“Bugbog, Bruised… Alive and Kicking” Maria Eliza R. Navarro, MD, FPCP, FPSN My family is finally getting vaccinated. Whew. You would think that my parents, being senior citizens, would have gotten their shots earlier, but local government has been fantastically consistent in their ineptitude. And so, my family is benefiting from a friend’s assistance…
Well-Being and Personal Growth in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic. Jimmylito A. Solomon, MD The physical distancing measures compelled by COVID-19 have resulted in a severe withdrawal and cancellation from the usual patterns of daily life, necessitating sufficiently reduced contact with other people – relatives and friends. To many, such withdrawal can be…
by Glenn Butuyan, MD, FPCP, FPSN REFLECTIONS on TRAINING AMIDST THIS PANDEMIC Lynette Fillone Alcala, MD FPSN, FPPS, FPNSP Achieving one’s dream to be a pediatric nephrologist takes years from premedical education up to adult or pediatric nephrology certification. This involves surpassing several high stakes exams, including getting competitive NMAT scores to be admitted to…
PSN is 50 in 2022: Bigger and Better By Reina Lynn G. Antonio, MD, FPCP, FPSN As advances in the field of Nephrology took place in the Philippines in the 1980s, so did the demand for specialists in this field. Kidney transplantation, utilization of cyclosporine before its availability in the United States for clinical…
EDITORYAL ( Agosto 2021 – Buwan ng Sariling WIKA”) BAGABAG Nakakatuwang isipin na ang BAGABAG ay may dalawang mukha at epekto sa ating buhay. Mainam ang bagabag dahil ito ay magbubunsod sa atin upang maging maingat, maging handa at maging bukas sa lahat ng possibilidad sa buhay. “Nababagabag ako dahil baka hindi ako pumasa”. …
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH and PREVENTIVE NEPHROLOGY Joseph Michael P. Abcede, MD ‘In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein More than a year into the pandemic, the challenges in our medical practice remains. The thrust that the members of PSN Committee on Public Health and Preventive Nephrology wanted to…
