Month: April 2026
Parkinson’s Disease Lay Fora
Last week I had the privilege to participate in not one, but two lay fora about Parkinson’s Disease (PD) talking about role of dance therapy in maintaining physical ability and quality of life. April is PD month because Dr. James Parkinson’s birthday is April 11. He first described the disease in 1817, writing “An Essay […]
(A Belated) World Voice Day at Asian Hospital & Medical Center
Here is a belated post to match a belated celebration! World Voice Day was on April 16, but due to scheduling conflicts we had to move to April 22. Close enough! The Performing Arts Medicine Advocates National Association of the Philippines (PAMANA PH) is grateful for the opportunity to participate during the Asian Hospital and […]
A Performing Arts Medicine Weekend in Cebu
Last Thursday, I flew to Cebu to fulfill one of the “deliverables” for the Balik Scientist Program award grant: consulting work to help establish a Performing Arts Medicine clinic in the city. Something along the lines of what we have at the UP College of Music, but a little more multi- and inter-disciplinary since we […]
Chairman’s Rounds at St. Luke’s Medical Center Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Two talks in March and April 2026 with the St. Luke’s Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation faculty and residents, through support from the Balik [returning] Scientist Program of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development. We discussed Performing Arts Medicine in March, and Functional Outcomes in Spinal […]
Medicine Meets the Performing Arts: A Tuesday Conference in Four Acts
The University of the Philippines College of Medicine has this regular Tuesday morning conference for “anything under the sun that is related to medicine but can’t fit in the curriculum”. In preparation for the annual variety show Tao Rin Pala (TRP) next month, our Performing Arts Medicine team from the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine collaborated […]
