Masterclass for urologists on medical tumour treatment held in Barcelona
Arnhem, 15 September 2006. A masterclass for practising urologists who are involved in cancer care of urological patients is organised from 29 September to 1 October 2006 in Hotel Fira Palace in Barcelona, Spain. There are 4 teaching modules with presentations by European experts in the various fields: Hormonal and intravesical treatment; chemoprevention, immunotherapy and new approaches; targeted therapies; systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy. Several exciting developments which will be discussed occurred in the fields of kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma), prostate cancer and testis cancer, Course directors are H. Van Poppel (Leuven, Belgium) and Z. Kirkali (Izmir, Turkey).
This masterclass intends to be an educational programme for all oncologically oriented European urologists who want to become or remain the specialist in the frontline, being familiar with all types of surgical and medical cancer treatment strategies.
The attending urologists will learn about the most recent developments in the medical treatment of urooncological malignancies. New therapeutic agents used in kidney cancer, prostate cancer, bladder and testis cancer, such as targeted treatments, vaccines and chemotherapy e.g. for prostate cancer, will be discussed.
Most strikingly, progress is achieved in the field of renal cell carcinoma, the most deadly urological cancer. While in the past treatments with cytokines were minimally effective, some new forms of oral therapy bring about a long-term stable disease status in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Another point of interest is testis cancer. This is nowadays a disease with high treatment success rates. Thanks to recent developments, patients can survive cancer with minimal side effects. Thus their quality of life is definitely improved.
At the end of the masterclass, an examination - coordinated by the European Board of Urology (EBU) - can be taken which should result in an EBU accredited certification.
The teaching programme is developed by collaboration between the European Association of Urology (EAU), the European School of Urology (ESU) and the EBU.
For more information, please contact:
European Association of Urology
Ms. Lindy Brouwer
Communication Officer
T: +31 26 3890139
E: communicationoffice(at)uroweb.org
