 and begin his two-year term as chair on June 2018.
As council chair, Penson is expected to provide strategic oversight to shape and execute the broad science, quality, and data agenda of the AUA. This includes supporting and expanding the AUA Quality Registry, and developing and disseminating evidence-based guidelines, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, physician performance measures and white papers.
He will also oversee the activities of the following AUA committees: Data, Practice Guidelines and Quality Improvement & Patient Safety.
Penson is the former chair of the AUA Public Policy Council and previously held leadership positions on the AUA Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee and AUA Practice Guidelines Committee. He was also the AUA representative to the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National Quality Forum.
