8th EUREP in Prague attracts more than 350 participants
Wednesday, 1 September 2010- More than 350 young urologists are gathering in Prague, Czech Republic, from September 3 to 8 for the 8th European Urology Residents Programme (EUREP).
According to organisers, participants from 38 countries have registered so far. Majority or around 300 of the participants will also join the Hands-on Training (HOT) sessions on laparoscopy. The EUREP is an initiative of the European School of Urology (ESU) in collaboration with the European Board of Urology (EBU) and has been especially created and developed for all European urology residents.
"The programme reflects the commitment to offer a dynamic, innovative and scholarly programme which covers all aspects of contemporary urology," said ESU chairman Prof. Hein van Poppel (BE).
The EUREP programme consists of five modules - Urological Cancer, Prostate Cancer and BPH, Andrology, Stones and Upper Tract Endourology, Functional Urology and Paediatric Urology, Trauma and Infection. Participants are oblige to follow one module every day.
"There is an opportunity for residents to participate in the workshops on laparoscopy HOT sessions. These focus not only on basic tasks such as spatial orientation with laparoscopic instruments on a simple training model, but also on intra-corporeal reconstruction of the urinary tract using an inert modular-based system. The faculty has been chosen based on expertise in their field of urology and their teaching skills," said Anup Patel, ESU faculty member responsible for HOT.
Fifteen EUREP participants also have the opportunity to attend further laparoscopic training to be conducted by Prof. Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg in Hamburg (DE).
During the meeting four awards will also be presented including a € 2,000 fellowship award to attend a specialist hospital as part of the European Urological Scholarship Programme (EUSP).
EUREP participants are also tested in a multiple choice evaluation during sessions. At the end of each EUREP programme, last-year residents can also take their European Board of Urology (EBU) exams (see www.ebu.com) and obtain the title Fellow of the European Board of Urology (a mark of excellence).
The European Association of Urology offers a prize to the two EAU junior members with the highest EBU exam scores. The winners will also be invited to attend a training week in Australia, organised by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand.
