Year in Review

12 & 13 January 2026

Scientific summary of highlights from ASCO GU, EAU, AUA, ASCO.

BeGUS is a scientific association, whose main objective is to create a broad centralized educational platform for all Belgian urologists. The board members of BeGUS are the presidents or delegates of the Belgische Vereniging voor Urologie (BVU), the Société Belge d’Urologie (SBU), the Belgian Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology Group (BLUG), Scientific Summits and the European Society of Residents in Urology Belgium (ESRU.be).

As the year comes to a close, we summarize the most remarkable moments of the year 2025 during our event Year in Review. From congress highlights to exceptional breakthroughs, from must-read articles to the most captivating studies. We give an overview of the most notable moments in urology.

Details & program

Start:
Monday 12 January, 2026

End:
Tuesday 13 January, 2026

Program:

Day 1 – 12 January 2026 (19h30 – 22h10):

Central moderator: Thomas Adams

19h30 – 20h15: Part I: Update on Robotics and Uro-Technology

Chair: Dr. Peter De kuyper

Panel: Prof. Dr. Steven Joniau, Prof. Dr. Bertrand Tombal, Dr. Noémie Luyts

• 19h30 – 19h45: Prof. Dr. Simone Crivellaro – Single-Port and new Multiport robots: are we ready for a true platform shift?
• 19h45 – 20h00: Dr. Rafael Coelho – Is robotic surgery for prostate cancer moving towards organ-sparing approaches?

• 20h00 – 20h15: Panel discussion

20h20 – 21h05: Part II: Update on Uro-Oncology: Bladder and Kidney Cancer

Chair: Prof. Dr. Karel Decaestecker

Panel: Prof. Dr. Thierry Roumeguère (online), Dr. Julien Van Damme, Dr. Georges Mjaess

• 20h20 – 20h35: Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer – The role of SBRT in the renal cancer treatment paradigm: an alternative to surgery or a complementary option?
• 20h35 – 20h50: Prof. Dr. Christof Vulsteke (online) – Is surgery for MIBC gradually being replaced by novel systemic treatments?
• 20h50 – 21h05: Panel discussion

21h10 – 22h10: Part III: From Policy to Practice

Chair: Dr. Lieven Goeman

Panel: Dr. Joost Baert, Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer, Dr. Thomas Adams, Dr. Loïc Baekelandt

• 21h10 – 22h10: Dr. Filip Ameye (online) – Redesigning Belgium’s Hospital Care: The 12 Recommendations Shaping the Health System of Tomorrow

Day 2 – 13 January 2026 (20h00 – 21h45):

Central moderator: Dr. Marc Claessens

20h00 – 21h00: Part IV: Update on Uro-Oncology: Prostate Cancer

Chair: Prof. Dr. Steven Joniau

Panel: Prof. Dr. Alexandre Peltier, Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer, Dr. Alexander Giesen

• 20h00 – 20h20: Novartis sponsored lecture: Prof. Dr. Karolien Goffin – The role of RadioLigand Therapy in Prostate cancer, a new pilar in the oncology space

• 20h20 – 20h30: Panel discussion
• 20h30 – 20h50: Prof. Dr. Bertrand Tombal (online) – Treatment intensification and de-intensification in prostate cancer – time for a new paradigm?
• 20h50 – 21h00: Panel discussion

21h05 – 21h45: Part VI: Endo-urology

Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Tailly (online)

Panel: Dr. Sylvain Nesa, Dr. Matthias Boeykens, Dr. Gaetan Devos

• 21h00 – 21h20: Dr. Carl Van Haute – Endo-urology complications & prevention
• 21h20 – 21h45: Panel discussion

Organiser

The Medical Concept Company
in collaboration with
BeGUS

Venue

Virtual meeting

Live at the Medflix Studio – Abdij Van Vlierbeek