Challenging the Urologist of the Future: Time for a Change?

Fabian P Stangl; Isabel Heidegger; Pia Kraft; Rianne J M Lammers; Mark Horvath; Muslim Dogan Deger; Elvira Polo-Alonso; Mike Wenzel; Andreas Affentranger; Katrine Schou-Jensen; Lobna Ali; Robert A Keenan; Laura Gallardo-Zamora; Josias Franco Alva; Domenico Trerè; Georgios Tsampoukas; Peter Hoyerup; Clara Cerrato; Nicolas Raison; Sabine Brookman-May; Juan Luis Vásquez

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.018

Challenging the Urologist of the Future: Time for a Change?

Eur Urol. 2024 May 29:S0302-2838(24)02393-5. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.018. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Fabian P Stangl¹, Isabel Heidegger², Pia Kraft³, Rianne J M Lammers⁴, Mark Horvath⁵, Muslim Dogan Deger⁶, Elvira Polo-Alonso⁷, Mike Wenzel⁸, Andreas Affentranger⁹, Katrine Schou-Jensen¹⁰, Lobna Ali¹¹, Robert A Keenan¹², Laura Gallardo-Zamora¹³, Josias Franco Alva¹⁴, Domenico Trerè¹⁵, Georgios Tsampoukas¹⁶, Peter Hoyerup¹⁷, Clara Cerrato¹⁸, Nicolas Raison¹⁹, Sabine Brookman-May²⁰, Juan Luis Vásquez²¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
³ Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Urology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Urology, Petz Aladar University Teaching Hospital, Gyor, Hungary.
⁶ Department of Urology, Tekirdag City Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey.
⁷ Department of Urology, Quironsalud Malaga Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
⁸ Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
⁹ Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Department of Urology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
¹¹ Department of Urology, Evangelical Clinic Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany.
¹² Department of Urology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
¹³ Department of Urology, University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
¹⁴ Department of Urology, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
¹⁵ Department of Urology, University Hospital of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
¹⁶ Department of Urology, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton, UK.
¹⁷ Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
¹⁸ Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
¹⁹ MRC Centre for Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, King's College London, London, UK; Department of Urology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
²⁰ Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Spring House, PA, USA.
²¹ Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

PMID: 38811312
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.018

Abstract

Physicians need both medical expertise and diverse skills for effective patient care. Adaptability is also key in embracing advances in technology and new techniques. We outline six thought-provoking points to guide the new generation of urologists.

Publication types

Editorial