Ufa hosts the International Congress on Fundamental and Clinical Urology and Oncourology

The International Congress on Fundamental and Clinical Urology and Oncourology is being held in Ufa from March 21 to March 23, 2024. The event is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Association of Sino-Russian Medical Universities, Russian Society of Urology, Arab Association of Urology, Urological Association of Asia, Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU), Sechenov University, Bashkir State Medical University.

The purpose of the Congress is to strengthen business partnership between the Russian, European, Asian and Arab urological communities.

— I am sure that the Congress will serve as an excellent discussion platform, opening up opportunities for colleagues to improve their skills, exchange opinions, experience, professional competencies and knowledge. Today, leading experts, specialists in the field of urology, oncourology and other related fields of medicine and recognized leaders of the world community are present here. Urological care in the Republic of Bashkortostan meets the world level and international standards. In recent years, we have radically changed the entire concept, strengthened the material and technical base thanks to republican and federal financial programs. Almost all of our urological centers are equipped with endoscopic equipment that allows the introduction of minimally invasive interventions into the practice of a doctor. It is gratifying that the engine of this development is the Bashkir State Medical University, headed by Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valentin Nikolaevich Pavlov, — Minister of Health of the Republic of Bashkortostan Airat Rakhmatullin made a welcoming speech.

— The achievements of Russian medical science, our multinational culture of Russia and the Republic of Bashkortostan can now be broadcast through our graduates in more than 100 countries of the world where they work today. Bashkir State Medical University today is the only center outside Moscow and St. Petersburg where the most advanced scientific projects are carried out, which are supported by scientific foundations of many countries. Our scientists can decode the genome, the structure of any protein and molecule. We compete with many universities around the world for the global market of international education and world science in order for our graduates to compete adequately with the best graduates of other universities, — Rector of BSMU, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Professor Valentin Pavlov addressed the participants of the congress

— I have never seen such laboratories and equipment as there are in Ufa. We don't have such technologies in Regensburg either, and Moscow and St. Petersburg don't have such equipment. Bashkir State Medical University, clinic and laboratories are equipped with unique equipment. I am very glad that we have been cooperating with your university for many years," said Wolf Ferdinand Wieland, Professor of the Department of Urology at the University of Regensburg (Germany).

— I first met Professor Pavlov five years ago. And today I would like to address the students here. You will meet many people in your life who will have interesting and unique ideas, but only some of them will be able to achieve what they dream of. Valentin Pavlov is a great example of such a person," added the Secretary General of the Arab Association of Urology, Professor Yasser Farahat.

The Congress on Fundamental and Clinical Urology and Oncourology pays special attention to experimental urological and oncourological research, where outstanding international experts will present their latest fundamental and practical results. In particular, leading experts discuss a new generation of model systems (organoids obtained from patients, xenografts, mouse models) and their application to decipher the mechanisms that cause urological and oncourological diseases and treatment resistance, as well as their use in practical medicine.

In addition, the Congress examines current topics in the field of urological research, which include combination therapy, infections, immunity and the microbiome: from mechanisms to therapeutic possibilities.

The participants of the Congress were given the opportunity to learn from the unique experience of advanced scientific research, treatment and diagnosis of diseases of the genitourinary system in Europe, Russia, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to familiarize themselves with modern trends and the latest achievements in the field of urology, oncourology and related sciences.

The Congress program includes topical issues facing doctors in their daily practice. The main directions of the congress are grouped into thematic sessions, the task of which is to study updated research results and practical experience of medical centers in the Russian Federation and abroad.

For practical purposes, open, endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries are being conducted on the basis of the BSMU Clinic these days in the "live surgery" and "semi-live surgery" mode (video broadcasts of operations), the BSMU

simulation surgery training center is involved. The congress participants will also be able to conduct training operations in the WetLab format.