he 17th Annual Conference of the Vietnam Urology and Nephrology Association (VUNA) was successfully held in HaLong Bay, Vietnam, from August 3 to 5. This conference aimed to provide a platform for medical exchanges, experience sharing, and knowledge updates. It attracted over 1,300 doctors and experts from Vietnam, including renowned urologists and scholars.
From June 28 to 30, the 11th International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) Workshop on PCNL & f-URS was held in Guangzhou. Young doctors from 16 countries gathered at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. At the three-day conference held both online and offline, the latest research findings in urolithiasis were unveiled to the world through live streaming, which attracted widespread attention from international urolithiasis researchers.
This summer’s first session of the masterclass, held after the COVID-19 pandemic, attracted young urologists from 22 European and Asia-Pacific countries, including Greece, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and Australia. The event took place at the Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras in Greece. In addition to informative lectures by urology experts and exciting surgical teaching demonstrations, there was a hands-on training session where physician participants were divided into four groups and actively engaged in simulated f-URS stone fragmentation surgeries.
The 2023 Digestive Disease Week (DDW23) was held in Chicago, United States from May 6 to 9. As the largest and highest-level conference and exhibition in the field of digestive system worldwide, the event attracted around 15,000 outstanding physicians, researchers, and scholars from around the world. Top experts in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery discussed the latest advancements in these areas.
From April 28 to May 1, the 118th American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting took place in Chicago, Illinois. As the largest and most influential academic conference in the field of urology, AUA attracted over 11,000 urologists from more than 100 countries.