ESPU Congress 2018 - Programme Book

4 29 th CONGRESS OF THE ESPU Dear Colleagues and Friends; It is with great pleasure that we provide you the digital abstracts book of the 29 th Congress of the European Society for Paediatric Urology. The Scientific Program of this 29 th ESPU is rich and promising thanks to your usual contribution by submitting valuable abstracts. We have received from 52 countries a total of 455 abstracts (358 clinical abstracts, 33 Basic research and 64 videos). In order to keep objectivity and criteria for abstracts selection, we have kept our review- ing process respecting as usual the anonymous principle. Reviewers online were divided in 6 groups of 7, and each group reviewed only 50 abstracts in average. Each abstract was scored according to seven major criteria. Our first challenge was to choose 42 reviewers for clinical abstracts, 8 for basic research (coordinated by Pr. Christian Radmayr) and 6 for video scoring. This task was surprisingly the easiest, as we have received an answer frommost of the reviewers within 24 hours expressing their willing to help us in this deli- cate process. It was so great to have the chance to work with such enthusiastic group, all members of the ESPU, coming from 26 European and extra-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 7 members and co-chaired by Pr. Pedro Lopez PEREIRA, had intensive sessions of work on the 7 th and the 8 th of December to fi- nalize the scientific program. The committee was enriched with the participation of the Educational and Research Committees’ Presidents to strengthen and harmonize the scientific program (please refer to the list of the reviewers online and members of the Scientific Committee). This year program includes 19 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 andWorkshops. Case Reports, Tips and Tricks andWorst 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 has given a significant input by work- shops and special sessions. Group of Young Pediatric Urologist has also special activities in the program and will give us the program highlights every day. The ESPU-Nurses group have their usual interesting meeting running on a three-day program this year. To continue the ESPU policy to extend our collaboration with other societies, this year we have a state of the art lecture from EUPSA and Panelist from ESPN. 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 Helsinki. On behalf of the scientific committee Professor Alaa El Ghoneimi, MD, PhD, FEAPU ESPU Scientific Secretary