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EAU Guidelines 2020 now available online
We are facing challenging times where healthcare professionals are on the front line of a health crisis. We at the EAU are aware that priorities lie elsewhere at the moment, but this is precisely the moment that we want...
Penile transplantation programmes in Europe: Multidisciplinary team should include urological surgeon
Prof. Ignacio Moncada (left) and Prof. Curtis Cetrulo. In the past, penile transplantation was a theme for jokes, more than a medical reality. But now the Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) has become a viable alternative for some complex defects (face,...
COVID19 Resources for Urologists
The EAU is a strong and diverse community and we can learn from each other so that we can make the best decisions for our patients in this challenging time. While many of our colleagues and members are working...
EAU supports urology training in Tanzania to enhance residents’ knowledge and understanding of modern urology
The group of residents of one of the IITPs, with Dr. Jacques Bogdanowicz and Prof. Magnus Grabe in the bottom row on the right. Since 2015/16, with support from the Global Philanthropic Committee (GPC), Prof. Christopher Chapple (GB) as...
UPDATE: New dates announced for EAU20!
The Dutch government has today decreed the cancellation of all events in the Netherlands with 100 or more participants. This would have impacted EAU20 had it not been postponed last week. New measures to contain the spread of the...
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...