Instructional Courses

• Structure and write a scientific manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed urology journal, applying correct IMRAD format, structured abstract, and reporting guidelines.
• Select the appropriate target journal, interpret author instructions, and navigate the submission and peer review process from both author and reviewer perspectives.
• Apply ICMJE authorship criteria to assign credit correctly, and determine when AI tools may appropriately assist in research and writing versus when they cannot qualify as authors or contributors.
• Recognize ethical obligations around AI-generated content disclosure in medical publications.
• Identify the key elements of building an effective urology research team, including role assignment, mentorship, multi-centre collaboration, and sustainable research culture.

• Describe classification and epidemiology of distal hypospadias.
• Select optimal timing and indications for repair in infants and children.
• Demonstrate stepwise technique for TIP (tabularized incised plate) and when to use alternatives.
• Recognize common complications and apply evidence‑based management and follow‑up.

Pediatric urologists, pediatric surgeons, general pediatricians and nurses involved in pediatric urology care.

• Define key terms in AI and machine learning and describe their general clinical application.
• Explain how AI and digital health can improve patient access and expand healthcare capacity in urology.
• Identify how digital technologies support patient safety, risk reduction, and improved patient experience in urological services.
• Describe current and potential uses of AI algorithms in the diagnosis and treatment of urological conditions.

• Urologists
• Residents and fellows
• Allied health professionals interested in AI, digital health, and future urology practice

Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing urological practice, yet many clinicians remain uncertain about its real-world value, limitations, and safe adoption. This instructional course is designed for urologists, residents, fellows, and allied health professionals seeking a clear, practical introduction to AI and digital health in urology. Using clinically relevant examples from imaging, decision support, triage, and workflow optimization, the course will bridge current knowledge gaps, address data and cybersecurity considerations, and provide participants with the tools to critically assess AI solutions and integrate them responsibly into urological practice within the MENA healthcare

• Identify key mechanisms of pelvic floor dysfunction in female urological conditions.
• Interpret the role of urodynamic testing in guiding treatment selection.
• Evaluate surgical indications and expected functional outcomes in SUI and POP.
• Explain the clinical indications of pelvic floor rehabilitation in urological care.
• Integrate multidisciplinary strategies to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

Pelvic floor dysfunction is highly prevalent yet remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in female urology,
significantly impacting stress urinary incontinence (SUI), pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and sexual function. This course addresses current gaps in integrating advanced diagnostics, surgical management, and conservative treatment. Designed for urologists, residents, fellows, and allied professionals, it provides evidence-based strategies to improve functional outcomes and patient quality of life. Participants will gain practical tools to enhance clinical decision-making, optimize treatment selection, and effectively integrate pelvic floor rehabilitation into routine urological care through a multidisciplinary approach.

• Understand the scientific rationale for focal therapy in prostate cancer.
• Identify appropriate candidates for HIFU treatment.
• Perform structured treatment planning using the Sonablate® system.
• Define safe and effective ablation margins.
• Recognise intra-operative pitfalls and strategies to minimise complications.
• Outline structured follow-up protocols post-HIFU.

This instructional course provides a structured introduction to focal therapy in prostate cancer, with a practical step-by-step guide to High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) using the Sonablate® system. Designed for urologists, fellows, residents, and allied professionals new to focal therapy, the course addresses the growing clinical need for tissue-preserving treatment strategies in appropriately selected patients. Participants will gain insight into patient selection, imaging integration, treatment planning, energy delivery, complication avoidance, and follow-up protocols. Through expert-led lectures, semi-live case demonstration, and supervised hands-on simulation, attendees will develop foundational competence in establishing or contributing to a focal HIFU programme.

• Describe the role of suction technologies in ureteroscopy and PCNL, including current systems such as FANS and DISS and their clinical applications.
• Understand the principles and clinical importance of intrarenal pressure monitoring, including methods of measurement and its impact on patient safety and outcomes.
• Apply practical techniques to optimise suction and pressure management during endourological procedures, improving visibility, efficiency, and stone clearance.
• Evaluate modern pressure management platforms and technologies, enabling informed and safe integration into everyday endourological practice.

This course provides a practical, up-to-date overview of robotics and artificial intelligence in endourology, focusing on technologies currently available in clinical practice. It is designed for urologists, residents, fellows, and allied professionals interested in integrating emerging technologies into patient care. Despite rapid innovation, there remains a gap in clinically relevant education on their safe and effective use. This course addresses this need through focused teaching and a live demonstration of a simple machine learning project using radiomics and tabular data. Participants will gain the knowledge to critically evaluate, adopt, and safely implement these technologies in everyday clinical practice.

• Identify appropriate candidates for sacral neuromodulation based on clinical and urodynamic criteria.
• Describe the key technical steps and pitfalls of SNM implantation to optimize outcomes.
• Manage complications and troubleshoot suboptimal SNM performance, including in neurogenic and pediatric populations

Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is an established therapy for refractory lower urinary tract dysfunction, yet outcomes remain variable due to gaps in patient selection, implantation technique, and postoperative management. This course provides a comprehensive, practical approach to SNM, covering patient selection, step-by-step implantation strategies, and troubleshooting of suboptimal outcomes. Special focus is given to expanding indications in neurogenic and pediatric populations, where evidence is evolving. Designed for urologists at all levels, this session aims to improve outcomes, reduce complications, and support the safe expansion of SNM use in the region.

• Identify and Evaluate Clinical AI Tools: Recognize immediate, practical applications of AI in daily urological workflows, specifically within digital cystoscopy, advanced prostate imaging interpretation, and automated documentation.
• Understand Algorithmic Development: Grasp how machine learning models utilize expert clinical data to understand the underlying technology driving diagnostic software.
• Navigate Medico-Legal and Ethical Frameworks: Implement sound clinical documentation practices to safely use predictive AI tools while mitigating liability and maintaining data governance.
• Strategize Professional Advancement: Identify ethical pathways for clinical dataset contribution, multi-center research collaborations, and industrial advisory roles within healthcare technology.

The purpose of this course is to present up-to-date information regarding the workup and treatment of male infertility in a concise manner.
This course is directed at the urologists, andrologists, reproductive medicine specialists, residents and andrology fellows.
The instructional course will cover basic topics and tackle advanced issues in the management of male infertility. The provided information will be useful for urologists entering the field of reproductive medicine, while the more experienced clinicians will be able to refresh their knowledge.

• Describe the role of mpMRI in prostate cancer diagnosis according to current guidelines.
• Identify the key mpMRI sequences and their clinical significance.
• Differentiate imaging characteristics of lesions in the peripheral and transition zones.
• Recognize imaging patterns suggestive of clinically significant prostate cancer.
• Apply a simplified framework to estimate PI-RADS categories in clinical practice.
• Integrate mpMRI findings into biopsy targeting and surgical planning.

Multiparametric MRI (MRI) is now central to prostate cancer diagnosis, yet many urologists lack formal training in image interpretation. This course provides a structured, practical framework to help urologists, residents, and fellows recognize suspicious prostate lesions and understand PI-RADS classification. Using a stepwise approach based on key MRI sequences and zonal anatomy, participants will learn how to interpret MRI findings and integrate them into biopsy targeting and surgical planning. This course addresses the gap between radiological reporting and urological decision-making, improving diagnostic accuracy and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• The evidence leading to Transperineal prostate biopsy
• How to perform Trapperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic
• How to deal with abnormal Multi-parametric MRI

This course covers the latest evidence and best practices in transperineal prostate biopsy, providing participants with in-depth knowledge of prostate cancer diagnosis, the role of multiparametric MRI, the biopsy pathway, and hands-on training in performing prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic.
A key focus of the course is the use of training phantom prostate kits to practise local anaesthetic infiltration and the transperineal biopsy technique.
The course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of transperineal biopsy, making it highly relevant for those preparing for urology examinations, as well as for consultants aspiring to specialise in prostate cancer diagnosis.

• Understand key retroperitoneal anatomy
• Perform safe retroperitoneal surgical access
• Control major vascular structures effectively
• Prevent and manage surgical complications

This focused course offers a practical, hands-on introduction to robotic retroperitoneal surgery. Participants will receive essential training through concise lectures on anatomy, port placement, robotic docking, instrumentation, and step-by-step surgical workflow. A live surgery session reinforces these concepts by demonstrating real-time techniques, troubleshooting, and operative decision-making.
With participation limited to 15 seats, the workshop ensures a highly interactive learning environment, allowing attendees to engage directly with expert faculty and gain practical skills they can apply immediately in clinical practice.

• The surgical indication to RARP according to the guidelines
• The surgical steps of transperitoneal standard RARP
• When and how to perform lymph node dissection
• How to perform a retroperitoneal approach
• The particularities of salvage prostatectomy
• How to manage the most frequent functional complications

This course provides a comprehensive guide to Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP), focusing on optimizing oncological and functional outcomes surgical candidates. Targeted at urologists, residents, and fellows, the session addresses surgical indications, surgical techniques including nerve-sparing and bladder-neck preservation strategies as well as the retroperitoneal approach and the particularities of lymph node dissection. The session also provides technical queues to optimize functional outcomes, specifically in managing urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction.
By integrating video-based surgical steps and postoperative care protocols, attendees will acquire the skills necessary to reduce complications and enhance long-term patient recovery in a modern urological practice.

• Perform the simple pressure flow studies.
• Solve the pitfalls and issues with simple UDS tests.
• Write informative urodynamic report

Understanding good urodynamics principles, fundamentals of tests, indications and armamentarium.
Understanding the concept of quality assurance in urodynamics.
Safe approach in performing simple urodynamic tests.
Know about the ICS terminology of LUTS and UDS.
Demonstrate best practices for performing and interpreting pressure-flow studies.

• Identify appropriate indications for urodynamic testing.
• Perform and assess the quality of urodynamic studies.
• Interpret urodynamic traces using a structured approach.
• Recognize and troubleshoot common artifacts.
• Apply findings to guide clinical decision-making.
• Demonstrate practical understanding through simulator-based learning

Urodynamics remains essential for evaluating complex lower urinary tract dysfunction, yet many clinicians lack confidence in performing and interpreting studies. This highly practical, case-based course integrates didactic teaching with hands-on experience on a urodynamic simulator (first-of-its-kind exposure).

Designed for urologists, urogynecologists, fellows, residents, and continence professionals, the course addresses real-world challenges in performing, interpreting, and applying urodynamic findings. Participants will gain structured interpretation skills, understand common pitfalls, and directly practice study acquisition and troubleshooting in a simulated environment.

The course bridges the gap between theory and practice, equipping clinicians with actionable skills and confidence to utilize urodynamics effectively in clinical decision-making.

• Apply updated diagnostic criteria for testosterone deficiency
• Identify appropriate candidates for TRT across diverse clinical scenarios
• Select among modern TRT formulations based on patient-specific factors
• Implement fertility-preserving androgen strategies
• Monitor TRT safely and manage adverse effects and controversies

Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has undergone significant evolution over the past decade, driven by advances in androgen physiology, expanding clinical indications, and improved long-term safety data. Despite growing utilization worldwide and recent FDA label changes, there remains substantial variability in diagnosis, treatment selection, fertility preservation strategies, and monitoring practices in prostate cancer patients. This instructional course provides practical, evidence-based guidance on contemporary TRT, emphasizing real-world clinical decision-making. Faculty will address new diagnostic paradigms, modern TRT formulations, fertility-preserving alternatives, safety monitoring, and ongoing controversies including cardiovascular risk and prostate cancer.

• Understand the principles and indications of Ultra Mini PCNL: Recognize the benefits and limitations of Ultra Mini PCNL and identify suitable patients for this procedure.
• Develop skills in Ultra Mini PCNL instrumentation and setup: Learn to set up and use Ultra Mini PCNL equipment efficiently and safely.
• Master surgical techniques for optimal stone clearance: Acquire advanced techniques for effective stone removal and minimizing complications.
• Manage complications and troubleshoot: Develop strategies for handling intraoperative complications and troubleshooting common issues.
• Apply Ultra Mini PCNL in clinical practice: Integrate Ultra Mini PCNL into your practice, improving patient outcomes and expanding treatment options.

This comprehensive course is tailored for urologists and endourologists seeking to enhance their skills in minimally invasive kidney stone treatment. Through a combination of didactic lectures, semi-live surgeries, participants will gain expertise in Ultra Mini PCNL, a cutting-edge technique offering improved access, precision, and outcomes.

Our expert faculty will guide you through:
Patient selection and preoperative planning
Ultra-mini PCNL instrumentation and setup
Surgical techniques for optimal stone clearance
Managing complications and troubleshooting
Postoperative care and outcomes

By the end of this course, the participates will be equipped to incorporate Ultra Mini PCNL into your practice, elevating your skills and patient care.