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EAU Patient Information: Amid diverse sources providing facts can be a challenge
Most patients have the tendency to search online information about their diseases or surgical procedures. This has resulted in the increase of so-called “unbiased” patient information, which is ironically often provided by interest groups. EAU Patient information (PI) aims...
Movember UROwebinar: Debate on screening for PCa
Early screening for prostate cancer has long been a controversial topic for urologists and oncologists alike. On the one hand it can detect cancer while it can still be treated, but on the other hand it also risks overtreatment...
Best Posters at ESUT16: Encouraging results on use of tablets for patient information
The EAU Section of Uro-Technology held its first independent section meeting in over a decade on 8-10 July in Athens, Greece. In addition to the multitude of live surgery sessions and the possibilities for hands-ontraining as coordinated with the...
Urology Week 2015: EU meeting, press campaigns to patient counselling
Diverse activities marked this year’s Urology Week ranging from the political, institutional to the personal as hospitals, clinics, urological associations and patient groups conducted information campaigns, dialogues with patients and press briefings that focused on prostate cancer and other...
Impact of prostate cancer on European society
As part of this year’s European Prostate Cancer Awareness Day (EPAD), key policy makers, scientific experts, European urological associations and representatives of patient groups gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels to discuss the impact of prostate cancer on...
Stone treatment: What do the patients want?
Interventional stone treatment patterns have dramatically changed within the last 35 years. Open stone surgery, standard until the late 70ies was replaced by minimal-invasive technique starting with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), followed and soon replaced as well for a decade...
EAU Patient Information launches extensive materials on prostate cancer
The EAU continues to expand its tools for improving relations between doctors and patients in Europe and around the world. A comprehensive set of EAU Patient Information leaflets on Prostate Cancer is now available online. The leaflets can also...
EAU Patient Information on Urinary Incontinence: Helping break the taboo
The latest EAU Patient Information set deals with urinary incontinence, a medical condition that although common is widely underreported. The social, psychological, and even economic consequences of incontinence should not be underestimated. In different international studies, “between 8 and...
EAU Patient Information initiative expands – new translations online
The Patient Information project of the European Association of Urology (EAU) continues to grow. Translations of major urological topics such as kidney cancer and benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) have been recently published online in Croatian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Turkish and...
Patient Information launches first onco-urological topic: kidney cancer
EAU Patient Information has reached a veritable milestone with the launch of the first onco-urological information set. The series on kidney cancer offers medical information about diagnosis and treatment options, including their side effects. A dedicated section on practical...
Prof. Thorsten Bach appointed EAU Patient Information Consultant
Prof. Thorsten Bach (Hamburg, DE) has been appointed EAU Patient Information Consultant. In this newly created function within the European School of Urology (ESU), Bach will focus on encouraging partnerships with national societies to boost the development of this...
EAU Patient Information on BPE: Contributors comment on project
Earlier this month, the EAU launched its patient information on benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). The extensive set contains information on all aspects of this prevalent condition and the texts are supported by custom-made illustrations. The information is composed by...