Scientific Programme

Considering the rapid developments of urology and the diversity of urological nursing in Europe the development of urological patient care poses a great challenge. Since its inception in 2000, the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) has committed itself to understand and meet the diverse needs of urological nurses on the continent. Although this is a mammoth task, it is a task that is essential if the goal of high quality patient care is to be realised throughout Europe. One increasingly valuable tool in the sharing of nursing knowledge is the EAUN Annual Meeting.
The EAUN, with generous support and encouragement from various EAU offices and an increasing number of supporting companies, is resolutely committed to a range of activities that will meet the research, practice and development needs of Europe’s urological nursing community.

Preliminary Programme of the 10^th EAUN Meeting

Wednesday, 18 March

08.00 -	10.00	Workshop Superficial bladder cancer
08.00 -	10.00	Workshop Sacral nerve stimulation
08.00 -	10.00	Workshop Assessing the urological patient (urodynamics)
10.00 -	10.30	Break
10.30 -	12.30	Workshop Nocturia
10.30 -	12.30	Workshop Nephrostomy catheters
12.00 -	15.00	Hospital visit to the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm (SE)*
12.00 -	13.00	Lunch
13.00 -	15.00	Swedish National Society's Scientific session (in English)
15.00 -	15.45	Break
15.45 -	16.00	EAUN Opening EAU Secr.-Gen.P-A. Abrahamsson, Malmö (SE) and EAUN Chair B.T. Jensen, Århus (DK)
16.00 -	16.15	Good Practice in Health Care Urostoma Introduction
16.15 -	17.15	Symposium Neurogenic bladder management Sponsored by HOLLISTER EUROPE LTD
17.15 -	18.15	Champagne Reception

Thursday, 19 March

09.00 -	12.30	Hospital visit to the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm (SE)*
08.30 -	09.30	ESU Course Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Part 1
09.30 -	10.00	Break
10.00 -	11.00	ESU Course Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Part 2
11.00 -	11.30	Break
11.30 -	12.30	Symposium Neurogenic bladder and sexuality
12.30 -	13.30	Lunch
13.30 -	14.00	Poster viewing
14.00 -	15.15	Poster Abstract Session Chairs: R. Pieters, Ghent (BE) and K. Fitzpatrick, Dublin (IE)
15.15 -	16.00	State-of-the-art lecture Body-image and voiding problems H. Forristal, Dublin (IE)
16.00 -	17.00	Workshop Ensuring continence in difficult cases - solutions by nurses

Friday, 20 March

08.30 -	10.15	EAUN Nursing Research Competition Learning session Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS
10.15 -	10.45	Break
10.45 -	11.30	State-of-the-art lecture Suprapubic catheters With 20 min. hands-on mannequin session E. Wallace, et al, Dublin (IE)
11.30 -	11.45	Break
11.45 -	12.15	State-of-the-art lecture Evidence based practice in bladder cancer nursing care D.L. Berry, Boston (US)
12.15 -	13.15	Lunch
13.15 -	14.00	State-of-the-art lecture Current research in the treatment of incontinence in the elderly D. Newman, Philadelphia (US)
13.15 -	14.00	Oral Abstract Session Chairs: V. Geng, Lobbach (DE) and B.T. Jensen, Århus (DK)
15.15 -	15.45	Break
15.45 -	16.00	Awards session Research Award supported by an unrestricted educational grant from FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS
16.00 -	17.00	EAUN General Assembly Chair: B.T. Jensen, Århus (DK)

* Optional visit to the urological wards and outpatient clinic and ESWL unit
Limited places are available and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be invited to inform us of your interest to join one of the hospital visits by e-mail in January 2009.