7:00                  Registration

8:00                  Welcome

8:30                  Session I

Robotic surgery of the prostate

                        Moderators:

1. Hofbauer, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
2. Kassabov, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
3. Buse, Essen, Germany
4. Seitz, Vienna, Austria

Live surgery I

                        Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (nerve sparing), Zero-clip technique

K.Maes, Lisbon, Portugal

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (nerve sparing) with extended lymph node dissection

B.Rocco, Modena, Italy

 10:15                Retzius-Sparing robot-assisted Prostatectomy – an evolving new standard?

C.Seitz, Vienna, Austria

10:30                Coffee break

10:50                Session II

Robotic surgery of kidney and bladder

                        Moderators:

1. Shariat, Vienna, Austria
2. Alexandrov, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
3. Rocco, Modena, Italy
4. Wijburg, Arnhem, Netherlands

10:50               Robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer

J.Porter, Seattle, USA

11:20                Robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer

C.Wijburg, Arnhem, Netherlands

 Live surgery II

                        Transperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy

A.Mottrie, Aalst, Belgium

Robot-assisted cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection and ileal conduit: part I

Excision and lymph node dissection

S.Buse, Essen, Germany

13:00                Lunch break

13:30                Session III

Robotic surgery of kidney and bladder

                        Moderators:

1. Maes, Lisbon, Portugal
2. Wijburg, Arnhem, Netherlands
3. Shariat, Vienna, Austria
4. Nair, London, UK
5. Kheyfets, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Live surgery III

Retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy

1. Porter, Seattle, USA

Robot-assisted cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection and ileal conduit: part II

Ileal conduit

B.Kassabov/A. Alexandrov, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

14:00                Semi live: Transperitoneal complex robotic partial nephrectomy

R.Nair, London, UK

 14:45                Coffee break

15:00                Session IV

                        Moderators:

1. Maes, Lisbon, Portugal
2. Haydter, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
3. Nair, London, UK

15:00                Challenges for European health care systems

Marc Fähndrich

European Commission, Head of Economic Team, Advisor on Economic Governance and European Semester

16:00                Innovation in surgical/robotic training

A.Mottrie, Aalast, Belgium

20:00                Gala dinner     

Dear friends and colleagues,

As one of the leading departments of robotic surgery in Austria, the Department of Urology at the Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt with the cooperation Medical University of Vienna is honored to invite you to the first Robotic X-mas in Vienna.

Get ready for an exciting program that includes live uro-robotic surgeries performed by five world-famous urological robotic surgeons in two separate operating theaters.

All procedures will be performed at the Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt and Medical University of Vienna/Department of Urology. You can enjoy the surgeries from the comfort of the SO/ Vienna hotel, where a high-definition, 3D-Live broadcast will be shown.

Take the opportunity to discuss and present results with the experts.

Follow the surgical procedures step-by-step during live surgery including direct interaction with the surgeons.

Learn surgical tips and tricks from the experts.

After the surgeries, we will gather in the Palais Daun-Kinsky in downtown Vienna for dinner and a summing up.

Faculty

1. Alexandrov Department of Urology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Austria

1. Buse Chief of Department of Urology and Urological Oncology

Chairman of the ERUS Certified Robotic Training Centre – Essen, Germany

1. Fähndrich European Commission, Head of Economic Team, Advisor on Economic Governance and European Semester

1. Haydter Department of Urology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Austria

1. Hasenzagel Department of Urology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Austria

1. Hofbauer Prim. Univ. Doz., Chief of Department of Urology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Austria

1. Kassabov Department of Urology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Austria

1. Kheyfets Department of Urology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Austria

1. Maes Head of Department of Uro-Oncology and Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal

1. Mottrie Professor of Urology at the Universität des Saarlandes Homburg-Saar (Germany), the Global Robotic Institute Florida Hospital (Orlando, USA), the University of Ghent (Belgium) and the University of Leuven (Belgium)

President of the EAU Robotic Urology Section

CEO of ORSI Academy, Aalst, Belgium

1. Nair Consultant urological surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

1. Porter Medical Director, Robotic Surgery at Providence Health and Services Swedish Urology Group, Seattle, USA

1. Rocco Professor of Urology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

1. Seitz Professor of Urology at Medical University Vienna

Vice Chairman of Department of Urology at AKH, Vienna, Austria

1. Shariat Professor of Urology at Medical University Vienna

Adjunct Professor of Urology and Medical Oncology Weill Medical College of Cornell University (NY, USA)

Adjunct Professor of Urology UT Southwestern (Dallas, TX, USA)

Chairman of Department of Urology at AKH, Vienna, Austria

1. Wijburg Department of Urology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands