EAU 2013 - Programme Book - YouMed

ESU Courses
ESU Courses, 17 March
350 Programme Book
ESU Course 24
14.30 - 17.30 Flexible ureterorenoscopy and retrograde intrarenal surgery:
Instrumentation, technique, tips and tricks, indications
Orange Hall 3 - Level N-1
Chair: O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Welcome message and introduction of the course
O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Instrumentation: Endoscopes
O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Instrumentation: Laser and lithotripsy devices
M. Grasso, New York (US)
Instrumentation: Disposable (wires, retrieving devices, UAS, irrigation devices and others)
P.J. Osther, Fredericia (DK)
Technique: Stones
O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Technique: Urothelial tumours and strictures
M. Grasso, New York (US)
Tips and tricks and special circumstances
O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Indications (guidelines) and clinical cases
P.J. Osther, Fredericia (DK)
Conclusions
O. Traxer, Paris (FR)
Aims and objectives
This course will teach the principles of evidence based medicine (EBM) in the context of daily decisionmaking
in urology. We will introduce urology-relevant resources to search and retrieve the latest clinical
research studies and provide the tools to systematically evaluate these studies for the quality of evidence they
provide. In practical exercises, we will first demonstrate how to assess a study’s methodological strengths
and weaknesses to determine how much confidence we can place in its results. Second, we will analyze
the actual study results and the degree of certainty with which they are reported. Finally, we will discuss
important considerations when deciding whether the results of a given study can and should be applied to
the care of an individual patient.
A workshop-style, interactive format is chosen to teach this course. The educational objective is to empower
participants to independently search and appraise clinical research studies and retrieve high quality evidence
as it becomes available. This course is therefore of exceptional value to all urologists that are seeking to
enhance their EBM skills and thereby improve patient care.