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The new Doctor Honoris Causa by the UCAM, Stephen P. Abelow, which was presented by Dr. Pedro Guillen, has lectured on the latest advances in the treatment of cartilage injuries
The Temple of the Monastery of Jeronimos has welcomed this morning the investiture ceremony of Stephen P. Abelow, director of the Clinic of Sports Traumatology Lake Tahoe (Nevada, USA) as the new Doctor Honoris Causa by the Catholic University of Murcia.
Before delivering his speech as the new Doctor, Stephen Abelow said that "Spain is not known to be one of the most advanced in the treatment of cartilage injuries in athletes countries" and said that currently the investigations revolve around the field tissue regeneration of cells.
Doctor Pedro Guillen, extraordinary professor of Sports Traumatology, Honorary Dean of the Degree in Medicine UCAM, and director of the Clinical CEMTRO read the laudatio, which has highlighted the figure of the new Doctor as "one of the brightest US orthopedic surgeons in the field of sports traumatology. "
In addition, he noted that "this appointment is a great compliment to what to do", and recognizes a lifetime of merit, active and very effective for society.
He also stressed the strong commitment of the Catholic University of Murcia to bring their faculty and researcher of great professionals in the field of health, and recalled that professors UCAM published in high impact journals such as Nature or Sciencie.
Repair what is not repaired
In his speech as Doctor Honoris Causa by the UCAM, Stephen P. Abelow has lectured on the 'Contribution of cell cultures (chondrocytes, cartilage cells) damaged joints'.
The cartilage in the study area is a reference to Dr. Abelow, is the tissue responsible for the proper functioning of joints, but "the problem is that the cartilage is a tissue that have a limited capacity to recover," he says, and He added that because the medicine can treat these injuries.
On progress in this field has said that "as doctors and scientists have to find a way this damaged cartilage can recover", and assured current target "in order to improve the healing of cartilage lesions through implementing own cartilage cells (autologous chondrocytes) ".
All with the aim of restoring the articular surface, improve symptoms and function, and prevent or delay the progression of focal chondral lesion in the terminal stage of arthritis.
Stephen P. Abelow has also highlighted the firm commitment of the UCAM by the investigation, and said that despite being a young university, "has published in journals of impact in the field of medicine."
Research and Quality
During the event also it has delivered awards to the new professors, doctors and managers Research Chairs UCAM.
During his speech, the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza pointed out education, research and innovation as the basis for sustainable business development, and recalled the launch of the Catholic University of Murcia Industrial PhD program, initiative which pioneered institution.
Similarly, it has emphasized the strong commitment of the UCAM by research, which has invested over 11 million euros in 2014. "The youth that we prepare in the UCAM, are called to lead society in the coming years ", he remarked.
In relation to employment, Mendoza has highlighted the positive results collected employability surveys conducted in the process of accreditation of qualifications to the ANECA.
"80% of our students are working before the two years after completion of their studies," he added.
Also, Mendoza said that "all of us as Catholic educators have to face the great challenges that arise in a society like ours, where moral relativism prevails and aims to make God of family, life and education social ".
For its part, the rector of the University, Josefina Garcia Lozano recalled that the UCAM was nationwide, the university's undergraduate degrees who presented the pilot accreditation from ANECA (accredits) program and the first of the Region Murcia to do so.
The University submitted voluntarily this year, a number of graduate and postgraduate program, which aims to renew the accreditation of university degrees in adapting to the European Higher Education.
Besides the seven titles that have already been renewed, seven postgraduates are under evaluation, and next year will present 21 new degrees and postgraduate degrees between.
UCAM consecration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The event began with the celebration of the Eucharist presided by the Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, and concelebrated by Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Monsignor Manuel Ureña, and the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes;
subsequently developed the solemn Academic Act.
During the homily, Cardinal Cañizares has specifically asked the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, the consecration of the University of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the coming academic year.
The Archbishop of Valencia, Archbishop Antonio Canizares, said that "worship as they do today, and we should do every day, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, means adoring that Heart of man that Jesus loved us, that Heart which, after having loved us to the end, to the end, was pierced by a spear and from high on the Cross poured out blood and water, an inexhaustible source of new and eternal life. "
Source: UCAM
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