May 5, 2008 (Charleston, SC) — The presentation was made by geriatrician Catherine DuBeau, MD, who is currently serving on the NAFC Board of Directors and a past Continence Care Champion award recipient.

NAFC bestows this award upon leaders in the field of incontinence through their accomplishments in research, advancement of clinical practice, and education. The AGS Board of Directors nominated members of its society who play an integral role in the development of continence care. Subsequently, a specially selected committee comprised of members of the NAFC Board of Directors chose Dr. Goode from the original nominees.

Delighted to induct Dr. Goode into NAFC’s Continence Care Champion Hall of Fame, Executive Director Nancy Muller shares one of the many reasons Dr. Goode stood out during the selection process of this award, stating, “[Dr. Goode’s] classroom teaching experience has demonstrated the breadth of her talents and intellect, to include such tough topics as the medical ethics of ‘medical futility’ and ‘assisted dying.’”
Dr. Goode is a physician and professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She serves as the Education Director of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, the Clinical Training Coordinator of Geriatric Medicine, and as a member of the UAB Genitourinary and Genitorectal Disorders Centers Executive Committee. Her investigations include behavioral treatment for overactive bladder in men, mobility among older African Americans and Whites, and perioperative pelvic floor rehabilitation. She has published 62 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals, authored or contributed chapters for 17 books in this field, and presented dozens of papers at scientific national and international meetings. AGS President Todd P. Semla, MS, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP proudly shares, “The Society is privileged to have Dr. Goode linked in to our members. She is a unique and dependable leader in healthcare.”
After completing her undergraduate studies in nursing magna cum laude at Temple University, she graduated cum laude with a medical degree from UAB. Dr. Goode then completed an internship and residency of internal medicine and a fellowship of geriatric medicine at UAB and the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

This NAFC Continence Care Champion award is one of the many  recognitions that Dr. Goode has achieved throughout her career. She was named the Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine at UAB and the Department of Medicine Outstanding Division Teacher, in addition to being listed in Best Doctors in America for eleven consecutive years. She has collected several million dollars in active grant support, having secured 29 separated grants in past years.

This award is sponsored by the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Foundation.