COVİD-19 pandemisi döneminde ilk online üroonkoloji kongresi: 10. Online Avrasya Üroonkoloji Kongresi

Objective: COVID-19 has rapidly spread and has become a pandemic by affecting the whole world. During this period, many scientific congresses and educational meetings had to be canceled because of preventive measures. In this report, we aimed to share our first live virtual congress experience, described its process of transformation from face to face to virtual congress and report the attendees and speakers’ satisfaction. Material and Methods: Eurasian Uro-oncological Association (EUA) decided to organize the 10th Eurasian Uro-oncology congress in June 2020 at Göbeklitepe, Şanlıurfa in Turkey. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizing committee decided to organize the first virtual scientific congress in Turkey. The planned duration of the congress was reduced from 4 days to 2 days and each speaker was planned to give the speech online during the presentation via ZOOM program (San Jose, CA). Results: A total of 704 persons registered to the congress. It was the highest number of participants among whole congresses that was organized by EUA. In this congress, there were 199 oral presentations, 25 interactive e-posters and 12 video presentations. During the congress, each participant attended the congress for an average of 387 minutes. It was identified that the majority of the participants were quite satisfied with the program offered. In general, participants were fairly satisfied with the quality of images and sound, chat functionality, questions & answers section and technical support In this report, we shared the outcomes of our first virtual congress experience in Turkey through the 10th Eurasian Uro-oncology Congress. Today, virtual congresses have become the “new normal” and offer cheaper events with larger participation in the comfort of home.Amaç: COVİD-19 hızlıca yayılarak kısa sürede tüm dünyayı etkileyen bir pandemi haline gelmiş ve bu süreçte koruyucu önlemler nedeniyle birçok bilimsel kongre ve eğitim toplantısı iptal edilmek zorunda kalınmıştır. Bu çalışmada, ilk canlı, online kongre deneyimimizi paylaşmayı, yüz yüze geleneksel kongreden online kongreye geçiş sürecini anlatmayı ve katılımcı ve konuşmacıların memnuniyetlerini ortaya koymayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Avrasya Üroonkoloji Derneği (AÜD), 10. Avrasya Üroonkoloji Kongresi’ni Haziran 2020’de Şanlıurfa-Göbeklitepe, Türkiye’de düzenlemeye karar vermişti. Ancak organizasyon komitesi COVİD-19 pandemisi nedeniyle Türkiye’deki ilk online kongreyi düzenlemeye karar verdi. Planlanan kongre süresi 4 günden 2 güne düşürüldü ve her konuşmacının sunumlarını ZOOM programı (San Jose, CA) üzerinden yapmaları planlandı. Bulgular: Toplam 704 kişi kongreye kayıt yaptırdı. Bu sayı ile AÜD tarafından düzenlenen tüm kongreler arasında en fazla katılımcı sayısına sahip kongre bu kongre oldu. Kongrede 199 sözlü sunum, 25 interaktif e-poster ve 12 video sunumu yer aldı. Kongre süresince her katılımcı ortalama 387 dakika kongreye katıldı. Katılımcıların çoğunluğunun sunulan programdan oldukça memnun olduğu tespit edildi. Katılımcıların genel olarak görüntü ve ses kalitesinden, sohbet fonksiyonundan, soru-cevap bölümünden ve teknik destekten oldukça memnun olduğu saptandı. Sonuç: Bu makalede, Türkiye’deki ilk online kongre deneyimimizin sonuçlarını 10. Avrasya Üroonkoloji Kongresi ile sunduk. Günümüzde online kongreler “yeni normal” haline gelmiş durumdadır ve ev konforunda daha fazla katılımcı ile daha az maliyetli etkinlikler sunmaktadır

The Clinical Impact of Physical Activity on the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Postprostatectomy Functional Outcomes in the Elderly

Objectives: The effect of physical activity on prostate cancer is controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of physical activity on prostate cancer detection and functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy. Methods: Between 2019 and 2020, 166 patients who underwent prostate biopsy were included. The physical activity scores of patients were evaluated by the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) questionnaire before the procedure. PASE scores were compared between the patients with and without prostate cancer and local and metastatic aggressiveness of cancer. Patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were followed up for 12 months to analyze the effect of physical activity on erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence (UI). Results: There was no significant difference between patients with and without prostate cancer in terms of PASE scores (187.7 vs. 195.5, p=0.665). PASE scores were also similar when separated according to D’Amico risk classification and metastatic events. Twenty-seven patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were evaluated in terms of functional outcomes at the first year of surgery. PASE scores of the patients with severe ED were lower than mild-moderate ED, but no statistically significant difference was observed (197.0 vs. 268.5, p=0.267). Patients with persistent UI had a significantly lower PASE score overall than continent pa- tients (128.3 vs. 271.1, p=0.001), and PASE score was the only independent predictor of UI following radical prostatectomy. Conclusion: The effect of physical activity on prostate cancer development or aggressiveness could not be determined. Physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of UI following radical prostatectomy

Turkish validation and reliability of the symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Symptom Index-29 (LURN SI-29) questionnaire in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms

Aims To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Symptom Index-29 (LURN SI-29). Methods Patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were included in a single-center study between January and April 2021. Patients' demographics, such as age, sex, and level of education, were recorded. The Turkish version of the LURN SI-29 and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) were administered to all patients, and the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) was additionally administered to female patients. Construct validity was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis. Concurrent validity was evaluated with correlations to similar measures. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and split-half reliability analyses were used to establish the scale's reliability. Results A total of 295 participants, 35.3% females and 64.7% males, were included in the final analysis. The mean age was 56.4 +/- 11.7 years. The median total LURN SI-29 scores were 38.0 (26-50) and 26.0 (18-43) for female and male patients, respectively. The LURN SI-29 scale showed a high correlation with IPSS and UDI-6 scales (r = .758, p < .001; r = .774, p < .001, respectively) in concurrent validity analysis. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale and all subscales were greater than 0.70 for both female and male patients. Conclusions This measurement tool can potentially be used to evaluate LUTS in Turkish women and men. Further studies should be performed to reveal the clinical usefulness of this scale