Dissemination and communication of knowledge by the European Academy of Andrology
2022; Wiley; Volume: 10; Issue: S2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/andr.13249
ISSN2047-2927
Tópico(s)Genital Health and Disease
ResumoAndrologyVolume 10, Issue S2 p. 113-115 SUPPLEMENT ARTICLEFree Access Dissemination and communication of knowledge by the European Academy of Andrology First published: 10 October 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.13249AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Knowledge dissemination and communication is one of the missions of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA). This mission can be accomplished using several different approaches, which differ depending on the target audience. For dissemination of knowledge to specialists, including its own members, the EAA has been using primarily the following means: Organisation of scientific congresses, workshops, webinars, and providing support for relevant meetings organised by EAA centres and other associations, Supporting and promoting its own scientific journal: International Journal of Andrology (1992–2012) and since 2012 – Andrology, published jointly with the American Society of Andrology, Preparation and publication of EAA clinical practice guidelines, Informing the members through the EAA website, newsletters, and literature alerts. Communication of medical and scientific information to the general public requires completely different language and approaches. Here, the EAA expanded its efforts considerably during the last few years, with specific focus on improving the awareness of male-specific health problems, using the following means: Website ‘Male Health Awareness’, Participation in public events organised by patients’ supporting groups, Spreading information through social media. Further intensification of our dialogue with the public is expected in collaboration with the ANDRONET network (https://www.andronet.cat/)1 and with the Male Reproductive Health Initiative.2 1 THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF ANDROLOGY The most important scientific meeting in the andrology field in Europe is the biennial European Congress of Andrology (ECA), initiated and supported by EAA. ECA provides the best forum for updating knowledge in andrology, and for scientific interaction and informal networking. The first ECA was organized in 2000 in l'Aquila (Italy) under the presidency of Prof. Gianni Forti, and was organised by Felice and Sandro Francavilla. The subsequent congresses grew in the attendance and the world reach (Figure 1). The ever-growing presence of non-European delegates provided significant international flavour to our congresses. In the latest editions, participants from 40 to 60 different countries joined ECAs, strengthening intercontinental collaborations and increasing the importance of EAA as an established voice in andrology. Recent years, with unexpected travel and meeting limitations imposed by the COVID-19 crisis, forced the organizers to rethink the usual ways of meetings, and introduced virtual and hybrid conferences. The first experiment of this kind – the e-Congress Andrology 2020, organised by the leaders of the Münster Centre; Sabine Kliesch and Stefan Schlatt - was a great success and broke the attendance records, with a truly global reach. In 2022 we are returning to the face-to-face congresses, but the hybrid mode and digital back-ups will now become the standard way facilitating access to ECA for andrologists from remote corners of the world. FIGURE 1Open in figure viewerPowerPoint A collage of logos and banners of European Congresses of Andrology. The list of European Congresses of Andrology (ECA): The 1st ECA 2000: L’ Aquila (Italy), 24–27 March 2000, main organizers F. Francavilla and S. Francavilla The 2nd ECA 2002: Malmoe (Sweden), 19–22 September 2002, main organizer A. Giwercman The 3rd ECA 2004: Münster (Germany), 11–14 September 2004, main organizer E. Nieschlag The 4th ECA 2006: Toulouse (France), 07–10 December 2006, main organizers R. Mieusset and P. Thonneau The 5th ECA 2008: Rome (Italy), 26–28 November 2008, main organizer A. Lenzi The 6th ECA 2010: Athens (Greece), 29 September–01 October 2010, main organizers D.A. Adamopoulos and D. Goulis The 7th ECA 2012: Berlin (Germany), 28 November–01 December 2012, main organizer W. Weidner The 8th ECA 2014: Barcelona (Spain), 15–17 October 2014, main organizer O. Rajmil The 9th ECA 2016: Rotterdam (The Netherlands), 17–23 September 2016, main organizer G.G. Dohle The 10th ECA 2018: Budapest (Hungary), 11–13 October 2018, main organizer Z. Kopa The 11th e-ECA ‘Andrology 2020’ (with 12th ISA and 32nd DGA), Münster (Germany), 9–12 December 2020, main organizers S. Schlatt and S. Kliesch The 12th ECA 2022: Barcelona (Spain), 19–21 October 2022 (hybrid), main organizer E. Ruiz Castane 2 EAA CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES The EAA has been promoting preparation of high-quality, evidence-based clinical guidelines for andrologists. This programme was initiated by EAA President Csilla Krausz, who noticed a great impact of the EAA/EMQN guidelines advising andrology labs how to perform genetic screening for the Y chromosome microdeletions. Since 2016 the work has been coordinated by the EAA Guidelines Committee, chaired jointly by Giovanni Corona (Italy) and Dimitrios Goulis (Greece). All EAA clinical guidelines published so far, starting from the first genetic analysis protocols, are listed below: Simoni M, Bakker E, Krausz C. EAA/EMQN best practice guidelines for molecular diagnosis of Y-chromosomal microdeletions. State of the art 2004. Int J Androl. 2004;27(4):240-249. Krausz C, Hoefsloot L, Simoni M, Tüttelmann F; European Academy of Andrology; European Molecular Genetics Quality Network. EAA/EMQN best practice guidelines for molecular diagnosis of Y-chromosomal microdeletions: state-of-the-art 2013. Andrology. 2014;2(1):5. Rochira V, Antonio L, Vanderschueren D. EAA clinical guideline on management of bone health in the andrological outpatient clinic. Andrology. 2018;6(2):272-285. Colpi GM, Francavilla S, Haidl G, Link K, Behre HM, Goulis DG, Krausz C, Giwercman A. European Academy of Andrology guideline - Management of oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia. Andrology. 2018;6(4):513-524. Kanakis GA, Nordkap L, Bang AK, Calogero AE, Bártfai G, Corona G, Forti G, Toppari J, Goulis DG, Jørgensen N. EAA clinical practice guidelines - gynecomastia evaluation and management. Andrology. 2019;7(6):778-793. Corona G, Goulis DG, Huhtaniemi I, Zitzmann M, Toppari J, Forti G, Vanderschueren D, Wu FC. European Academy of Andrology (EAA) guidelines on investigation, treatment and monitoring of functional hypogonadism in males: Endorsing organization: European Society of Endocrinology. Andrology. 2020;8(5):970-987. Zitzmann M, Aksglaede L, Corona G, Isidori AM, Juul A, T'Sjoen G, Kliesch S, D'Hauwers K, Toppari J, Słowikowska-Hilczer J, Tüttelmann F, Ferlin A. European Academy of Andrology guidelines on Klinefelter Syndrome, Endorsing Organization: European Society of Endocrinology. Andrology. 2021;9(1):145-167. Some of the guidelines concerning endocrine aspects of andrology have been endorsed by the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), thus increasing their impact and readership beyond the andrology community. Several additional guidelines are in preparation. 3 MALE HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN Communications to the general public, especially those aiming at raising awareness of male-specific health problems have become one of the priority aspects after scientific media publicised the worrying reports of the declining trends in male reproduction and a possible association between male infertility and general health.2, 3 In November 2020, the EAA launched a new website addressed to the general public, with a mission to provide evidence-based and medically correct but easily understandable information concerning male health and common andrological problems. The website has been set-up and maintained by EAA Academician Andrea Sansone (Rome, Italy) who has been serving as the coordinator of the content. The information on the website is provided by specialists in andrology, with the greatest contributions from Andrea M. Isidori, Andrea Sansone, Dirk Vanderschueren, Csilla Krausz, Maria Fernanda Peraza Godoy, Stepan Krasnyak, and Viktoria Rosta. Most of the information is illustrated by short, animated videos, filmed presentations and original drawings, making the content dynamic and attractive for the general public (Figure 2). The website: www.andrologyawareness.eu FIGURE 2Open in figure viewerPowerPoint The homepage of the EAA's website on Male Health Awareness. In addition to setting up its own website, the EAA joined forces with ESHRE and a patient charity organisation Fertility Europe to support ‘Male Reproductive Health Initiative’ (MHRI), a global collaboration chaired by Chris Barratt (UK) and Chris de Jonge (USA) https://www.eshre.eu/Specialty-groups/Special-Interest-Groups/Andrology/MRHI. MHRI is dedicated to raising awareness of male reproductive health to the public, policy makers and funding agencies, and to advancing the science and practice in andrology.2 The EAA pledged to support the initiative. In October 2022 an ESHRE Campus Workshop on Male Reproductive Health was organized with the participation of EAA Academicians. The EAA invited the MHRI European leaders and everyone else interested to join the new network ANDRONET (supported by COST), which identified raising of the public awareness of male-specific health problems as one of the three main objectives of the programme.1 REFERENCES 1Oliva R, Krausz C, Rajpert-De Meyts E. ANDRONET: a new European network to boost research coordination, education and public awareness in andrology. Andrology. 2022; 10(3): 423- 425. 10.1111/andr.13144 2De Jonge C, Barratt CLR. The present crisis in male reproductive health: an urgent need for a political, social, and research roadmap. Andrology. 2019; 7: 762- 768. 3Salonia A, Matloob R, Gallina A, et al. Are infertile men less healthy than fertile men? Results of a prospective case-control survey. Eur Urol. 2009; 56(6): 1025- 1031. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.03.001 4Jensen TK, Jacobsen R, Christensen K, Nielsen NC, Bostofte E. Good semen quality and life expectancy: a cohort study of 43, 277 men. Am J Epidemiol. 2009;170(5):559-565. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp168. Erratum in: Am J Epidemiol. 2009;170(11):1453. PMID: 19635736. Volume10, IssueS2Special Issue: 30 Years of Promoting Education and Knowledge in AndrologyOctober 2022Pages 113-115 FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation
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