Patient Advocacy

Join us for the fifth in-person edition of the Patient Advocacy Sessions at the upcoming Annual EAU Congress in London (EAU26). This event offers valuable learning experiences for both patient advocates and healthcare professionals, focusing on taboo subjects, diversity in patient-based research, and shared decision-making. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to engage, learn, and connect!

Registration

Free Congress registration is available only to registered patient advocates. More information about registrations will follow soon.

Membership
If you are involved in an official organisation that represents patients and are interested in becoming an EAU member, you may be eligible for our Patient Advocacy Membership. This membership offers several benefits, including free access to the annual EAU Congress as well as free access to EAU Webinars and Podcasts. To learn more or apply, follow this link.

Travel grant
Patient advocates are also eligible to apply for a €500 travel grant.

• A letter is required stating why you want to attend the congress. The letter needs to be on the Patient Advocacy organisation’s official letterhead that you are associated with.
• You must agree to submit a post-congress report, describing your congress experience and areas for improvement.
• Applications are accepted on a first come, first served.
• Application deadline is Wednesday, 31st December 2025.

To apply please send us an email.

Patient Advocacy Abstracts

Submit your abstract to get the chance to present your research at EAU26 in London, the largest urological congress in Europe!

The EAU Patient Office embraces all issues! We welcome abstracts ranging from solutions, novel approaches and best practices revolving around physical and psychological well-being, finance and work, to patient involvement in clinical research, communication, development of care pathways and clinical guidelines, to patient engagement/advocacy in healthcare policy.

All abstracts are reviewed anonymously by a team of reviewers, carefully selected by the EAU Patient Office board.

We invite urological patients and patient advocates to submit their research. If selected, the abstracts will be presented in London by attending patient advocates or other professionals.

Please note that due to regulations governing medical events, patients themselves cannot attend EAU26.

Submissions open on Friday, August 1, 2025, and close at 23:59 CET on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

Submit here

Patient Advocacy Plaza 

Don’t miss out on the EAU Patient Advocacy Plaza – a vibrant hub to connect with the EAU Patient Advocacy Group (EPAG). It’s the perfect place to exchange experiences, meet colleagues, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea.

At the centre of the Plaza, the theatre will once again host a series of 30-minute sessions throughout the day, featuring a variety of voices from across the urological community.

EAU Patient Office

The  EAU Patient Office was established in 2021 and is made of two components:

1. Patient Information
2. Patient Advocacy

EAU Patient Information

EAU Patient Information collaborates with healthcare professionals such as urologists, oncologists, uro-pathologists, nurses, as well as patient representatives.

Want to learn more? Visit: EAU Patient Information website

EAU Patient Advocacy

The EAU Patient Advocacy Group  (EPAG) consists of a number of patient organisations, each of whom present the collective needs and interests of their patient community.

Want to learn more? Visit: patients.uroweb.org/patient-advocacy

Contact

EAU Patient Office
PO Box 30016, 6803 AA Arnhem
The Netherlands

T +31 (0)26 389 0680

Website: patients.uroweb.org
Twitter: @EAUPatient
Facebook: @EAUPatientInformation
BlueSky: ‪@eaupatient.bsky.social

If you have any questions specific to the Patient-Focused Sessions, please contact us via email at info.patientinformation@uroweb.org