Philippine Society of Urologic Oncologists (PSUO)

The Philippine Society of Urologic Oncologists (PSUO) has always promoted excellent annual conventions. Though the COVID pandemic has posed a lot of challenges in providing opportunities for continued medical education, the PSUO has taken advantage of the online platform to fulfill its objectives.

With the return of the face-to-face meetings, the annual PSUO Annual Convention of 2022 was the perfect opportunity to continue the tradition whilst seamlessly incorporating the program into the One PUA annual convention. True to the mission of the PSUO to continually present the various facets in the management of urologic malignancies, the year’s meeting wasn’t any different. This year’s multidisciplinary meeting, represented by all the other subspecialties, featured world renowned experts in the field of Urologic Oncology, Drs. Mark Gonzalgo from the University of Miami and Scott Tagawa from Weill Cornell University in New York both of whom shared their expertise in Bladder and Prostate cancer. Joining them were a host of local Uro- oncologists and experts in allied specialties, Drs. John Mark Carabeo for radiation oncology, Ma. Aileen Diana Bautista for medical oncology, Regina Morabe-Dy for radiology and Patricia Bautista-Peñalosa for nuclear medicine. The program spanned seven hours bolstered by case- based discussions. The scientific program ended promptly at 3:30pm which was followed in short order by the PSUO business meeting and elections.

Just like past PSUO Annual Conventions, this meeting was very fruitful and productive. Hopefully, the discussions provide useful insights on the management of the various urologic malignancies. We are looking forward to the next PSUO Annual Convention in 2023.