AUCA Conference

AUCA Conference 2026

Iatrogenic Injury — Prevention, System Failure & Accountability

📅 Friday, 30 October 2026
🖥 Virtual (Live via Zoom)

This year’s AUCA Conference focuses on one critical question:

Why do preventable urinary tract injuries still occur—and how do we stop them?

This is the first AUCA Conference, delivered in collaboration with the GURS Masterclass, shifting the focus upstream—from reconstruction to prevention and patient safety.

The programme brings together an experienced international faculty in urology, education, and patient safety to analyse real-world cases of iatrogenic injury, with a focus on mechanisms, decision-making, and prevention.

What this conference delivers

• Clear frameworks for safe catheterisation and escalation
• Analysis of iatrogenic injury and patient harm
• Practical strategies for implementation in clinical settings
• A full live demonstration of the AMUC training pathway
• Expert panel discussion on system failure and accountability

Who should attend

• Urologists and surgical trainees
• Emergency and acute care clinicians
• Nurses and clinical educators
• Patient safety and quality leads
• Hospital managers and policymakers

Access

This conference is free to attend.

GURS Masterclass delegates are automatically included.
External attendees must register separately.

This conference aims to:

• Improve patient safety in catheterisation practice
• Develop understanding of mechanisms leading to iatrogenic urethral injury
• Strengthen clinical decision-making and escalation in difficult catheterisation
• Identify system factors contributing to delayed recognition and complications
• Support implementation of safer catheterisation pathways in clinical practice

There are no formal prerequisites.

This conference is designed for clinicians involved in urinary catheterisation, acute care, and patient safety. A basic understanding of urethral catheterisation is helpful.

The AMUC session included in this conference is a live-streamed training demonstration only.

The in-person AMUC hands-on course is a separate event and is not included in conference registration. Separate registration is required, and places are limited and may be subject to a course fee.

Participants attending the in-person AMUC course will be part of a filmed training environment and are required to provide consent for recording.

Details and booking for the AMUC course are available via the AUCA website.

AUCA Conference 2026 — Free to Attend

This conference is free for all registered participants and includes access to all live sessions.

GURS Masterclass delegates are automatically included.
External attendees are welcome and must register separately.

The in-person AMUC hands-on course is a separate event and is not included in conference registration.
Separate registration is required, and places are limited and may be subject to a course fee.

AUCA Conference 
Iatrogenic Injury — Prevention, System Failure & Accountability

Morning Session

Prevention, Early Recognition & Acute Management (CAUI)

09:00 – 09:20
Lecture: Catheter Safety: Why a Plan B Is Essential
Speaker: Daniela Andrich

09:20 – 09:40
Lecture: Escalation Pathways in the Emergency Department
Speaker: Nikki Jeffery

09:40 – 10:00
Lecture: Sepsis Following Catheter-Associated Urethral Injury (CAUI)
Speaker: Malte Vetterlein

10:00 – 10:20
Discussion
• When to stop
• When to escalate
• Who is responsible

10:20 – 10:40
Break

Late Morning

System Failure & Harm — Why Patients Are Injured

10:40 – 12:00
Case-Based Forum
Where Did This Go Wrong?

Case Presenters:
Ragheb Masouh
Muhesh 

Cases:
• Catheter-associated urethral stricture
• Fournier’s gangrene
• Fatal outcome following delayed recognition

12:00 – 13:00
Panel Discussion
System Failure, Cross-Specialty Harm & Accountability

Chair: Daniela Andrich

Panel:
Jai Eswara
Nikki Jeffery
Margit Fisch
Malte Vetterlein
Mariya Dragova

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch

Afternoon Session

From Training to Implementation

14:00 – 16:30
Live Training Demonstration
Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC)

• Full training pathway
• Recognition of difficulty
• Escalation strategies (ABC escalation pathway)
• Standardised safe practice using the UCD catheter as Plan B