The 2021 Congress Learning Objectives are as follows:

After this educational event, attendees should be able to:

  • Recall and contrast the latest advances in genitourinary cancer diagnosis, staging, and management
  • Discuss advanced cancer treatments, including immunotherapy for genitourinary cancers
  • Discuss the latest advances in robotic platforms and minimally invasive surgical techniques in urology
  • Describe the causes and treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction, including the newest therapies for prostate enlargement
  • Summarize the pathophysiology and management of genitourinary fistulae and stricture disease
  • Describe emerging urological infections and the impact of COVID-19 on urological care
  • Detail surgical approaches to urinary stone disease
  • List common genital emergencies and their management
  • Characterize the assessment and management of male infertility
  • Define treatment options for erectile dysfunction and learn new skills in the principles of penile prosthesis placement
  • Recall urologic issues specific to the geriatric population
  • List hormonal treatments for urologic patients
  • Present diagnostic and management approaches to common pediatric urological diseases

 

SIU 2021 Scientific Programme
Last updated: November 30, 2021

Please Note: All session times are listed in Gulf Standard Time (GST).

To view the PDF version of the Scientific Programme, please click here.

To view a list of unmoderated ePosters, please click here.

To view a list of moderated and residents’ forum ePosters, please consult the Scientific Programme for those sessions.

 


Wednesday, November 10

Please click on the session titles to view the session details when available.
Session will be presented on the SIU@U App included with your congress registration.

0800-1000

SYMP-02: Pan-African Urological Surgeons Association (PAUSA) Symposium  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Chair: Mohamed Jalloh, Senegal

0800-1000

SYMP-03: International Society of Reconstructive Urology (ISORU) Symposium  

Room: Abu Dhabi B
Co-Chairs: Pankaj Joshi, India / Paksi Satyagraha, Indonesia

0830-1200

SYMP-01: 9th Symposium on Affordable New Technologies in Urology (SANTU) and Best Affordable New Technologies in Urology Contest (BANTUC)  

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Co-Chairs: Arvind Ganpule, India / Mohammed Lezrek, Morocco
Honorary Chair: Daniel Yachia, Israel

0900-1200

SYMP-04: Indian Urology Around the World Symposium  

Room: Umm Al Quwain
Co-Chairs: Chiruvella Mallikarjuna, India / Keshavamurthy Ramaiah, India

1000-1210

SYMP-05: Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS) Symposium  

Room: Abu Dhabi B
Chair: Jairam Eswara, United States

1300-1520

SYMP-06: Joint SIU-Chinese Urological Association (ChUA) Symposium    

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Co-Chairs: Badrinath Konety, United States / Li-Ping Xie, People's Republic of China

1300-1510

SYMP-08: Kenya Association of Urological Surgeons (KAUS) and South African Urological Association (SAUA) Symposium  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Co-Chairs: Patrick Mburugu, Kenya / Saeed R. Samnakay, Kenya

1500-1645

SYMP-11: Symposium on Focal Therapy  

Room: Dubai CD
Co-Chairs: Jean de la Rosette, Türkiye / Jurgen Fütterer, The Netherlands / Rafael Tourinho-Barbosa, Brazil

Thursday, November 11

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Session will be presented on the SIU@U App included with your congress registration.

0730-0900

SYMP-07: Urological Association of Asia (UAA) Symposium    

Co-Chairs: Allen W. Chiu, Taiwan / Myung-Soo Choo, South Korea

0730-0850

SYMP-10: Joint SIU-Korean Urological Association (KUA) Symposium    

Co-Chairs: Stavros Gravas, Cyprus / Sung Kyu Hong, South Korea

0730-1500

LS: Semi-Live Surgery    

Room: Sheikh Rashid CDF
Co-Chairs: Jean de la Rosette, Türkiye / Thomas Herrmann, Switzerland

0730-1630

SYMP-12: World Urological Oncology Federation (WUOF) Symposium - Advances in Systemic Therapeutics  

Room: Sheikh Maktoum BC
Co-Chairs: Peter Hammerer, Germany / Laurence Klotz, Canada

0800-1500

TIPS-01: SIU Tips and Tricks Session - SIU Academy & SIU Journal  

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Co-Chairs: Peter Black, Canada / Sean P. Elliott, United States / Stavros Gravas, Cyprus

1000-1200

SYMP-13: Joint SIU-Confederación Americana de Urología (CAU) Session (in English)  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Co-Chairs: Andrés Hernández-Porras, Mexico / Alejandro Rodriguez, United States

1000-1200

SYMP-14: Arab Urology Around the World (AAU) Symposium  

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Chair: Raed Azhar, Saudi Arabia

1000-1300

SYMP-16: Joint SIU-Federation of ASEAN Urological Associations (FAUA) Session  

Room: Umm Al Quwain
Chair: Noor Ashani Bin Md. Yusoff, Malaysia

1300-1500

SYMP-15: Iranian Urological Association (IUA) Symposium  

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Co-Chairs: Abbas Basiri, Iran / Mauro Gacci, Italy

1300-1500

SYMP-17: International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS) Symposium  

Room: Umm Al Quwain
Chair: Helmut Madersbacher, Austria

1500-1700

SYMP-18: Hellenic Urological Association (HUA) Symposium - Current Status and Future Directions in the Treatment of RCC  

Room: Dubai CD
Co-Chairs: Ioannis Gkialas, Greece / Mohamad Moussa, Lebanon

1500-1700

SYMP-19: EurAsian Urooncology Association (EUA) Symposium  

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Co-Chairs: Ates Kadıoğlu, Türkiye / Ahmet Yaser Müslümanoğlu, Türkiye

1700-1830

OC: Opening Ceremonies  

Room: Sheikh Rashid CDF

Friday, November 12

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Session will be presented on the SIU@U App included with your congress registration.

0730-0900

IC-01: Instructional Course 01 - PCNL Tips/Tricks and Pitfalls  

Room: Dubai CD
Co-Chairs: Mohamad Moussa, Lebanon / Athanasios (Thanos) Papatsoris, Greece

0755-0900

MC-01: Master Class 01 - Advanced Kidney Cancer    

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Co-Chairs: Axel Bex, United Kingdom / Peter Mulders, The Netherlands

0800-0900

MC-02: Master Class 02 - Refractory Overactive Bladder Syndrome  

Room: Sheikh Maktoum D
Co-Chairs: Sanjay Sinha, India / Alan Wein, United States

0900-1030

DEMO: Demo Session: Tips and Tricks in fURS  

Room: Abu Dhabi B
Chair: Wissam Kamal, Saudi Arabia
Faculty: Saeed Bin Hamri, Saudi Arabia / Mudhar Nazar Hasan, United Arab Emirates

0900-1200

INN-01: Prostate MRI Reading and Fusion Biopsy Hands On Training Course  

Room: Sheikh Rashid B
Co-Chairs: Tristan Barrett, United Kingdom / Christof Kastner, United Kingdom

0900-1045

PL-01: Plenary 01    

Room: Sheikh Rashid CDF
Honorary Chairs: Christopher Evans, United States / Sanjay Kulkarni, India / Rajeev Kumar, India

1045-1115

Break  

Room: Sheikh Rashid E

1045-1245

TIPS-02: SIU Tips and Tricks Session - SIU uCare  

Room: Dubai AB
Chair: Laurence Klotz, Canada

1115-1245

HT-01: Hot Topics 01 - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Urology    

Room: Dubai CD
Chair: Quoc-Dien Trinh, United States

1115-1245

HT-02: Hot Topics 02 - PSMA Theranostics    

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Co-Chairs: Tobias Maurer, Germany / Robert Reiter, United States

1115-1245

IC-03: Instructional Course 03 - Imaging-Guided Biopsy Diagnostic Pathway in Prostate Cancer  

Room: Abu Dhabi B
Co-Chairs: Peter Black, Canada / Marc Dall'Era, United States

1115-1245

IC-04: Instructional Course 04 - Novel BPH Therapies – Review of Technologies and Practical Instruction (Laser EEP, UroLift, Rezum, Aquablation, Stents)  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Chair: Dean Elterman, Canada

1115-1245

JS-01: Joint SIU-Endourological Society Session  

Room: Sheikh Maktoum D
Chair: Mahesh R. Desai, India

1115-1245

MP-01: Moderated ePoster Session 01 - Bladder Cancer  

Room: Sharjah D
Moderators: Tamer A. Abouelgreed, Egypt / Saeed R. Samnakay, Kenya

1115-1245

MP-02: Moderated ePoster Session 02 - Pediatrics/ Miscellaneous/ Basic Science  

Room: Umm Al Quwain
Moderators: Brian Birch, United Kingdom / Noor Buchholz, United Arab Emirates

1115-1255

JS-02: Joint SIU-International Society of Reconstructive Urology (ISORU) Session    

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Co-Chairs: Reynaldo Gómez, Chile / Sanjay Kulkarni, India

1245-1315

SYMP-21: Luncheon Symposium: Focal HIFU Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Practice Changes on the Horizon?    

Room: Sheikh Maktoum BC
Chair: Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Canada
Moderator: Franck Bladou, France
Faculty: Pascal Rischmann, France / Martin Schostak, Germany

1245-1415

Lunch Break  

Room: Sheikh Rashid E

1400-1700

SYMP-20: Emirates Urological Society (EUS) Programme    

Room: Sheikh Rashid CDF
Co-Chairs: Abdulqadir Alzarooni, United Arab Emirates / Yasser Farahat, United Arab Emirates

1415-1545

IC-06: Instructional Course 06 - Minimally-Invasive PCNL (Mini-PCNL): The Way Forward  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Chair: Madhu Sudan Agrawal, India

1415-1545

IC-07: Instructional Course 07 - Focal Therapy for Locoregional or Oligometastatic Recurrence of Prostate Cancer  

Room: Dubai CD
Chair: Pierre Blanchard, France

1415-1545

MV-01: Master Videos 01 - Genitourinary Fistulae  

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Co-Chairs: Sherif Mourad, Egypt / Shrawan Kumar Singh, India

1415-1545

MP-03: Moderated ePoster Session 03 - Infections & Inflammatory Disease  

Room: Dubai AB
Moderators: Mohsen Elmekresh, United Arab Emirates / Rajeev T P, India

1415-1545

MVP-01: Moderated Video Session 01 - BTO/LUTS, Miscellaneous, Pediatric Urology, Reconstruction  

Room: Sharjah D
Moderators: Hamdy Abotaleb, United Arab Emirates / Rizwan Hamid, United Kingdom

1415-1715

INN: SIU Innovators' Symposium  

Room: Sheikh Maktoum D
Co-Chairs: Renu Eapen, Australia / Maria Carmen Mir, Spain

1545-1615

Break  

Room: Sheikh Rashid E

1615-1745

IC-08: Instructional Course 08 - Case Based Discussions in Neuro-urology  

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Chair: Rizwan Hamid, United Kingdom

1615-1745

IC-09: Instructional Course 09 - Complex Penile and Urethral Reconstruction in Adults with Prior Hypospadias or Epispadias    

Room: Dubai CD
Co-Chairs: Marta Bizic, Serbia / Jairam Eswara, United States

1615-1745

MV-02: Master Videos 02 - Endoscopic Surgery for BPH: Compare and Contrast    

Room: Sheikh Rashid A
Co-Chairs: Athanasios (Thanos) Papatsoris, Greece / Anil Kumar Varshney, India

1615-1750

IS-01: Interactive Session 01 - Open Surgery in 2021: When and Why?  

Room: Abu Dhabi B
Co-Chairs: Hassan Abol-Enein, Egypt / Amlesh Seth, India

Saturday, November 13

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Session will be presented on the SIU@U App included with your congress registration.

0700-0800

GA: General Assembly  

Room: Abu Dhabi B

0730-0900

IC-11: Instructional Course 11 - Bleeding Complications of PCNL - Prevention & Management    

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Chair: Ravindra Sabnis, India

0730-0900

IC-12: Instructional Course 12 - Tools to Make Caring for Pelvic Pain Easier and More Successful for the Urologist  

Room: Umm Al Quwain
Chair: Elise De, United States

0730-0900

IC-13: Instructional Course 13 - PDE 5 Inhibitor Non-Responders for Erectile Dysfunction  

Room: Sheikh Maktoum D
Chair: Vipan Bhatia, United Arab Emirates

0800-0900

MC-03: Master Class 03 - Geriatric Urology  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Co-Chairs: Narmada P. Gupta, India / Sanjay Sinha, India

0800-1615

NURS: 6th SIU Global Nurses' Educational Symposium  

Room: Dubai CD
Co-Chairs: Hussam Al Nusair, United Arab Emirates / Amparo Gudrun Camacho, United States

0900-1030

DEMO: Demo Session: Tips and Tricks in fURS  

Room: Abu Dhabi B
Chair: Wissam Kamal, Saudi Arabia
Faculty: Mudhar Nazar Hasan, United Arab Emirates

0900-1045

PL-02: Plenary 02    

Room: Sheikh Rashid CDF
Honorary Chairs: Stavros Gravas, Cyprus / Simon Tanguay, Canada

0900-1200

INN-02: Prostate MRI Reading and Fusion Biopsy Hands On Training Course  

Room: Sheikh Rashid B
Co-Chairs: Tristan Barrett, United Kingdom / Christof Kastner, United Kingdom

1045-1115

Break  

Room: Sheikh Rashid E

1115-1245

HT-03: Hot Topics 03 - Future of Urology - Next 20 Years  

Room: Abu Dhabi A
Co-Chairs: Zaki Almallah, United Arab Emirates / Sudhir Rawal, India

1115-1245

IC-02: Instructional Course 02 - Orthotopic Reconstruction: How to Improve Outcomes  

Room: Umm Al Quwain
Chair: Richard Hautmann, Baden-Württemberg

1115-1245

IC-14: Instructional Course 14 - Nuestros Trucos Técnicos en Cirugía Uretral (Course in Spanish) [Our Technical Tricks in Urethral Surgery]    

Room: Ras Al Khaimah
Chair: Reynaldo Gómez, Chile