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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)...
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...
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....
EMUC19: ARAMIS trial likely to change Guidelines recommendations
The third day of the EMUC meeting (and the second day of the main scientific programme) opened with a two-hour session on new trials. Like all sessions at EMUC19, it was chaired by a multidisciplinary group, in this case...
EMUC19: HoT courses highlight MRI reading and fusion biopsy
Two Hands-on Training (HoT) courses organised by the European School of Urology (ESU) and the EAU Section of Urological Imaging (ESUI) simultaneously commenced on day 2 of the 11th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC19). The ESU/ESUI Hands-on Training...
EMUC19: A multidisciplinary look at early detection of prostate cancer
Using the fortieth anniversary of the discovery of PSA as a starting point, EMUC19 began with a session on early prostate cancer detection. The session immediately demonstrated the multidisciplinary nature of the EMUC scientific programme, drawing on the expertise...
ESUI19 delivers latest MRI essentials
The 8th Meeting of the EAU Section of Urological Imaging (ESUI19) kick-started with the session “The MRI corner” which was moderated by ESUI Chairman Prof. Georg Salomon (DE), Prof. Dr. Tillmann Loch (DE), and Prof. Arnauld Villers (FR). In...