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Australian and NZ Urological Nurses Society Annual Meeting
In April I had the privilege of attending a full and varied urological conference programme in Adelaide, Australia. The 68th Annual Scientific Meeting was collaboratively organised by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) and the Australian...

New nursing perspectives on CAUTI issues
Under the auspices of the EAUN’s educational activities, the European School of Urology Nursing (ESUN) offered its initial course in Amsterdam in the Netherlands from May 8 to 9 this year, and in this report two participants describe their...

Chair visits CUA Meeting in Ningbo
As chair of the EAUN it was my great privilege to be invited to attend this year’s annual Chinese Urology Nursing Meeting in Ningbo, a seaport city in the northeast of Zhejiang province, People’s Republic of China. A meeting...

Trouble shooting at workshop on indwelling catheterisation at Madrid EAUN Congress
11 May 2015 On Sunday morning, March 22, around 120 nurses attended in Madrid the workshop “Troubleshooting and quality of life in indwelling catheterisation,” which aims to give participants insights into the management and care of patients with indwelling...

Practical suggestions at 16th EAUN Meeting in Madrid help enhance patient care
11 May 2015. By Alba Leon. Urology nurses from Europe and around the world gathered in Madrid to learn about the latest in patient treatment in a programme that featured practical workshops, courses, as well as state-of-the-art lectures on...

Applying guidelines in actual clinical nursing practice in New Zealand
11 May 2015 Kia Ora from your urological New Zealand nursing colleagues. We hope you had a highly successful congress in Madrid. It has been four years since I joined in Vienna, yet my memories of a very worthwhile,...

Sexual assessment and rehabilitation in focus at 16th EAUN Meeting
During three days, more than 300 nurses from around the world gathered in Madrid, Spain, to exchange knowledge and discuss some of the most interesting topics in urological nursing. During Day 3 of the meeting emphasis was placed on...

16th EAUN Meeting: education, cooperation and exchange among urology nurses
Madrid welcomed around 300 urology nurses from Europe and around the world for the very successful 16th EAUN meeting. The EAU sat down with EAUN Chair Lawrence Drudge-Coates (GB), who shared his views on the meeting, the challenges faced...

2015 Nominee for the EAUN Board
Following a thorough selection process, the EAUN has nominated a candidate that will help support the EAUN Board. The candidate presents here her motivation, view and plans on how to help the EAUN implement its core mission and development...

Identifying critical points in post-PCa treatment support
In October last year I delivered a presentation to a group of around 100 urology nurses attending the New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (NZUNS) North Island Study Day. Whilst my session was entitled ‘Post prostate cancer treatment surveillance and...

+1 Campaign: Collaboration of urology nurses and doctors
The EAU and the EAUN have embarked on a long-term plan to effectively boost the collaboration of urology nurses and urologists, while at the same time focusing on the challenges posed by cultural diversity across Europe. The EUT spoke...

What to expect at the EAUN 2015 Annual Meeting
More than 300 delegates from 27 countries attended the 15th EAUN Meeting held in Stockholm last April, which attracted this year outstanding contributions by lecturers from all over Europe. The meeting in 2015, to be held in Madrid from...