ESU Courses And Hands-on Training
From the newest updates in urology, practical insights, core theoretical knowledge to best practices, the course programme of the European School of Urology (ESU) at the 41st Annual EAU Congress in London will this year encompass the full breadth of urology, providing expert knowledge and in-depth views on major topics and procedures.
The ESU aims to not only offer the insights of experienced mentors and faculty, but also ensure participants will get, first-hand, the best practices that are vital in offering optimal care to patients. Below you will find 49 courses, divided over 13 areas ranging from Female Urology, Infections, Stones, Trauma, and Male LUTS to onco-urology to paediatric urology with some topics featuring multiple courses.
More information about rates for the ESU Courses and Hands-on Trainings can be found here. Please note that the courses are NOT included in the congress rate.
ESU Course Topics
- POP (pelvic organ prolapse) surgery in real life: Tips, tricks & troubleshooting
- 2026 EAU Guidelines update - Renal, bladder and prostate cancer: What has changed?
- 2026 EAU Guidelines updates and controversies – Urolithiasis, infections, female and male LUTS: What has changed?
- Chronic pelvic pain in men and women
- Practical tips for pelvic laparoscopic surgery: Cystectomy, radical prostatectomy adenomectomy and sacrocolpopexy
- Advanced course on upper tract laparoscopy: Kidney, ureteropelvic junction (UPJ), ureter and stones
- Complications in BPO Management. A guide on how to mess up BPO management (fast)
- Enucleation of the prostate for BPO treatment: The anatomical solution to various challenges
- Surgical management of BPO: From resection to ablation of prostate adenoma
- Practical neuro-urology
- Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
- Focal therapy for beginners: How to start with focal therapy
- Oligometastatic prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer update: 2025-2026
- 2026 EAU Guidelines update - Renal, bladder and prostate cancer: What has changed?
- Advanced indications in robotic reconstructive surgery
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in urological surgery
- Prostate cancer made simple: A comprehensive update for all urologists
- Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL)
- Flexible ureterorenoscopy and retrograde intrarenal surgery: Instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks and indications
- Metabolic workup and non-surgical management of urinary stone disease: What a urologist must know
- Advanced endourology in the non-standard patients with urolithiasis
- Complications in endourology: Causes, management and prevention
- 2026 EAU Guidelines updates and controversies – Urolithiasis, infections, female and male LUTS: What has changed?
- Practical management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)
- How we manage upper tract tumours
- Tips and tricks in cystectomy
- Comprehensive management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer
- Advanced indications in robotic reconstructive surgery
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in urological surgery
- Laparoscopy for beginners: From theory to practice
- Medical writing for urologists: An interactive workshop on how to write, publish and promote the “perfect” manuscript
- Surgical complications during laparoscopic/robotic urological procedures: Prevention, diagnosis, management and complications
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in urological surgery
- Planning, designing and executing randomised clinical trials in urology
- Ultrasound in urology: From basics to proficiency
- Artificial Intelligence - Basic
- Artificial Intelligence - Advanced
ESU Hands-on Training Courses
The European School of Urology (ESU) has developed innovative and effective Hands-on Training (HOT) courses, in partnership with the EAU Sections and EAU Working Groups, which offer practice and development of individual skills.
Hands-on Training (HOT) courses are offered in many of our events. Lively interaction among participants, faculty and tutors makes much of this work an effective and memorable way to gain and consolidate knowledge.
Please find below an overview of different topics that will be offered during the congress.
Hands-on Training Course Topics
- Hands-on Training in Urological ultrasound
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March - Hands-on Training in TP biopsy and MRI fusion
Sunday 15 March | Monday 16 March - Hands-on Training in Prostate MRI reading for urologists
Saturday 14 March | Sunday 15 March | Monday 16 March - Hands-on Training in PSMA/PET Image Reading for Urologists
Friday 13 March
- Hands-on Training in Transurethral treatment – Step 2 (TURBT)
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March | Sunday 15 March - Hands-on Training in Transurethral treatment – Step 2 (TURP)
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March | Sunday 15 March - Hands-on Training in Transurethral treatment – Step 3 (ThuLEP)
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March | Sunday 15 March - ESTs1 exam
Sunday 15 March - Hands-on Training in Endoscopic stone treatment - Step 1
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March - Hands-on Training in Temporarily Implanted Nitinol Device (iTind)
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March
- Hands-on Training in Botulinum Toxin Injection
Sunday 15 March - Hands-on Training in Sacral neuromodulation
Sunday 15 March - Hands-on Training in Urodynamics
Saturday 14 March
- Hands-on Training in Laparoscopic urological skills – Step 1
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March - Hands-on Training in Laparoscopic urological skills – Step 2
Friday 13 March | Saturday 14 March | Sunday 15 March - E-BLUS exam
Sunday 15 March
- Hands-on Training in Kidney transplantation surgery
Saturday 14 March