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Delivering international studies through a collaborative research model

British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) is a UK-based research
collaborative that designs and delivers large-scale research studies in urology.

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Achievements

BURST is commited to achieving high quality research to improve patient care and have received several international awards for recent studies.

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Committee

The BURST committee comprises of a diverse core committee as well as an advisory board of senior members and international representatives.

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Education

BURST is committed to education in the field of research – see our educational resources page and new projects such as LANDMARK

Ongoing Projects

WASHOUT

Ward AdmiSsion of Haematuria: an Observational Multicentre Study

Now open to recruitment

LANDMARK

Launched in 2024
Evidence review of key papers in urology

RESECT

Transurethral REsection and Single instillation intra-vesical chemotherapy Evaluation in bladder Cancer Treatment (RESECT) Improving quality in TURBT surgery.

RESECT is aGLOBAL multi-centre observational audit with randomised feedback to sites - now closed to recruitment.

Recent publications

Introducing WASHOUT: A Large-scale Observational Study of Inpatient Haematuria

Eur Urol Focus 2024

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ARTS: Lessons Learnt in Setting Up an International Multicentre Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product in the UK

Eur Urol Focus 2023

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Scrotal point-of-care ultrasonography: a UK cross-speciality pilot training course evaluation.

BJUI 2023

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IDENTIFY: the investigation and detection of urological neoplasia in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer

BJUI 2021

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FIX-IT: BURST-BAUS consensus document for best practice in the conduct of scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion

BJUI 2022

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Audit, Feedback, and Education to Improve Quality and Outcomes in Transurethral Resection and SIIVC for NMIBC: Protocol

JMIR Res Protoc. 2023

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Our Support

Below are some of our main sponsors & funders who have provided support for project delivery

TUF

TUF

The Urology Foundation

Rosetrees Trust

Rosetrees Trust

Supportor of RESECT study

Medac Pharma UK

Medac Pharma UK

Supportor of RESECT study

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