Visit Details and Reports
PLEASE NOTE: all recipients of funding are asked to submit a report of their visit, using a Word template supplied by Urolink (downloadable using the button below). All reports are converted to PDFs before...
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Understanding the Graphs
Data quality
We have attempted to indicate the quality of data entry for cystectomy by comparing the returns with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES data) - this is information collected by every NHS hospital...
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Understanding the Graphs
PCNL is the removal of stones from the kidney (or upper ureter) using a small puncture incision, into the kidney, in the skin of the affected side. Small instruments are then passed into the kidney (or upper ureter) to...
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Urological Careers
The aim of this area is to provide career-based information for urologists in the workforce, whatever their grade.
This section covers issues relevant to your health and welfare at work, equality, diversity and...
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Glossary of Terms for the Nephrectomy Audit
To assist patients in understanding the terms used, BAUS has produced a short guide, in alphabetical order below. In addition, patients are encouraged to use the relevant patient information on our...
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Lees than full-time (LTFT) training - by Emma Fishleigh
Emma Fishleigh (BSoT representative for HEE North West Deanery) has chosen to undertake LTFT training. Her reflections on this are below:
“ ... I always wanted to...
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Challenges in Training
Training after being an overseas doctor - by Jonathan Noël
Jonathan Noël (past BSoT Chair and former trainee in the London North Deanery) writes about coming to the UK for training after a period of time...
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From Vish Hanchanale - Chair of the BAUS Section of Oncology
"... an unique opportunity to exchange ideas with international experts ..."
The BAUS Section of Oncology is delighted to welcome you to Manchester for what promises to be an...
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East Anglian Urologists
The East Anglian Urologists (EAU) have traditionally met twice a year since 1985.
In the past, summer meetings were arranged in rotation by one of the training units whilst, each December, the meeting was held in...
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These revision notes were all prepared by Tom Walton, former Specialty Registrar in Urology, and he has generously donated them to BSoT, together with the message below:
Feel free to use my revision notes (below) and audio files as you...
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While various modifications such as micro-bubble contrast, histoscanning and modifications to produce a reliable image-guided system for prostate biopsy have been introduced, none of these technologies has yet surpassed the standard TRUS and...
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The British Association of Urological Surgeons aligns with Prostate Cancer UK in declaring that men do not need a 'finger up the bum’ to test for prostate cancer.
Despite this, new data shows a third of men surveyed were still being...
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The Section of Female, Neurological & Urodynamic Urology (SFNUU) has, on behalf of BAUS, published responses to two documents reviewing transvaginal mesh repair for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in...
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A quick update on what’s happening in BAUS Oncology
1. NATIONAL CANCER AUDITS
National Kidney Cancer Audit - delighted to announce a fully commissioned kidney cancer audit;
National Prostate Cancer Audit - going from strength to strength...
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BAUS, in collaboration with ITN Productions Industry News, is launching an original, news-format, bespoke co-production that raises awareness and understanding of the role of urological professionals and explores the pioneering surgical techniques...
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Mr Mark Speakman, President of BAUS, writes about the Strategic Plan for 2020:
“BAUS has developed a new strategic plan, building on the review led by Professor Tony Mundy in 2006 - 2007. That review led to a wholesale change in the...
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Quick Reference Guide
This reference guide was published in the October 2015 issue of the British Journal of Urology International. It is summarised here by Dr Jon Rees, a GP who specialises in urology and is the founder of the Primary Care...
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Thursday 12 March 2020 marked the introduction of Kidney Health 2020, an educational project by healthawareness.co.uk in partnership with MediaPlanet.
The information provided covers chronic kidney disease, renal transplantation, diabetic kidney...
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On Friday 26 June 2020, Tim O’Brien took over from Duncan Summerton as President of BAUS and Jo Cresswell became Vice President.
Normally, the incoming President has the opportunity to say a few words at the end of the Annual Scientific Meeting...
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As we approach the end of the year, I thought that I would write to provide a summary of events since my last newsletter, and highlight a few issues for 2020.
Once again, we had an excellent annual meeting in Glasgow in June with lots of positive...
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Join us for a hands-on workshop with course director Mr Hide Yamamoto, supported by an expert faculty and specialist nurses.
Course Aims
Learn how to perform transperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthesia
Learn how to identify target...
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Urology is a specialty with a high volume of older, frail or comorbid patients that benefit from access to Day Surgery. Improving day surgery rates can reduce waiting times for surgery and prioritise those on cancer pathways to get timely...
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This is a one and a half day practical course, ideal for Urology trainees who are already undertaking or about to start training in endoscopic urology.
The emphasis during the course will be hands-on training mainly on restructured animal...
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A webinar in the FY/CT Series
Please note the CPD certificate (1 point) is conditional on 80% pass rate of the post-webinar MCQs.
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The stamp
The stamp was issued by the Republic of Transkei, in South Africa on 12 October 1984. It formed part of a series of famous physicians.
The doctor
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born on 27 March 1845 in Prussia but moved at the age of...
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Although the ancient operation of lithotomy establishes the antiquity of urology as a speciality, it is lithotrity that marks the beginning of modern urology. Lithotrity is the treatment of bladder stones by destruction within the bladder and...
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The TURP as we know it today is a development of prostatic and bladder neck incisions, punches and cautery.
John Hunter and his nephew, Everard Home (1756 – 1832), were the first to describe the prostate as a source of urinary outflow...
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The Stamp
This stamp was issued by the Republic of Transkei, in South Africa on 12 October 1984. It has a face value of 25 cents and it formed part of a series of famous physicians.
The Doctor
William Morton was an American dentist and...
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From open surgery and several weeks in hospital to day-case laser surgery or relief of symptoms in an outpatient setting
Transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP, is one of the operations that defines urology,but, although it was...
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John Williams was a Consultant Urological Surgeon in Sheffield who had a major impact on the development of urological services both locally and nationally.
John Leighton Williams was born near Swansea and was brought up between Swansea and...
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Books
TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY
Reed Nesbit
Pub: Charles C Thomas, 1943
Reed Nesbit was one of the early pioneers of TURP. This book is a classic textbook of TURP technique. There is also a chapter on the early history and...
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In 1900, a group of New York surgeons with special interest in the genitourinary system organized themselves as the New York Genito-Urinary Society. On 22 February 1902, eight members of that Society met for dinner in the home of Dr Ramon Guiteras...
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Introduction & Welcome from The Junior Curator
Hello, everyone. My name is Harriet Goddard and I'm the Junior Curator here.
My father, Jonathan Goddard, is a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Curator of the BAUS Virtual Museum of...
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