1st Urology Boot Camp Poland

Programme to boost proficiency among residents

to process standardised knowledge to young urology adepts.

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Notably a highlight of 2022, the first Polish Urology Boot Camp took place in Bydgoszcz just before the Meeting of the Endourology Section of the Polish Urological Association.

Twelve trainees together with 12 trainers convened at St. Lucas Hospital where the trainees learned basic and fundamental urological skills. After the short “Train the Trainer” briefing, trainers were ready

On 18 November, a full day was dedicated to urology training in laparoscopy, lower and upper tract endoscopy, urethrotomy, scrotal examination and circumcision.

Keeping in mind the total number of residents in a populous country such as Poland, with at least 50 residents finishing their residency programme each year, the response and demand for a course such as the Urology Boot Camp is undoubtedly great. Looking ahead in fulfilling the need for such a course, there is a plan to set a Urology Boot Camp in Poland for at least two times a year.

At the basis of the SISE programme, the ESU Urology Boot Camp is a standardised course for first-year residents which comprises a full day of intensive hands-on training and organised into four separate training modules. The aim of the programme is to provide high-quality technical skills training that enables every urology resident in Europe to acquire the necessary technical skills to perform the common procedures before they start working with patients.

Future perspectives

The aim of the ESU Urology Boot Camp Organising Committee (Prof. Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Mr. Shekhar Biyani, and Dr. Tiago Oliveira), is to implement an ESU Urology Boot Camp for first-year urology residents on a national level and on an annual basis. The objective is to provide first-year urology residents a platform to acquire and train basic urological technical skills, based on a standardized curriculum, prior to starting urological

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