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BCa19: “An exciting time in bladder cancer field”
While progress in bladder cancer treatment has lagged behind other cancers in previous decades, the EAU’s BCa19 meeting comes at a time when experts are seeing the emergence of a lot of new developments, according to Prof. Peter Black...
New ESOU Chairman talks about aims & current onco-urology challenges
We interviewed the new Chairman of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU), Prof. Morgan Rouprêt (FR), who shared his vision for the ESOU, his insights on the current challenges in onco-urology and the possible breakthroughs in the coming...
ESGURS welcomes new chairman
The EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons will have a new chairman from EAU19 on. Prof. David Ralph (London, GB) was elected to follow Dr. Rados Djinovic (Belgrade, RS) at a vote held at an ESGURS board meeting during...
ESTU to grant €4,000 for research in renal transplantation
The EAU Section of Transplantation Urology (ESTU) will award a €4,000 grant to support the research and projects in the field of renal transplantation focusing on oncology initiatives for kidney transplant patients. Through this Call for Applications, the ESTU...
David Ralph New ESGURS Chairman
In one of the many new developments at ELUTS18, ESGURS Chairman Dr. Djinovic (Belgrade, RS) announced that he would not be seeking re-election after his first term finishes in the spring of 2019. The ESGURS board nominated Prof. David...
EMUC18: Updates on notable trials
Developments of notable trials were announced today during Plenary Session 06 New trials update: What we need to know which was chaired by Dr. Laurence Colette (BE), Dr. Ganesh Palapattu (US), Dr. Stephen Boorjian (US) and Dr. Alberto Bossi (FR). In his...
ESUI18: Prospects and impact of emerging imaging technologies
The rise of artificial intelligence, imaging-related toxicities, and other cutting-edge topics were featured during the session “Back to the future part I: What to expect in the next decade?”, which was moderated by Prof. Dr. Jurgen Futterer (NL), Prof....
New EAU Policy Briefing on Kidney Cancer
As one of the most lethal genitourinary cancers, a greater recognition of kidney cancer as a European healthcare problem is a principal requirement. During the Kidney Cancer Europe Roundtable organised by the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), caregivers,...
ESOU19 aims to strengthen onco-urology global community
New technologies and developments in diagnosis, treatment and follow-up in prostate, bladder, renal, testicular and penile cancers are some of the topics to look forward to at the 16th Meeting of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU19). The...
ERUS18: Inaugural John Wickham Award goes to Claude Abbou
Prof. Claude Abbou is the winner of the first John Wickham Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to robotic surgery. The prize was awarded in Marseille, at the 15th Annual EAU Robotic Urology Section meeting, ERUS18. The award was presented by...
ESUR18 convenes top experts in urological research
Brainstorm with internationally-known urologists and scientists from diverse fields, and receive the latest updates in urological research during the 25th Meeting of EAU Section of Urological Research (ESUR18), organised in collaboration with the EAU Section of Uropathology (ESUP). Prof....
ERUS18: A push for enhanced patient recovery programme
The fifteenth annual meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section is taking place this September in Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. We spoke to Dr. Jochen Walz (Marseille, FR), chairman of the ERUS18 Local Organising Committee and de facto...