Broad cast Newsletter

The changes that we are experiencing due to the PANDEMIC has had a great impact on our communication patterns. The shift to virtual communication has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Whether you are a doctor, nurse, aide, technician, guard, janitor, cashier, Philhealth officer, and other staff–you are a front liner. Read on as most, if not all, can relate to his experiences.

We are all grateful to the substantial efforts given by the pioneer Filipino nephrologists, led by the first president of the Philippine Society of Nephrology, Dr. Filoteo Alano, who started it all in 1971. I call them the Magnificent 13.

The year 2020 was tagged to be a challenging year for the PSN Committee on Continuing Medical Education (CME) even before the COVID 19 pandemic happened. Aside from preparing the annual in-service examinations for fellows-in-training, the committee was also tasked to organize the review for PSN board eligible members.

Despite the unprecedented delays caused by natural calamities, the pandemic, and the resulting lockdowns, the Research Committee remained steadfast and committed to fulfilling the research-related tasks and activities of the Society.

Aside from being a very good clinician, our featured Nephrologist Dr. Melvin Marcial, is a passionate educator, an accomplished researcher, a lifelong learner and a dedicated husband and father