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Access now: “Living textbook” on infections
Through the collaborative efforts of the EAU Section of Infections in Urology (ESIU) and the German Medical Science (GMS), a “living textbook” came to fruition. The newly-published “Urogenital Infections and Inflammations” is an open-access book which is continually updated...
GPIU 2020 study dates extended
The patient enrolment deadline of the Global Prevalence Study of Infections in Urology (GPIU) is extended to 31 January 2021. Qualified urologists and urology departments collaborating with microbiologists and infectious disease specialists are encouraged to join. A department can...
ESOU21 Virtual: Onco-urology updates and innovations you need to know
By Prof. Morgan Rouprêt From 29 to 31 January 2021, the 18th Meeting of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU21 Virtual) will provide you with the most relevant onco-urology updates and contemporary insights on genitourinary cancers, making the...
ERUS-DRUS20: Meeting attracts new global audience
The EAU’s premier robotic urology event took place on November 6-7. Not in Düsseldorf as originally intended (and long hoped for), but as a two-day virtual event. The EAU Robotic Urology Section has years, if not decades, of experience...
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...
New developments in imaging have great potential to change treatment in the coming years
There are several promising imaging techniques on the horizon, with the potential of changing the way oncology experts treat their patients. Novel modalities in ultrasound, combined with machine learning, further evolution of PET-CT beyond PSMA, the use of nanoparticles...
EMUC20: Highlights in GU cancers
Active surveillance should be considered the first treatment for prostate cancer in order to ensure the best quality of life. This was one of the key messages of Mr. André Deschamps’ (BE) presentation during the “Highlights in GU cancers”...
ERUS-DRUS20 Day 1: Virtual Robots
The EAU’s premier robotic urology event has started. Not in Düsseldorf as originally intended (and long hoped for), but as a two-day virtual event. The EAU Robotic Urology Section has years, if not decades, of experience with live transmissions...
The EAU RF’s “start-up package” for beginning researchers
Dr. Alvaro Aytes (Barcelona, ES) was finishing his postdoc in the United States when he started exploring funding opportunities for a new research project. “I was an associate research scientist at Columbia University in New York, and after seven...
EMUC20 is now a Virtual Congress!
In a change for uro-oncology experts across Europe, the 12th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC20) is now a two-day virtual congress. While the organisers had hoped that the EMUC congress could be held physically like every year, the...
Call for GPIU study national representatives
The EAU Section of Infections in Urology (ESIU) is looking for national representatives for the Global Prevalence Study on Infections in Urology (GPIU study). The GPIU study is an international web-based study designed to gather surveillance data on antibiotic...
ESUO redefines its name and mission to increase appeal
Figure 1: Countries the ESUO has data on in green The EAU’s youngest section, the ESUO has changed its name to better reflect the realities of outpatient urology around Europe. Founded in 2017 as the EAU Section of Urologists...