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IVUmed is committed to making quality urological care available to people worldwide. In fulfilling this mission, IVUmed provides medical and surgical education to physicians and nurses and treatment to thousands of suffering children and adults. IVUmed's award-winning founder, Dr. Catherine deVries, began forming our teaching and service model in Honduras in 1992. There, Dr. deVries saw the unmet need for pediatric urology education. Children in developing countries with problems of the kidneys, bladder and genitalia fell through the cracks in healthcare. Adult urologists did not care for children, and pediatric surgeons had little experience with urology. At the request of the Honduran pediatric surgeons, Dr. deVries began implementing IVUmed's model for teaching pediatric urological reconstruction in developing countries. Over the years, we have refined our approach to address complications and problems stemming from the difficulties of doing complex urogenital reconstruction in resource-limited settings where nurses have limited education and pain management is poorly understood. In 1992, Dr. deVries began working with Honduran plastic surgeons and general urologists, and over the years moved to a more sustainable relationship with pediatric surgeons specializing in pediatric urology. Nearly 100 patients are seen during each workshop while educating primary care providers, ward nurses, pediatric surgeons, and most recently, pediatric urologists. Our Honduras program has grown to include physicians from across the country now capable of performing relatively complex operations independent of IVUmed.

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