Last week, the OMI hosted its second OMI MEX Institut Pasteur seminar in Global Health in Mexico City. From July 4 to 6, 2023, clinicians and researchers from Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Uruguay, including seven candidates from the international Institut Pasteur network, gathered to learn about viruses, liver, and cancers. With such a dynamic and diverse group of faculty and […]

Attend to the AMSA – CMABC Internal Medicine Seminar, which will be held on September 4th and 5th in Oaxaca. It will be a hybrid seminar, virtual via zoom and face-to-face at the Centro Cultural San Pablo Oaxaca. Make your registration at: https://form.jotform.com/231426528582863

Functional gastrointestinal disorders are among the most common chronic disorders in children worldwide, including Mexico. Pediatric gastroenterology includes a broad spectrum of illnesses. The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is among the largest of its kind in the world, with patient care and outcomes and among the best globally and is consistently […]

On June 23, 2023, Dr. Alan Vicenteño carried out his replication project derived from his attendance to the Pathology 2022 seminar in Salzburg.The training was held at the Hospital Infantil de México Dr. Federico Gómez (HIMFG), in the Clinical and Experimental Pathology Service, with the authorization of Dr. Pedro Valencia Mayoral, attending physician of the service. In addition, an online […]

On June 14th Dr. Pablo Laje Associate Professor of Surgery Attending Surgeon University of PennsylvaniaChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia gave his Master Conference at the Hospital Infantíl de México Federico Gómez: “The latest advances in minimally invasive pediatric surgery”. The conference was a great success, we appreciate the support of HIMFG as well as CHOP to carry out this type of […]

Combining both technological and scientific expertise to transform research and clinical data into innovative solutions that directly impact patient outcomes is a very specific yet important part of a healthcare system. From May 29 to 31, 2023, the OMI was pleased to host the OMI MEX CHOP Seminar in Medical Informatics in Mexico City.We are honored that Dr. Sansanee Craig, […]

Diabetes is one of the top killers in Mexico. It is therefore vital for doctors in Mexico to be educated about the types of diabetes, how to diagnose, treatment options, and lifestyle modifications. The OMI MEX Columbia University Seminar in Diabetes was held from May 15-17, 2023, in Mexico City. The course was led by Dr. Robin S. Goland, and […]

The OMI MEX Pediatric Emergency Medicine seminar was held from April 24 to 26, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. OMI faculty members who taught in Salzburg last fall shared the same curriculum this year in Mexico. Dr. Nicholas Tsarouhas from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia led the course. Additional CHOP faculty included Dr. James M. Callahan, Dr. Richard J. Scarfone, […]

Approximately three years and three months have passed since the World Health Organization (WHO) decreed the alert and this Friday, May 5, has ended it. This alert has left 765 million diagnoses and 6.9 million deaths, according to the official count, figures that have fallen short according to several estimates.Why was the end of the emergency decreed until now?Didier Houssin, […]

28 fellows from Mexico and Peru gathered at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tec de Monterrey from April 12-14, 2023, in Mexico City, Mexico for the first OMI MEX CHOP Seminar in Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care. Dr. Justin L. Lockman led the course.