Pediatric resident represented the UIS in Argentina
Karen Lorena Cala Argüello, a third-year pediatric resident, represented the UIS at the 25th National Pediatric Research Meeting and 11th Conference of Fellows of the Argentine Society of Pediatrics, held from October 31 to November 1, 2025. Dr. Karen participated by giving an oral presentation of her research project, which aimed to evaluate the “Effectiveness […]
Pediatric residents will hold the 31st edition of their annual conference
Respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal and skin allergies: breaking paradigms will be the main theme of the conference for postgraduate pediatric residents, which will be held on October 9, 10, and 11. The academic event will cover a variety of topics, such as pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic childhood diseases, skin infections, allergies, bronchiolitis, contact dermatitis, rhinitis, inhaler […]
UIS Pediatrics Resident Receives International Recognition in Guatemala
María Camila Velandia, a UIS physician and postgraduate resident in pediatrics, participated in and won first place in the oral presentation competition at the 66th National Pediatrics Congress in Guatemala. The research project, entitled “Clinical, sociodemographic, and nutritional characterization of overweight or obese children between the ages of 2 and 12 treated at the Santander […]
UIS student presented a clinical case of hypochondroplasia in an outstanding national congress
Laura Camila Cáceres Delgado, second year resident of the Pediatrics program and member of the PAIDOS research group of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, proudly participated in the 34th Colombian Congress of Pediatrics, held in Cartagena and organized by the Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP). His work was selected among the 10 best for oral […]
Professor of the Department of Pediatrics participated as a lecturer in an important national congress
Professor Jürg Niederbacher Velásquez, attached to the Department of Pediatrics of the School of Medicine, participated as a lecturer in the 34th version of the Colombian Congress of Pediatrics, recently held in Cartagena. His research “Bronchiolitis in children: review of latest recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. The controversy continues”, was a review on a very […]
UIS professors will participate in a discussion on the impact of vaccination in pediatric respiratory disease
The Instituto Neumológico del Oriente, INO, and the Centro de Atención y Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Infecciosas, CDI S.A.S, through its education plan, invite the community to participate in the informative activity “Conversatorio sobre el impacto de la vacunación en la enfermedad respiratoria pediátrica”. In this opportunity, the guests are two UIS professors, Jürg Niederbacher. Physician. […]
Residents of the Specialization in Pediatrics represented the UIS in national and international congresses
The residents of the Specialization in Pediatrics Yuli Estefanía Rojas, Angélica María Pineda and Silvia Natalia Suárez Mantilla, participated in the XVI Colombian Congress of Child Neurology, organized by the Colombian Association of Child Neurology, held in Bogotá from May 22 to 24. During the event, they made an oral poster presentation, strengthening the academic […]
Registration for the Medical Surgical Specialties is now open
The School of Medicine informs that the inscriptions are open for the Medical Surgical Specialties for the year 2025, according to Academic Council Agreement 036 of February 25, 2025. Place of development of the programs: Bucaramanga – Santander.Registration Deadline: May 30, 2025 Click on the following link for more information:
¡Qdenga®, the vaccine against dengue is now available!
There are many stories about dengue fever. Someone has lost a family member, a friend, a colleague or an acquaintance. This disease, caused by the Aedes aegypti vector, which for many years has claimed the lives of thousands of people, now has a solution. It has taken many years of work to find an answer. […]
UIS researchers warn about the use of vapes in society
A study conducted by UIS professors Jürg Niederbacher Velásquez and Álvaro Javier Idrovo Velandia, together with Jeadran Malagón Rojas and Yesith Toloza of the Environmental and Occupational Health Group of the National Institute of Health, showed that at least 59 people have died in the last 2 years due to the use of vapes and […]