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PCP Convention 2010: Medicine beyond Medicine: Traversing Boundaries, Crossing Borders
The landscape of the medical profession has changed dramatically over the recent decades. While the more traditional roles of health-care provider and scientist remain, challenging roles such as steward of patient resources, community educator, and patient advocate have emerged. To be able to fulfill such roles, we as today’s Filipino physicians have to be constantly [...]
The PSBIM 2010 Written Certifying Examinations in Internal Medicine Results
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Statements on the Role of Antibiotic Chemoprophylaxis against Leptospirosis
A. Pre-exposure Measures
1. The most effective preventive measure is the avoidance of high-risk exposure (i.e. wading in floods and contaminated water, contact with animal body fluids).
2. If high risk exposure is unavoidable, appropriate protective measures include wearing boots, goggles, overalls, and rubber gloves.
3. Pre-exposure antibiotic prophylaxis is NOT ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED. However, in those individuals who [...]
The 2009 PCP Mid-Year Convention is Cancelled
To Philippine College of Physician (PCP) members,
The North Luzon chapter under the leadership of Dr. Manny Bautista had met
with his team to have an accurate assessment of the impact of the recent
disaster on the prospect of holding the PCP mid-year convention in Baguio
as scheduled. They have wisely deemed it prudent and appropriate to cancel
the mid-year [...]

The PSBIM 2010 Written Certifying Examinations in Internal Medicine Results
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