LECTURE: GILLS Rural Urology: Managing Foley’s Catheter Including Non-Deflating Balloons in Rural Areas – Thursday, August 13, 2020

Insertion of Foley’s catheter is one of the most carried out procedure that can cause serious problems if not done carefully…

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LECTURE: Managing Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Rural Areas – Thursday, August 6, 2020

There are many causative agents associated with bladder cancer. This is because most of the unwanted substances are excreted through the bladder and there is significant contact time…

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LECTURE: Bladder Outflow Obstruction – Thursday, July 30, 2020

The disease burden of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is in the increase because there is a greater awareness and increase in life…

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LECTURE: Rural Surgery Urinary Tract Stones – Thursday, July 23, 2020

The details for the call-in Zoom Meeting lecture is ONLY good for Thursday July 23, 2020. Click here to view the presentation:  Urinary Tract Stones Managing Urinary Tract Stones in Rural Areas Mankind has been affected by urinary stones for several centuries and has been the silent cause of renal… 

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Rural Surgery Research and Training Center – Shanthi Bhavan Medical Center, Biru, Jharkhand

A University of Michigan-led team carried out the analysis of data from 1.6 million hospital stays for four common operations: gall bladder removal, colon surgery, hernia repair and appendectomy…

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Introduction to Gas Insufflation Less Laparoscopic surgeries for Rural Areas

The GILLS or Gas Insufflation Less Laparoscopic Surgeries are slowly gaining popularity in remote and rural areas thanks to the involvement of researchers from NIHR – GHRG…

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Virus interactions with bacteria: Partners in the infectious dance

The outcome of viral infection depends on the interplay between host factors and the environment. Host factors, like the expression of viral receptors, convey permissiveness to infection, define tropism, regulate antiviral immune responses, determine viral clearance, and spread

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