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Advanced Cardiac Life Support Seminar held

Rene Librojo,MD,FPCP,FPCC

The UPH – Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical Center’s Department of Internal Medicine, in cooperation with the Philippine Heart Association, Southern Tagalog Chapter (PHA STC) and Philippine Heart Association Council for CPR held a succesful 2 day Advanced Cardiac Life Support seminar (ACLS) on January 27-28, 2007 at the Medicine Auditorium, University of Perpetual Help College of Medicine-Biñan Laguna. Council Head Raul Ramboyong, MD with PHA-STC President Nanette Rey,MD and Scientific committee head Amelita Brillantes,MD headed the organizing committee. Lectures and facilitators were Drs. Raul Ramboyong, Jenny Beltran, John Paul So, Amelita Brillantes, Marian Almazan, Albert Bautista, and Mr. Reynaldo Grande.

There were 50 participants mostly doctors, nurses and health care professionals from nearby hospitals in the area who were given lectures and hands-on workshop on the new recommendations and techniques of ACLS. The Department of Medicine plans to do this annually to help health care professionals and students of UPH and health care workers of other hospitals be trained & updated on the proper and new recommendations of ACLS.

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