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Call for applications: Scholarship for pioneer COVID-19 projects
The European Urological Scholarship Programme (EUSP) is proud to announce a new collaboration with the EAU Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU) and ReproUnion to encourage pioneering research on the effects of COVID-19 on urological patients. The EUSP, ESAU and...

Join the new EAU-SUO exchange programme
Broaden your experience, enrich your knowledge, and get to know peers from halfway across the world. Join the new scholarship programme of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) by sending your application...

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...

“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...

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...

EAU: Focused strategy to encourage timely detection PCa
With a remarkable upturn in prostate cancer mortality, the time has come to encourage earlier detection says EAU Adjunct-Secretary General Prof. Hendrik Van Poppel (BE). “For years, prostate cancer screening was synonymous with overdiagnosis and overtreatment. However, with modern...

Minsk first-time host to state-of-the-art Baltic meeting
Minsk will host the 7th Baltic meeting (Baltic20) in conjunction with the EAU which is a first for the Belarusian capital. Scheduled for May 22-23, 2020, the two-day event will deliver progress updates on the latest research and offer...

Calling senior residents for the USANZ Trainee Week 2019
The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) in conjunction with the Board of Urology of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is hosting their USANZ Trainee Week from Sunday 17 November 2019 to Thursday 21 November 2019....

EAU uniquely placed to help European urologists’ ambitions
Every year, the EAU meets with representatives from Europe’s national urological societies in Noordwijk, on the Dutch coast, for a discussion on how the EAU and the societies can help each other raise urological care across the continent. Topics...

Roobol to tackle decision-making challenges in urology in Erasmus Trustfonds inaugural lecture
Renowned expert lecturer Prof. Monique Roobol will examine the challenges in using decision-making models in urology and the role of acquiring big data in prostate cancer detection and treatment in her inaugural lecture as endowed professor at the Erasmus...

EAU18 Scientific Programme: From precision medicine to future prospects
Organising a five-day congress with a Scientific Programme that addresses the extensive scope of international urology can be daunting. Not for Prof. Arnulf Stenzl, Chair of the EAU Scientific Congress Committee, and his team who had brainstormed and planned...

Antibiotic stewardship: A crucial task to counter multidrug-resistant bacteria
For decades, antibiotics have been our primary weapon to treat bacterial infections. Today, we face one of the biggest challenges of our times: we are having difficulties curing infections caused by bacteria, which were once susceptible to the action...