December news from the EAU!

As the winter season wraps us in its cosy embrace, the EAU sends you warm wishes for 2025! Enjoy our last newsletter for 2024, and we look forward catching up again in the new year! Read on...

The EAU supports smoke-free and aerosol-free environments in the EU

Tobacco consumption remains a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the European Union. The EAU has joined forces with 14 health organisations to support the EU Commission's proposal for smoke-free and aerosol-free environments. Chair of the EAU Policy Office Prof. Hein Van Poppel (BE), comments: “With tobacco increasing the risk of urological cancers such as bladder and kidney cancer, the EAU is fully supportive of this policy approach towards a tobacco-free generation, which we know is an effective one”. Learn more here.

Report & e-course: Balancing infections and PCa detection (gain 1 CME credit)

In collaboration with the EAU Section of Infections in Urology, Dr. Fabian Stangl (CH), Prof. Truls Bjerklund Johansen (NO), Dr. Laila Schneidewind (CH), and Dr. Jennifer-Kranz (DE) recently hosted an ESU Webinar providing a comprehensive overview of how prostate biopsy techniques are evolving in response to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read this article for a summary of key insights or watch the webinar on-demand as an e-course: A balance among infections, antimicrobial stewardship and prostate cancer detection: TP vs. TRUS prostate biopsy.

EAU Patient Office in the news: Prioritising prostate health in the black community

Chairman of the EAU Patient Office, Prof. Eamonn Rogers (IE) had an article published this month addressing the increased risk of PCa in black men, and the proactive measures being taken to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Prof. Rogers: "Currently, there is a lack of data in clinical trials for black patients. A large proportion of treatment and diagnostics for PCa has been based on data for white patients, which negatively impacts the healthcare of black patients. We are developing a patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) study focused on PCa care for black men of African and Caribbean descent." Read the full article here.

Report: Global (ES)GURS-ESAU24 meeting draws large audience

Organisers and participants were well served by the three days of live surgical demonstrations on show at the recent Global (ES)GURS-ESAU24 meeting in Antwerp. In this article, co-organiser Prof. Gunter De Win (BE) shares meeting highlights: “The focus very much lay on the global aspect of reconstructive surgery: what may be a rare pathology in our part of the world may be daily practice for colleagues elsewhere, and vice-versa. For instance Dr. Evelyn Moshokoa from South Africa illustrated this by comparing the latest 100 cases of urethral reconstruction from Pretoria, Antwerp, Washington DC and Malang in Indonesia. Rather than showcasing how well we were all doing, it was more a case of teaching each other, and that was appreciated by all.”?Read the full report here.

Report of 2024 EAU-CUA Exchange: A once in a lifetime exchange experience in Canada

Interested in an International Exchange Programme? Read this report from the 2024 EAU-CUA Exchange Programme to find out what participants experienced, including innovative practices, as well as Canadian culture. Highlights included academic visits to leading centres in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria, featuring cutting-edge research and prostate cancer advancements. The tour ended after participants attended the Canadian Urological Congress, with the opportunity to share knowledge between Canada and European urologists.

Some news updates for EAU25 in Madrid!

Excitement is building for the EAU25 Congress next March. Abstract submitters will find out if they have been successful or not on Monday, 23 December. In other news, AI-powered live translations will be offered for the first time in nearly all session rooms so you can tune into the presentations in your own mother-tongue if you prefer. Learn more.

We also introduced the new EAU Lab that will feature at EAU25, with the goal of strengthening the connection between clinical and laboratory work. Read more.

Additionally, the EAU Section of Urological Imaging is calling for abstracts for the EAU Imaging Vision Award 2025, which will be given to the first author of the most innovative imaging study published in urology during the last year. The EAU Imaging Award submission deadline is 17 January, 2025.