Category: Academic Urology Unit

Tom Cox Honorary Professor tom.cox@abdn.ac.uk | 01224 438120 Professor James N’Dow Unit Director & Professor of Urology j.ndow@abdn.ac.uk | 01224 438133 Janice Forsyth PA to Professor James N’Dow janice.forsyth@abdn.ac.uk | 01224 438133 Dr Thomas Lam Consultant Urological Surgeon thomasbllam@abdn.ac.uk | 01224 438130 Dr Sara MacLennan Senior Lecturer s.maclennan@abdn.ac.uk | 01224 438125 Dr Steven MacLennan Research...

Part of our commitment to securing a future for AUU lies in the provision of training and education in the field of evidence synthesis in urological disease to postgraduate students, junior and senior clinicians from the UK, Europe and beyond. Our unit regularly conducts European Urology Accredited Continuing Medical Education (EU-ACME)-accredited training workshops for residents...

The Unit has a strong track record in each of our identified priority areas of work (evidence synthesis, guideline development, large multi-centre clinical trials and observational studies of surgical interventions, patient-oriented programmes of research including the health psychology of cancer survivorship and core outcome set development within urology). Evidence synthesis and guideline development: European Association...

Translation of Research in to Policy and Practice: Patient Engagement within the northeast of Scotland and the UK: The establishment of UCAN (Urological CANcer charity) in partnership with NHS Grampian and the Academic Urology Unit, marked a shift towards increased and targeted provision of evidence-based support to patients with urological cancer and their families. The...

Created in 2001, the Unit was formed by and is led by Professor James N’Dow, Head of the Academic Urology Unit. The Academic Urology Unit majors in four main clinical themes: Cancer, Urinary Stones Disease, Benign Prostatic Diseases and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. The unit has an international reputation in the field of evidence synthesis, guideline...