The European Association of Urology Robotic Training Curriculum: An Update

Alexandre Mottrie; Giacomo Novara; Henk van der Poel; Prokar Dasgupta; Francesco Montorsi; Giorgio Gandaglia

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2015.09.002

The European Association of Urology Robotic Training Curriculum: An Update

Eur Urol Focus. 2016 Apr;2(1):105-108. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2015.09.002. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Authors

Alexandre Mottrie¹, Giacomo Novara², Henk van der Poel³, Prokar Dasgupta⁴, Francesco Montorsi⁵, Giorgio Gandaglia⁶

Affiliations

¹ OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, Melle, Belgium; Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Aalst, Belgium. Electronic address: a.mottrie@telenet.be.
² OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, Melle, Belgium; Urology Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
³ Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Guy's Hospital, King's College London, London, UK.
⁵ Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
⁶ OLV Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute, Melle, Belgium; Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 28723444
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2015.09.002

Abstract

The European Association of Urology robotic training curriculum is a validated structured program to provide standardized training and to certify surgeons for specific urologic procedures.