Patients at the Centre of Urological Care: What Do They Really Expect from Us?
Organised by: HUA Patient Office
Chairs: Gerasimos Alivizatos, Andreas Skolarikos, Markos Karavitakis
Discussant: Moira Tzitzika

09:00 – 10:00
Urological Concerns in Multiple Sclerosis: Practical Solutions for Everyday Life

• 09:00–09:15
  Living with Multiple Sclerosis: How Can Healthcare Professionals Help?
  Patient Representative
• 09:15–09:30
  Myths and Truths about Multiple Sclerosis: Interactive Questions with the Audience
  Vasileios Tatanis
• 09:30–09:45
  The Psychological Dimension of Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Chronic Diseases: What Do Patients Really Need?
  Moira Tzitzika
• 09:45–10:00
  Discussion

• 10:00–10:15
  Organisation and Operation of an Endoscopic Surgery Unit
  Eleni Koutinou
• 10:15–11:15
  Interactive Scenarios: What Should the Nurse Pay Attention To?
  Ioannis Glykas – Aikaterini Tsiogga, Georgios Binas, Charoula Robie

• Patient with catheter and bladder irrigation after TURP
• Patient with ureterostomy after cystectomy
• Patient with permanent/intermittent catheterisation

11:15 – 12:30
Discussing with Students & Residents: How We Listen, Explain and Make Decisions Together
Chairs: Christos Zampaftis, Christos Roidos, S.E. TEEO

• 11:15–11:30
  What Shared Decision-Making Really Means
  Panagiotis Angelopoulos
• 11:30–12:30
  Interactive Seminar: Approaching the Urology Patient – What We Do Not Learn in Medical School or Residency
  Maria Perifanaki, Chrysanthi Tzenin Omar, Theodoros Spinos, Panagiotis Angelopoulos

Current Issues in Urology: What Is Truly Changing in Daily Clinical Practice?
Organised by: OU.E.B.E.
Chairs: Anastasios Anastasiadis, Vasileios Sakalis, Apostolos Papalakis

• 12:30–12:40
  Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Promise or New Reality?
  Spyros Kapantais
• 12:40–13:00
  Benign Prostatic Enlargement: Which Technique for Which Patient?
  Nikolaos Datseris
• 13:00–13:20
  Small Renal Mass: Surveillance or Intervention?
  Konstantinos Giannakos
• 13:20–13:40
  Genetic Testing in Urinary Stone Disease
  Christos Roidos
• 13:40–14:00
  Testosterone and Men’s Health after 50: What Should the Urologist Know?
  Dimitrios Kalyvianakis

Principles in the Management of Urological Complications
Chairs: Charalampos Mamoulakis, Athanasios Papatsoris, Iraklis Mitsogiannis

• 14:30–14:50
  Prostheses
  Petros Drettas
• 14:50–15:10
  Transurethral Procedures
  Charalampos Fragkoulis
• 15:10–15:30
  Endoscopic Upper Urinary Tract Procedures
  Ioannis Sokolakis
• 15:30–15:50
  Robotic/Laparoscopic Procedures
  Evangelos Fragkiadis
• 15:50–16:00
  Questions – Conclusions

Principles of Clinical Studies
Chairs: Andreas Skolarikos, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Lazaros Tzelves

• 16:00–16:05
  Introduction
  Andreas Skolarikos
• 16:05–16:15
  Design of Clinical Studies
  Nikolaos Grivas
• 16:15–16:25
  Methodology – Statistics
  Stergios Polyzos
• 16:25–16:35
  Bias and Limitations
  Panagiotis Kallidonis
• 16:35–16:45
  Interpretation of Results
  Andreas Skolarikos
• 16:45–16:55
  Case Study
  Lazaros Tzelves
• 16:55–17:00
  Questions

Andrology – Infertility
Chairs: Nikolaos Sofikitis, Dimitrios Baltogiannis, Fotis Dimitriadis

• 17:30–17:45
  Male Infertility: A Warning Sign for Men’s Overall Health?
  Gergi Semini
• 17:45–18:00
  Semen Under Attack: Can Medications Harm Male Fertility?
  Athanasios Zachariou
• 18:00–18:15
  FSH Stimulation for Improving Spermatogenesis
  Aris Kaltsas
• 18:15–18:30
  Penile Prosthesis: 50 Years of the “Deus ex Machina” in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
  Ioannis Vakalopoulos
• 18:30–18:45
  Penile Doppler: Tips and Secrets for Understanding the Examination
  Eleni Paschalidou
• 18:45–19:00
  Swipe/Scroll/Dysfunction? The Internet and Sexual Health in Young People
  Charalampos Thomas

Artificial Intelligence, Medical Advertising & Ethics
Chairs: Michalis Chrysophos, Kyriakos Moysidis, Georgios I. Papadopoulos

• 20:00–20:15
  AI and Urology
  Athanasios Dellis
• 20:15–20:30
  Medical Advertising in the Era of the Internet and Social Media
  Othon Demosthenous
• 20:30–21:00
  When a Post “Costs”
  (Case 1 – Misinformation
  Case 2 – Procedure Advertising)
  Aikaterini Fountedaki

Innovations in Uro-Oncology
Chairs: Konstantinos Chatzimouratidis, Georgios Dimitriadis, Anastasios Thanos

• 09:00–09:30
  Personalised Cancer Management 2026: PSMA, AI‑Radiomics & Liquid Biopsy Zisis Kratiras
  Radiomics + AI for Prediction of Grade, Extraprostatic Disease and Lymph Node Involvement
  Michalis Lardas
• 09:30–10:00
  Systemic Therapy in Prostate Cancer: The Era of Combination Therapy and Personalisation
  Roubini Zakopoulou
• 10:00–10:30
  Kidney and Bladder Cancer: How Immunotherapy and ADCs Are Changing Treatment Data
  Michalis Liontos

Sexual Medicine Session
Chairs: Dimitrios Hatzichristou, Ioannis Adamakis, Vasileios Protogerou

• 11:00–11:30
  State of the Art Lecture
  Contemporary Management of Premature Ejaculation: From Medical to Surgical Approaches
  Ege Can Serefoglu (TR)
• 11:30–12:00
  Techniques for Preserving Erectile Function in Prostate Cancer
  Pre- and Intraoperatively / Lazaros Tzelves
  Post-operatively / Panagiotis Levis

Focal Therapy Session
Chairs: Petros Sountoulides, Theodoros Anagnostou, Georgios Kyriakou

• 12:00–12:20
  Modern Challenges in Transperineal Prostate Biopsy
  Eric Barret (FR)
• 12:20–12:40
  Precision Diagnostics for Precision Treatment in Localised Prostate Cancer
  Ahmed Hashim (UK)
• 12:40–13:00
  Active Surveillance of Small Renal Masses: A 20-Year Journey
  Alessandro Volpe (IT)

Interdisciplinary Session HUA–HeSMO: Clinical Case Presentations
Chairs: Konstantinos Stravodimos, Aristotelis Bamias, Konstantinos Ntoumas

• 15:30–15:50
  Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Disease Progression after Initial Response to New Antiandrogens – What Next?
  A. Boutis – Evangelos Fragkiadis
• 15:50–16:10
  Bladder Cancer: Initial Response to Induction Chemotherapy – What Now?
  Michalis Liontos – Stavros Tyritzis
• 16:10–16:30
  Solitary Kidney with Multifocal Urothelial Cancer: How Can the Organ Be Preserved?
  F. Dimitrakopoulos – A. Peteinaris
• 16:30–16:50
  Penile Cancer >T2: The Role of Lymphadenectomy and Systemic Therapy – When and in What Sequence?
  Anna Andreadou – Theodoros Kalogeropoulos
• 16:50–17:00
  Discussion – Questions – Conclusions

SIU – State of the Art Lecture
Ioannis Gkialas, Charalampos Thomas
Education in Urology in the Digital Era: Benefits and Concerns
Stavros Gravas

State of the Art Lecture
Chairs: A. Skolarikos, I. Mitsogiannis
Merits and Problems of AI in Research and How We Might Improve Them David Neil (UK)

ESU Course – Prostate Cancer
Chair: G. Marra, Turin (IT)

• 08:00–08:05
  European School of Urology: A Unique Opportunity for Urological Education
  G. Marra (IT)
• 08:05–08:30
  EAU Guideline Recommendations on Prostate Cancer: What Is New and What Matters in Daily Practice
  G. Marra (IT)
• 08:30–08:55
  Risk-Adapted Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: MRI, Biomarkers and Biopsy Strategies
  G. Marra (IT)
• 08:55–09:20
  Management of Localised Prostate Cancer: From Active Surveillance to Radical Treatment
  I. Heidegger (AT)
• 09:20–09:45
  Systemic Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer: Treatment Intensification and Sequencing
  I. Heidegger (AT)
• 09:45–10:30
  Interactive Case Discussion: Decision-Making Across the Prostate Cancer Continuum
  G. Marra (IT), I. Heidegger (AT), P. Sountoulides (GR), M. Lardas (GR), N. Moulavasilis

Challenges in Uro-Oncology
Chairs: I. Varkarakis, K. Ntoumas, G. Moustakas

• 11:00–11:20
  Personalized Reconstructive Surgery in Penile Cancer Surgery:
  Techniques, Tips & Tricks
  Leonidas Karapanos (DE)
• 11:20–11:40
  Minimally Invasive Retroperineal Lymphadenectomy
  Theodore Tokas
• 11:40–12:00
  Radical Prostatectomy Technique Evolution: From Laparoscopic to Robotic
  Manuel Ribal Moldes

Flintstones: The Future of “Stone Age”
Chair: A. Skolarikos, S. Giannakopoulos, P. Kallidonis

• 12:00-12:15
  Stone Metrics
  Thomas Tailly (BE)
• 12:15-12:30
  Εndoscopic combined intra renal surgery; indications, results and complications
  Guido Kampuis (NL)
• 12:30-12:45
  Intrarenal Pressure Suction Temperature
  Thomas Tailly (BE)
• 12:45-13:00
  Tips & tricks in Intrarenal Suction
  Guido Kampuis (NL)

Integration of Advanced Imaging and Robotics in Urologic Surgery: Current Innovations and Future Directions
Chairs: Ioannis Anastasiou, Grigoris Raptidis, Vasilis Mygdalis
Robotic & Image-Guided Surgery 2.0: The New Era of Precision in Genitourinary Cancer
Iason Kyriazis

Minimally Invasive Kidney Surgery
Markos Karavitakis

Radical Prostatectomy 2026: Nerve-Sparing with Real-Time Imaging & Augmented Reality
Dimitrios Papanikolaou

Cystectomy & Neobladders: Robotic Reconstruction with Automated Steps
Konstantinos Dimitropoulos

Robotic Lymphadenectomy & Metastatic Surgery: The Role of Metastasectomy in 2026
Evangelos Liatsikos

Balloon Debates
Chair: Michalis Chrysophos, Evangelos Liatsikos, Nikolaos Ferakis

• 18:30–18:50
  State of the Art Lecture: The Place of Minimally Invasive Surgery for BPO/BPH-LUTS in Modern Urology
  Luca Cindolo (IT)
• 18:50–20:00
  Male, 55 Years Old, Large Prostate 90 cc, Wants to Preserve Ejaculation?
• 18:50–19:00 TURIS / Marinos Berdembes
• 19:00–19:10 REZUM / Andreas Andreou
• 19:10–19:20 AQUABLATION / Iraklis Poulias
• 19:20–19:30 HOLEP / Konstantinos Skriapas
• 19:30–19:40 LAPAROSCOPICALLY/ROBOTICALLY / Dimitrios Deligiannis

Debates in Functional Urology
Chairs: Apostolos Apostolidis, Athanasios Oikonomou, Charalampos Konstantinidis

Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women
Moderator: Georgios Dimitriadis
Not to Sling / Michalis Samarinas
To Sling / Konstantinos Giannitsas

Urethral Strictures 2 cm
Moderator: Konstantinos Dimitropoulos
Optilume / Georgios Kousournas
Urethroplasty / Petros Tsafrakidis

UDS or No UDS?
Moderator: Diamantis Floratos
Perform UDS Before Surgery / Aikaterini Tsiogga
No Need for UDS Before Surgery / Stavros Deirmentzoglou

Moderate Urinary Incontinence after Radical Prostatectomy
Moderator: Ioannis Adamakis
Fixed Male Sling / Vasileios Sakalis
Adjustable Male Sling / Iraklis Mitsogiannis
Artificial Urinary Sphincter / Paraskevas Sidiropoulos

Overactive Bladder Syndrome and Urgency Urinary Incontinence Resistant to Antimuscarinics
Moderator: Anastasios Athanasopoulos
Intravesical Botulinum Toxin A Injection / Charalampos Konstantinidis
Percutaneous Neuromodulation / Merkourios Kolvatzis
Sacral Neuromodulation / Andreas Petrolekas

From Error to Terror – Video Session
Chairs: Vasileios Tzortzis, Christos Kalaitzis, Anastasios Michalakis

• 10:30–10:45 Laparoscopic / Chrysovalantis Toutziaris
• 10:45–11:00 Robotic / Christos Komninos
• 11:00–11:15 Endoscopic / Anastasios Anastasiadis
• 11:15–11:30 Transurethral / Ioannis Mykoniatis
• 11:30–11:45 Phalloplasty / Dimitrios Borousas
• 11:45–12:00 Questions – Conclusions