WORLD RENOWNED UROLOGISTS TO CONVERGE IN KUALA LUMPUR
Kuala Lumpur, 20 July 2009 – The 20th Video Urology World Congress will be converging in Kuala Lumpur from 24 to 26 July, bringing over 800 local and foreign medical practitioners from more than 40 countries. The congress is an annual gathering of presentations, lectures, panel discussions and debates on urology, the treatment of diseases affecting the urinary tract and the male reproductive system.
The Video Urology World Congress is the brainchild of Prof. Arthur Smith, Founding President of the Video Urology Association. According to Prof. Smith, the yearly Video Urology Congresses are popular since it primarily deals with the art of urologic surgery and “we all want our patients to have the best treatment and achieve the best results from surgery and the meeting is designed with this in mind.”
Jointly organised by the Malaysian Urological Association and Video Urology Association, Dr Rohan Malek, Organising Chairman, 20th Video Urology World Congress commented, “The purpose of the congress is to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and information between renowned world experts and regional and local specialists in the various fields of urology, thereby enhancing the depth of knowledge and expertise of everyone involved”.
A key feature of the Congress will be three half-day moderated sessions that will feature multiple surgeries being carried out by practitioners in the field to be simultaneously broadcast in real-time via video conferencing technology from the Institute of Urology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
“Intense developments on therapeutic methods and new surgical techniques are constantly taking place. New technologies arise and it is important that urologists are kept abreast so that they can match their knowledge and practices to patient needs, said Dr Rohan.
Dr Rohan added that some of the new technologies included the use of robot, laser and minimal access (keyhole) surgery.
There will be a total of 11 live surgeries throughout the 3-day Congress, which will also feature new methods to help in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer, kidney cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and stones.
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