Theo de Reijke, MD, PhD, FEBU, presented “Adapting European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines Recommendations in the Era of COVID-19” for the Grand Rounds in Urology audience in April, 2020.
How to cite: De Reijke, Theo M. “Adapting European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines Recommendations in the Era of COVID-19” April, 2020. Accessed Apr 2026. https://grandroundsinurology.com/adapting-european-association-of-urology-eau-guidelines-recommendations-in-the-era-of-covid-19/
Adapting European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines Recommendations in the Era of COVID-19 – Summary:
Theo M. de Reijke, MD, PhD, FEBU, Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Amsterdam, discusses the new European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on how to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. He goes on to explain how older EAU recommendations, which are currently being implemented by practices, can have major impacts on how urologists and hospitals care for patients during COVID-19, and how the updated guidelines aim to solve some of the treatment and diagnostic dilemmas caused by the pandemic. Finally, Dr. de Reijke notes the regional nature of these recommendations, and how different countries may have different rules and recommendations in place regarding the diagnosis of COVID-19 among patient populations, as well as differences in guidelines regarding the utilization of personal protective equipment.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Theo M. de Reijke, MD, PhD, FEBU, has been a medical specialist in urology at the Amsterdam Academic Medical Center in the Netherlands since 1987. Dr. de Reijke specializes in bladder and prostate cancer, and has over 320 research outputs in which he worked internationally. He completed his medical training at the Free University in Amsterdam, and Germany. In 2004 he successfully defended his thesis on immunotherapy for bladder cancer. Uro-oncology is his main field of interest and he has been an active member of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Genito-Urinary Group, serving as both secretary and chairman in the past.
Dr. de Reijke is a member of several international societies, including the European Association of Urology, the American Urological Association, and the German Society for Urology, among others. In the Netherlands, Dr. de Reijke is the chairman of the prostate cancer guideline committee, and he is a member of the bladder cancer guideline committee. He was chairman of the Dutch urological training program for residents until 2011 and served as chairman for many years in the examination committee of the EBU. Recently he was elected as visiting professor for the medical school of Warsaw and was named honorary member of the Polish and Romanian Urological Associations. Dr. de Reijke has organized numerous national and international scientific meetings and has served as coordinator of several international uro-oncology trials. Dr. de Reijke has over 290 publications, each with numerous citations.
