It seeks to establish a complementary link between the disciplines of physics, engineering and medicine, with the aim of promoting discussion and exchange of knowledge on the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in the field of health sciences. Advancement of Medical Technology, UNAM, Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAT), National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, UPAEP and CIMAT Monterrey Campus, XIII National Congress and III International Congress of Technology Applied to Health Sciences (CONITACS) organized “Development of New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques”.
The event was held on June 15, 16 and 17 in hybrid mode. Alberto Guerra Rojas” and “Dr. At the opening ceremony of the “Raoul Fournier Villada” Faculty of Medicine, the director of this educational institution, Dr. German Fajardo Dolci, welcomed the participants and said, “Health is determined by a combination of biological, genetic, environmental and technological factors, and current technology offers opportunities to intervene. And to modify genetic features, address environmental challenges, improve public health, and for this reason, it is necessary to use these technological advances to promote healthy lifestyles and create a more favorable environment for people’s well-being.”
For his part, Dr. Alejandro Aiola Sansource, Head of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DIB) of our Faculty, said, “We face a unique opportunity to share knowledge, discuss ideas, and create a more promising and sustainable future for our society. , because technological advances continue our professional practice in the health sciences. Changing; In this sense, it cannot be denied that no activity in the field has escaped this report, and it is our duty as educators and professionals to continue to seek better care for our patients, taking advantage of national and international developments.
Likewise, Senior Researcher C and member of the National Institute of Optical Astrophysics and Electronics’ Internal Technical Advisory Board, Dr. “We are in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where technology is having a profound impact,” Eduardo Depichin Rodríguez said. “In all aspects of our lives, including medicine and health, it is necessary to be aware of advances and to adapt to this new reality in terms of quality care and the challenges we face.”
On his occasion, Dr. María Herlinda Montiel Sánchez, director of ICAT, said “Technology applied to health has allowed us to increase life expectancy and improve its quality, as evidenced during the pandemic, for this reason, in this context, we demonstrate that these technological advances have played a fundamental role in the prevention, early detection and monitoring of diseases. That way, we were able to easily monitor our vital signs regularly.
In a presentation entitled “Mexico’s current state of health technology, its opportunities and challenges”, Engineer Adrien Pacheco López, Director of Telehealth at the Ministry of Health’s National Center for Technological Excellence, said, “Mexico has achieved significant growth in adoption. Technologies in the health sector, electronic health record systems, telemedicine and mobile applications for health Actions have been taken to facilitate access to care; and, innovative medical devices have been developed and investment has been made in research and development in areas such as genomics, artificial intelligence and robotics”.
“The current state of health technology in Mexico shows significant advances, but presents challenges, the possibilities to transform health care are promising, but more investment, infrastructure, training and cooperation must be overcome. The full benefit of the possibilities of technology to benefit the health of the Mexican population,” he pointed out.
During his conference on “Cell-Wall Recycling Ill Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Nexus to Antibiotic Resistance »Professor Shahriar Mobasheri, an educator and researcher in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, noted that derived from the widespread administration of antibiotics in clinical practice, the understanding of the interaction of the mechanism of action of these drugs with the basic integrated structure of bacteria: the bacterial cell wall, is key to fighting and preventing antibiotic resistance. print.
One of the new challenges, he shared, lies in understanding the molecular relationship between cell wall recycling of its own peptidoglycan component and induction of ampC ß-lactamase expression. Pseudomonas aeruginosa against ß-lactam antibiotics. An example is the efficacy of ceftazidime through protuberance formation in the presence of bulgesin A and the resulting early and rapid cell lysis.
Salvador López Bonilla, expert from the BUAP Faculty of Stomatology, after giving the context of the developments in the field of orthognathic surgery, emphasized that “the goal is to change the functional perspective with a secondary effect on aesthetics”. He shared various precision instruments used for maxillofacial surgery.
He referred to these tools as “adjuncts from the moment of surgical planning, to subsequent follow-up and control.” Such innovations include plaster casts, 3D tomography (with or without intraoral scanners), stereolithography (also known as 3D printing), CT angiography, Bony scalp (through ultrasonic technology), bone grafting and microscopy (for reattachment of arteries). All developed due to technological advancement in biomedicine and other related fields.
For her part, Dr Maria Vasquez Montes, a senior statistician at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, highlighted predictive clinical models as “tools” in her presentation entitled “Systematic Review of Prognostic Models for Heart Failure Patients”. Integrates multiple prognostic factors by assigning a relative weight to each predictor to derive risk or probability”.
Likewise, it recognized the usefulness of systematic reviews in these predictive models as an ideal statistical design due to its low probability of bias and its measurement efficiency and data discrimination capability. “In the same way, internal and external validation of these models is needed, the latter being very important for use in clinical practice,” he added.
Subsequently, the full professor of the Faculty of Medicine of UNAM, Dr. Andrés Eliú Castell Rodríguez presented the topic “Technology transfer, link between education and industry”. He clarified that this first concept refers to a collaborative process that allows scientific discoveries to flow from universities to public and private users in the form of new products and services.
He highlighted the imperative and urgent need to promote investment in research in Mexico, as it is below average compared to other OECD countries. “Researchers, universities, investors and government administration, we all need to create entrepreneurship and patents, strengthen laws, change mindsets and above all, inspire and lead new generations,” he said.
In conclusion, Dr. Alejandro Alaiola Sunsource expressed his gratitude to the attendees for their “unparalleled enthusiasm and commitment to CONITACS 2023, as each of you have contributed to the advancement of knowledge in our fields of interest, and I wish to congratulate you for their excellent performance and for fostering an environment conducive to discussion and academic growth.”
Member of DIB Dr. Coordinated by Jorge Martínez López, the event featured 185 participants, 52 organizing committee members and 17 speakers from the United States, Spain, France and Mexico. Research projects were presented on posters, and the best in undergraduate and postgraduate categories were rewarded. In addition, there were cultural activities that included a walk through the Ciudad Universitaria murals.
