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Programme Agenda

Programme Agenda

  • Friday, November 13, 2026
  • 08:00 - 09:00 CET
    General Assembly
  • 08:00 - 09:00 CET
    Moderated Oral/Video ePoster Sessions
  • 09:00 - 10:00 CET
    Plenary 02
    Honorary Chair: Stavros Gravas – Medical School, University of Cyprus
  • 10:00 - 10:30 CET
    Networking Break
  • 10:00 - 11:50 CET
    8th Bench-to-bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting - BLADDER CANCER
    Moderator: Peter Black – University of British Columbia
  • 10:15 - 12:15 CET
    Workshop: Laparascopy for Beginners
    Co-Chair: Rajan Veeratterapillay – Newcastle's Freeman Hospital
    Co-Chair: Gonzalo Vitagliano – Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    Emirates Urological Society (EUS) Roundtable Session
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    Hot Topic: Complex Scenarios & Rescue Strategies in Endourology
    Co-Chair: Majed Alharthi – King Fahd Hospital
    Co-Chair: Joe Philip – North Bristol NHS Trust
    Endourology & Stones
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    Instructional Course: Challenges, Advances and Future in Urethral Reconstruction
    Co-Chair: Reynaldo Gomez – Hospital del Trabajador
    Reconstruction
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    Master Class: BPH/LUTS in 2026: A Practical, Resource-Tiered Clinical Algorithm (Clinic to OR)
    Co-Chair: Pankaj N. Maheshwari – India
    Co-Chair: Silvia Secco – Niguarda Hospital
    BPH/LUTS
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    Master Class: Global Andrology in 2026 - Delivering Sexual & Reproductive Care Across Resource Settings
    Co-Chair: Vineet Malhotra
    Andrology/Sexual Medicine
  • 10:30 - 12:00 CET
    Master Class: Testicular Cancer 2026 - Precision, Pragmatism, and the Long Game
    Co-Chair: Aditya Bagrodia – University of California San Diego
    Co-Chair: Karima Oualla – Hassan II University Hospital
    Testis Cancer
  • 12:00 - 12:45 CET
    8th Bench-to-Bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting - LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM
  • 12:00 - 13:15 CET
    Networking Break
  • 12:50 - 14:30 CET
    8th Bench-to-Bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting - KIDNEY CANCER
    Moderator: Simon Tanguay – McGill University
  • 13:15 - 14:45 CET
    Hot Topic: Navigating the Unexpected: A Reality Check - What We Learn Only When We Fail
    Co-Chair: Rajeev T P – Medicity Guwahati
    Co-Chair: Moti Duvdevani
    Co-Chair: Shingai Mutambirwa – Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
    Complications/Failures
  • 13:15 - 14:45 CET
    Instructional Course: Anatomy-Driven Endoscopic Enucleation for BPH: Energy Selection, Plane Control, Complication Avoidance and Surgical Alternatives
    Chair: Gian Maria Busetto – University of Foggia
    BPO/LUTS
  • 13:15 - 14:45 CET
    Interactive Session: Complex Pelvic Floor Disorders - Functional and Neurologic Considerations
    Co-Chair: Rajamaheswari Natarajan – Chennai Urology and Robotic Institute
    Co-Chair: Rose Khavari – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Female Pelvic Medicine
  • 13:15 - 14:45 CET
    Interactive Session: Technology & Sustainability in Endourology Interventions
    Co-Chair: Vigen A. Malkhasyan – Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Medical Center
    Co-Chair: Mohammed Omar – Menoufia University
    Co-Chair: Sung Yong Cho – Seoul National University
    Endourology & Stones
  • 13:15 - 14:45 CET
    International Society of Reconstructive Urology (ISORU) Symposium
  • 13:15 - 14:45 CET
    SIU Innovators
  • 14:30 - 16:30 CET
    Workshop: Laparascopy for Beginners
    Co-Chair: Rajan Veeratterapillay – Newcastle's Freeman Hospital
    Co-Chair: Gonzalo Vitagliano – Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires
  • 14:35 - 16:15 CET
    8th Bench-to-Bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting - PROSTATE CANCER
    Moderator: Silvia Secco – Niguarda Hospital
  • 14:45 - 15:15 CET
    Networking Break
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Hot Topic: From Urethra to Groin - High-Stakes Decisions in Rare GU Cancers
    Chair: Philippe E. Spiess – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Penile/Urethra Cancer
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Instructional Course: Advanced Management of Urinary Tract Infections
    Infections and Inflammation
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Instructional Course: Advanced Ureteroscopy: Solving Complex Problems
    Chair: Michael Grasso, III – New York Medical College
    Minimally Invasive Surgery/Robotics
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Instructional Course: Anatomical Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate (AEEP); Updates in Technical Aspects and Treatment Outcomes
    Chair: Amr Elsawy – Sheikh Khalifa Hospitals, United Arab of Emirates
    BPO/LUTS
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Interactive Session: AI & Digital Healthcare in Endourology - The Way Forward
    Co-Chair: Hsiang-Ying Lee – Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
    Co-Chair: Ee Jean Lim – Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    Endourology & Stones
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Interactive Session: The Challenge Of Right Donor Nephrectomy
    Co-Chair: Ajay Oswal
    Co-Chair: Puneet Sindhwani – University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OHIO, USA 43614
    Transplant
  • 15:15 - 16:45 CET
    Interactive Session: Transitional Reconstructive Urology in Men's Health
    Co-Chair: Pankaj Joshi – UROKUL
    Reconstruction
  • 16:20 - 17:25 CET
    8th Bench-to-Bedside Uro-Oncology: GU Cancers Triad Meeting - Practice-Changing Advances on the Horizon
    Moderator: Peter Black – University of British Columbia
    Moderator: Simon Tanguay – McGill University