AUCA Annual Conference

AUCA 2025: Advancing Catheterisation Safety Through Knowledge and Innovation
📅 Date: December 5, 2025 | 🖥 Format: Virtual & Live-Streamed | ⏰ Time: 8 AM - 6 PM (GMT)

Join us for AUCA’s inaugural Academic Conference, bringing together leading international experts in urinary catheterisation training, research, and innovation. This full-day event features:

🔹 State-of-the-art lectures from global specialists
🔹 Live-streamed Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC) training
🔹 Expert panel discussion on implementing safe catheterisation in hospitals

🔹 Virtual Networking & Collaboration Session

🔹 Post-event recorded access for registered attendees

🌍 Who Should Attend?

✅ Urologists, junior doctors, nurses, clinical educators
✅ Medical & nursing students, practice facilitators
✅ Quality & safety managers, policymakers
✅ Value-Based Procurement Specialists and hospital managers

🎓 CPD Certification Available

📍 Sign up  for FREE here

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The AUCA 2025 Academic Conference aims to:

• Enhance Patient Safety – Promote best practices in safe urinary catheterisation to reduce trauma and complications.
• Advance Medical Education – Provide state-of-the-art lectures and expert-led training on the latest catheterisation techniques and guidelines.
• Deliver Hands-On Learning – Offer a live-streamed Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC) course, integrating simulation-based training for healthcare professionals.
• Support Evidence-Based Practice – Showcase clinical research, real-world case studies, and the impact of catheterisation injury prevention strategies.
• Encourage Innovation Adoption – Discuss barriers to implementing new technology in hospitals and strategies to integrate safer catheterisation methods.
• Foster Multidisciplinary Collaboration – Bring together urologists, clinicians, nurses, educators, policymakers, managers and procurement specialists to drive change in patient safety.
• Offer CPD Certification – Provide attendees with recognised CPD accreditation to support ongoing professional development.

There are no formal prerequisites to attend the AUCA 2025 Academic Conference.

However, for the Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC) Course, the following is recommended:

• Healthcare Background: Designed for urologists, doctors, nurses, clinical educators, and medical trainees involved in urinary catheterisation.
• Basic Knowledge of Catheterisation: Prior experience with basic urethral catheterisation is required.
• Separate Registration for AMUC Course: Delegates wishing to participate in the live-streamed AMUC course must register separately.
• Consent for Live-Streamed Training: AMUC delegates consent to being part of a live-stream filming event.
• CPD Certification Requirement: Completion of post-course feedback is necessary to receive the AUCA Certification in Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (5.5 CPD credits).

AUCA 2025 Academic Conference – FREE to Attend

This event is completely free for all registered attendees, including access to:

• State-of-the-art lectures from global specialists
• Live-streamed Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC) course
• Expert panel discussion on implementing safe catheterisation in hospitals
• Post-event recorded access for registered participants
• CPD certification for conference attendance (6 CPD)
• CPD certification for in-person completion of AMUC course (5.5 CPD)

Important Registration Information

AMUC Course Delegates – If you have paid for the in-person AMUC course and also wish to attend the free morning conference, you must register for both events separately using the same email address.

Unique Email Required – Each participant must register with a unique email address, as Zoom automatically tracks attendance. Shared emails will not be recognied, and attendance may not be recorded for CPD certification.

📍 Register here:
🔗 AUCA Annual Conference link
🔗 AMUC Course Registration Dec 5, 2025

Morning Session: State-of-the-Art Lectures 

Theme: Exploring the Causes, Prevention Strategies, and Implementation of Safe Catheterisation Practices

(Streaming from The Studio)

08:00 – 08:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK), Director of AUCA

08:15 – 08:30 | The Scale of Patient Harm from Traumatic Urethral Catheterisation: Challenges in Elevating Standards
Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK)

08:30–08:45 | Iatrogenic Urethral Catheterisation Injuries – Incidence, Costs & Clinical Implications
Prof. Niall Davis (Ireland)

08:45–09:00 | Urological Causes of Difficult & Complex Urethral Catheterisation (DUC & CUC)
Prof. Akio Horiguchi (Japan)

09:00–09:15 | Acute & Long-Term Urological Management of Catheterisation-Associated Urethral Injury (CAUI)
Prof. Lujie Song (China)

09:15–09:30 | Septic Risks of Traumatic Catheterisation (CAUI): Protocol for Septicaemia Prevention
Prof. Malte Vetterlein (Germany)

09:30–09:45 | Bridging Innovation and Clinical Guidelines: Safe Catheterisation Solutions for Non-Urologists & the NICE Journey of the UCD
Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK)

09:45-10:00 | Understanding Reimbursement Frameworks for Bundled Hospital Care Procedures
TBC

10:00–10:15 | The Quality Framework for NHS Services
TBC

10:15-10:30 | Implementing NICE Guidance: Updating Catheterisation Policy & Training at a Major NHS Foundation Trust
TBC

10:30 – 10:45 | Break

10:45 – 11:00 | Solving Difficult Urethral Catheterisation (DUC) with the UCD Catheter: A Frontline Solution for Improved Patient Care
Dr. Nichola Jeffery (Australia)

11:00 – 11:15 | Urethral Injury Prevention: Lessons from Real-World Case Studies & Clinical Evidence Supporting UCD Catheter Adoption
Prof. Maurice Garcia (USA)

11:15 – 11:30 | Patient Outcomes in Catheterisation. The Role of Clinical Coding to measure the Incidence of DUC, CUC & CAUI
Prof. Reynaldo Gomez Illanes (Chile)

11:30 – 11:45 | Investigating the True Incidence of Catheterisation-Associated Urethral Injury (CAUI): The Need for Global Collaboration
Prof. Sergey Kotov (Russia)

11:45 – 12:00 | Bridging the Gap: Are Junior Doctors Prepared for Catheterisation in Clinical Practice? Insights from Medical Student Training in the UK and Beyond
Naomi Morka, MBBS – UCL Graduate, Aspiring Urologist (UK & Canada)

12:00 – 12:15 | Standardising Training: Why Competency-Based Catheterisation Education is Essential
Prof. Margit Fisch (Germany)

12:15 – 12:30 | Improving Catheterisation Training Compliance with Digital Learning Platforms
Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK)

12:30 – 12:45 | Scaling AUCA Catheterisation Training – A Global Implementation Strategy
Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK)

12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch Break

Afternoon Session: Live-Streamed AMUC Course

(Streaming from The Studio to The UCH Education Centre)

13:30 – 16:00 | Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC) Live Course
Lead Instructor: Dr. Anastasia Frost
AUCA Faculty Trainers: Mariya Dragova, Angelica Lock & Trainee AMUC Trainer

16 Delegates

Includes:

• Live Demonstration of AMUC Course Content & Techniques
• Simulation-Based Learning for Difficult Catheterisation Cases
• Case Discussions & Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS)

📌 Note: Registration for the AMUC course on December 5, 2025, must be completed via the AUCA website. Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Delegates declare their consent by registering to participate in a live-streamed training event.

Late Afternoon Session: 

Panel Discussion - Driving System-Wide Change for Safer Catheterisation

(Streaming from The Studio)

16:00 – 17:00 | Expert Panel Discussion

"Implementing Safe Catheterisation in Healthcare – Overcoming Barriers and Driving Change"

Moderator:

• Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK)

Panelists:

• Dr. Nichola Jeffery (Australia)
• Prof. Lujie Song (China)
• Prof. Reynaldo Gomez Illanes (Chile)
• Prof. Margit Fisch (Germany)
• Prof. Malte Vetterlein (Germany)
• Prof. Niall Davis (Ireland)
• Prof. Akio Horiguchi (Japan)
• Prof. Sergey Kotov (Russia)
• Prof. Maurice Garcia (USA)
• Ms. Cathy Mooney (UK)
• Ms. Naomi Morka (UK&Canada)

Discussion Topics:

• Strengthening training compliance to improve patient safety
• Integrating structured catheterisation training into hospital protocols
• Overcoming funding barriers & challenges in implementing patient safety innovations
• Leveraging e-learning, competency tracking, and digital training models for widespread adoption
• The role of insurers, regulators, and procurement teams in supporting safer catheterisation practices

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

16:55 – 17:00 | Shaping the Future of Catheterisation Training & Patient Safety
Hon. Assoc. Prof. Daniela Andrich (UK)

Networking & Collaboration

17:00 – 18:00 | Virtual Networking & Collaboration Session

(Open to all participants for continued discussions and professional networking)