Except where noted, the following events, courses or studies are not managed or endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and are provided here on an informational basis only.

2009

Courses/Conferences

Mini-Fellowship:  Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Training Program
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Department of Urology - UC Irvine Surgical Education Center
Two attendees per week who work closely with a dedicated instructor and other UC Irvine faculty in didactic and hands-on laboratory sessions along with observation of surgical procedures in the area of focus.
A unique, one week focused training for postgraduate urologists in the areas of ureteroscopy plus percutaneous renal surgery, laparoscopic reconstructive surgery, or robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy on an ongoing, weekly basis.
Plus, a new one-week module in needle ablative cryotherapy of renal tumors using laparoscopic and image-guided, percutaneous access.
Contact: Cynthia Shell, Urology Education Coordinator
Tel: 714-456-5371 or email: cshell@uci.edu.
Download brochure.

2nd Annual International Pediatric Urology Preceptorship
Cleveland Clinic
September, 2009
This preceptorship is being offered free of cost to selected Urology residents, Pediatric Urology/Surgery fellows, and recently trained urologists (an application is required), by invitation only and includes free registration, accommodations (hoels and meals) and entertainment associated with the meeting, except for airfare and ground transportation. Space is limited; early registration is highly recommended.
Contact: Dr Jeffrey S Palmer, Director of Minimally Invasive Pediatric Urology, Cleveland Clinic
Tel: 216-445-7504 or email: palmerjs@ccf.org

Studies

Outcomes of Managements of Non Reflux Pyelonephritis
Investigator: Dr. Max Maizels, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Registration of cases for this study may be done at the secure website: http://www.childrensurology.org
Please sample the demo (user name PICDEMO password PICPIC) and then contact tmeyer@childrensmemorial.org to enroll cases.

Euro STEC Program for Soft Tissue for Children
Investigator: Wouter F. J. Feitz, MD, FEBU, Professor of Pediatric Urology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Gelderland, The Netherlands
http://www.eurostec.eu/

2010

Courses/Conferences

1st World Congress of Pediatric Urology
11 participating organizations
May 28-30, 2010
San Francisco, California
Download brochure.

Asian Society For Paediatric Urology VIIth Congress
Date:  27 - 29 October 2010
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Website: http://www.aspu2010.org/
E-mail:  info@aspu2010.org

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