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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)...
Art in Flexible step 2 prepares for minimally invasive field
Designed for third-year residents to meet the contemporary needs in the treatment of urolithiasis, Art in Flexible is a mix of complementary hands-on training sessions and theoretical insights. Divided into three steps each being reached by fewer participants, the...
Masterclass explores new FT techniques and technologies
New focal therapy (FT) techniques, rationale for FT, treatment modalities such as hemiablation to ultrafocal, tools, and development of new energies were the core of the ESU-ESUT-ESUI Masterclass on Focal Therapy for Localised Prostate Cancer’s programme. Organised by the...
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....
Iraqi urologic community to bring “scientificity to the forefront”
The course “A unique possibility for urological education” organised by the European School of Urology (ESU) was incorporated in the programme of the 8th Scientific Congress of the Iraqi Urology Association held in Baghdad from 20 to 22 November...
A complete spectrum of clinical laser applications
Set in the historic Sant Pau Recinte Modernista in Barcelona, the ESU-ESUT Masterclass on Lasers in Urology provided a complete spectrum of clinical laser applications in the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction, bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma, renal...
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...