Interactive Session: AI & Digital Healthcare in Endourology - The Way Forward

Friday, November 13, 2026

15:15 - 16:45 CET

Co-Chair(s)

Hsiang-Ying Lee

Associate Professor
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
Ee Jean Lim

Clinical Assistant Professor
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Joe Philip

Consultant Urological surgeon
North Bristol NHS Trust, United Kingdom

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Describe current and emerging roles of AI in preoperative planning, intraoperative decision-making, and postoperative outcome prediction in stone surgery.
Evaluate smart phone applications and AI-assisted tools.
Assess the validity and limitations of non-invasive, AI-based stone characterization for guiding KSD treatment selection.
Role of augmented reality in robotic surgery.

15:15 - 15:28 CET

Augmented Reality in Robotic Surgery
Speaker: Abhishek Singh, Consultant Urologist – Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital
15:28 - 15:41 CET

AI/ ML / DL Led Automation in Endourology Robotics: Introducing a New Robotics Platform for Endourology
Speaker: Steffi Kar Kei Yuen – Hong Kong
15:41 - 15:54 CET

AI Guided Planning for Endourological Stone Surgery: From Imaging to OR
Speaker: Hsiang-Ying Lee – Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
15:54 - 16:07 CET

When & Why I choose ESWL in the era of Flexible Ureteroscopy
Speaker: Christine Joy Castillo
16:07 - 16:20 CET

Training the Next Generation of Endourologists: How VR, Simulation, and Proficiency-based Education Will Redefine Surgical Competence
Speaker: Kevin C. Zorn – BPHCanada -Canadian Prostate Surgical Institute, Department of Urology, Montreal, Canada
16:20 - 16:33 CET

AI in BPH - Where Do We Stand
16:33 - 16:45 CET

Discussion/Q&A