Program

09.30 -10.00 AM                    

Welcome and registration

10.00 AM

Introduction, the clinical need.....and technology options 
Prof. dr. Henk van der Poel, urologist
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam

 Prof. dr. Fijs van Leeuwen, head IMI lab
University Medical Center, Leiden (NL)

MRI imaging and prostatectomy  
Dr. Carlo Bravi, urologist and andrologist,
Northampton General Hospital, Northampton (UK) 

3D modeling and prostatectomy planning
Drs. Sophia van der Graaf, Phd Candidate,
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam (NL)

Lymphatic drainage in prostate cancer 
Drs. Anne Claire Berrens, Phd Candidate,
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam (NL)

How to select patients for salvage node dissection
Dr. Nazareno Suardi, urologist,
Universita University of Brescia, Italy (IT) 

Role of image guidance in robotic surgery, is there clinical evidence of enhanced patient outcomes  
Dr. Stefano Tappero, urologist,
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan (IT)

Sensing instruments for robotic surgery
Dr. Matthias van Oosterom, postdoctoral researcher
University Medical Center,  Leiden (NL)

Surgical training and future robotics
Prof. dr. Alex Mottrie, urologist,
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis, Aalst (BE)

11.30 AM

Closing

After this symposium thesis defense of Paolo dell’Oglio will defend his thesis:.

Complementary Routes Towards Precision Urologic Surgery: Image Guidance Technologies
and Standardized Training Programmes

at the "Academiegebouw Universiteit Leiden", Rapenburg 73, 2311 GL, Leiden