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Fellowship great professional experience for Maltese nurse
Since February 2018 I work as a uro-oncology practice nurse navigator. I have taken up this post after having worked as a nursing officer in a urology ward for 8 years. The practice nurse navigators have been established in...
A report on the 4th ESUN Course on Holistic prostate cancer care
The 4th Course of the European School of Urology Nursing on Holistic Prostate Cancer Care took place on 14-15 September 2018 in Krakow, Poland. The organising committee received 70 applications from Europe, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and Australia, however the course...
BAUS Conference Report Part 2: Posters on Uromune©, cystoscopy with positive dipstick, virtual stone clinic and MDTs
My role as a Urology Nurse Practitioner involves assessing individuals and delivering treatment plans, autonomously and collaboratively, in the context of many urological conditions including recurrent urinary tract infections; renal and ureteric calculi; flexible cystoscopy for haematuria diagnosis; and...
Dutch nurses benefit from a Post-EAUN meeting
The 7th Post-EAUN meeting took place on 24 September in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. More than 90 participants from all fields of urology were present. The meeting was organised by Oncowijs, an association which initiates several educational courses and meetings....
BAUS Conference Report: Updates on haematuria, urinary tract cancer and new BCa studies
Recently, I attended the BAUS conference held at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool, England last June 25 to 27. I was joined by a few urological colleagues from New Zealand and Australia, but accents were predominantly British and European. There...
Nurse-led flexible cystoscopies
As a nurse cystoscopist, some of the most vital aspects in care management of surveillance patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) include continuity of care, timely follow-up, and having a specific point of contact. These allow patients to...
APCC 2018 Report: Excellent prostate cancer care Down Under
Last August I participated at the Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference in Brisbane to prepare for my nursing fellowship at the Australian Prostate Centre in Melbourne. It was a great opportunity to meet my future colleagues at the centre and...
Experiences of group support for mPCa patients
Men with metastatic (advanced) prostate cancer have a variety of supportive care needs including physical issues, communication, physiological/emotional needs, intimacy and sex, and information (Patterson et al 2017). In addition, we know from the work presented by Afshar et al....
Using cannabis in prostate cancer patients
In our hospital’s daily practice we notice the popular use of cannabis oil in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. As a nursing specialist for urology, I have even met patients who are so convinced of the curative benefits of cannabis oil in treating prostate...
EAUN supports urology nursing in China & Hong Kong
The EAUN has built good links with China and Hong Kong over a number of years and this year the EAUN was invited again to collaborate with the Chinese Urological Association of Nursing (CUAN) and Urology Nurses Association of...
EAUN Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The EAUN offers every year a one to two-week fellowship to its members. With the overarching goal to foster the highest standard of urological nursing care throughout Europe, nursing research activities becomes mandatory to improve the level of evidence-based care. This year, the Aarhus...
Survey on Management of neurogenic bladder and urinary tract infections
Imola, 05/06/2018 Hello! We are Dr. Jacopo Bonavita – Head of the Spinal Unit, Dr. Ilaria Baroncini – Physiatrist, and Dr. Sara Tedeschi – Infectious Disease Specialist of Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute in Imola (Bologna), Italy. Montecatone...