Table of ContentsForeword 4

Messages 5

51st Postgraduate Course Scientific Activities 11 Precongress Live Surgery Program 12 Opening Ceremonies Program 14 15th Chancellor Alfredo T. Ramirez Memorial Lecture 16 Scientific Programme 28 Meet the Professor 33 Workshops 40 Participants’ Profile 48

Event Pictures 49 Scientific Activities Precongress Live Surgery Opening Ceremony and ATR Memorial Lecture Scientific Sessions Meet the Professor Workshops Participatns, Consultants, Residents and Alumni Sponsors

Department of Surgery Officers 64

Consultant Staff 65

Resident Staff 66

Past Postgraduate Courses Committee Chairs 67

Sponsors 68

2016 Postgraduate Course Theme 85

ThefirstUP-PGHDepartmentofSurgeryPostgrad-uatecoursedatesback in1969whenDr.AlfredoT.Ram-irez, then the executive officer of the department initiatedshortintensivepostgraduatecoursesinsurgery.Sincethenit became a regular educational postgraduate activity ofthedepartment.Inthelastfifteenyears,theUP-PGHpost-graduatecoursewas titledMastery inSurgery tohighlightexceptional surgical issues as topic contentwith resourcespeakerswhoareexperts in theirownfieldsaskeycom-ponentofthisevent.Yearly,thescientificprogramvariesinits content and strategy depending upon its theme.WhentheFoundationfortheAdvancementofSurgicalEducation,Inc.(FASE)wasformedin2003,throughtheinitiativeofDr.JoseC.Gonzales,thentheChairoftheDepartmentofSur-gery,UP-PGHandDr.EduardoR.Gatchalian,thefirstFASEPresident,itregularlyhelpedsponsorthisactivitytorealizethedepartment’scommitmentinhelpingsurgicalpractition-ersnationwideinadvancingtheirknowledgeandexpertiseinthecomprehensivemanagementofthedifferentsurgicaldisorders.

MasteryinSurgery2015themeis“OptimizingOut-comes inSurgery.”Proceedsof thiseventwillbedonatedtotheFoundationfortheAdvancementofSurgicalEduca-tion(FASE),whichwillthenhelpfundtheindigentsurgicalpatientsoftheDepartmentofSurgery,UP-PGH;trainingofsurgicalresidents tohelpthemachievethehighestqualityof surgical training responsive to theneedsof theFilipinopeople;andassistanceintheprofessionaldevelopmentpro-gramsfortheconsultantstaffofthedepartment.

FOREWORD

Message from the Chancellor My warm greetings to themembers of the Foun-dation for theAdvancement of Surgery, College of Medi-cine-Philippine General Hospital, UP Manila, on the con-ductof the51stPostgraduateCourse“Mastery inSurgery2015.” I welcome the surgeons from all over the Philip-pines who are participating in the plenary lectures andotheractivitiesput togetherby theOrganizingCommittee.

I commend your dedication to the advancement of yourprofession and your constant desire to improve patientcare through your attendance in this forum. Today’s Sur-gical education is marked by rapid and vibrant changesin knowledge and understanding of surgical approach-es, and new procedures and technologies. Novel edu-cational and training paradigms are necessary to meetthe challenges of the 21st century and ensure that pa-tient outcomes are optimized through constant educa-tionand trainingofmorecompetentandskillful surgeons.

This makes the theme of the course, “Optimizing Out-comes inSurgery”more relevantand timely.The increas-ing range of diseases that are treated surgically and thedevelopment of new therapies impel surgeons to learnand adaptmore to the growing demands and challenges.

IhopethatthiscoursefulfillsthisneedforconstantlearningandcontinuingeducationintheserviceoftheFilipinoPatient.

CARMENCITAD.PADILLA,MD,MAHPSChancellor

UniversityofthePhilippinesManila

Message from the Dean

IwouldliketocongratulatetheUP-PGHDepartmentofSurgeryandtheFoundationoftheAdvancementofSurgi-calEducation(FASE),Inc.ontheoccasionofyour51stPost-graduateCourse,MasteryinSurgery2015:OptimizingOut-comesinSurgery.Asalways,thisannualactivitygatherstheexpertsfromyourdepartmenttodiscussup-to-datetopicsinyourfieldandprovideavenueforanintelligentdiscussionof the latest trendsandtechniques insurgery.Your themeforthisyearfurthersupportstheultimategoalofalltheseef-forts,thatistooptimizeoutcomesandimprovepatientcare.

Again,congratulationsandmorepower!

AGNESD.MEJIAMDProfessorandDean

UPCollegeofMedicine

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Message from the Dean

Once again, on behalf of the UP College of Medicine I would like to congratulate the Foundation for the Advancement of Surgical Education (FASE) and the UP-PGH Department of Surgery on your 49th Postgraduate Course, Mastery in Surgery 2013 with this year’s theme “Back to Basics: Preventing Complications, Improving Outcomes.”

I am glad that your Foundation and Department continue to strive to be relevant to the changing times. With our theme last year being “From Simple to the Spectacular,” you attempted to present the latest and pioneering developments in your field. This year’s theme, however, “Back to Basics” has the clear intention of emphasizing what has always been significant in yours as well as in other specialties, that of preventing complications and improving outcomes. This is particularly important in the light of the very limited resources allotted to healthcare but with the expectation of a more cost-effective treatment option. Improved outcomes, therefore, becomes a goal for all management modalities to strive for.

Again, congratulations to FASE and more power in your future activities.

AGNES D. MEJIA, MDProfessor & Dean

UP College of Medicine

Message from the Director CongratulationstotheUP-PGHDepartmentofSur-geryon its51stPostgraduateCourse “Mastery inSurgery2015”withthethemeOptimizingOutcomesinSurgery.

The lifelongmissionof every surgeon is to constantly im-prove andmaster his craft. This embodies what hemustdo in order to serve his patientswell and bea service ofknowledgeandinspirationtohispeers.Wemustlearntolivewiththesegoalsinmind.Nodoubt,thisyear’spostgraduatecoursebringsusseveralstepsfurtherinthisjourneywithanever-endingquestforimprovementandexcellence.

So learn, teach, operate and treat…Do things better thenexttimearound.Thisishowwemustlive.

Mabuhay!

JOSEC.GONZALES,MDDirector

PhilippineGeneralHospital

Message from the President Welcometoour51stPostggraduatecourse:Mas-teryinSurgery2015.Thisyear’scourseisentitledOptimiz-ingOutcomesinSurgery.

Asalways,weaimtosharewith therest thevariedexpe-riences encountered at the Philippine General Hospital.StartingwithourworkshoponWoundCareforOptimalOut-comes, Comprehensive management of Gastric Tumors,VascularAccessforSurgeonsandahands-onworkshoponCholedocoscopy

OurCourseproper features topicsonResidencyTraining,Surgical Intensiive careandMedical Informatics andRe-search.Wehaveincludedtopicsfromvarioussub-special-tieswhichwouldbeofinteresttogeneralsurgeons.Asinthepast,wecontinuetohavetheMeettheProfessorssessionforamoreupcloseandpersonaldiscussions.I hopeyou canenjoyand learn from the coursewehavepreparedforyouthisyear.Wecontinuouslystrivetomakeitbettereachyear.

TELESFOROGANAJR.,MDPresident

FoundationfortheAdvancementofSurgicalEducaitonInc.

 

Message from the Chair

Onbehalfof theDepartmentofSurgery,UP-PGH,Iwouldliketowelcomeallofyoutothe51stPostgraduateCourse,MasteryinSurgery2015,“OptimizingOutcomesinSurgery”.Itisbutfittingthataswestartthe1stpostgradu-atecourseof thenext50years,wegobackto thebasicsofhowtomanageoursurgicalpatientstocomeupwiththebestresults.Thepostgraduatecoursescommitteehascomeupwithanexcellentprogramoflectures,paneldiscussions,videopresentationsandhandsonworkshopsoncholedo-choscopy,vascularaccess,andwoundcare.

We are also continuing our “Meet the Professor” dinnerwhereyoucandialoguewithselectedconsultantsanddis-cussdifferentorproblematiccaseswiththem.

Wewouldliketothankallofyouforgracingourpostgradu-atecourseandwelookforwardtomanymanymoreyearsoffruitfulinteractionswithyou.

WILMAA.BALTAZAR,MDProfessorandChair

DepartmentofSurgery-UPCMUP-PhilippineGeneralHospital

 

Message from the Post-Graduate Chair ThePost-GraduateCoursesCommitteeoftheUP-PhilippineGeneralHospitalDepartmentofSurgeryandtheFoundationfortheAdvancementofSurgicalEducation,Inc.,welcomeyoutothe51stMastery inSurgeryPostgraduateCourse2015embracingthetheme“OptimizingOutcomesinSurgery”.

This year’s scientific program will commence with a veryinspiring ChancellorAlfredo T. Ramirez Memorial LecturefromthePGHDirectorDr.JoseC.Gonzalesandbyanen-couragingorationbytheChairoftheDepartmentofSurgeryDr.WilmaA. Baltazar.Thiswill be followed by interactivesessionsthataredesignedtoprovideinsightsonoptimizingandimprovingthequalityofsurgicalcareforourpatients,inordertoachievefewercomplicationsandbetteroutcomes.Expertfacultymembersofthedepartmentwillusedidacticandcase-based formats toaddress topicswithinessentialcontentareasinbothGeneralSurgeryaswellasSubspe-cialtySurgery.This year,we have added aPre-CongressLiveSurgerythatwilldemonstratecommongeneralsurgeryprocedureswithemphasisontechniquesthatpromoteopti-malsurgicaloutcomes.Weencourageyoutoparticipateinthefoursimultaneous“MeettheProfessorDinners”forthechancetohaveacloseandinformalsmallgroupdiscussionwith four General Surgery Professors. Four simultaneousshortcoursesonthethirddaywillagainbeofferedtopar-ticipantswhoareinterestedtohaveanadditionalcourseonanyofthetopicsdesignedtohelpthemadvancetheirknowl-edgeandskillsneededintheirday-to-daypatientcare.

Educating and training surgeons remain an integral advo-cacy of our institution.We thank you for your unremittingsupport in our efforts to providea premier venue for yourcontinuedsurgicaleducation.Wetrustthatyoutakeadvan-tageofthewidevarietyofresourcesthatwehavemeticu-louslyorganizedforyou.Wesincerelyhopethatthiscoursewillcontributegreatlyinyoureffortstodeliverthebestcaretoyourpatients.

I would like to acknowledge the altruisticmembers of the

ORLINOC.BISQUERA,JR.,MD,FPSGS,FPCSChairmanPostgraduateCoursesCommittee

DepartmentofSurgeryPhilippineGeneralHos-pitalClinicalAssociateProfessor,UPCollegeof

Medicine

 

PostgraduateCoursesCommittee for their dedication andassistanceinorganizingthisendeavor.Thesuccessofthisscientificprogramishighlycreditedtotheunparalleledpas-sionandcommitmentofourconsultantsheadedbyourDe-partmentChairDr.WilmaA.Baltazar,Dr.JoseMacarioV.Faylona,Dr.MarkRichardC.Khoandtherestofthecon-sultant staff of theDepartment of Surgery. Furthermore, Iwouldalsoliketoexpressmyappreciationtoallthespon-sorsanddonorswhohavehelpedusthroughtheyears.

“Passion for knowledge, motivation for continuous learn-ing…Thereisnoendtowhatwecanlearn”

51st Postgraduate Course Scientific Activities

Felixberto S. Lukban, MDMaster of Ceremony

The

Scientific Program

Trauma:Dr.EricSMTalens

DivisionofPediatricSurgery

Dr. Eric S.M. Talens

Participants’ ProfileREGISTERED DELEGATES DOCTORS 224 Pre-registered 56 On site registration 168

Profile of Doctors Alumni 24 Consultants 110 Residents 90

Doctors by type of Hospital Affiliation: Government Hospital 95 Private Hospital 104 Both Private and Government 19 Not Specified 6

Doctors by Region Luzon 137 National Capital Region (NCR): 40 CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region) 20 Region I: Ilocos Region 7 Region II: Cagayan Valley 13 Region III: Central Luzon 19 Region IV-A: CALABARZON 18 Region IV-B: MIMAROPA 6 Region V: Bicol Region 14 Visayas 43 Region VI (Western Vidsayas) 25 Region VII (Central Visayas) 10 Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 8 Mindanao 43 Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 9 Region X (Northern Mindanao) 4 Region XI (Davao Region) 11 Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 13 CARAGA Region 5 ARMM 1

NURSES 36

UP-PGH SURGERY STAFF 152 Consultant 70 Resident 82

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 412

Event Pictures

Pre-congressLive Surgery

Opening Ceremonies

andATR Memorial

Lecture

Scientific Sessions

Scientific Sessions

Meet the ProfessorDinner

Workshops

Sponsors

Residents and Staff

Officers of the Foundation for the Advancement of Surgical Education, Inc. President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Executive Director

Department of Surgery Officers Chair Executive Vice-Chair Executive Assistant FinanceOfficer Assistant Chair for Academic Affairs Assistant Chair for Training Assistant Chair for Services Assistant Chair for Special Projects Assistant Chair for Research

Division Chiefs of the Department of Surgery Surgical Oncology, Head & Neck, Breast, Skin & Soft Tissue, & Esophagogastric Surgery Colorectal Surgery Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Endosurgery Trauma Surgical Critical Care Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Urology Pediatric Surgery Plastic Surgery Burns Organ Transplant

Postgraduate Courses Committee Chair Orlino C. Bisquera, Jr., MD Co-Chair Jose Macario V. Faylona, MD

Members: Mark Richard C. Kho, MD, Catherine S. Co, MD, Dante G. Ang, MD, Edgardo G. Gonzales, MD, Ana Melissa H. Cabungcal, MD, Leoncio L. Kaw, MD, Ma. Celine Isobel A.Villegas, MD, Bernard U.Tansipek, MD, Allan Dante M. Concejero, MD, Junico T.Visaya, MD, Anthony R. Perez, MD, John Paulo B. Ng, MD, Dave R. Resoco, MD, Gerald Marion M. Abesamis, MD, Florencio Angelo C. Lucero, MD, Ms. Eleanor R. Mercado and Ms. Juvy M. Concepcion

Telesforo E. Gana, Jr., MDJaime F. Esquivel, MDGerardo G. Germar, MDDennis P. Serrano, MDMs. Teresita T. Venturina

Wilma A. Baltazar, MDNelson D. Cabaluna, MDA’Ericson B. Berberabe, MDDennis P. Serrano, MDEduardo R. Bautista, MDAnthony R. Perez, MDJose Macario V. Faylona, MDNikko J. Magsanoc, MDMarie Carmela M. Lapitan, MD

RodneyB.Dofitas,MD Hermogenes DJ Monroy, MDRamon L. de Vera, MDAnthony R. Perez, MDEric SM Talens, MDEduardo R. Bautista, MDAdrian E. Manapat, MDDennis P. Serrano, MDAntonio DR. Catangui , MDGerardo G. Germar, MD Glenn Angelo S. Genuino, MDDennis P. Serrano, MD

Division of EndosurgeryAnthony R. Perez, MD

Past Postgraduate Courses Committee Chairs

Dr. Serafin C. Hilvano (1988-1993)

Dr. Armando C. Crisostomo (1994-1997)

Dr. Wilma A. Baltazar (1998-2000)

Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa (2001-2006)

Dr. Jose Macario V. Faylona (2007-2012)

“This souvenir documentation is dedicated to the hard work and innovations that they have started, which have made the post-

graduate course evolve into what it is today.”

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