In late March, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey closed non-essential businesses across the state and suspended non-urgent and elective surgeries and procedures.

The state’s stay-at-home order expired on April 30, and has been replaced with a “safer at home” directive as Alabama begins to reopen. Today we’re speaking with Alabama urologist Dr. Lorie Fleck about her experience with the COVID-19 pandemic in Mobile County. 

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center. 

On today's episode of the AUA Inside Tract Podcast, we spoke with Indian urologist Dr. Mallikarjuna Chiruvella about the COVID-19 situation in India, and how it is impacting urology practice there.

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center: https://www.auanet.org/covid19

AUA members Kenneth A. Mitchell, MPAS, PA-C, and Tricia Zubert APRN, CNP, join the AUA Inside Tract Podcast to discuss their experiences with the COVID-19 Pandemic and how it has impacted their practice.

Today's advocacy episode of the AUA Inside Tract Podcast includes updates on advocacy work relative to the COVID-19 pandemic, state advocacy, and the AUA's efforts to preserve National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center.

In Colorado, stay-at-home order’s expired on April 27, and certain businesses are beginning to open their doors again. Today we’re talking with AUA member Dr. Nicholas Cost about how the COVID-19 situation is going in Colorado. Dr. Cost practices urology in Aurora, Colorado.

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center. 

Mexico’s COVID-19 case count is growing, with more than 11,000 cases as of April 24. In the nation’s capital, Mexico City, nearly 3,000 patients are confirmed to have the virus. Today, we’re talking to Dr. Carlos Martinez Arroyo, who practices at the Hospital Angeles Acoxpa to learn more about what the healthcare community is experiencing in Mexico. 

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center. 

In Germany, more than 145,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of April 22, making the country the third largest outbreak in Europe. In contrast to other countries in the European Region, Germany reports a markedly lower death rate than other countries in the region – which some of attributed to widespread testing across the country.

We spoke with German urologist Dr. Jens Rassweiler about what his country is experiencing and how it is impacting urology practice there. 

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center. 

Dr. Brian McNeil joins the AUA Inside Tract to discuss his experience taking care of patients as his institution transitioned to a “COVID-19” only hospital. Dr. McNeil is a urologist with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York.

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center. 

The American College of Surgeons has released guidance to help the surgical community resume elective surgeries in the coming weeks. Dr. Chris Gonzalez, chair of the AUA’s Public Policy Council, joins us today to discuss this new guidance, and explore considerations for the reemergence of elective surgeries.

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center. 

Brazil was the first country in South America to report cases of COVID-19. We spoke with Dr. Luiz Otavio Torres, who represents Brazil on the AUA's International Membership Committee, to learn more about what his country is experiencing.  

For more information, please visit the AUA's COVID-19 Information Center.