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…
COVID VACCINES and the RENAL Patient Agnes A. Alarilla-Alba,MD With the availability of the COVID Vaccines to the vulnerable, nephrologists face an onslaught of questions from our patients. Whether it is safe to vaccinate renal patients, its adverse event, whether it will be effective, and will there be interactions with the medications our patients…
A Snapshot of Life By: Maria Eliza R. Navarro, MD, FPCP, FPSN “Photography is the story I fail to put into words.”— Destin Sparks It’s quite challenging nowadays to get a sense of serenity about things, much less find a space to seek it. The din of day-to-day makes us almost forget what it feels like…
Panghi Magas “HAYOP KA!!” Q: Anong hayop ang laging ayos? A: OX (oks) Q: Anong hayop ang hindi sigurado? A: Baka Q: Anong hayop ang laging nau-untog? A: eh di DOGGG… Q: Anong hayop ang laging napuputol A: eh di CAT. (cut) Q: Anong hayop ang hindi pinapansin A: La-ion…
Dear Members, Organ donation has always been the thrust of the HOPE or Human Organ Preservation Effort. Founded in 1983, it continues to promote organ transplantation as an important aspect of improving the quality of life of our CKD patients. Through the years, various programs on awareness of the importance of organ donation have been…
