EAU Secretary General, thanks the participants of the congress and invites you all to Paris in 2012.

Presentations, webcasts and live streaming are vital for the success of the congress and are managed by M-Events. Take a look behind the scenes as Julia Pas outlines how they do it.

Intensive training in robot-assisted urological surgery was offered in the course of two days at the EAU Congress. Delegates had an opportunity to try out a number of techniques - many were especially impressed with the new robotic surgery simulator.

Prof. Hein Van Poppel offers commentary on the results of the study investigating the benefits of adjuvant therapy following radical prostatectomy in high-risk patients. He will be presenting the detail on the last day of the 26th Annual EAU Congress in his Late Breaking News lecture.

 

Prof. C. Janetschek comments on the current situation in the field of minimally invasive procedures, such as LESS, NOTES and Mini-LAP. He states that there are few proven benefits in terms of functional/oncological outcomes today with some exciting prospects on the horizon.

In this interview, Prof. Axel S. Merseburger talks about the evidence-based approach to assessing the benefits of robot-assisted urological surgery.

He comments on the existing body of evidence, the upcoming trends and challenges in setting up randomised controlled studies in this field.

Speech coach Paul Casella, working for the duration of the congress, helps urologists improve their public speaking skills!

Thirty minutes of intensive training - and you can be sure that you will reach your audience.

Prof. Hein Van Poppel, Chairman of the ESU discusses the advantages of active therapeutic approaches in the treatment of low-risk prostate cancer.
He stresses the relevance of this approach when viewed in the context of international exchange of experience.

Prof. Chris Chapple, EAU Executive Member, gave an overview of his presentations on the first day of the EAU Congress. All his lectures cover functional urology in the context of international cooperation, research and practice.