 With about 12,500 urologists from 113 different countries it was the largest EAU meeting ever. Among the participants a considerable number of delegates came from Asia, North- and South America, the Middle East and Africa and turned this European meeting into a global urological event. The largest group of delegates, 1,150, came from the hosting country Germany.
The agenda covered the latest developments in basic research, diagnosis and therapy of genito-urinary diseases and offered 48 state-of-the-art lectures and debates, 32 European School of Urology (ESU) courses and 88 oral, poster and video sessions, for which 3,400 abstracts had been submitted and 1,150 were selected.
We provide films with renowned urologists about the Congress Highlights, articles and more. Please select among the following: On Wednesday, March 21st 2007 press conference presentations were given by the Congress President and the EAU Executive Committee at the EAU Annual Congress in Berlin:
Active surveillance and prostate cancer
Prof. P.- A. Abrahamsson, Malmö (SE), EAU Adjunct Secretary-General and Executive Member related to Science presenting at the press conference of the EAU 2007.
New technologies in the interventional treatment of BPH
Prof. P. Teillac, Paris (FR), EAU Secretary-General presenting at the press conference of the EAU 2007.
Minimally invasive surgery (cryoablation and HiFU), new prostate cancer markers, the EAU patient forum on prostate cancer and the joint session of the EAU and the Arab Association of Urology
Prof. M. Wirth, Dresden (DE), EAU Treasurer and Executive Member related to Communication presenting at the press conference of the EAU 2007.
Advances in tissue engineering and reconstructive surgery
Prof. C.R. Chapple, Sheffield (GB), EAU Executive Member related to Education presenting at the press conference of the EAU 2007.
General introduction on the EAU and the Congress
Prof. U. Jonas, Hanover (DE), Member of the EAU Board and Congress President presenting at the press conference of the EAU 2007.
ERSPC – First findings of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer
Prof. C. Bangma, Rotterdam (NL), director of the ERSPC in interview at the EAU 2007.
Robotic urological surgery
Prof. M. Wirth, Dresden (DE), EAU Treasurer and Executive Member related to Communication in interview at the EAU 2007.
Congress aims, figures and highlights, life surgery presented by ESUT and the future of European urology
Prof. U. Jonas, Hanover (DE), Member of the EAU Board and Congress President in interview at the EAU 2007.
Long-term Reduction of Skeletal Complications With Zoledronic Acid
Prof. P.F.A. Mulders, Nijmegen (NL) in interview at the EAU 2007.
Overactive bladder, urethral stricture surgery and the future of training in urology
Prof. C.R. Chapple, Sheffield (GB), EAU Executive Member related to Education in interview at the EAU 2007.
Targeted drugs in the treatment of renal cell cancer and new co-operation models between urologists and oncologists
Prof. P. Teillac, Paris (FR), EAU Secretary-General in interview at the EAU 2007.
Prostate Cancer: the risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment
Prof. F. C. Hamdy, Sheffield (GB) in interview at the EAU 2007.
Surgical volume and quality of results in prostate cancer treatment
Prof. H. Van Poppel, Leuven (BE) in interview at the EAU 2007.
The Zometa European Study (ZEUS) - conduction and findings; Bisphosphonates therapy in the treatment of bone metastases
Prof. M. Wirth, Dresden (DE), EAU Treasurer and Executive Member related to Communication and lead investigator on ZEUS in interview at the EAU 2007.
Management of localised prostate cancer, the future of the EAU and the role urology in Europe
Prof. P.- A. Abrahamsson, Malmö (SE), EAU Adjunct Secretary-General and Executive Member related to Science in interview at the EAU 2007.
Skeletal complications of GU malignancies (prostate, renal and bladder) - optimising treatment with bisphosphonates
Prof. K. Miller, Berlin, Germany – Moderator
Prof. D.P. Petrylak, New York, USA
Prof. F. Saad, Montreal, Canada
Prof. B. Djavan, Vienna, Austria
Newer oral agents are advancing the options for patients with prostate cancer
Prof. M. Wirth, Dresden (DE), EAU Treasurer and Executive Member related to Communication in presenting at the EAU 2007
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