Commemoration of “International Nurses Day”
“Nursing and gender: new challenges for an inclusive health”. The purpose of this academic day is to celebrate International Nursing Day through the development of an academic-cultural event with a focus on disciplinary care from the perspective of gender equity. We invite you to know the agenda of the activity and to participate in this […]
Physiotherapist UIS, will be the next guest at “A Coffee with Alumni”
Fernando Adolfo Fuentes Zuluaga, Professional in Physical Culture and Sports, and Physiotherapist of this house of studies of the year 2022, will be the next guest to “A coffee with alumni”. His work performance has been directed by the sports line, as a coach and physiotherapist of professional basketball and soccer teams. Since 2020 he […]
Join the environmental and culinary revolution at Disco Sopa!
Tired of food waste? Ready for a party with a taste for change?Then Disco Sopa is the event for you! Come and join the Slow Food network of activists, nutrition and gastronomy students in a unique experience where we rescue delicious food that was going to be thrown away and transform it into a feast […]
Professors from the School of Medicine conducted a study of air quality in five Colombian cities
The article presented in this note is one of the latest products of the project “Air quality and urban environmental health in five cities of Colombia” (Barranquilla, Cali, Bogota, Medellin and Bucaramanga), one of the three projects that were part of the “Environmental Health Research Program for Colombia”, the only program in the area of […]
Graduate of the Medicine program published a book on mental health
Ruby Castilla Puentes, UIS Physician. Specialist in Psychiatry, president and founder of WARMI (Women’s Mental Health) and president of the APA Hispanic Psychiatrists Group 2024-2026, recently published her book “Saving Olito: Empowering Communities and Building Resilience to Prevent Youth Suicide”. “Saving Olito, is a book I wrote for me. To resolve my own grief. The […]
Students of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis program participated in a blood donation day
45 seventh semester students of the Microbiology and Bioanalysis program of the Faculty of Health, accompanied by the direction of three professors of the program, participated in the design and execution of a blood donation campaign in collaboration with the Hemocenter of Santander. As a main marketing strategy, the creation of stories and reels on […]
Yellow Fever” Information Day
With the purpose of providing information on the epidemiological alert caused by yellow fever, the Faculty of Health, through its professors, will hold an informative activity to resolve concerns and educate the university community. Professor Bladimiro Rincón Orozco, Bacteriologist and Clinical Laboratorian, UIS. D. in Biological Sciences, University of Wurzburg (Germany) and Professor Agustín Vega […]
Yellow fever, how many doses of the biologic should each person have?
Yellow fever is an infectious disease, preventable by vaccination, which is transmitted to humans by infected vectors, mainly of the genus Aedes and Haemagogus. This disease is endemic in tropical regions of Latin America and Africa, and has no specific treatment. According to the latest epidemiological bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Social […]
School of Nutrition and Dietetics performs imposition of symbols to its students
The School of Nutrition and Dietetics, developed the ceremony of imposition of symbols, to students of 9 and 10 semester, as a badge of commitment to the beginning as professionals in their university practices. An adipometer (an instrument that measures the thickness of the skin folds to calculate the percentage of body fat) and an […]
Ophthalmology resident presented research work at an international event
Laura Duarte, resident of the Ophthalmology Specialization, attached to the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine, participated in the IX World Cornea Congress, held in Washington, United States. This is an international event organized by the Cornea Society, which brings together specialists in cornea, refractive surgery and ocular surface diseases. This academic event, […]