Professor, students and UIS graduates, obtained second place in the 10th Biennial Shoulder Course
José Luis Osma, UIS Physician. Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology, retired professor of the School of Medicine; Juan Carlos Uribe Caputi, UIS Physician, and, the undergraduate students of Medicine, Christian Camilo Tavera and Estefanía Alejandra Fontecha, participated in the 10th Biennial Shoulder Course, event held in Cartagena, and organized by the Colombian Society of Orthopedic […]
UIS graduate, is the president of the Hispanic Psychiatrists Group of the APA from 2024-2026
Ruby Castilla Puentes, UIS Physician. Specialist in Psychiatry. She is part of a team of trainers of Psychiatrists in the United States. With more than 10 years of experience in academia, and for more than 1 year, linked to the APA (American Psychiatric Association), she was recently chosen to be a mentor for young people […]
Department of Basic Sciences of the School of Medicine participated in an International Colloquium
Professor Carlos Arturo Conde Cotes, professor attached to the Department of Basic Sciences, Physiology Section, and member of the Neurosciences and Behavior group UIS – UPB; Angie Sidney Naranjo Garcia, professor of the Department of Basic Sciences, Physiology Section, II year PhD student in Biomedical Sciences UIS, member of the group of Neurosciences and Behavior […]
¡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. […]
Electrocardiography Research Group participated in the III Cochrane Symposium Colombia, 2024
The Electrocardiography Research Group and its Cardiovascular Research Semillero UIS, participated with six completed research papers in the “III Cochrane Colombia Symposium ‘Innovation in Evidence Synthesis and Knowledge Transfer’, held on October 24 and 25, 2024, at the facilities of the Hospital San José FUCS, Bogotá, Colombia. The papers presented were: *Thoracic Aortic Diameter and […]
XXIII Annual Course of Orthopedics and Traumatology Postgraduate Residents UIS: comprehensive orthopedics from emergency to ambulatory pathology
From October 24 to 26, the XXIII Annual Course of Orthopedics and Traumatology Postgraduate Residents of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) was held. The event brought together residents, undergraduate students, surgical instrumentators and orthopedists of the city, who benefited from a high-level academic program, supported by the team of UIS postgraduate professors, with the […]
Researchers from the School of Medicine published results on chronic rheumatologic disease due to the Chikungunya virus. Results of a cohort study in Piedecuesta, Santander
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has circulated and caused outbreaks in the Americas region since 2014. However, there is a need to better understand the chronic rheumatism generated by the virus and its impact on quality of life and fatigue. This study conducted by Anyela Lozano, PhD student in Biomedical Sciences, UIS, and researcher of the EPICLIN […]
Members of the Health Economics and Public Health Seminar participated in the Eighth Interinstitutional Meeting of Research Seminaries
Within the framework of the Eighth Interinstitutional Meeting of Research Semilleros held from October 22 to 25 in the city of Cúcuta, students of the Health Economics and Public Health Semillero, guided by Professor Carlos Julián Peña Maldonado, attached to the Department of Public Health, presented four research papers at the event. Ø Relationship between […]
Retired UIS professor received the Vida y Obra 2024 award for his contribution to Psychiatry in Colombia
The Colombian Journal of Psychiatry recognized Dr. Douglas Enrique Quintero Latorre with the Vida y Obra 2024 award for his dedication and commitment to the work of promoting the importance of mental health in the country. Dr. Quintero is a Physician, UIS. Specialist in Psychiatry from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Master in Education from Universidad […]
Folic acid applications from a perinatal perspective and neonatal outcomes: Myths and realities.
Communications DepartmentAs part of the informative activities of general interest developed monthly by the School of Health, this time two professors from the School of Medicine will be in charge of addressing the topic “application of folic acid in pregnant women”. For this purpose, myths versus realities generated around this content will be discussed. Lecturers:Luz […]