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EAU20 beats EAU19’s abstract submission record Congress popularity leads to new record for most abstract submissions EAU19 didn’t hold the record for most abstract submissions for longer than a year: 5,703 abstracts were submitted for EAU20 in Amsterdam, surpassing EAU19 by 242 submissions. Although the number of video abstracts slightly decreased compared to last Prof. Albers year (465 versus 455), the amount of poster abstracts increased significantly (4,996 versus 5,248). 1,589 abstracts for poster presentations have been accepted, 107 video abstracts. This makes an acceptance rate of 30.28% and 23.52% respectively. 29.7% of the total abstracts submitted are accepted, a gentle decline of 2.34% compared to last year. “The number of abstracts submitted has been on the rise in the past years,” Prof. Dr. Peter Albers (DE), Chair-elect of the EAU Scientific Congress Committee, explains. “We already opened more spots for presentations. Altogether, we have more than one hundred poster sessions, and a lot of them are already in parallel. We cannot expand the congress more, because then the audience would not have enough time to see and discuss the scientific work.” The submissions came from more countries than ever. Urologists and other health care professionals from 83 countries sent their abstracts of which 52 countries made the cut. Europe (926) and Asia (431) provided the most accepted abstracts. “The overall
quality of the submitted abstracts was outstanding,” Prof. Dr. Albers continues. “All abstracts were selected after a thorough review by approximately 370 independent reviewers who had been selected themselves based on their CV and publication record. We work with a four-point rating system. Most of the abstracts selected had to have at least three points from at least four reviewers in order to get accepted. Sometimes even from six reviewers.” Prostate cancer most popular topic Prostate cancer was the most popular topic by far, the statistics show. The following top five presents the categories with the most accepted abstracts for poster presentations: • Prostate cancer – 443 accepted (1,367 submitted); • Urothelial cancer – 228 (808); • Benign lower urinary tract symptoms – 214 (582); • Renal tumour – 128 (574); • Urolithiasis – 105 (493).
However, the overall level of evidence with comparative trials is even higher, and scientists in the EAU should strive to get more of their work done in an investigator-initiated comparative trial on oncological and non-oncological topics.” Additional poster sessions After its successful inception at EAU18 in Copenhagen and continuation at EAU19 in Barcelona, EAU20 will again feature the interactive expert poster-guided tours next to the poster sessions — and with more tours than the previous two years. Members of the Scientific Congress Office and specialists in the field will act as dedicated moderators who will lead and inform groups on highlighted abstracts. Abstracts of particular interest, in terms of new insights,
Under Course Chair Prof. Eva Compérat (FR), the biennial ESU Course 16: Practical aspects of cancer pathology for urologists. The 2020 WHO novelties aims to improve the urologist-pathologist interaction, explore the diagnostic spectrum as a whole, and update urologists with the new World Health Organization (WHO) classification. Attendees will learn about the optimal handling of a pathology specimen, understand the pathology report, receive vital information on the novelties in uro-onco pathology and their applications. During ESU Course 42: Practical tips for laparoscopy of the pelvic floor, attendees will receive recommendations on patient positioning and trocar placement. They can expect tips and tricks on laparoscopic adenomectomy, radical cystectomy, radical prostatectomy, reconstructive surgery of the pelvic floor and sacrocolpopexy. Dr. Jose Maria Gaya Sopena (ES) will chair the must-attend course. Through the guidance of Course Chair Prof. Francisco Gómez Veiga (ES) and the speakers of ESU Course 56: Prostate cancer challenges and controversies from guidelines to the real world, January/February 2020
In total, sixteen expert tours are scheduled in Amsterdam. Check out the Scientific Programme on www.eau20.org.
“Overall, the abstracts reflect a lot of interesting scientific achievements all over Europe,” Prof. Dr. Albers said. “For the future, I hope that more comparative trials will be published in urology as this is done in oncology. Many research groups already produce very high-impact publications.
Novel courses at EAU20 and e-courses with CME credits
The ESU organised an impressive 56 courses for the upcoming 35th Annual EAU congress (EAU20) wherein 148 distinguished experts from 22 countries will oversee the courses and mentor attendees. Out of the 56, two courses are new and one is offered every other year.
Prof. Dr. Albers: “The expert tours provide a good opportunity to discuss an issue based on three to five abstracts. With a good moderator, the scientific content can be transmitted in a much better way compared to a short presentation with only one additional question. In the poster tours, we tried to get topics together for discussion in a larger format.”
And for video presentations: • Renal tumour – 18 accepted (66 submitted); • Uro-genital reconstruction – 15 (65); • Benign lower urinary tract symptoms – 15 (59); • Prostate cancer – 15 (42); • Urothelial cancer – 10 (50).
ESU introduces new and updated courses Side-by-side with the expanding field of urology, the European School of Urology (ESU) has been developing its educational activities since its inception twenty years ago. These ESU pursuits have increased in size and popularity among the young and seasoned healthcare professionals. This year, the ESU will introduce new ESU courses and e-courses.
best practices and prospective clinical role, will be presented by the authors and commented on by the moderators to participants in the poster tour.
attendees will learn how to optimally use the prostate-specific antigen (PSA), new biomarkers and MRI to minimise unnecessary biopsies. Course attendees will familiarise themselves with how to stratify factors for different approaches; select risk patients to diagnose and manage after local progression; diagnose and treat advanced tumours; and critically review new alternatives. Explore the EAU20 Scientific Programme to know more about all the ESU courses, then secure your place at your course(s) of choice by registering via https://eaucongress.uroweb.org/registration/ esu-courses/.
Metastatic Prostate Cancer”, “EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections”, and “EAU Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence”; and updated existing e-courses such as “EAU Guidelines on Prostate Cancer”, “EAU Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma” and “Introduction to upper urinary tract endoscopy for stones”. After EAU20, all EAU Guidelines courses will be reviewed again and updated according to the new EAU Guidelines. For inquiries about the e-courses, please send an email to educationonline@uroweb.org.
New e-courses and updates Whether attending EAU20 or not, individuals interested in enriching and testing their knowledge can do so via the new and/or updated e-courses. And upon completion, participants will receive European CME credits (ECMEC®). This February, the ESU will introduce the new e-courses “EAU Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain”, “EAU Guidelines on Renal Transplantation”, and the “Basis of ADT” which is the first of five sub-courses of the course series “Advanced prostate cancer”. Before EAU20 commences, the ESU will update the e-courses “Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer” and “Risk profile-oriented management of BPE/ LUTS”. Stay tuned for these new e-courses and updates via www.uroweb.org/e-courses/
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ESU Courses at EAU20 • 56 courses • 30 Hands-on training courses • Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday You are strongly advised to book in advance Full details at: www.eau20.org/scientific-programme/ esu-courses/
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When the previous EAU annual congress in Barcelona concluded, the ESU proceeded to publish new e-courses at that time which are namely, “EAU Guidelines on Muscle Invasive and European Urology Today
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