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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...
British musician appointed to the EAUN Board in Copenhagen
Hello, my name is Jason Alcorn, a 46- years-old graduate of the University of Huddersfield, UK. Prior to training as a nurse, I was a musician in the British Army, serving around the world and in the conflict zones...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in urology
For those who are entrenched in modern medicine, it may be difficult to think of alternative medicine and urology as being practised together. Nevertheless, the use of complementary and alternative medicine to treat many different diseases is on the rise...
It’s time to talk about ED – compact overview of causes and treatments
Most men find it difficult to talk about Erectile Dysfunction (ED). They simply live with it and accept that it’s just part of life. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If they understand what ED is, what...
ERUS-EAUN Robotics Meeting 2017: Refreshing insights from a comprehensive programme
Robotic surgery is, by far, one of the best and most advanced examples of combined competencies, forged together in theatre and moving forward as an effective team. It has pushed the boundaries of what was thought to be the known...
Meet the new EAUN Bladder Cancer SIG Group in Copenhagen, March 2018
In order to increase awareness and put ‘a spotlight on’ the specific challenges in the field of treatment and care of bladder cancer patients, the EAUN has decided to move forward and relaunch the Bladder Cancer SIG group. The...
3rd ESUN Course ”Bladder Cancer in Depth”: Amsterdam hosts comprehensive course
Organised by the European School of Urology Nursing (ESUN) and the EAUN’s Bladder Cancer SIG Group, the 3rd ESUN Course “Bladder Cancer in Depth” was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from October 27 to 28 last year. Educational grants...
EAUN-EUSC Workshop on ERAS protocols after cystectomy
This year the 6th Emirates International Urological Conference (EUSC) in Abu Dhabi in November 2017 was held in in conjunction with the World Congress on Videourology & Advances in Clinical Urology. It was the third time that the EAUN...