The future of urology holds promising new technologies but also a challenging increase in urological care needs. To translate emerging technologies and medical advances into use and accommodate the growing demand for urological services, we need strong collaboration with other health-care professionals within urology, other medical specialties and the community that surrounds our profession.
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Nolsøe, A.B., Østergren, P.B., Jensen, C.F.S. et al. From separation to collaboration: the future of urology. Nat Rev Urol 16, 633–634 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-019-0241-z
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