Urology Day 2

Thursday, July 17, 2025

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM CEST

Location: Palais de Congres- Schweitzer Auditorium

Panelist(s)

Anthony Costello, MBBS, FRCSI, FRACS, MD

Professor of Surgery, Robotic Proctor
International Medical Robotics Association, Dept of Surgery, University of Melbourne Victoria
North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Senthil Nathan, MS FRCS FEBU MPhil (he/him/his)

Prof & Chair of Urology
Cleveland Clinic London
London, United Kingdom
Dingwei Ye
Ryochi Shiroki

Presentations:

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CEST

State of the Art Lecture: Literature Review: Important Prostate Cancer Publications From 2024-2025
Speaker: Chiara Sighniofli
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CEST

Session 1: Different Technical Approaches to RALP: Transperitoneal Anterior Approach Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Speaker: Richard Gaston
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CEST

Session 1: Different Technical Approaches to RALP: Retzius RALP
Speaker: Aldo Bocciardi
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CEST

Session 1: Different Technical Approaches to RALP: Single Port Retroperitoneal RALP
Speaker: Jean Joseph
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CEST

Session 1: Different Technical Approaches to RALP: Transvesical Single Port RALP
Speaker: John Davis
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM CEST

Session 1: Different Technical Approaches to RALP: Panel Discussion: What’s the Optimal Technique and When and How to Use It
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM CEST

Session 2: Important Trends in Prostate Cancer: State of the Art Lecture: Oncologic Trends in Prostate Cancer
Speaker: Rafael Coelho
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM CEST

Session 2: Important Trends in Prostate Cancer: Panel Discussion: The Changing Paradigm of Prostate Cancer: Key Questions:Are We Over Screening or Underscreening? Are Outcomes getting Better or Worse? Is Active Surveillance Working or Making the Long Term Outcomes worse? What guidelines needs to change? Is prostate imaging changing the game? Is neoadjuvant therapy effecting prostate ca outcomes? Single port surgery: What are the benefits and the challenges?
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM CEST

Session 3: State of the Art Lecture: RALP, The Journey to 20K lessons learned
Speaker: Vipul R. Patel, Medical Director, Global Robotics Institute
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM CEST

Session 3: Improving RALP Outcomes:Prediction of ECE: Updates on NeuroSAFE, Histology Scanners, Nomograms, Imaging and AI
Speaker: Dave Albala
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM CEST

Session 3: Improving RALP Outcomes: Nerve Sparing RALP: The Key Concepts for full and partial nerve sparing
Speaker: Rafael Coelho
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM CEST

Session 3: Improving RALP Outcomes: Nerve Sparing RALP- The Key Concepts for earlier continence recovery
Speaker: Bernardo Rocco
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM CEST

Session 3: Improving RALP Outcomes: NARUS Lecture: Surgical Management of High Risk Prostate Cancer and Oligometastatic disease: are we making a difference?
Speaker: John Davis
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM CEST

Status of Active Surveillance
Speaker: Laurence Klotz
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM CEST

Status of Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection
Speaker: Ben Challacombe
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM CEST

Panel Discussion
5:10 PM - 5:25 PM CEST

Session 5: New Innovations in Prostate Therapies: Prostate Biopsy: What's the best approach and the ideal imaging modality
Speaker: Angel Alvarado
5:25 PM - 5:40 PM CEST

Session 5: New Innovations in Prostate Therapies: The current role of focal therapy in low/intermediate risk prostate cancer
Speaker: Eric Barret
5:40 PM - 5:55 PM CEST

Aquablation: A new therapy for BPH and potential application in prostate cancer
Speaker: Ben Challacombe
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM CEST

Panel Discussion