The COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to teach the body to have an immune response
Scientific, rigorous and detailed was the conference “Importance of the application of the booster dose for COVID-19”, an academic meeting given by doctors Álvaro Idrovo and Agustín Vega, professors of the School of Medicine of the Faculty of Health. According to the experts, access to the varied and multiple information that has been generated because […]
Bulletin N° 42 “booster vaccines are very important, especially in very specific populations”: Álvaro Idrovo, PhD. in Epidemiology
According to public health experts, the immunity elicited by COVID-19 vaccines may decrease over time, leading to the need for a booster dose, which appears to restore immunity to its initial level. Recall that viruses are constantly changing, through mutations, and these mutations often give rise to a new variant. We spoke with Alvaro Javier […]
Medical school welcomes 19 residents
The 19 residents of medical-surgical specialties correspond to: 6 students from the Specialization in Internal Medicine; 3 from the Specialization in Pathology; 3 from the Specialization in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; 3 from the Specialization in General Surgery; 2 from the Specialization in Orthopedics; 1 from the Specialization in Pediatrics and 1 from the Specialization […]
UIS research on acute leukemia with non-ventilated pneumonia published in international scientific journal
With the research “Predictors of mortality in acute leukemia patients with hospital-acquired non-ventilated pneumonia”, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, a journal approved in publindex category A and Indexed in Q1-Scopus, in Medline/Index Medicus, a group of professors and students of the School of Medicine share with the international scientific community the findings of […]
UIS physicians participated in the International Hernia Congress
With a research that allowed comparing the outcomes of the different surgical approaches used for the management of diaphragmatic hernias, Sergio Alejandro Gómez Ochoa, UIS graduate physician, and Andrea Carolina Quiroga Centeno, fourth year resident of the UIS General Surgery postgraduate course, participated in the “Hernia Congress”, an annual event that brings together European and […]
Santander University Hospital accreditation bulletin #29
Dear university community, You are invited to read the 29th issue of the HUS Accreditation Bulletin. In this magazine, you will find the results of the seventh cycle of accreditation and the main products generated from each of the groups of standards. To view it, please download the PDF file or click on the following […]
Available slots second call for Medical-Surgical Specialties 2021
Communications Department The Universidad Industrial de Santander, in compliance with its mission and objectives, offers through the School of Medicine of the School of Health the following specialization programs in clinical areas that still have available places. PROGRAM SLOTS DURATION SNIES CODE Specialization in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation 4 3 716 Specialization in Gynecology and Obstetrics […]
Proper use of a mask reduces the risk of contagion. UIS professor leads scientific report
Due to a new wave of COVID-19 infections caused by the Omicron variant, two health professionals reiterate some specific guidelines on the use of masks or face masks as a preventive measure to avoid the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and make it clear that it is not the time to lower our guard. This […]
GINO RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES ACTION OF FOLIC ACID IN THE PREVENTION OF FETAL MALFORMATIONS
Communications DepartmentThe research seedbed in Fetal Malformations of the GINO research group is conducting research on the use of folic acid and its relationship with fetal malformations. Currently, this research seedbed is conducting a rapid literature review, a preliminary analysis in which several research questions were found. Precisely, one of the objectives of the research […]