León, Gto., March 12, 2018.- The Department of Nursing and Obstetrics of the University of Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, held the second edition of the Days of Nursing, in the framework of the International Day of the kidney.

This year the theme focused on the "kidney and women's health. Include, value and empower. " The activities included presentations focused on physiological changes in renal function during pregnancy, children at risk of chronic renal damage, nutrition of women with renal disease, prevention and renal health, empowerment and women and an experiential forum Between health personnel and patients with kidney damage.

The inauguration ceremony included the presence of the M. María del Pilar Fernández Carrasco, teaching coordinator of the Division of Health Sciences, who, on behalf of Dr. Tonatiuh García Campos, Director of the Division of Health Sciences, commented that this event is a space for reflection to put emphasis in the self-care of renal health, education and updating in these topics.

In the same ceremony, M. María Esther Ureño Luna, director of the Department of Nursing and Obstetrics venue León, emphasized the good work carried out by the organizing committee, composed of Dr. Víctor Manuel Ramos Frausto, Dr. María del Carmen Méndez Hernández and M. Elizabeth Cruz Rodríguez, as well as the valuable participation of the student community.

He referred to the importance of women's health, especially renal, and stressed that it must be integral, considering the emotional state, social relations and working life, added that the key to care for renal health is grouped in "food and Healthy lifestyles, this includes a diet low in saturated fats and rich in fiber. "

He also said that the risk of developing chronic renal disease is almost as high in men as in women, but according to world health figures, women are the ones who suffer the most.

Dr. Víctor Manuel Ramos Frausto, a professor-researcher of the Department of Nursing and Obstetrics León headquarters and member of the organizing committee stressed that the figures of the renal damage have now transcended throughout the population, since it is considered a global public health problem.

In an interview the M. Elizabeth Cruz Rodríguez, also a professor in the department and member of the organizing committee, commented that in these days they seek to offer "general data of renal disease and epidemiological issues, which is not unique to a population sector or a specific age, until we know the complications and how we can prevent it."

Attendees included the presence of professors from the Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, health professionals, students and the public.

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