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28
TH
CONGRESS OF THE ESPU
Introduction
Dear Colleagues and Friends;
It is with great pleasure that we provide you the digital abstracts book of the 28
th
Congress of the European Society for Paediatric Urology.
The scientific program of this 28
th
ESPU is rich and promising thanks to your usual contribution by submitting valuable abstracts.We have
received from 52 countries a total of 725 abstracts (604 clinical abstracts, 53 Basic research and 68 videos).
To continue the ESPU policy to extend our collaboration with other societies, this year we are honored to host the prestigious SIUP as
a guest society. The SIUP members will give us their rich experience by giving lectures, sharing panels, and moderating sessions.
In order to keep objectivity and criteria for abstracts selection, we have kept our reviewing process respecting as usual the anonymous
principle. Reviewers online were divided in 6 groups of 6, and each group reviewed only 100 abstracts in average. Each abstract was
scored according to seven major criteria. Our first challenge was to choose 52 reviewers for clinical abstracts, 10 for basic research
(coordinated by Christian Radmayr) and 6 for video scoring. It was so great to have the chance to work with such enthusiastic group
coming from 22 European and none-European countries. Finally, scores came back on time! We are thankful to the exceptional work of
our Webmaster in the management of this process.
The Scientific Committee, composed this year of 6 members, had an intensive work to finalize the scientific programme (please refer to
the list of the reviewers online and members of the scientific committee).
This year program includes 16 hours of standard presentations sessions, more than 200 selected clinical and basic research abstracts
and videos. The program is also rich of lectures, panels, educational session run by the Educational Committee, History session, and
Workshops. Case reports, Tips and Tricks and Complications sessions have given large satisfaction last year and you will find them again
this year with more time for discussions. The new Research Committee will put a significant input by workshops and special sessions.
Group of Young Pediatric Urologist has also special activities in the programme and will give us the programme highlights every day.
The ESPU-Nurses group have their usual interesting meeting running on a three day programme this year.
Thank you again for your contribution to the success of the ESPU, and I hope that the program will be up to your expectations. Please
pay attention to the detailed evaluation questionnaire and answer on time. Your comments and evaluations are very valuable for us to
keep improving.
Looking forward to meeting you in Barcelona.
On behalf of the Scientific Committee;
Professor Alaa El Ghoneimi, MD, PhD, FEAPU
Chairman of the Scientific Committee