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CSMC's latest webicon highlights DOH's challenges and opportunities

CSMC’s latest webicon highlights DOH’s challenges and opportunities

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In its latest webicon last September 9, Cardinal Santos Medical Center brought together medical professionals to discuss the different challenges and opportunities that the Department of Health (DOH) faces.

The panel of speakers consisted of former DOH Secretaries Dr. Esperanza I. Cabral and Dr. Manuel M. Dayrit, former DOH Undersecretary Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa, and the current President of the Philippine Medical Association Dr. Minerva P. Calimag. The webicon was moderated by the President of the Philippine College of Physicians, Prof. Diana A. Payawal.

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The Philippines' COVID-19 exit strategy: Discussions with CSMC, OCTA Research, and Go Negosyo

The Philippines’ COVID-19 exit strategy: Discussions with CSMC, OCTA Research, and Go Negosyo

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More than two years into the pandemic, with new variants continuing to appear, rising dengue cases, and monkeypox in the horizon, people are wondering how we can continue to spur the economy, allow people to move around, and still manage to minimize infections to a point when we can really live with the viruses.

Recently, Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) hosted another episode of their webicon series on Zoom and Facebook Live to bring together health experts and the business sector to figure out exactly where we are and how to move forward without going into the extreme of locking down again.

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CSMC introduces its multidisciplinary approach to brain and spine tumor management

CSMC introduces its multidisciplinary approach to brain and spine tumor management

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Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) recently held a webicon entitled “It Takes a Village to Save a Life: A Webicon on the Multidisciplinary Approach to Brain and Spine Tumor Management”. Top medical experts from the Brain and Spine Institute of CSMC debunked common myths about brain and spine tumors and discussed the different types of treatments and ways to provide the best, most holistic care to a patient.

The webicon was moderated by Dr. Michael Louis Gimenez, Chair of the Brain and Spine Institute, and the specialists invited to speak were Dr. Theodor Vesagas, Clinical Director of the Philippine Gamma Knife Center and CSMC Brain and Spine Tumor Center; Dr. Gilbert Rañoa, Training Officer of the CSMC Spine Fellowship Program; and Dr. Ma. Luisa Abesamis-Tiambeng, Chair of the Cancer Institute.

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