50 years of celebrating Training Excellence, Service, Social Accountability, and Life “MGA KWENTONG SINGKWENTA” Agnes Alarilla-Alba, MD What sustains an organization to thrive for 50 years despite all the challenges and hardships posed by intra and inter-societal relationships, national concerns, and international competitiveness and challenges? The Philippine Society of Nephrology has evolved thru the…
As we celebrate our 50th year, this is the last of the series that we have started in the previous year about the history of PSN. So now we are looking forward to the next 50 years. PSN is 50 in 2022: Looking forward Reina Lynn Antonio, MD, FPSN Every member of the Philippine…
This April 25-30, 2022, we bring you the Philippine Society of Nephrology Annual Convention 2022: Soaring to New Heights! In our third year of going virtual, the 42nd Annual Convention offers a novel hybrid format that allows for a 2-day in-person pre-convention workshop for select participants. This year’s scientific committee headed by Dr. Donnah…
President’s Christmas Message Noel M. Castillo, MD It’s that time of the year when most of us are in a celebratory mood for a number of reasons: family, gifts, parties, food, vacation, etc. The improving numbers as far as COVID-19 cases are concerned definitely contribute to this feeling of buoyancy. This may not be…
PSN is 50 at 2022: Weathering the Storm Reina Lynn Antonio, MD Because the Philippines belongs to the Pacific Ring of Fire and is located along the Typhoon belt in the Pacific, it is frequented by volcano eruptions and earthquakes and visited by an average of twenty-three typhoons per year, of which five are damaging.…
PHILHEALTH UPDATES 2021 Edison Navarro, MD PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR 2021-0009: PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR OUTPATIENT HEMODIALYSIS BENEFIT PACKAGE TO A MAXIMUM OF 144 SESSIONS FOR CY 2021 POLICY STATEMENT: Patients with CKD 5 shall be allowed to avail of the maximum of one hundred forty-four (144) hemodialysis sessions for CY 2021 based on the prescription of…
