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Initial impressions of urology in the UK from overseas trainees

3 September 2021 | Krishnendu Biswas, Hani Sayedin, Ahmad Khalifa, Gerald Rix, Stephen R Keoghane | URO - Core Urology

Readers of Urology News will be familiar with descriptions of overseas visits by UK-based urological trainees, but it is sometimes beneficial to reflect on the experience of international medical graduates (IMGs) who elect to come to work and train in...

Burnout: an increasing problem in urology

5 November 2019 | Karl H Pang, Francesco Esperto, Nadir I Osman

“What we mean, man,” said Chuck forcefully, “is this: how can we care for patients if nobody cares for us?” – Samuel Shem, The House of God, 1978. Samuel Shem’s (Steven Bergman, MD) satirical novel The House of God, has...

OCERT: a new multi-specialty project to standardise robotic surgical training

3 June 2020 | Marco Amato, Stefano Puliatti, Elio Mazzone, Paolo Dell’Oglio, Anthony G Gallagher, Alexandre Mottrie | URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Technology

Since its introduction by Dr William Osler in 1890 to the Board of Trustees at John Hopkins Hospital [1], the Halstedian ‘See one, do one, teach one’ has represented a guideline for surgeons worldwide, both for open and laparoscopic surgery,...

Nocturia – the Cinderella of lower urinary tract symptoms

1 March 2014 | Tim Lane | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology

Nocturia is defined as waking during the night (at least once) to urinate. The important part of the definition relates to the necessity of sleep to precede the episode (although whether sleep must follow the episode is less clear). The...

JCST, GMC, HEE and SACs: how this alphabet soup translates into a seven-year urology training programme

8 December 2021 | Joshua Rabinowitz | URO - Core Urology

As many trainees will know, and I count myself among them, there are a plethora of organisations involved in our training. Most of us will be familiar with our deaneries, the haven we return to once a month for our...

Post CCT fellowship in genitourethral reconstruction at St George’s Hospital: an experience unique to the UK

1 July 2018 | Aditya Manjunath, Nicholas A Watkin, Davendra M Sharma, Ben Ayres | URO - Core Urology

I first developed an interest in genitourethral reconstruction, particularly urethroplasty, at the beginning of my urology training. Working in Bristol and Weston Super Mare for David Dickerson inspired me to develop this further. Mr Dickerson performs one of the largest...

So you want to go on a Fellowship: part 1

1 January 2016 | Edmund CP Chedgy | URO - Core Urology

Look out for part 2 of this series later in 2016 when the author will discuss settling into the research role of his fellowship and will reflect on his first year overseas. This is the first in a series of...

BJUI Knowledge

1 May 2016

BJUI Knowledge is a new online educational platform for urologists. It combines online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) through e-learning, with a platform for recording CPD activity. It was released in February 2016 and is free to access and use for...

Purple urine bag syndrome

1 July 2021 | Asif H Ansari, Tahseen Azim, Vaikuntam Srinivasan | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency

Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an uncommon phenomenon where the tubing and urinary catheter bag is noticed to undergo purple discolouration. This has been linked with urinary tract infections (UTI), chronic debilitated states and prolonged catheterisation. PUBS was noticed...

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