Symposium to be held in Sunninghill
SANDTON — It's going to be the first of its kind in Africa on prostate artery embolisation.
Netcare Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg will host the first Africa symposium on prostate artery embolisation on 16 and 17 March.
Dr Stephen Cornish, a urologist, who founded the hospital’s prostate artery embolisation unit, a recently introduced treatment option for treating men who suffer from symptoms related to enlarged prostate said, “The procedure has achieved excellent outcomes in patients with severely enlarged prostates, or benign prostatic hyperplasia, both internationally and now also locally.”
He said the symposium was aimed at improving knowledge of the latest management options for benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is an enlarged prostate gland, and may cause debilitating symptoms. “The event will include an in-depth review of local and international experience with prostate artery embolisation, and explore patient selection, pre-operative work-up, procedural aspects, as well as complication profiles. The role of the urologist in selecting the most appropriate treatment modality for the patient will also be discussed,” he said.
The symposium will have case-based discussions, as well as two live cases performed by interventional radiologist, Dr Andrew Lawson, under the proctorship of Dr Nigel Hacking from the United Kingdom. Hacking is one of the world’s leading interventional radiologists performing this procedure.
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“Urologists, interventional radiologists and other medical professionals with an interest in benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH] and prostate artery embolisation [PAE] would benefit from the symposium, which is worth 13 continuing professional development points, including nine clinical and four ethical,” said Lawson.
“The PAE unit at Netcare Sunninghill Hospital has reached a new level of maturity and we are now in a position to explore outcomes and patient experiences. We organised two highly successful two-day live PAE workshops during 2016, leading up to our accreditation. The PAE symposium, to be held this March, will build on this.”
Lawson added that an enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia, is the most common non-cancerous prostate medical condition to develop in men by the time they reach their 60s.
“Thousands of older South African men who suffer from prostate enlargement, live with a number of uncomfortable symptoms, including trouble urinating, dribbling, and/or a frequent need to urinate, particularly at night,” he concluded.
For further information on the symposium or to register, please contact Esme Jooste at esme.jooste@netcare.co.za; www.prostatecare.co.za
Registrations must be received by no later than 28 February.
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