Focal.Therapy.UK

We are holding a users group on monday 27th september 2021 (3pm to 6pm). For those urologists doing focal and those interested in starting it in the UK. Hopefully F2F in London. Please DM if interested.

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🚀 Early-Bird Registration for the Imperial Prostate & Focal Therapy Society Masterclass 2025 is open! #ipftsmasterclass25 📍Friday 11 April - Saturday 12 April 2025 📍South Kensington, London UK 🎟️ imperialprostatemasterclass.org

🚀 Congratulations to @johannboaz, signed off as independent to national expert level in focal HIFU @SonablateCorp & focal cryotherapy @bostonsci! 🎯 @ImperialNHS @imperialurology @LondonProstate1 @taimurshah

💥 Thrilled to see the next step of Prostate cancer screening & #Prostagram on the front page 👏 Culmination of years of hard work by @LondonProstate1 + many many others 🌟Looking forward to the next steps & excited to see what this new trial will find dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

13 years after delivering an exemplary doctoral thesis, with the pivotal PICTURE MRI study at its core, Lucy Simmons, Consultant Urological Surgeon & @ProstateUKProfs Clinical Champion starts a focal HIFU programme in Bath Proud to be there @lucysimmons1 @prost8uk @RUHBath

@richifdc89 Not sure who told Mr Wootton to pay £19K in the UK but focal therapy is available in the NHS without having to pay (in a number of centres). He should be advised to get an NHS referral. @UkFocal @IP_London

Not sure who told Mr Wootton to pay £19K in the UK but focal therapy is available in the NHS without having to pay (in a number of centres). This article is therefore incorrect and he should be advised to get an NHS referral. @UkFocal @IP_London

📢 Are you interested in learning more about #HIFU or #cryotherapy to treat prostate cancer? Ask the experts! 📢 Register for our FREE patient webinar @ imperialprostate.org/support 📅 Wednesday 28 June, 2023 ⏱️ 4:00PM - 5:00PM (BST) #UrSoMe #ProstateCancerSupport #FocalTherapy

Due to popular demand, the #FOCAL2023 Annual Meeting this November is now being held at @SwissotelChi! Don't miss 3 days of outstanding CME content with the world's leading experts in #FocalTherapy, Register now: buff.ly/3FaTcsu @arvinkgeorge @AbhinavSidana @Freddie_Hamdy

AUANews June 2023. Focal Therapy making primetime. “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning”. Moving forward. @AmerUrological @FocalSociety @CAU_URO

‘The ridiculous thing is I don’t know anything about it’ Don't miss our #Cunningcast special for #MensHealthWeek @Tony_Robinson on #ProstateCancer with Prof Hash Ahmed @LondonProstate1 Supporting @ProstateUK 💥NOW LIVE 💥 Listen link 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046

You can’t change your age, ethnicity or family history. But a healthy diet might help lower your risk of #ProstateCancer Listen as @tony_Robinson explores 5 things which might help with @LondonProstate1 Supporting @ProstateUK Link 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046

Don’t miss Prof. Hashim Ahmed on @Cunningcastpod with @Tony_Robinson for #MensHealthWeek - listen to the end to hear @LondonProstate1’s #CunningPlan for #ProstateCancer! 🎙️ pod.fo/e/1826cf #Cunningcast #ProstateCancerScreening #Prostagram @ImperialSandC @imperialurology

It’s come to the point where if you don’t offer focal therapy in your centre, you should offer referral to a unit that does In UK at least, you’re breaking informed consent legal precedence, if you do not Here are the focal therapy criteria NB: NICE IPG & EAU guideline covered

EAU guidelines change on #focaltherapy of prostate cancer using #HIFU and #Cryo

Moving Forward!!

⭐️ The EAU guidelines on focal HIFU and focal cryotherapy have changed ⭐️ For advice on eligibility criteria & how patients can access focal HIFU or cryo routinely via HEAT and ICE registries, DM or email. @UkFocal @FocalSociety @IP_London

@LondonProstate1 @TheFocalTC @UkFocal @FocalSociety @IP_London This is an area which is currently under review with our Clinical Advisory Board, particularly on the back of the latest NICE HTA, which was published yesterday. We are working through the implications of this for patients and will be updating the infopool shortly to reflect this

@PCR_News @TheFocalTC Such a shame that your new infopool decision aid doesn’t take into account patient’s wishes to know of a minimally invasive therapy that has less impact on their quality of life. And after that specific interview by your CEO!! @UkFocal @FocalSociety @IP_London

Focal #HIFU may or may not be for you... but doesn't it make sense to find out? Hear from the Experts! All episodes for the Build Your #FocalTherapy Program webinar series are now available on our website. Watch now: sonablate.com/build-your-pro… #Urology