SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCES
Diego
RINCÓN CASTILLO
Medical Pharmacology Coordinator
Position 2
CONTACT
Information
drincon@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 3119
GENERAL
Biography
A Clinical Pharmacologist, a few years ago he was linked to a private institution where the first pharmacolibrary of medicines for Intensive Care Units was built and put into operation; in addition, he was a member of the Medical Ethics Committee. Currently linked to several ongoing research evaluating the adverse reaction of a drug and how the use of cannabinoids can impact a potential recovery activity. He was part of the Organizing Committee of two National Congresses of Pharmacology held at Universidad Industrial de Santandr
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Master's Degree in Basic Biomedical Sciences with an Emphasis in Pharmacology
Universidad de Antioquia, 2000.
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Physician and Surgeon
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1990.
Medical Pharmacology Coordinator
Position 2
CONTACT
Information
drincon@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 3119
Outstanding
Works
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Adherence and potential adverse events prevented during intravenous medication administration using smart infusion pumps in four intensive care units in Colombia
Article, Revista Universidad Industrial de Santander – Salud, 2019
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Iron Pharmacology; chapters: "Iron and Brain Function"; "Cardio-Renal Anemia Syndrome"; "Iron and Oxidative Stress"
Book chapters, Anemia Working Group Latin America (AWGLA) and Asociación Latinoamericana de Farmacología (ALF), 2005
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Leadership in the Presidency
Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023
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Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region
at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019
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Associate Laureate Professor
Universidad Industrial de Santander