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Results of ESUO section surveys spark discussion of what should be considered office urology
Office urologists in Europe in percentage terms and absolute numbers per country (click on the image to enlarge). Exploring office urology in Europe is an important goal of the EAU Section of Urologists in Office (ESUO). It was founded...
EAU20 immediately beats EAU19’s record for most abstract submissions
EAU19 didn’t hold the record for most abstract submissions for longer than a year: 5,703 abstracts were submitted for EAU20 in Amsterdam, surpassing EAU19 by 242 submissions. Although the number of video abstracts slightly decreased compared to last year...
Guidelines collaboration: EAU-CUA panel develops joint MIBC guidelines
The EAU and the Chinese Urological Association (CUA) Guidelines Offices have steadily been building a strong collaborative working relationship culminating in the first pilot programme for the production of joint EAU-CUA Guidelines focusing on Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)....
EUSP scholarship: A catalyst to acquiring my PhD
Dr. Esteban Emiliani (ES, third from the left in the photo) gained a European Urological Scholarship Programme (EUSP) scholarship which gave him the opportunity to have his fellowship at the Tenon Hospital in Paris, France, to receive endourology-centred training....
Examining the near future of uro-technology
Urologists pride themselves on using the latest technology to better treat their patients: from minimally invasive surgery to robotics, improved imaging and even the construction of artificial implants, technology drives innovation. At EAU20, technology is of course represented by...
Tailor-made YUO leadership course will sharpen key competences at EAU20
The YUO leadership course aims to give expert recommendations to urologists and health care professionals aged 45 and younger on how to develop leadership and management skills. For Sunday 22 March 2020, during the 35th Annual EAU Congress (EAU20)...
Father of ureteroscopy to present at UROBESTT 2020
Pioneer of the application of lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolitectomy in Spain and father of ureteroscopy (URS), renowned urologist Dr. Enrique Pérez-Castro Ellendt (ES) will present at the second edition of the URO Berlin Skills Teaching and Training (UROBESTT 2020)....
Object of the Month: Teaching the art of cystoscopy with the Bladder Phantom
Every month, an EAU History Office member chooses an item of particular interest from the European Museum of Urology. This instrument was chosen by Dr Friedrich Moll, Urologist at the University of Cologne Medical Centre, medical historian and curator of...
“Let’s talk Prostate Cancer” campaign launch
On Tuesday 12 November a new campaign “Let’s talk prostate cancer” was launched. An EU multi-stakeholder expert group on prostate cancer came together to set out recommendations on how the care for people affected by prostate cancer across Europe...
ESUT20: Leipzig to welcome “present and future of surgical technology”
“ESUT20 is THE event where experts and beginners can see the present and future of surgical technology,” says Dr. Bernardo Rocco, board member of the titular EAU Section of Uro-Technology of the section’s upcoming 7th meeting in Leipzig, Germany....