Election of USANZ 2023 Vice-President
The Society is delighted to announce
@damien_bolton
as the successful candidate in the election of USANZ 2023 Vice-President (2025 President).
USANZ is proud to announce the Daniel Christidis Scholarship in honour of an outstanding man.
@RACSurgeons
have established a temporary online facility to collect donations to the Scholarship for one month. To make a donation please visit
USANZ wins hosting rights to the UAA 2021 Congress!! After being shortlisted along with Thailand, UAE and The Philippines,
#USANZ
is delighted to receive the honour of hosting the Congress in
#Sydney
in August 2021.
#UAA18
Congratulations
@sanjaybkulkarni
, this year's recipient of the USANZ Honorary Membership Award. The award is given by the USANZ Board of Directors, to a person who has made a distinguished contribution to urology or the Society.
The audience was keen to hear from intl guest speaker Silvia Proietti about current trends in flexible ureteroscopy for renal surgery.
@sproietti81
#USANZ22
CONGRATULATIONS to Henry Woo - successful RACS Fellowship Elected Councillor. What a great opportunity. Please join us in congratulating Henry on his appointment!
@DrHWoo
@RACSurgeons
#urology
USANZ would like to acknowledge the reappointment of Nathan Lawrentschuk to the position of Associate Editor of
@BJUIjournal
Australia & NZ Supplement. The Board would like to thank all candidates for their interest in the position & wish
@lawrentschuk
ongoing success in his role
As
#USANZ22
comes to an end, we turn out sights to Melbourne for the USANZ & ANZUNS 2023 ASM. Introducing meeting Convenor
@Goldurol
, and Scientific Committee Chair
@declangmurphy
. If the dancing goats are any indication, we are all in for a fun meeting!
International guest speaker
@Scarps_kristen
delivering the
@AmerUrological
Lecture: Responding to BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC - Where are we now? as part of Plenary Session 1 at
#UAA2022
.
USANZ is proud to share the news that one of our Members, Dr Renu Eapen, is the winner of the 2022 Michael & Lori Milken PCF Young Investigator Award. On behalf of USANZ, we would like to congratulate
@RenuEapen
on this achievement!
@PCFnews
Congratulations to Associate Professor Matthew Roberts who has been selected to participate on the EAU Prostate Cancer Guidelines Panel.
@mj_robbo
will represent the high standards and reputation of our Members on a globally influential panel
@Uroweb
Named in honour of an important early Member of the Urological Society, the Alban Gee Award is presented to the USANZ Member with the best poster presentation at the ASM. This year's recipient is Dr Jean O'Riordan at
#USANZ23
.
Congratulations to Jonathan Kam, inaugural recipient of the Daniel Christidis Scholarship. The award, presented by Daniel's sister,
@MelChristi
, and brother,
@Mikechristidis7
, supports a current trainee to present their research at an International Urological Meeting.
#USANZ22
2019 HARRY HARRIS ORATOR: Dr Richard โHarryโ Harris OAM! Remote area health specialist & Thai Cave Rescuer. We are delighted to have him on board for
#usanz19
@drharry64
USANZ has announced the cancellation of its 4 โday Annual Scientific Meeting which was scheduled to commence tomorrow in Sydney in recognition of potential risks to the wider community stemming from the COVID 19 virus. Please see website for more details
Congratulations to Christchurch urologist Dr Stephen Mark on becoming the newly elected President of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ). Full media release can be read here:
It is with much sadness that we advise you that one of our trainees,
@dan_christidis
was killed in a tragic accident on Monday. Our thoughts are with Daniel's family at this distressing time and we express our deepest condolences on behalf of the membership. A tragic loss.
Named in honour of 2 previous
@USANZUrology
Presidents, the Low-Arnold Award acknowledges the best podium or poster presentation in the field of Female or Functional Urology presented at
#USANZ23
. This year's recipient is
@sandyelmer
.
We are pleased to advise that
@RenuEapen
has been selected to participate in the USANZ - KUA session at the KUA meeting in Seoul next month. Renu will present โPSMA PET: The journey from diagnostics to theranosticsโ.
Thank you AstraZeneca for supporting this opportunity.
#urology
The inaugural Best Oncology Presentation Award was presented at
#USANZ23
. The recipient is invited to deliver the USANZ Lecture at the
@ANZUPtrials
ASM. The first recipient of this award is Dr Jonathan O'Brien.
At a time when USANZ is elevating the focus on women, USANZ is delighted with the election of Professor Helen OโConnell as incoming Vice-President before assuming the role of President in 2023. Read more here
#IWD2021
#WomenInUrology
@OconnellProf
USANZ congratulates our award recipients! Sheliyan Raveenthiran from NSW who won the Keith Kirkland Award and Dermot OโKane from Victoria who won the Villis Marshall Award.
@urologytraining
#urology
#awardwinners
USANZ Vice-President Helen O'Connell has recently been featured as a Legend in Urology in the
@canjurol
International Edition. Read the article here:
Congratulations
@OconnellProf
! This is a wonderful acknowledgement of your achievements.
USANZ is very proud to announce Marlon Perera as the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.
Congratulations on the fantastic achievement
@drMPerera
and we look forward to hearing about your achievements in New York.
USANZ is pleased to announce Helen O'Connell as successful candidate in the recent election of USANZ 2021 Vice-President (2023 President). Helen will officially commence in the role after the 2021 USANZ AGM.
Congratulations
@OconnellProf
The Best Oncology Presentation Award is presented annually at
#USANZ24
. The recipient is invited to deliver the
@USANZUrology
Lecture at the
@ANZUPtrials
ASM later that year. This year's recipient is
@DixonWoon
.
A historic night for
@USANZUrology
as we welcome the first female President of the Society
@OconnellProf
. There was much love and respect in the room as Helen received her President's Medal from outgoing President
@premrashid
at
#USANZ23
.
Congratulations Helen!
Congratulations to Emma Clarebrough & Wenjie Zhong who have been selected to attend the European Urology Residents Program in Prague as part of continuing agreements between USANZ and
@Uroweb
Thanks to
@IpsenGroup
for their ongoing support of the International Exchange Program.
Congratulations to
@AmandaSJChung
and Eva Fong who have been selected for the BJUI-BAUS-USANZ-NUF joint session at
#AUA20
in Washington.
In addition, the recipient of the BJUI travel grant is Amanda Chung. We thank
@BJUIjournal
for their generosity in providing this grant.
Celebrating Deborah Klein's 20 Years at USANZ! Many will be familiar with Deborah's work as the USANZ Education & Training Manager. For 20 years, Deborah has supported Urological Trainees through the Surgical Education & Training Program. Congratulations Deborah and thank you.
May is
#BladderCancerAwareness
Month and
@bladderau
are hosting
#WalkforDan
2019, a walk on Sunday 26 May at Royal Botanic Gardens,
#Melbourne
, with 100% of funds raised going toward the Daniel Christidis Urology Research Scholarship. Details here:
Meet the ANZUNS Keynote Speaker - Mandi Kayes, resident Men's Health Nurse Specialist for Coloplast in the UK. For more details on Mandi and the upcoming ASM, go to
#usanz20
@Coloplast_UK
#urology
~ in the end we had an amazing 325 donations towards Danโs Research Scholarship with a turn out of almost 250 people!
๐ฟ We want to thank everyone who came along today to support the walk, and to those cheering along from the sidelines or at home!
#BladderCancerAware
#WalkForDan
Congratulations to Associate Professor Weranja Ranasinghe who is a successful applicant in our two recent calls for expressions of interest and will represent USANZ on the RACS Surgical Oncology Section Committee. Congratulations,
@Weranja
@RACSurgeons
International guest
@PCB_Anderson
delivers the annual
@BJUIjournal
lecture on Urethroplasty and spoke about his work with injured soldiers and working in low to middle-income countries at
#USANZ24
#ANZUNS24
.
We're just thrilled to have received the honour of hosting the UAA 2021 Congress - announced in Kyoto last week. We're so thankful to everyone who helped with our bid efforts and can't wait to host this great event here in
#Sydney
.
#USANZ
#UAA18
The
@USANZUrology
President & Convenor's Dinner provides an opportunity for
@USANZUrology
and
@ANZUNS_Urology
Members who contribute to
#USANZ23
as Presenters, Session Chairs, Moderators & Committee Members to network with our amazing array of International Faculty at the event.
USANZ has established an expert advisory committee to address gender equity issues among its membership and to foster the promotion of women in urology with Dr
@anitahclarke
to chair the new SWANZU Advisory Committee. Read more:
#IWD2021
#ChooseToChallenge
The USANZ Annual General Meeting was convened at an afternoon session at
#USANZ23
. At the conclusion of proceedings, USANZ President
@premrashid
welcomed the incoming President and current USANZ Vice-President
@OconnellProf
.
Well done to our
@declangmurphy
(urology), Rod Hicks (nuclear medicine, RT & molecular imaging) and Con Tam (haematology) named as the nation's top researcher in their respective fields in this
@australian
special report:
There was a lot of love being shared around the room as the UAA Presidential Medal was handed over from Myung-Soo Choo to incoming UAA President David Winkle at the
#UAA2022
Congress Dinner. โค๏ธ
Congratulations
@ANZUPtrials
for winning the BJUI Global Prize. Lead author of the paper "Pain-free TRUS B", Prof Dickon Hayne, accepts the award on behalf of the ANZUP team, presented by Dr David Winkle at the combined USANZ &
@BJUIjournal
Plenary Session on Big Ideas
#USANZ23
Congratulations to USANZ Vice-President Elect Helen OโConnell, awarded an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia, for 'distinguished service to medicine, medical education and urology' in the Australia Day Honours List.
@OconnellProf
USANZ congratulates the 2021 recipient of the Keith Kirkland Award, Simeon Ngweso! Simeon presentation was on Penile Cancer Survivorship in Western Australia Amongst Rural Patients and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Congratulations Simeon!
#usanzhubs2021
#RACS21
Our thoughts are with our New Zealand colleagues as they brave the aftermath of todayโs heinous acts of terrorism. We strongly condemn these mindless actions and express our full support for our colleagues and the New Zealand people.
Congratulations to Professor Suzanne Chambers AO who has recently released a new book Facing the Tiger: A Survivorship Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Families. Royalties to
@PCFA
Order your copy here
@ChambersInOz
#prostatecancer
In her first official duty as President of
@USANZUrology
,
@OconnellProf
presents outgoing President
@premrashid
with his Past President's Medal at
#USANZ23
. Thank you Prem for your service and dedication as you led the organisation over the last two years.
#SIU2020
Virtual Congress is on this weekend! Join the global urological community for a dynamic and relevant scientific program. Make sure to set your clocks and mark key
#SIU2020
sessions. Register today:
@SIU_urology
The future of
#urology
looks bright!
Ania slawinski (trainee right) next Nicola Duncan, Catriona Duncan (Urology Research Fellow) Ellen OโConnor (Unaccredited Surgical Registrar) settling into
#AUA18
@urologytraining
A/Prof David Webb reflects on his urological career spanning 40 years at the
#USANZ23
Opening Plenary Session, with a presentation titled Notes to my younger self.
MEET THE EXPERT: Dr Jo Cresswell - President,
@BAUSurology
who will join us at
#USANZ23
next month. Specialty:
#BladderCancer
View Dr
@JoCresswell4
Bio here
Early Bird Registrations close in less than 2 weeks - Register Now!
USANZ wishes all the candidates applying for the Surgical Education & Training Program 2022 the best of luck today at their interviews in Brisbane, Melbourne & Auckland. Thanks to all those involved and everyone's flexibility with last minute changes due to COVID
@urologytraining
USANZ President, Stephen Mark, recently joined Nathan Lawrentschuk and regular hosts
@declangmurphy
and
@RenuEapen
on their podcast GU Cast to discuss the challenges faced by trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
@stephendwightm1
@lawrentschuk
Congratulations to Dr Lawrence Kim, recipient of a
@RACSurgeons
Small Project Grant. This grant was awarded to Lawrence for his work on the project: Establishment and implementation of renal mass clinical outcomes registry.
Well done,
@lawrencehkim
!
USANZ Welcomes New Directors to the Board.
Prem Rashid officially commenced in the role of President; with the role of Vice-President being filled by Helen O'Connell, officially commencing in the role after her election last November. More details here:
Congratulations Henry Yao & Matthew Hong,
#USANZ
reps in the
#AUA18
Residents Bowl. Henry was a member of the winning team & Mattโs team won best team name. Their representation continues a tradition of successful performance of USANZ members in this event. Thanks to
@IpsenGroup
Congratulations to
@USANZUrology
Member
@mj_robbo
, who has won the 2024 BJUI Global Prize for his article 'Event-free survival after radical prostatectomy according to PMSA-PET and EAU biochemical recurrence risk groups' at
#USANZ24
. Presented by
@mcneill_alan
, Chair
@BJUIjournal
Part 2 of the Plenary Session
#4
- commencing with our international speaker
@albertobrigant1
posing the question: Is pelvic lymph node dissection still important in the area of PSMA PET? at
#USANZ22
.
If you are attending
#EAU24
join us for the EAU and USANZ Joint Session under the theme โUrology Beyond Europeโ on Friday. More details here:
@Uroweb
Congratulations Emma Clarebrough, this year's recipient of the Villis Marshall Award. The award is presented to the best presentation by a full time research Trainee at the ASM.
#USANZ22