Scientific Committee
FRIDAY, June 24
SATURDAY, June 25
SUNDAY, June 26
MONDAY, June 27
SCIENTIF COMMITTEE
Honorary President : L. Denis (Belgium)
Chairman : J. McConnell (USA)
Vice-chairs : P. Abrams (U.K), C. Roehrborn (USA), J. Schalken (The Netherlands),H. Akaza (Japan)
Secretary : S. Khoury (France)
Executive Committee : G. Bartsch (Austria), F. Debruyne (The Netherlands),M. Elhilali (Canada),
M. Murai (Japan), M. Resnick (USA), H. Van Poppel (Belgium)
Objectives of the Consultation
This workshop is designed to help transform data into knowledge and knowledge into action following the principles of Evidence Based Medicine.

1) Review the current state of knowledge on New Developments in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases.

2) Propose a widely accepted strategy for the practical diagnostic and therapeutic management in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases following the Evidence Based Medicine principles.

3) Propose validated standard international instruments (i.e. Symptom Scores) to evaluate in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases in collaboration with the major associations involved in the field.

4) Help standardize response criteria and recommendations for clinical research in Prostate Cancer and      Prostate Diseases.