The Faculty of Health Sciences implements research, innovation and entrepreneurship policies and advances the goals defined in the Institutional Strategic Plan 2017-2026 «Building the Future», in this framework of action the National Research Meeting has been developed, as an opportunity to strengthen the annual Research meeting, as a strategy for the social appropriation of knowledge with the active participation of the academic community of Medellín, Cali, Neiva and Popayán.

This is how the IV National Research Meeting of the Faculty of Health Sciences is an event generated and coordinated by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the María Cano University Foundation, with the purpose of socializing the advances in the research projects and products by the research groups: Psyche and Society, Fisioter, and Fonotec. In the same way, this event has been consolidated as a space for reflection and analysis of investigative experiences and processes in such a way that direct feedback is generated to the Dean’s Office and leaders of the research groups on successful experiences, as well as general limitations or individuals, information that serves as input for the coordination and deployment of improvement processes and knowledge transfer actions between groups.

This IV Meeting will have as its central axis: «Research: A transforming axis that impacts training in health sciences»

Which will allow us to enhance the impact of research actions in the academic training of students of the Faculty of Health Sciences, rescuing the transversal role of research in teaching; To achieve this, the event will have three spaces for participation, which are listed below:

November 4: First Symposium on Geometric Morphometry, which includes central national and international presentations and Workshop on Geometry Morphometry. Virtual event.

November 17: Internal Meeting of Seedbeds: This day will have a space for a central presentation, presentations of seedbeds and a Fair of research seedbeds.

November 18: National Research Meeting, with presentations on finished projects derived from the activity of the research groups and 2 central presentations with external guests.

The conference is expected to include presentations by teachers and students from nurseries linked to the research groups FISIOTER, FONOTEC and PSIQUE y SOCIEDAD. As attendees, the participation of all the actors of the academic community, including graduates, is expected.

The central presentations were in charge of:

Victor Acevedo Urrego
Physician, Specialist in Health Services Administration, Specialist in Public Management, Master in Administration and Business, Master in Technology Management, Coordinator of the Clinical Research Group and Administrative Coordinator of Clinical Trials EPS SURA

Yadira Ibarguen Vargas
Physiotherapist – María Cano University Foundation
Research professor – Physiotherapy School Research Coordinator
EUK-CVL (École Universitaire de Kinésithérapie – Center Val de Loire. Université d’Orléans

Fraidy Alonso Álzate Pamplona
Psychologist
Specialization in Edition in publications
Master’s degree in psychology

Maria Viviana Toro Ibacache
Dentist Surgeon University of Chile
Master in Biological Sciences University of Chile
PhD The Hull York Medical School

Sandra M. Ospina Garces
Biologist University of Antioquia
Master in Biological Sciences National Autonomous University of Mexico
Doctor of Science National Autonomous University of Mexico

Guillermo Enrique Oliveros Torres
Dentist
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Msc Dental Sciences
Latin American Autonomous University

See the photos of the meeting here

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