Tag: rehabilitation medicine
Rehabilitation medicine
Music and Health Workshop with the Strings and Chamber Music Department
The Philippine General Hospital Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Performing Arts Medicine team held a Music and Health Workshop with the University of the Philippines College of Music Strings and Chamber Music Department on November 26, 2024. Such a fun afternoon of learning about keeping musicians healthy and preventing injury. Looking forward to more collaboration in […]
Dance and Music Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Today’s event (November 27, 2024): honored to be part of the Movement Disorders Module focusing on Parkinson’s Disease at the national meeting of the Philippine Neurological Association. Very grateful for the opportunity to share how dance and music can help our patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s Disease. #physiatry #dancetherapy #musictherapy #rehabilitation #parkinsonsdisease #pd #neurology
Older Adults and the Built Environment
Mini-thesis from 2021, now finally an actual published journal article. This narrative review was written in my final semester at the Australian National University’s Master of Culture, Health and Medicine degree program. The draft was revised several times in preparation for publication. Very grateful! View the article here: https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v58i20.8512Or here: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/8512This is part of a […]
Cross-cultural Healing and Ancestral Practices Panel at the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPMR) annual assembly
Cross-cultural healing and ancestral practices panel: We talked about bringing biomedicine + “other medicine” together = integrative medicine. 1 hr and 15 mins was not enough, people stayed for more discussion after we formally ended. Wow! Many thanks to colleagues on the panel: Drs. Glendaliz Bosques, Irene Estores, Deborah Bernal, Zainab Al Lawati, and Monica […]
PARM VIS x PAMANA PH in Cebu
Thank you very much to the Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine Visayas Chapter PARM Visayas for featuring dance medicine and science this weekend. PAM Advocates National Association of the Philippines (PAMANA PH) was excited and honored to take part in your 43rd Scientific Meeting on October 4-5, 2024 – our first event as a special […]
Team Philippines in London: Performing Arts Medicine Association 42nd International Symposium
Late post: July 19, 2024 This morning at the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) International Symposium. Go go go Philippine General Hospital Department of Rehabilitation Medicine #performingartsmedicine poster team! Special shout out to Dr. Frances Carlos for doing the 3-minute presentation at the Poster Parade, talking about our experience with the UP Symphony Orchestra, UP […]
We’ve Got Your Back! TVUP Webinar #187
About two weeks ago, my INTARMED classmate Dr. Dave Dizon messaged me and asked if I could be a reactor for a webinar at which he would be the main speaker. His talk would be the main entree while my shorter bit would be the accompanying side dish [note: this speaker-with-reactor format is popular in […]
Tech Neck and Upper Limb Injuries in the Digital Age
March 18, 2024 Our University of the Philippines College of Medicine class of 1999 is celebrating our silver jubilee this year – 25 years since we graduated from medical school. As silver jubilarians, we are the grand alumni homecoming hosts for the college and have lots of activities lined up through 2024. One of these […]
Launching PAM at PARM 2024
Late post, because there was a lot going on this past weekend and we’re all still recuperating. The Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine’s (PARM) 34th annual convention from February 22-25 started off with a Research Day on the 22nd, showcasing the latest research studies, case reports and poster presentations from the seven training institutions offering […]
Performing Arts Medicine Clinic Goes Live!
February 10, 2024. Lunar new year (year of the wood dragon). Today I got to do what I set out to do in medical school: have a clinic exclusively for performing artists. Could not have done this without the support of many, many people across the years – grateful to them, and to God who […]
