“Bridging the Golden Hour Gap” HOSMAT’s Big Leap in Trauma Care

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India’s Trauma Care Gets a Timely Boost as HOSMAT Launches ‘Golden Hour Network’ at Landmark Conclave

Bengaluru, March 28, 2026: In a major push to strengthen trauma care systems across the country, HOSMAT Hospitals, in association with the Bangalore Orthopaedic Society, hosted HOSMAT Traumacon 2026-a first-of-its-kind, practice-oriented trauma conference that also marked the launch of the Golden Hour Network (GHN) and the HOSMAT Alumni Association.

Conceived as a structured and collaborative clinical platform, the Golden Hour Network brings together surgeons trained within the HOSMAT ecosystem to deliver faster, more precise, and outcome-driven trauma care. More than a conventional alumni group, GHN is designed as a co-governed academic and clinical network, with plans for regular clinical discussions, specialty-focused quarterly meets, and an annual TraumaCon summit.

The initiative draws its name from the critical “golden hour”-the first hour after a traumatic injury, widely considered crucial in determining patient survival. Over the next six months, GHN will formalise its governance framework, onboard senior alumni, and begin its first set of clinical engagements.

The launch signals HOSMAT’s transition from a high-volume clinical centre to a research-led, academically driven institution in orthopaedics and trauma care. Over the past three decades, the hospital has built a formidable trauma ecosystem, handling 25–30 trauma surgeries daily-placing it among the busiest centres in the country.

Its academic footprint is equally significant, with over 300 research initiatives and more than 80 publications in internationally indexed journals. The institution has also played a key role in shaping orthopaedic education, with estimates suggesting that nearly 10% of Bengaluru’s orthopaedic surgeons have trained at HOSMAT.

Held at ITC Welcome Hotel on Richmond Road, the conference saw participation from over 150 orthopaedic surgeons, trauma experts, and clinicians from across India. The event also paid tribute to the late Dr Thomas Chandy, a pioneer in trauma care, whose legacy continues to influence the institution’s philosophy.

India continues to grapple with a high trauma burden, reporting over 4.8 lakh road accidents annually and close to 1.8 lakh fatalities-making trauma a leading cause of death among young adults. Against this backdrop, Traumacon 2026 focused on bridging critical gaps in emergency response, training, and clinical integration through real-world, experience-based learning.

The conference featured more than 25 expert-led sessions covering a wide spectrum-from upper and lower limb trauma to paediatric injuries, non-union cases, complication management, medico-legal issues, and practice efficiency. A strong emphasis was placed on case-based discussions, enabling clinicians to engage with real-life scenarios and sharpen decision-making skills under pressure.

Speaking at the event, Managing Director Anisha Chandy Eckardt highlighted the urgent need to bridge gaps in time, training, and integration in trauma care. She noted that the initiative aims not just to foster dialogue, but to drive practical, on-ground improvements in patient outcomes-especially during the critical golden hour.

Dr Ravishankar M R, Head of Orthopaedic Trauma at HOSMAT and Chairman of Traumacon 2026, emphasised the institution’s strength in combining high clinical volumes with academic rigour and continuous research. He said the conference reflects a balanced approach where practice, research, and collaboration converge to create more consistent and evidence-based care systems.

Adding perspective, Dr Subodh M Shetty, President of the Orthopaedic Society of India, described Dr Thomas Chandy as a mentor who shaped generations of specialists. He noted that the Golden Hour Network is a natural extension of that legacy, with the potential to significantly enhance trauma response systems across the country.

With strong participation and a distinctly practical focus, HOSMAT Traumacon 2026-and the launch of GHN-marks a significant step toward building a more integrated, collaborative, and research-driven trauma care ecosystem in India. The organisers expect the conference to evolve into a national platform for trauma education, research, and clinical collaboration in the years ahead.

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ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೊಸ ದಾರಿ: 60% ಕಡಿಮೆ ಖರ್ಚಿನ ಇಂಡಕ್ಷನ್ ಅಡುಗೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

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ಅಡುಗೆ ಅನಿಲದ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಆತಂಕದ ನಡುವೆ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಆಹಾರ ಉದ್ಯಮಕ್ಕೆ ಪರ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಇಂಡಕ್ಷನ್ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಮುಂದಾಗಿದೆ. ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಏಷ್ಯಾದ ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನತೆ ಬಳಿಕ ಎಲ್‌ಪಿಜಿ ಸರಬರಾಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಟಾದ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಯದಿಂದ ಹಲವೆಡೆ ಅಡುಗೆ ಅನಿಲದ ಅಭಾವ ತಲೆದೋರಿದ್ದು, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳ ಅಡುಗೆಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಲೋರ್ಮನ್ ಕಿಚನ್ ಎಕ್ವಿಪ್‌ಮೆಂಟ್ಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಅಡುಗೆ ಅನಿಲಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿದರೆ ಶೇಕಡಾ 60ರಷ್ಟು ಕಡಿಮೆ ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಹಾರ ತಯಾರಿಸಲು ನೆರವಾಗುವ ಆಧುನಿಕ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಇಂಡಕ್ಷನ್ ಅಡುಗೆ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯವೆಂದರೆ, ಅಡುಗೆ ಪಾತ್ರೆಗಳು ಕಪ್ಪಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛತೆ ಕಾಪಾಡುವುದು ಸುಲಭವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಡಾ. ಎಸ್.ಎನ್. ಚಂದ್ರಮೌಳಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, ದೇಶದಾದ್ಯಂತ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳು, ರೆಸ್ಟೋರೆಂಟ್‌ಗಳು, ರಿಸಾರ್ಟ್‌ಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಕ್ಲೌಡ್ ಕಿಚನ್‌ಗಳು ಎಲ್‌ಪಿಜಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವಲಂಬಿತವಾಗಿವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಅನಿಲದ ಕೊರತೆ ಉಂಟಾಗಿ, ಅಡುಗೆಮನೆಗಳ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷಮತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸೇವಾ ನಿರಂತರತೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಇಂಡಕ್ಷನ್ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನವು ಈ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗೆ ಸರಳ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಪರಿಹಾರವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಎಲ್‌ಪಿಜಿ ಅವಲಂಬನೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಶಾಖ ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮುವಿಕೆ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುವುದರಿಂದ, ಅಡುಗೆಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗೆ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ ಹಾಗೂ ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕ ವಾತಾವರಣ ಒದಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಇಂಡಕ್ಷನ್ ಆಧಾರಿತ ಅಡುಗೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಶಕ್ತಿದಕ್ಷತೆ, ಪರಿಸರ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ್ವ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಖರ ತಾಪಮಾನ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣದ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಹಾರದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿಡಲು ಸಹಕಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಸಣ್ಣ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳಿಂದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಆಹಾರ ಉತ್ಪಾದನಾ ಘಟಕಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಡುಗೆಮನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಇದು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ.
ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿದಲ್ಲಿ, ಇವು ಇಂಧನ ವೆಚ್ಚವನ್ನು ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ. ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಎಲ್‌ಪಿಜಿ ಆಧಾರಿತ ಅಡುಗೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿದರೆ ಶೇಕಡಾ 60ರಷ್ಟು ಉಳಿತಾಯ ಸಾಧ್ಯವೆಂದು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದೆ.

ಲೋರ್ಮನ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ದೇಶಾದ್ಯಂತ ಟರ್ನ್‌ಕಿ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಇಂಡಕ್ಷನ್ ಕಿಚನ್‌ಗಳ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ, ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆ, ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಣತಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಅನಿಲ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳು ತಮ್ಮ ಅಡುಗೆ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಆಧುನೀಕರಿಸಲು ಒಂದು ಅವಕಾಶವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಡಾ. ಚಂದ್ರಮೌಳಿ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಪಟ್ಟರು.

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ಯಲಹಂಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಧಾಮ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ: ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಜನರ ಸಮಾಗಮ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಸುವರ್ಣ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ-2026 ಅಂಗವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಭವನದ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಇದೇ 29ರಂದು ಯಲಹಂಕ ಉಪನಗರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮೇಣ ಧಾಮ್ನೆ (ಸಿ.ಎ 21, ಸೆಕ್ಟರ್–ಎ)ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಸಂಘ (ನೋಂ) ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದೆ.

ಈ ಕುರಿತು ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಘದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ತುಕಾರಾಮ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ, ಜಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಎಸ್. ಆಚಾರ್ಯ, ಶಶಿಕಾಂತ್ ಎಂ., ಮೋಹನ್ ಮಲ್ಲಮ್ಮಾರ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು.

ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 7.30ರಿಂದ ರಾತ್ರಿ 8ರವರೆಗೆ ನಡೆಯಲಿದ್ದು, ಆನೆಗುಂದಿ ಮಹಾಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಪೀಠದ ಅನಂತ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಭೂಷಿತ ಕಾಳಹಸ್ತೇಂದ್ರ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಮಹಾಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು, ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಜಗದ್ಗುರು ಪೀಠದ ಶಿವ ಸುಜ್ಞಾನ ತೀರ್ಥ ಮಹಾಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು, ಶಾಸಕ ಎಸ್.ಆರ್. ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ್, ಮಾಜಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಚಿವ ಎಂ. ವೀರಪ್ಪ ಮೊಯ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವು ಗಣ್ಯರು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಸದಸ್ಯರು, ಸಂಘದ ಪದಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಸೇರಿ ಸುಮಾರು 1200ರಿಂದ 1500 ಜನರು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

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Two-Day National Book Fair 2026 draws strong turnout, celebrates Gen Z reading culture

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Bengaluru: A two-day National Book Fair hosted by JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) in collaboration with the National Book Trust of India concluded on March 26 with an enthusiastic response from students, academicians and book lovers.
Held at the JAIN Knowledge Campus, the event brought together publishers and booksellers from across the country, offering a wide selection of academic titles, literature and competitive exam materials.

The inaugural session was attended by Prof. S. R. Niranjana, Vice Chairman of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council, who served as the chief guest. In his keynote address, Dr. Ramesha B, senior professor and chairperson at the Department of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, spoke on “Reading Habits: The New Social Flex among Gen Z.” He highlighted how reading is increasingly being rediscovered by younger audiences as both an intellectual pursuit and a cultural statement.
The programme was presided over by Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra, Vice Chancellor (in-charge) and Registrar of JAIN University, in the presence of senior academic leaders including Dr. Dinesh Nilkant, Pro Vice Chancellor, Dr. Shradha Kanwar, Chief Academic Officer, and Dr. Pattipaka Mohan from NBTI, Bengaluru. The event was coordinated by Dr. Meeramani N, university librarian.

Organisers said the fair not only saw strong participation but also succeeded in reinforcing the relevance of books in an increasingly digital world. By encouraging young readers to engage with print, the event aimed to nurture critical thinking, creativity and deeper learning habits among Gen Z.

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Kenvue, IAP Bengaluru highlight science-backed care for children’s sensitive skin

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Bengaluru: Emphasising the growing need for evidence-based skincare in children, Kenvue India, makers of Aveeno Baby, in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), Bengaluru Chapter, hosted the second edition of its global scientific initiative, ‘Oat Nature Lab’, in the city.

The programme brought together paediatricians, dermatologists and healthcare experts to deliberate on the rising incidence of sensitive skin conditions among children and the importance of early, structured intervention. Experts noted that conditions such as atopic dermatitis, eczema, xerosis and diaper dermatitis are increasingly common, with prevalence among Indian children estimated between 20% and 39%.
Medical professionals attributed the surge to factors such as rapid urbanisation, pollution and exposure to allergens, particularly in cities like Bengaluru. Despite this, preventive skincare in infants often remains overlooked.

The discussions focused on the role of gentle cleansing routines and consistent use of emollients, especially formulations containing colloidal oatmeal, lipids and ceramides, in restoring the skin barrier and reducing flare-ups.

Delivering the keynote, paediatric expert Dr A.R. Somashekar highlighted the urgent need for standardised, evidence-based care protocols. Neonatologist Dr R. Kishore Kumar spoke about advancements in understanding the baby skin barrier, while paediatrician Dr Vivin Abraham elaborated on clinical management of eczema and related conditions.

Dermatologist Dr Divya Sharma underlined the importance of early intervention and regular moisturisation to prevent worsening of symptoms. During the panel discussion, specialists also stressed the need to educate parents on appropriate skincare practices, including avoiding excessive bathing and using soap-free cleansing products.
Experts further pointed to an increase in allergy-linked skin conditions, warning of possible associations with gut and respiratory issues. They noted that early and consistent skincare, particularly with clinically proven ingredients like colloidal oatmeal, can significantly improve long-term outcomes and quality of life.

The event also showcased Kenvue’s latest India-first innovation, a soap-free cleansing bar developed specifically for newborn skin, and included interactive sessions for parents and caregivers.
Industry representatives reiterated their focus on bridging scientific research with everyday skincare practices, enabling parents to make informed choices for managing children’s sensitive skin.

The session also saw participation from parent influencers, who shared personal experiences and highlighted the importance of simple, consistent skincare routines.

With initiatives like ‘Oat Nature Lab’, stakeholders aim to strengthen awareness and promote science-backed approaches to paediatric skincare across the country.

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