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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 25

…patient safety, support antimicrobial stewardship, and shape effective clinical protocols.“

#ProudSupervisor

Read in full: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Letter to the editor: Commending an insightful contribution to infectious complications in patients undergoing transrectal prostate-biopsy with Ciprofloxacin compared to fosfomycin-trometamol - World ...

This study delivers a comprehensive retrospective analysis addressing the growing clinical concern of antimicrobial resistance in patients undergoing prostate biopsy. By evaluating prophylactic strate...

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 25

As the author states:
„In conclusion, I sincerely commend Dr. Andreas Banner and his team for their significant contribution to the field of
urology. Their article represents a vital advancement, demonstrating how data-driven approaches can improve…

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 25

What an absolutely #proud moment I have to share- I am absolutely #chuffed.

My amazing #PhDstudent at @meduniwien.ac.at, Andreas Banner and the first paper arising from his thesis is subject of a #commendation #letter to the editor of World Journal of #Urology.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Aug 7

There is an *association* between eating chips regularly and developing diabetes. The authors acknowledge their study design cannot demonstrate causality. Shall we stop doing food frequency survey research and instead study how to address obesogenic environments?

www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

Eating chips regularly raises risk of type 2 diabetes by 20%, study finds

Baking, boiling or mashing potatoes raises risk by 5% and replacing with whole grains lowers risk significantly

www.theguardian.com

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 7

Read the full paper in #openaccess here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Infectious complications in patients undergoing transrectal prostate-biopsy with ciprofloxacin compared to fosfomycin-trometamol - World Journal of Urology

Purpose To evaluate the risk of infectious complications associated with the use of ciprofloxacin (CIP) or fosfomycin-trometamol (FMT) for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing transrectal pro...

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 7

🩺 Results showed low #infection rates, but higher in the #fosfomycin group. Suggestions are that fosfomycin ought to be used carefully and transitions to transperitoneal biopsies may even further reduce overall infection rates and support #antibiotic #stewardship in the era of rampaging #AMR.

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hot off the presses in #WorldJournalofUrology is our comparison between ciprofloxacin and fosfomycin-trometamol prophylaxis for patients having a transrectal #prostate #biopsy.

➡️ After analysing a retrospective cohort of 913 patients we took a look at the rates of #UTIs with a 30 day follow-up.

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Aug 7

Andreas Banner can operate on your #prostate and he can also write a beautiful #paper. Very #proud of Andi and his first #PhD paper publication! 👏

📢 NEW PAPER ALERT

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European Cancer Organisation @europeancancer.bsky.social · Jul 11

The #INTERACT-EUROPE100 Team visited Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg from 3–5 July to deliver the third Train-the-Trainer course, featuring hands-on workshops on the Inter-Specialty #Cancer Training Programme.

More sessions coming soon!

🔗Follow the project: www.europeancancer.org/eu-projects/...

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Aberle Judith @aberlejudith.bsky.social · Jul 10

Wer von einer Tropenreise mit Fieber, Hautausschlag, Gelenksschmerzen zurückkommt, sollte sich auch auf #Chikungunya und #Dengue testen lassen
Heuer 9 bestätigte Chikungunyafälle bei Reiserückkehrern, 68 Denguefälle #Referenzzentrale #ZentrumVirologie
#MedUniWien
science.orf.at/stories/3231...

Erste Chikungunya-Infektion in Mitteleuropa

Im französischen Elsass nahe der deutschen Grenze hat sich eine Person mit dem Chikungunya-Virus angesteckt – es ist damit der erste Chikungunya-Fall in Mitteleuropa. Übertragen wird der Erreger von d...

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jul 9

Issues of inequity and #homelessness clearly obvious among the glitz and glam of chrome and glass skyscrapers. Time for the local government in #Brussels to do something and help people in dire need! #HousingIsHealth

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jul 9

Guess where I am?

Yes, Brussels! With its usual and unique blend of charm and chaos. Meeting international and industry #stakeholders to discuss #sustainability of #PatientNavigation models that we are developing in @co-captain.bsky.social 🌈

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sichtbarkeit ist super aber Policies sind viel besser! Danke an @meduniwien.ac.at und #springer für die Gelegenheit über diesen Themen zu reden.

MedUni Wien @meduniwien.ac.at · Jun 30

Wie inklusiv ist das #Gesundheitssystem?

Im #MedUniWien #Podcast spricht ‪@grabovacigor.bsky.social über gesundheitliche Ungleichheit, Diskriminierung & Projekte wie „Cancerless“, die den Zugang zur Versorgung verbessern sollen.

🎧 Zur Folge! ⬇️

#HealthEquity

Ungesehen und unversorgt – Wenn Medizin Menschen vergisst

In die neue Episode reinhören!

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 17

So happy to have met Esteban during my time as a visiting #professor at EHESP in Rennes and happy to have made this further collaboration possible. 🌈

The Community Health Lab @grabovacgroup.bsky.social · Jun 17

For the last few months we had a pleasure of having a "hybrid" intern - Juan Esteban Guzman Benitez who is finishing up his master in #epidemiology and #biostatistics at EHESP - École des hautes études en santé publique with us in Vienna.

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European Cancer Organisation @europeancancer.bsky.social · Jun 13

🚨 Men carry the heaviest cancer burden in Europe but policy continues to overlook them.

ECO’s Men and Cancer report remains essential reading, with urgent calls for better screening, gender-sensitive care, & a European Prostate Cancer Initiative.

📄Learn more: www.europeancancer.org/resources/pu...

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The Community Health Lab @grabovacgroup.bsky.social · Jun 12

Our @grabovacigor.bsky.social today at #CCCTrio focused on #cancer #care and translational research!
Bench to bedside to #policy is the future of translational #science and #research. ❤️

Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 12

Catch me today at #CCC-Trio at the @meduniwien.ac.at where a transdisciplinary conference on #cancer #care in underway.
This year very happy that more focus is given on #PublicHealth aspects and understanding that true transdisciplinary work in cancer care means bench to bedside to POLICY! 🌈

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 12

I will be chairing a session on #cancer #epidemiology so if you are around come and say hi! 🥰

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 12

Catch me today at #CCC-Trio at the @meduniwien.ac.at where a transdisciplinary conference on #cancer #care in underway.
This year very happy that more focus is given on #PublicHealth aspects and understanding that true transdisciplinary work in cancer care means bench to bedside to POLICY! 🌈

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MedUni Wien @meduniwien.ac.at · Jun 12

Aufwachsen jenseits binärer #Geschlechterrollen 🏳️‍🌈⤵️

Diana Klinger von der #MedUniWien spricht in einer Hörgang-Folge mit Springer Medizin Österreich über Ängste, Fakten und Unterstützung – für Kinder, Eltern und Fachleute.

🎧 Zur #Podcast-Folge! ⬇️

#Pride #PrideMonth

PRIDE Kids – Identität im Wandel

Jetzt in die Folge reinhören!

www.springermedizin.at

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Polizei Steiermark @polizeistmk.bsky.social · Jun 10

#graz1006 Für Angehörige und Betroffene wurde ein Callcenter eingerichtet: +43591338400 📞

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Take a listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/0Q69...

Prevention & Early Detection Cluster: the CO-CAPTAIN project

The 4P-CAN Podcast · Episode

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 5

I teamed up with our sister project, the 4P-CAN Project who are members of our Prevention and Early Detection Cluster - Implementation Research and made a short interview for their #podcast and spoke about our goals and values and work in the cluster where we lead the work on #inequalities.

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 5

#HealthJustice and #equity in #cancer #care are not just ideas but real aims of the @co-captain.bsky.social project! Our vision is to reduce the #cancer #burden and #mortality by improving access to #primary #cancer #prevention for people experiencing #mentalhealth issues.

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Igor Grabovac @grabovacigor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Welcome Filip!

The Community Health Lab @grabovacgroup.bsky.social · Jun 5

Here he is in his official „selfie“ moment, Filip Stupar who joined the team few weeks ago.
Filip is passionate about making the world a better place.
When not volunteering on #HumanityOne and helping with rescuing #refugees he maybe found in refugee #camps along the Bosnian/Croatian border.

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