scholarly journals Message of the Department Chair

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen Liesl A. Cubillan
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Department Chair ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
First Year ◽  
The Creation ◽  
One Year ◽  
Special Editor ◽  
The Way

The creation of a department often happens ‘de novo’. For most institutions, they were born as a department while for Dermatology in the UP College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, it took almost two decades to become one. The Unit of Dermatology was established by Dr. Perpetuo Gutierrez under the Department of Medicine in 1922. He was the pioneer and known to be the Father of Philippine Dermatology as he paved the way for the development of the specialty in our country. Fast forward to February 2020 and five section and division chiefs later, the Division of Dermatology has finally become the Department of Dermatology - the 21st department of the UP College of Medicine. In essence, the Department is just one year old but UP Dermatology is 99 years old, turning 100 in 2022. For this first year as a department, we celebrate with our second Dermatology issue of the Acta Medica Philippina. Again, we showcase the original studies and interesting cases seen both in the outpatient and in-patient wards of the Philippine General Hospital. In behalf of the faculty and residents of the Department of Dermatology, I thank the editorial staff of the Acta Medica Philippina. I also congratulate Dr. Hanna Orillaza, Special editor for this issue, and most especially the authors for continuing the Department’s thrust for excellence in research; boosting further the Department’s strength in training as we continue to graduate dermatologists that are in the forefront both here and abroad; and, more importantly, continuing to broaden our reach in the service of Filipino patients in the various regions of the country.   Eileen Liesl A. Cubillan, MD, FPDS, FDSPFounding Chair Department of DermatologyCollege of Medicine and Philippine General HospitalUniversity of the Philippines Manila

The Language of Security in Philippine-us Relations

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 121-146
Author(s):  
Charmaine G. Misalucha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Language Games ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Way

Abstract There is a need to reformulate the way in which we view international relations. Rather than simply a play at an obscure theater with the same characters reprising their respective roles based on an old script, international relations need to be seen as a play at the world stage whose script is always being reviewed, revised, rewritten, and renegotiated by characters who are actively searching for ways to be accommodated. In this way, the characters and the roles they play are provisional: they become who or what they are because of actions they take, and not necessarily because they are fated to be revered or condemned. To achieve the fluid nature of this script, one must pay attention to language games. These games allow for the participation of both sides of the equation – the Philippines and the United States – in the creation of the structure and direction of their relationship.

scholarly journals Message of the Department Chair

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Site Administrator ◽  
Juanito S. Javier
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Department Chair ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Biomechanical Testing ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Surgical Anatomy ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
Clinical Department

Fifty years ago, the Department of Orthopaedics was founded and became the newest clinical department of the College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines. This year 2021, we celebrate its Golden Anniversary. Even in its infancy, the department has given due emphasis on research as much as its commitment to training and service. It was one of the first if not the first clinical department to hold an Annual Research Forum and even a research unit was organized by its first Chair, Dr. Jose Silao. Much later, a small biomechanical testing unit was put up. Time and again, its staff and trainees have contributed to the continuing studies in Orthopaedics. These include a better understanding of essential surgical anatomy, validation of surgical procedures, new approaches to the treatment of many Orthopaedic pathologies, and innovations in implants and devices. The generation of new knowledge is a mandate for all university colleges and units and the Department of Orthopaedics takes this seriously. It takes pride in being recognized as a university-based training program. It hammers into the consciousness of its staff and trainees the importance of research. It uses research training for its residents as an important tool in inculcating in them the art of critical thinking, a must in our present-day evidence-based medical practice. This Orthopaedic issue of the Acta Medica Philippina is a fitting way of honoring the department’s long research tradition. The ease with which we gathered publishable researches for this issue just shows the vibrancy of research in the department and how much it has grown from its beginning in 1971. The founding fathers of the department will be proud to see that the department takes seriously the challenge to excel in Training, Service, and Research. I heartily congratulate and profusely thank the authors and editorial staff for coming out with this special Orthopaedic Issue of the Acta Medica Philippina. Juanito S. Javier, MD, MChOrth Chair Department of Orthopedics Philippine General HospitalUniversity of the Philippines Manila

Cell-free junctional DNA fragment from hepatitis B virus integration in HCC for monitoring postresection recurrence and clonality.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4090-4090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Chun Wang ◽  
Chiao-Ling Li ◽  
Ming-Chih Ho ◽  
You-Yu Lin ◽  
Sheng-Tai Tzeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
Residual Tumor ◽  
Digital Pcr ◽  
Early Recurrence ◽  
First Year ◽  
Therapeutic Trials ◽  
Integration Sites ◽  
One Year ◽  
Virus Integration ◽  
Hcc Recurrence

4090 Background: About one-third of patients suffer tumor recurrence within the first year after surgical resection of HCC. Early recurrence compromised their overall survival. Timing detection of HCC recurrence and its clonality is required to implement therapeutic trials appropriately. This study examined the virus-host chimera DNA (vh-chimera DNA), generated from junctions of HBV integration in HCC chromosome and released into blood, as a potential circulating biomarker for this clinical setting. Methods: We established a capture-next generation sequencing (NGS) platform to identify the HBV integrations in 50 resected HBV-related HCC. For individual HCC, the major clonal HBV integration sites were chosen to design specific primers for droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) to detect and quantify the vh-chimera DNA in plasma samples, collected either just before surgery or two months after surgery. Levels of vh-chimera DNA were then correlated with baseline HCC size or recurrence in one-year follow up. Results: We succeeded in detecting HBV integrations in the HCC from 44 out of 50 HBV-related HCC patients (88%). The copy number of vh-chimera DNA in plasma at surgery from 42 patients correlated with tumor sizes, with the detection limit at 1.5-2 cm. Among the plasma collected 2 months after surgery, 26.2% of samples contained the same HCC signature vh-chimera DNA as baseline plasma, indicating a possible residual tumor. Consistently, 81.8% of them suffered HCC recurrence within one year. The signature vh-DNA in the plasma suggested the majority of recurrences coming from the original HCC clones, whereas 2 from de novo ones. Conclusions: This study supported vh-chimera DNA as a new circulation marker for detecting the existence of most HBV-related HCC. This new biomarker may complement AFP to help detect residual or recurrent HCC and their clonality after curative therapies.

scholarly journals Carlos F. Dumlao, MD (1950-2018)

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Alfredo Q.Y. Pontejos
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Training Program ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Neck Surgery ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Head And Neck Surgery ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Good Number

Carlos F. Dumlao, ‘Caloy’ as he is fondly called by friends, was born in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on November 4, 1950. He studied in the Bayombong Central School for elementary, then the Nueva Vizcaya High School, graduating valedictorian from both schools.  He took his B.S. Pre-Med in the University of the Philippines (U.P.) Diliman, finishing in 1970. He then entered the U.P. College of Medicine and graduated in 1975. He is a brod in the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity where I got to know him. He was one-year senior and he would always have a helping hand to anyone in need. He looked fearsome because of his bulk and stance but deep inside he had a soft heart and was very humble, for a guy who happened to be a son of a governor.   Faith would have that we would be together again in the Department of Otolaryngology in the Philippine General Hospital. He was my immediate senior and helped and taught me the rudiments of surgery. He was one of the "fastest guns alive" that he could finish a laryngectomy in an hour.    Because of the prodding of Dr. Mariano B. Caparas, he took up the challenge of practicing in Baguio with the objective of establishing a training program there. The first few years were a challenge to him because he was not welcome there.  The senior surgeons frowned on the fact that he performed head and neck surgery, particularly thyroidectomy. But he persisted and even befriended them. He succeeded in forming a Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in the Baguio General hospital. He gave much of his time and talent to that department and has produced a good number of diplomates and fellows.   He was unpretentious. What you see is what you get. He was also a true friend and a dedicated family man. He was faithful to Josie, his wife and his children Janie, Dessy, Biboy, Joboy and Popo.   One measure of success of a leader is the number of successors you have produced. He has done well in this. He has given much of himself to Baguio General Hospital, the Philippine Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (PSO-HNS) Northern Luzon Chapter and to the PSO-HNS as a whole. His legacy will live on in his graduates in Baguio General Hospital and through his son Popo who just passed the Philippine Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery diplomate board examinations. Caloy, you have left you mark in Northern Luzon, particularly in Baguio City. May you rest in peace in God’s bosom.        

scholarly journals The Philippines’ Foreign Policy Direction: An Assessment of The First Year of President Duterte

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
First Year ◽  
International Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
One Year

President Duterte’s election as the 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines has put the country into the international media limelight. President Duterte’s use of unconventional language in his public speeches, his infamous drug campaign and his being the second head of the state after President Marcos who tried to infuse the idea of an “independent foreign policy” in the conduct of the country’s foreign relations are just some of the reasons for such media attention. Under Duterte’s administration, the Philippines opened up and became friendly with China despite the latter’s “aggressive militarization” in the South China Sea. Along with China, Duterte has also opened a new vista of military cooperation with Russia. This article examines one-year of President Duterte’s foreign policy – vis-à-vis the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, and its traditional ally, the United States. It aims to discuss the direction of Duterte’s Foreign Policy in his first year of presidency and its possible implications for the Philippines’ relations with ASEAN, and the United States.

Attention Sustainability Impact on Social Status in the Class

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Stanislava Varadinova
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Early School ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Way ◽  
Positive Environment

The attention sustainability and its impact of social status in the class are current issues concerning the field of education are the reasons for delay in assimilating the learning material and early school dropout. Behind both of those problems stand psychological causes such as low attention sustainability, poor communication skills and lack of positive environment. The presented article aims to prove that sustainability of attention directly influences the social status of students in the class, and hence their overall development and the way they feel in the group. Making efforts to increase students’ attention sustainability could lead to an increase in the social status of the student and hence the creation of a favorable and positive environment for the overall development of the individual.

Refining Contrapuntal Pedagogy: Reflections on Teaching Warsan Shire’s “Home” and W.H. Auden’s “Refugee Blues” to First-Year Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Grogan
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Poetic Voice ◽  
Teaching Poetry ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
The University ◽  
The Way

This article reports on and discusses the experience of a contrapuntal approach to teaching poetry, explored during 2016 and 2017 in a series of introductory poetry lectures in the English 1 course at the University of Johannesburg. Drawing together two poems—Warsan Shire’s “Home” and W.H. Auden’s “Refugee Blues”—in a week of teaching in each year provided an opportunity for a comparison that encouraged students’ observations on poetic voice, racial identity, transhistorical and transcultural human experience, trauma and empathy. It also provided an opportunity to reflect on teaching practice within the context of decoloniality and to acknowledge the need for ongoing change and review in relation to it. In describing the contrapuntal teaching and study of these poems, and the different methods employed in the respective years of teaching them, I tentatively suggest that canonical Western and contemporary postcolonial poems may reflect on each other in unique and transformative ways. I further posit that poets and poems that engage students may open the way into initially “less relevant” yet ultimately rewarding poems, while remaining important objects of study in themselves.

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