A 'One Stop' Prostate Clinic for rural and remote men: A report on the first 200 patients

Abstract

Objective To report on the structure and outcomes of a new 'One Stop' Prostate Clinic (OSPC) designed specifically for rural and remote men. Patients and Methods Prospective cohort study of the first 200 rural or remote men to access a new OSPC at a public tertiary-level hospital in Western Australia between August 2011 and August 2014. Men attended for urological assessment, and proceeded to same-day transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsies, if appropriate. Referral criteria were either two abnormal age-related prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the absence of urinary tract infection (UTI), or an abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) regardless of PSA level. Results T..