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We are very proud of our editor, Jeremy Teoh, who has been invited to deliver the prestigious John K. Lattimer Lecture at the AUA Annual Meeting 2026. The Lattimer Lecture, first established in 1977, recognises new innovations and practices with the potential to revolutionise urology and medicine more broadly. Previous awardees include distinguished leaders in the field such as Vipul Patel, Ralph Clayman, Glenn Preminger, Curtis Nickel, and Ash Tewari. Jeremy shared that he feels deeply honoured to receive this recognition as an Asian researcher and warmly invites colleagues and friends to attend the lecture at Hall D at 1:00 PM on 15 May 2026. A group photo will take place outside the hall after the lecture at approximately 1:30 PM. Congratulations, @jteoh_hk, on this outstanding achievement! @uroweb @mroupret @GPloussard @Ric_Campi @CaPsurvivorship @LauraMarandino @RenuEapen @Ecastromarcos @OncoAlert @Sciencedirect @AmericanUrological

Congratulations @jteoh_hk on the John K. Lattimer Lecture at #AUA26. A well-deserved recognition for a researcher who consistently raises the bar.

It’s disappointing to me that TURBT continues to be dismissed as a “low-priority” procedure in so many training programs. This single step defines the entire course for a bladder cancer patient. Accurate diagnosis, precise staging, and the choice of therapy all hinge on a high quality TURBT. And the “advanced genomic analysis and molecular profiling” these same programs love to promote? It all begins with adequate, high-quality tissue obtained through a TURBT. Yet incomplete resections leave behind residual tumor in up to 78% of cases at restaging, leading to higher recurrence rates and unnecessary progression. If we are serious about improving outcomes in NMIBC - and even MIBC - we must treat TURBT with the respect it deserves: structured, deliberate training curricula, hands-on attending involvement, and real performance metrics. This is why the @IBCG_BladderCA will make this one of the focus topics of our retreat this year, #IBCG26 @UrogerliMD @JoshMeeks @bbmdmsk @siadaneshmand @RobertoContieri @paolo_gontero @ParamMariappan @joanfundi @jteoh_hk @spsutkaMD @WorldBladderCan @BladderCancerUS @drgaganprakash @SUO_YUO @veerukasi