ESPU-RC Information
The ESPU Research Committee was formed in the fall of 2016. The committee’s vision statement is, “To improve the urological health of children through the advancement of medical research”.
Coffee with ESPU RC #3
In this episode of Coffee with ESPU RC, our guest is Dr.Luis H.Braga. Dr. Braga is a Professor in the Department of Surgery - Division of Pediatric Urology at McMaster's Children Hospital of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He is research director of the Urology Residency Program and the director of the McMaster Pediatric Surgery research collaborative. He is one of the senior editors of the Journal of Pediatric Urology.
Coffee with ESPU RC #2
In this episode, our guest is Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink. She is the Vice-Chair of the ESPU RC and she is a pediatric nurse and a psychologist. She works as the coordinator of the urotherapy department of Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, a part of University Medical Center Utrecht.
Coffee with ESPU RC #1
In this series, we have Dr.Caleb P. Nelson as our guest. He is an Associate Professor for Surgery at the Department of Urology Boston Children’s Hospital - Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr.Nelson is a member of the ESPU RC and a senior editor for the Journal of Pediatric Urology.
Exploring AI: Transforming medical practice, education and research
December 2024 - Bernhard Haid, Caleb Nelson, M. Irfan Dönmez, Salvatore Cascio, Massimo Garriboli, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink, Christina Ching, Luis H. Braga, Ilina Rosklija, Luke Harper On behalf of the ESPU research committee
When you cannot trust what you see: The confounding effect
November 2024 - Luis H. Braga, M. Irfan Dönmez, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink, Salvatore Cascio, Christina Ching, Massimo Garriboli On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Randomized controlled trials : The what, when, how and why
November 2024 - Luis H. Braga, Forough Farrokhyar, M. Irfan Dönmez, Caleb P. Nelson, Bernhard Haid, Kathy Herbst, Massimo Garriboli, Salvatore Cascio, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink, Martin Kaefer, Darius J. Bägli, Nicholas Kalfa, Christina Ching, Magdalena Fossum On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Elevating pediatric urology care: The crucial role of nursing research in quality improvement
March 2024 - Anka J. Nieuwhof-Leppink, Massimo Garriboli, Salvatore Cascio, Luis H. Braga, Bernhard Haid, Caleb P. Nelson, Muhammet Irfan Dönmez, Christina B. Ching, Luke Harper On behalf of the ESPU research committee
The importance of animal specificity in animal experimentation, part I: Anatomy in relation to pediatric urology
December 2023 - Magdalena Fossum, Martin Kaefer, Darius Bagli, Luke Harper, Katherine W. Herbst, Caleb P. Nelson, Luis H. Braga, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink, Nicolas Kalfa, Massimo Garriboli, Salvatore Cascio On behalf of the ESPU research committee
The importance of animal specificity in animal experimentation, part II: Physiological challenges and opportunities in relation to pediatric urology
December 2023 - Salvatore Cascio, Martin Kaefer, Darius Bagli, Caleb P. Nelson, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink , Luis H. Braga, Katherine W. Herbst, Massimo Garriboli, Nicolas Kalfa, Luke Harper, Magdalena Fossum On behalf of the ESPU research committee
What are validated questionnaires and which ones measure quality of life?
March 2023 - Konrad M. Szymanski, Martin Kaefer, Magdalena Fossum, Nicolas Kalfa, Katherine W. Herbst, Luis H. Braga, Salvatore Cascio, Massimo Garriboli, Caleb P. Nelson, Anka Nieuwhoff-Leppink, Darius Bagli, Luke Harper On behalf of the ESPU research committee
The orchestration of gene expression and the editing role of microRNA
December 2022 - M. Fossum, M. Kaefer, K.W. Herbst, L. Harper, G.M.A. Beckers, C.P. Nelson, M. Garriboli, A. Nieuwhof-Leppink, D. Bagli, N. Kalfa On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Epigenetics: Through the pediatric urology looking glass
May 2022 - Darius Bagli, Magdalena Fossum, Luke Harper, Katherine Herbst, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink, Goedele M.A. Beckers, Nicolas Kalfa, Martin Kaefer On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Genetics: The diagnostic frontier in pediatric urology
September 2021 - Martin Kaefer, Darius Bagli, Nicolas Kalfa, Goedele M.A. Beckers, Luke Harper, Katherine Herbst, Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink, Magdalena Fossum On behalf of the ESPU research committee
COVID-19 and research in pediatric urology
April 2021 - L. Harper, D. Bagli, M. Kaefer, N. Kalfa, G.M.A. Beckers, A.J. Nieuwhof-Leppink, M. Fossum, K.W. Herbst On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Don’t be mean, be above average: Understanding data distribution and descriptive statistics
September 2020 - K.W. Herbst, G.M.A. Beckers, L. Harper, D.J. Bägli, A.J. Nieuwhof-Leppink, M. Kaefer, M. Fossum, N. Kalfa On behalf of the ESPU research committee
The impact of COVID-19 on research
July 2020 - L. Harper, N. Kalfa, G.M.A. Beckers, M. Kaefer, A.J. Nieuwhof-Leppink, Magdalena Fossum, K.W. Herbst, D. Bagli On behalf of the ESPU research committee
The battle between fake news and science
December 2019 - L. Harper, K.W. Herbst, D. Bagli, M. Kaefer, G.M.A. Beckers, M. Fossum, N. Kalfa On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Further medical experience will be required to validate these results: How experience -based medicine shapes the validity of medical evidence
November 2019 - Darius Bagli, Katherine W. Herbst, Luke Harper, Goedele Beckers, Martin Kaefer, Nicolas Kalfa, Magdalena Fossum On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Evidence-based medicine I: Background
November 2018 - M. Fossum, K. Herbst, L. Harper, M. Castagnetti, G. Beckers, D. Bagli, N. Kalfa, M. Kaefer On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Evidence-based medicine II: How to perform a literature search
March 2019 - M. Fossum, K. Herbst, L. Harper, M. Castagnetti, G. Beckers, D. Bagli, N. Kalfa, M. Kaefer On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Evidence-based medicine III: Level of evidence
April 2019 - M. Kaefer, M. Castagnetti, K. Herbst, D. Bagli, G.M.A. Beckers, L. Harper, N. Kalfa, M. Fossum On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Evidence-based medicine IV: How to find an evidence-based answer to a clinical question? Make a critically appraised topic!
Mai 2019 - G.M.A. Beckers, K. Herbst, M. Kaefer, L. Harper, M. Castagnetti, D. Bagli, N. Kalfa, M. Fossum On behalf of the ESPU research committee
Evidence-based medicine V: How to use in clinical practice
July 2019 - Magdalena Fossum, Kathrine W. Herbst, Martin Kaefer, Luke Harper, Marco Castagnetti, Goedele Beckers, Nicolas Kalfa, Darius Bagli On behalf of the ESPU research committee
How the ESPU grades clinical abstracts
July 2018 - Martin Kaefer, Goedele Beckers, Rita Gobet, Alaa El-Ghoneimi, Magdalena Fossum on behalf of The ESPU Research Committee
How to apply for a research grant: 10 tips and tricks
Nov. 2018 - Harper L, Castagnetti M, Herbst K, Bagli D, Kaefer M, Beckers G, Fossum M, Kalfa N.
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