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Conference apps

With conference season soon starting I thought I would run through some of the apps I think would be useful for delegates attending a urology conference in the coming year. The conference app It is often useful to download the...

Thermal ablative techniques for small renal masses

The incidence of renal cell carcinoma has increased over the past decade which can be partly attributed to the increased use of imaging modalities [1,2]. Nephron sparing procedures for the management of small renal tumours have gained popularity which include...

Penile fracture

Traumatic rupture of the tunica albuginea with either one or both corpora cavernosa of the penis is known as penile fracture. This may be associated with corpus spongiosum or urethral injury. Incidence Penile fracture was reported for the first time...

From overseas to the UK: initial impressions

A few years ago we published stories from three international medical graduates detailing their experience of working as registrars in the UK (https://www.urologynews.uk.com/education/trainees-forum/post/initial-impressions-of-urology-in-the-uk-from-overseas-trainees). Here are three new countries and three new opinions. Dinelle Sirjuesingh, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago...

iMEDicare Pelvic Health Naturally accomplish fundraising challenge that may be unique in history!

Over four long, gruelling days at the end of August, Darren Breen and Elliot Stackhouse of iMEDicare completed the 4 Peaks Ridge Route Challenge, in support of Bladder Health UK.

The emerging role of physician associates in urology

The physician associate (PA) is a new role in the NHS which has expanded across medical and surgical specialties to include urology. In the USA, it has long been an established field of practice where physician assistants work autonomously within...

Lifestyle interventions for UI in women

Lifestyle interventions for urinary incontinence (UI) are supported by all major guidelines. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline (CG171) from September 2013 (updated November 2015) [1] recommends lifestyle advice including dietary modifications such as caffeine reduction,...

ABC (Action Bladder Cancer) UK Annual Nurses Education Day: Understanding Bladder Cancer and the Latest Developments

Action Bladder Cancer UK is holding its next annual Nurses’ Education Day for Urology Nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialists in Birmingham on Friday 5th September 2025. This is ABC UK’s fourth full day education event for nurses, following the success...

The Management of Small Renal Masses

I enjoyed reading this book and was surprised at how much practically useful information was contained within such a slim volume. The 171-page volume was easy to read in its entirety in a short space of time. It’s small enough...

Uroscopy

In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). You may feel somewhat distanced from the medical practitioners of mediaeval Florence but...

Prostate cancer: Black men more likely to be diagnosed at later stages

Latest data shows Black men have higher rates of stage 3 or stage 4 prostate cancer diagnoses compared with white men. Black men diagnosed at a later stage in their 60s are 14% less likely to get NICE approved treatment...

RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Endourology Day

Now a staple in the national endourology calendar, this meeting will highlight cutting-edge developments in stone disease, upper tract TCC, and BPH. The day concludes with the much-anticipated, informal 'Challenging Cases' session, a lively forum for discussion and learning.