Diagnostic and treatment strategies for erectile dysfunction: the ‘Process of Care’ model

The new era of erectile dysfunction medicine ushered in by the availability of an effective and safe oral medication paves the evolution of the field toward a multi-disciplinary and primary care setting. There exists a paucity of guidelines regarding the assessment and management of the patient with erectile dysfunction in the primary care arena. The ‘Process of Care’ model for the evaluation and treatment of erectile dysfunction has been developed to advance new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction in the primary care and multi-disciplinary setting. This model was developed under the auspices of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (chairman: R Rosen) with input from a multi-disciplinary group of experts including representation from primary care, internal medicine, endocrinology, psychiatry, psychology and urology.†