Kris Maes , head of the Center for Uro-oncology and Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Hospital da Luz Lisboa, is one of 28 international experts who are discussing the impact of the covid- 19 in the organization and robotic surgery procedures, during a videoconference with online transmission held on April 28 and 29. Organized by WRSE 24 (Worldwide Robotic Surgery 24 Hour Event), the videoconference “WRSE Urology Event: a 48 hour stream” includes the transmission of a robotic urology surgery (a prostatectomy, previously recorded) performed by Kris Maes at Hospital da Luz. The panel of participants will connect the most important robotic surgery centers in the world and includes, in addition to Kris Maes, surgeons like Alexandre Mottrie (director of the urology department at OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium), Dmitry Pushkar (responsible for the Russian training program on robotics), James Porter (director of robotic surgery at the Swedish Medical Center, Seattle), and Vipul R. Patel (clinical director of the Florida Global Robotics Institute). Program and videoconference
