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Lithotripsy Academy Webinar 19 July 2026
This launch webinar introduces the vision and educational mission of Lithotripsy Academy, an international initiative dedicated to advancing evidence-based shockwave lithotripsy education for urologists, technicians, operators, and patients. The faculty explores the complete SWL treatment pathway, beginning with the fundamental science of shockwave generation and interaction with stones and tissue. The programme then focuses on the practical elements required to deliver effective treatment, including coupling, imaging, targeting, energy ramping, shockwave frequency, and treatment optimisation. The webinar also examines appropriate patient and stone selection, considering factors such as stone size, location, density, skin-to-stone distance, anatomy, and individual patient characteristics. Treatment outcomes, safety, complications, retreatment, auxiliary procedures, and follow-up are discussed to provide a balanced understanding of clinical success. Short case discussions bring these principles together, demonstrating how scientific knowledge, patient selection, treatment planning, and technical execution influence real-world SWL decisions. The session concludes with the formal introduction of Lithotripsy Academy, its educational resources, target audiences, and future vision for improving shockwave lithotripsy practice worldwide.
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Introduction
06:04
SCIENCE: Understanding Shockwave Lithotripsy
13:30
TECHNIQUE: Delivering Effective SWL
18:00
SELECTION: Choosing the Right Patient and Stone
09:49
SUCCESS: Outcomes
15:34
Discussion and Question and Answers
33:45
Lithotripsy Academy Launch Webinar
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In this opening section, Prof. Kemal Sarica and Mr. Daron Smith welcome participants and introduce the vision behind Lithotripsy Academy. They highlight the need for renewed global attention to shockwave lithotripsy education and explain how the Academy aims to support urologists, technicians, operators, and patients through evidence-based learning, practical experience, and international scientific collaboration.

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