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SIU@U
SIU@U
    Session Type: Surgery Day

    Surgery Day - Session Three - Uro-Oncology and Focal Therapy

    Thursday, October 30, 2025
    14:00 - 15:50 GMT+0

    Surgery Day SIU@U

      Co-Chair(s)

    • Prokar Dasgupta

      Professor of Surgery
      King's Health Partners, United Kingdom

    • MS

      Matin Sheriff

      Director of Robotic Surgery
      Medway NHS Foundation Trust Kent , United Kingdom

      • Moderator(s)

    • Grigorios Athanasiadis

      Consultant Urological Surgeon
      Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    • Badrinath Konety

      President and Chief Academic Officer
      Allina Health Cancer Institute, Allina Health System, United States

    Committee Co-Chairs: Jean de la Rosette, Türkiye / Stavros Gravas, Cyprus / Rajeev Kumar, India
    Committee Members: Ranan Dasgupta, United Kingdom / Dean Elterman, Canada / Yasser Farahat, UAE / Evelyn Moshokoa, South Africa / Silvia Secco, Italy

    Learning Objectives :

    At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
    • Update knowledge of recent developments in equipment and technique for the minimally invasive and surgical management of urologic diseases, based on live and pre-recorded surgical demonstrations.
    • Acknowledge the role of open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgical procedures in uro-oncology and reconstructive urology, with respect to new systems, instrumentation, and techniques.
    • Summarize practical knowledge of instrumentation and techniques for the endourologic treatment of upper and lower urinary tract conditions.
    • Recognize the role of focal therapy approaches in uro-oncology.
    • Recall perioperative considerations for optimizing urologic surgery outcomes, based on treatment guidelines and expert opinion.