Guidelines

All guidelines, best practice reports, and consensus statements have undergone official CUA approval process and are the intellectual property of the Canadian Urological Association (CUA). Reproduction of these documents in any form requires the express written consent of the CUA. For any permission requests, comments/feedback, or to enquire about previous versions and older guidelines, please contact: adriana.modica@cua.org. Note that all older versions of guidelines are also available at cuaj.ca and on PubMed.

The guidelines do not supersede physician judgment. Treating physicians must take into account variations in resources, patient needs, and preferences.

CUA MEMBERS: downloadable guidelines available when signed in.

 

TOPIC TYPE TITLE PUBLICATION STATUS TOOLS SUPPLEMENTS
Adrenal carcinoma
GL
Test Supplements
Dev Test 		April 2025 Current
Kidney cancer
GL
Test Guideline Files
Dev Test 		March 2023 Current
BPH/Prostatitis
GL
Test-2
Test B 		October 2020 Current
Prostate cancer
GL
Managing prostate cancer during COVID-19:CUOG/CUA
Andrea Kokorovic 		June 2020 In Development
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
GL
Test
Test 		April 2020 In Development
Angiomyolipoma
GL
Test2
Test2 		April 2020 In Development
Prostate cancer
GL
Metastatic castration-naive and castration-sensitive prostate cancer: CUA/CUOG
Alan I. So 		February 2020 Current
Testis and penile cancer
GL
Long-term surveillance following resection of pheochromocytoma
Ravi M. Kumar 		December 2019 Current
Kidney cancer
GL
Role of renal mass biopsy in the management of kidney cancer: KCRNC
Luke T. Lavallée 		December 2019 Current
Pediatric urology
GL
Pediatric hemorrhagic cystitis
Jessica H. Hannick 		November 2019 Current

STATUS DEFINITIONS:

CURRENT Published within the past 5 years or reviewed and confirmed to still be current.

UNDER REVISION Update in progress.

IN DEVELOPMENT New guideline being prepared.

MEMBER REVIEW Draft in peer-review by CUA members

TYPE DEFINITIONS:

CUA GUIDELINE (GL) Evidence-based guidance for broader topics requiring more comprehensive exploration.

BEST PRACTICE REPORT (BPR) Evidence-based guidance for one clinically relevant topic; must have one clear, focused question.

CONSENSUS STATEMENT (CS) Collective opinion of an expert panel

CUA-ENDORSED GUIDELINES (END) Developed by other associations and endorsed by the CUA Guidelines Committee

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