Press Release Archive
| Prof. Georg Bartsch (1942-2012) | ||
 | On 10 January this year Professor Georg Bartsch passed away. Although a very modest and private person, he had a remarkable career and became one of urology’s prominent names. Born in Innsbruck, Austria, on July 5 1962, Prof. Bartsch studied medicine in his city of birth and began his career in the Department of Pathology at the University of Innsbruck. | |
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| Urological Surgeons receive inaugural Christchurch Medal for Bravery | ||
 | Four urological surgeons were awarded the inaugural Christchurch Medal, in recognition of their bravery and self-sacrifice during rescue operations in the wake of last year’s Christchurch earthquake. They received the Medal during the Gala Dinner of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Darwin on Tuesday night. | |
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| ESOU goes forward with STEPS programme | ||
 | With the aim to boost its links with promising young urologists specialising in urological cancers, the EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) held its second successful Sessions To Evaluate ProgresS in the management of urological cancers (STEPS) programme during the 9th ESOU Meeting held in Hamburg. | |
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| Insights on active surveillance, robotic surgery and radiotherapy for PCa | ||
 | Updates and insights on advanced prostate cancer (PCa) were provided by uro-oncology experts at the recently 9th EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) Meeting held in Hamburg, Germany. In his lecture on active surveillance (AS), Axel Heidenreich (DE) said that despite the recommendations of guidelines from many national and international groups, AS for prostate cancer remains underused. He spoke on the challenges and prospects of AS and the reasons why some surgeons have not taken this option in patients with prostate disease. | |
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| Prospects and limits of chemotherapy in advanced metastatic PCa | ||
 | The prospects and limits in using chemotherapy in managing advanced metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) were examined in the concluding session of the 9th ESOU Meeting. Prof. Susanne Osanto (NL) gave a comprehensive overview on chemotherapy for advanced, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) saying that prostate cancer is usually still androgen-driven at the castration-resistant stage and is chemo-sensitive. | |
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| Uro-oncology experts express caution on non-validated imaging techniques | ||
 | The validity of emerging diagnostic imaging techniques for prostate cancer such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were challenged and closely examined at the 9th ESOU Meeting, with some experts pointing out the lack of validated studies on these imaging techniques. | |
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| Behind the scenes of the EAU Congress: technical figures | ||
 | Have you ever wondered what goes into the technical side of the Annual EAU Congress? Our technical partner ACS Audiovisual Solutions has given us some figures about their activities in Paris, earlier this year. Their work covers the technical side of the speakers’ presentations, from sound systems to screens. | |
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| Endoscope replica presented to Musée d’Histoire de la Médecine | ||
 | The EAU History Office’s activities at the 27th Annual EAU Congress were complemented by a ceremony at Paris’s Musée d’Histoire de la Médecine. In an historic moment, Dr. Figdor presented a replica of a monumental endoscope. The device is a reconstruction of a unique one-time model that appeared in 1807, two years after the introduction of the Bozzini model. The “Vienna model” featured many refinements that would prove to be ahead of their time. References to the “lost” model were found partly by chance by Dr. Figdor in his research on the Bozzini scope. | |
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| ESUI 2012: Understanding the role of imaging in urology | ||
 | Urological imaging technology is making big leaps forward. What used to be unsatisfactory technology in the past, except in the hands of highly dedicated specialists, has now fully grown into an essential area of urological practice. Many pressing issues will be discussed at the 2nd meeting of the EAU Section of Urological Imaging which will take place this year on 19-20 October in Berlin, Germany. The scientific programme of this event is geared to provide in-depth insights in the scientific knowledge that has been accumulated to date as well as to give an opportunity for the delegates to learn from personal experiences and best practices of Europe’s top experts in urological imaging. | |
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| Congress in numbers: more international than ever | ||
 | The 27th Annual EAU Congress, which took place in Paris earlier this year enjoyed a great attendance and participation. The congress is becoming a true international forum, with participants from 118 countries joining us at the Palais des Congrès. That’s an additional 30 countries compared to last year. German delegates traditionally topped the attendance list, followed by participants from France, UK, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, USA and Belgium. | |
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| Follow ESUT’s blog on Uroweb | ||
 | Have you recently checked the pages of the EAU Section of Uro-Technology? They have been rebuilt and now offer extensive information about the section and what its members are working on today. Take a look at their blog and the new ESUT brochure – you will definitely learn a lot of new information about this popular and active section of the EAU. Of course, the pages of all the other sections will be updated as well in the next few months – so don’t forget to come back once in a while. | |
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| Many thanks to those leaving the Guidelines Office | ||
 | Guidelines activities are ongoing throughout the year, but the Annual EAU Congress presents – aside from the presentation of two major guidelines publications – a convenient location and occasion to set up new expert panels, hand over tasks to successors, meet and refocus activities for the coming year. | |
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| EAU-PAUSA session: challenges and advances in Africa | ||
 | During the international day at the Congress, the second joint session between the EAU and the Pan-African Urological Surgeons Association (PAUSA) took place. The session was chaired by the president of PAUSA, Prof. Mohamed Eissa (EG), and Prof. Magnus Grabe (SE), EAU coordinator and chairman of the Urological Infections guidelines working group. | |
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| Updates in Prostate Cancer: multidisciplinary approach and patient involvement | ||
 | In a packed session room, expert members of the Guidelines panel on Prostate Cancer discussed the latest developments in prostate cancer based on three case presentations. A multidisciplinary approach and a central role for patients are increasingly important in advanced prostate cancer. | |
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| New Methodology of Guideline Production Presented by Urinary Incontinence Panel | ||
 | After two years of concerted efforts from all members, Mr. Malcolm Lucas, chairman of the Urinary Incontinence Guidelines panel, presented the new EAU Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence at the recently concluded Congress in Paris. | |
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| Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bladder Cancer | ||
 | One third of all tumours in urology are urothelial cancer of the bladder. In a joint presentation by the EAU guidelines panels on Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer and Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer, the most important and recently established guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer were highlighted with practical case presentations. | |
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| AUA Lecture: more challenges to face and resolve in regenerative medicine | ||
 | Advances in regenerative medicine have occurred in recent years but obstacles and challenges in cell regeneration still need to be surmounted before breakthroughs will lead to real, clinical benefits for patients. | |
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| Andrology session tackles genital dermatology | ||
 | The incidence of genital dermatology cases has prompted specialists to examine these diseases in hopes of preventing or reducing the risk of penile cancer. | |
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| Late Breaking News: Phase IIIb CS30 trial meets primary goal | ||
 | Degarelix is non-inferior to the combination of goserelin plus bicalutamide at reducing prostate volume in patients with advanced hormone dependent prostate cancer, according to the main conclusion of the Phase IIIb CS30 | |
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| More research needed for new OAB treatment | ||
 | More advanced research studies in pathophysiology are needed in order to identify new treatment options for overactive bladder (OAB), according to specialists who also said that they expect further gains in drug development in the next five years. | |
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| EAU Knowledge Base - The Launch | ||
 | We are pleased to announce the launch of the EAU Knowledge Base, an online tool which contains a comprehensive range of information – it is regularly updated and includes all essential state-of-the-art materials. The text of the EAU Guidelines served as the foundation for the EAU Knowledge Base, supported by a selection of related educational and instructional material. | |
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| Bio-sensor in UTI detection | ||
 | Research conducted in the US on new methods to diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs) may lead to rapid molecular diagnosis that can help prevent such infectious problems from recurring in susceptible or chronically ill patients | |
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| Improvement of sleep disorder in nocturia patients | ||
 | According to the results of a new study, sleep disorders caused a further deterioration of quality of life (QOL) in overactive bladder (OAB) patients with nocturia, and that improvement of QOL after anticholinergic drug treatment was significantly correlated with improvement of sleep disorders. | |
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| Update: the PIVOT trial - Early low-risk PCa: is RP beneficial? | ||
 | In men with localised prostate cancer detected during the early PSA era, radical prostatectomy did not significantly reduce all-cause or prostate cancer mortality compared to observation, according to the new study which is going to be presented at the EAU Congress tomorrow. | |
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| Efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA independent of concomitant AC use | ||
 | Regardless of concomitant anticholinergics (AC) use, significant improvements in urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms, urodynamics, and quality-of-life (QOL) were seen in onabotulinumtoxinA-treated patients with UI due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO). | |
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| EULIS meeting: getting the bigger picture - New insights in stone-related pathophysiology | ||
 | The EAU Section for Urolithiasis (EULIS) yesterday tackled key issues in stones including new insights in stone-related pathophysiology, one of several themes that triggered enthusiastic comments during the meeting. | |
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| Assembly okays new EAU Board | ||
 | The EAU General Assembly today elected new executive board members with EAU Secretary General Per-Anders Abrahamsson welcoming Prof. Hein Van Poppel (BE) as the new Adjunct Secretary General for Education. EAU Treasurer Prof. Manfred Wirth (DE) was also re-elected in his current position. | |
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| Biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma - an update | ||
 | Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) account for more than 90% of renal tumors. RCC are subdivided into histologically defined subtypes. The most common subtypes are clear cell RCC (70-75%), papillary RCC (10-15%) as well as chromophobe RCC (5%) and the benign oncocytomas. | |
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| Medicine faces challenges from bureaucracy, rapid changes | ||
 | The expanding reach of bureaucracy is one of the key areas that medicine in general and urology in particular, need to effectively address, enabling doctors to win back their terrain in the critical decision-making process that impact on public healthcare | |
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| Davos: Urological Challenge award for Alberto Breda | ||
 | Dr. Alberto Breda (Barcelona, Spain) won the 6th Urological Challenge Award at the 21st European Urology Forum held from February 4 to 7 in Davos, Switzerland. | |
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| Introducing the Young Academic Urologists Working Party | ||
 | It is a pleasure to introduce an exciting group within one of the offices of the EAU: the Young Academic Urologists Working Party (YAUWP), which is part of the Young Urologist Office (YUO) and founded in close cooperation with the EAU’s Executive Board. | |
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| Evolving with a stronger vision - Search and Nomination Committee selects seven nominated new EAU board members | ||
 | At this time of the year when we begin with resolutions or welcome a new start, we invariably encounter change or a slight shift in direction. Whether staying in our current course or tracking a new path, what unfailingly proves crucial is maintaining a strong vision and foresight which prompt individual actions to fit in the momentum for significant change. | |
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| What is your opinion on the VUA single knot technique? | ||
 | At the end of a prostatectomy, the vesico-urethral anastomosis is a step difficult to master for young urologists; this remains also true in laparoscopic environment, even when robot-assisted. | |
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| New diagnostic techniques for PCa, updates in bladder and kidney cancers | ||
 | At the 27th Annual EAU Congress in Paris, international urological cancer experts will examine the latest treatment and research findings. From innovative diagnostic procedures, novel treatment options for bladder and prostate cancers, minimal invasive surgery to combination therapies for kidney cancer, around 10,000 urological and cancer specialists will gather to present and discuss current trends that impact the treatment of urological diseases. | |
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| European Trial Centres needed! | ||
 | EAU initiates Retrospective European trial on organ-confined prostate cancer. Clinical Guidelines are generated to improve the knowledge of the treating physician concerning the most appropriate, evidence-based treatment in a given patient and thereby the quality of patient care. | |
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| Urology nursing in New Zealand | ||
 | Greetings to all from your New Zealand urology nursing colleagues, as we refl ect on another year that has passed, and look forward to the rewards that summer brings. Some of you may have attended the British Association of Urological Nurses Conference in November, while others may be looking forward to the EAUN Conference in Paris in February 2012. | |
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| Diverse, dynamic EAUN programme in Paris | ||
 | On behalf of the board I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our members to our 13th EAUN Meeting in Paris, for which the EAUN Board have worked hard in the last year to provide participants with a dynamic, diverse, and stimulating programme. | |
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| Network training for urological nurses | ||
 | In Finland there are no urological nurses working in health centers even though there are asthma, diabetes, arthritis, and memory nurses who either work independently or with a doctor. Urological patients also deserve professional guidance that should be made readily available, a rationale that has led to the creation of URHOKO. | |
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| Urological nursing in Portugal | ||
 | The EAUN Board, through one of its members, participated at the 2nd Conference of Urological Nursing. Held on October 14 in Castelo Branco, Portugal, the one-day event covered a wide range of topics in urological nursing, and also refl ected many key local community issues. | |
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| Introducing De Historia Urologiae Europaeae volume 19 | ||
 | As every year, the EAU History Office has been hard at work to bring EAU members the latest issue of De Historia Urologiae Europaeae. Each member is entitled to a complimentary copy, so be sure to collect yours at the EAU Booth. | |
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| Prof. P. Abrams: “More exposure to incontinence issues is necessary” | ||
 | One of the main objectives of the Annual EAU Congress is to stimulate cooperation in the field of urological science and practice. The EAU actively pursues this objective by organising a number of joint sessions with national and international organisations which work to advance urological care around the world. | |
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| Call for candidates for the ESUI Vision Award | ||
 | The EAU Section of Urological Imaging (ESUI) calls for candidates for the ESUI Vision Award, which will be given to the first author of the most innovative imaging study in urology published during the last year. | |
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| Handy tips for an efficient, time-saving congress | ||
 | The Annual EAU Congress brings together thousands of delegates from around the world. Avoid spending too much time with at the registration desk by making use of our time-saving tips, and spend your time at the sessions and presentations instead! Below are suggestions for preparations you can make beforehand, such as registration, finding your way around using the App. Print off your own Certificate of Attendance once you have completed your visit. | |
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| Introducing the EAU Resource Centre | ||
 | The 27th Annual EAU Congress marks the launch of the EAU Resource Centre: a new web portal designed to deliver contents like presentations, webcasts, abstracts and posters to urologists. The flexibility of the internet will be used to give visitors the opportunity to relive the congress, watch missed presentations or consult data offered in abstracts. | |
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| EAU Guidelines: Continuous quality improvement programme | ||
 | The Guidelines Office of the EAU will be presenting a significant number of updates at the upcoming Annual Meeting in Paris. Three sessions will include presentations on guidelines, including Urinary Incontinence, Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Urolithiasis and Infections. The congress editions of EUT will present further details on these, and other, guidelines. | |
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| EAU Membership Office: An update | ||
 | For the European Association of Urology the year 2011 was marked by continuous growth of membership. The EAU now counts over 16,000 members. With the goal to unite medical specialists from all over the world and provide a core structure for dynamic exchange of scientific knowledge and practical skill, the EAU offers membership to certified urologists, urologists-in-training, scientists in urology and related specialties both inside and outside Europe. | |
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| Chemical exposure linked to sperm defects, says US study | ||
 | Exposure to certain organochloride chemicals was associated with chromosomal abnormalities in the sperm, results of a cross-sectional US study showed. There was a significant trend of increasing incidence rate ratios (IRR) for increasing quartiles of exposure to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) for XX (P<0.001 for trend), XY (P=0.001), and total sex chromosome disomy (P<0.001), according to Melissa Perry, ScD, MHS, from George Washington University in Washington, and colleagues. | |
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| Only 41% of members actively collect CME credits | ||
 | So far, more than 19,000 European urologists from 23 (inter)national urological societies have joined the EU-ACME programme. But despite figures, the total number of members who actively participate in the EU-ACME programme and collect CME/CPD credits totalled to 8,020 in 2010. | |
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| 9th ESAU: breaking barriers in science and knowledge-sharing | ||
 | On 10-12 November 2011, St. Petersburg, Russia, hosted the 9th Meeting of the Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU) of the European Association of Urology (EAU). The meeting was attended by specialists - practicing surgeons with an interest in andrology - from twenty-seven countries. During the three days, scientists and clinicians gave more than fifty reports and lectures, performed about twenty operations and discussed dozens of controversial issues. | |
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| EAU Congress: download the app, lighten up your bag! | ||
 | In Paris, EAU congress participants will have the option to download the entire congress programme via the free app. Aside from all the handy details one can find in the same printed version, app users can pick and select events or meetings of their choice to create their own personalised congress agenda. Once downloaded the app is accessible and can be used offline as well. | |
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| Life of a urologist in Spain | ||
 | Spain has a current population of 47 million people with a marked increase in recent years due to a significant growth in the immigrant population. The number of urologists is over 2,000, most of them members of the Spanish Association of Urology (AEU). | |
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| Food for thought: “Ethics in Urology” | ||
 | Decisions about medical treatment always involve ethical issues since they must take into consideration the issues of the patient’s age, medical history and his or her psycho-social background. The EAU guidelines provide clinical guidance for the 16,000 EAU members and countless urologists in virtually every corner of the earth. Clinical decision-taking is based on data derived from trials which are most often based on natural scientific principles. | |
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| Meeting in Davos to offer a panoramic overview of urology | ||
 | The first week of February will bring together European experts to discuss a wide range of subjects in urology, to question current developments and to share insights on the budding trends in science and practice. The European Urology Forum 2012 – Challenge the Experts is a meeting which proudly stands out as one of the most stimulating and forward-looking gatherings in the field. The format of this event encourages an open discussion on both debatable issues and established patterns of work, giving plenty of opportunity to look outside the box and to identify potential areas of development. | |
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| ESFFU-ESGURS events examine reconstructive urology issues | ||
 | The first joint meeting of the ESFFU (EAU Section of Female and Functional Urology) and the ESGURS (EAU Section of Genito-Urinary Surgeons took place in Tuebingen, Germany from 6-8 October, 2011. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Karl-Dietrich Sievert, Vice Chairman, of the Urology Department at the University of Tuebingen. This joint meeting was the original vision of John Heesakkers (ESFFU Chair), Serdar Deger (ESGURS Chair) and Karl-Dietrich Sievert to bring together an outstanding science and clinical team. | |
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| EAU Annual Congress: Prostate cancer, urothelial tumours top abstract submissions | ||
 | Studies examining the management of non-metastatic prostate cancer and basic research on urothelial tumours and its surgical management are some of the most popular topics taken up in abstracts submitted to the 27th Annual EAU Congress to be held in Paris next year. | |
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| Susanne Hieronymi - New board member | ||
 | After being elected as one of the new board members during our general assembly in Vienna this year, I am taking this opportunity to introduce not only my work but also share my views on urological nursing in my region. | |
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| European prostate cancer experts re-affirm PSA`s benefits for certain men | ||
 | Following the discussion in the US triggered by recent reports that the PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer does not save lives and often leads to unnecessary treatments, European cancer experts say that PSA screening is useful for certain men especially to those who are below 60 years of age, are fit and with a longer life expectancy. | |
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| Multidisciplinary approach: key in new treatment options for metastatic castration resistant PCa | ||
 | An effective multidisciplinary approach with urologists taking the active lead role is crucial in dealing with the advent of emerging drugs for the treatment of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), says a cancer expert during the EAU 7th South Eastern European Meeting (SEEM) held in Skopje. | |
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| A learning experience in China | ||
| The European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN)strives for continued growth and aims to strengthen its links with colleagues all over the world. This aim goes beyond the borders of Europe and is a goal refl ected in the many activities organised by the EAUN. | ||
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