23rd Symposium
Focus – Longevity in Urology
Program 2026
08:30 – 09:00
Registration/ Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 10:00
Age-Related Low Testosterone → Life extension through anabolism and libido” vs. “We’re breeding prostate cancers and heart attacks.
Prof. Dr. Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Campus, United Kingdom
versus
Prof. Geoff Hackett, Consultant in Urology and Sexual Medicine at Spire Hospital, Little Aston, Birmingham
versus
Dr. med. Christof Achermann, Senior Physician, Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Department of Urology
Jury: Philip Braude
10:00 – 10:45
Dr. med. Joel Capraro, Deputy Head Physician, Senior Consultant for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Cantonal Hospital Aarau
Prof. Dr. Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Campus, United Kingdom
10:45- 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15- 11:45
Erectile function into the 90s: Pills vs. stents, shockwaves and prothesis
Dr. med. Christof Achermann, Senior Physician, Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Department of Urology
versus
PD Dr. med. univ. (A) Peter Rehder, PD Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
11:45 – 12:30
Active therapy in 75-year-old patients (SPCG-19 study)
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 – 14:15
Diagnostic factors for uric acid stones and conservative and preventive options to avoid anesthesia and stone surgery
Dr. med. Matteo Bargagli, Deputy Senior Physician, Inselspital Bern (Bern University Hospital)
versus
Dr. med. Christoph Schregel, Senior Physician, Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
14:15 – 15:00
Hiprex, methenamine, formaldehyde and the microbiome as the fountain of youth
Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Silvio Brugger, Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich
versus
tbd.
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15
Old does not mean frail – who needs ADT monotherapy or intensification in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer?
Prof. Noel Clarke, Director GU Research Group Paterson Institute, Director MCRC Pan-Manchester Biobank
versus
Prof. Jörg Beyer, Senior Consultant, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology
16:15 – 17:00
Neoadjuvant ARPI and PROTEUS: divine prophecy, or a serpent approaching in sealskins?
Prof. Noel Clarke, Director GU Research Group Paterson Institute, Director MCRC Pan-Manchester Biobank
versus
Prof. Jörg Beyer, Senior Consultant, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology
17:00 – 17:30
Going with the Flow: Mindfulness for People who work under Pressure Every Day
Roger Sigrist, Roger Sigrist training & coaching
Credits:
CME credits: SGU 8 Credits
23rd Symposium
Urology Arena
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— Prof. Pilar Laguna Pes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
— Prof. Paul Abrams, Bristol, United Kingdom
— PD Dr. Malte Rieken, Basel, Switzerland
— Mr. Bertie Leigh, London, United Kingdom
— Mr. Bertie Leigh, London, United Kingdom
— Prof. Dr. Michael Müntener, Zurich, Switzerland
— PD Dr. Malte Rieken, Basel, Switzerland
— Prof. Franz Recker, Aarau, Switzerland
— Prof. Hashim U. Ahmed, London, United Kingdom
— PD Dr. Daniel Nguyen, Bern, Switzerland
— PD Dr. Christian Seitz, Vienna, Austria