．Speaker．

Dr. Hasola Joseph Damein

Consultant General Surgeon, Port Moresby General Hospital

Speaker's Biography:

Dr.Damien Joseph Hasola is a Consultant General Surgeon working at Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea. After his training in General Surgery in 2012, He was a Lead Surgeon at Buka General Hospital from 2013 to 2015. In 2016 he was attached to Port Moresby General Hospital for further Higher specialty training in Urology.

He is currently undergoing urology training at Changhua Christian Hospital in Taiwan. The online seminar involves managing general and complex urological cases that include Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy( PCNL) and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy( ESWL). It anticipates the skills and knowledge gained from Changhua Christian Hospital to reduce the burden of Kidney stones in PNG.

Topic: 

Kidney Stone Management - Challenges of Managing Kidney Stones in PNG.

Abstract:

Kidney stones (Nephrolithiasis) are a common urological disease, which can seriously affect health and quality of life in Populations. They can cause significant morbidity, including urinary tract infections, flank pain, hydronephrosis, and decrease renal function leading to end-stage renal failure. Renal colic caused by a stone is the typical presentation to the emergency department and a significant healthcare system burden.

The mechanism is complex, resulting from several physiochemical events, including super-saturation, nucleation, growth, aggregation, and retention of urinary stone constituents within the renal tubules. It is an increasing urological disorder affecting about 12% of the world population.

Although there are various reasons for this, the stone formation was reported to have a strong relationship with obesity and dietary components. High obesity incidence and high animal protein intake were previously considered risk factors only in westerners. Currently, these risk factors are becoming increasingly prevalent in Papua New Guinea (PNG) Population. The current prevalence of kidney stones in PNG is estimated at more than 3 %( Urology Audit, 2019) and increasing every year.

It is a challenge to manage kidney stones in PNG because it has increased the prevalence and incidence over the years. 

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