The Philippine Medical Women’s Association, Inc. celebrates its Diamond Anniversary and 60th Annual Convention

The Philippine Medical Women’s Association, Inc. celebrates its Diamond Anniversary and 60th Annual Convention on November 6 & 7, 2009 at the Historic Landmark Manila Hotel.
The Philippine Medical Women’s Association is an organization of medical women to foster closer relationships and fellowship among all medical graduates to enrich, encourage, and empower one another in their [...]

6th St. Luke’s International Symposium on Neurosciences “Basic Science of Neurocritical Care

January 14 – 15, 2010
For further information, please contact:
International Institute for Neurosciences
Tel. No. (02) 723-0101 / 723-0301 ext. 4302
Direct Line: (02) 725-6703
Email address: ics@stluke.com.ph
Website: www.ics.stluke.com.ph/neuro
It is with great pride and honor to introduce the First International Symposium on Neurocritical Care of St. Luke’s Medical Center which will be held on January 14 and 15, 2010 [...]

International Institute for Neurosciences

At St. Luke’s International Institute for Neurosciences, our mission is to provide outstanding clinical care, mold future neurologists and neurosurgeons, and to be an international leader in clinical and basic research on the disorders of the nervous system. By bringing scientific research and discovery from the bench to the bedside we hope to improve the [...]

Incretin-Based Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Incretin-Based Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Advancing Treatment, Improving Outcomes
Gabriel V. Jasul Jr., MD, FPCP, FPSEM
Clinical Associate Professor, UP College of Medicine
Endocrinology Training Officer, St. Luke’s Medical Center

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Albert Lim Rafanan, MD
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Visayas, Philippines
WHAT IS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA(OSA)?
Loud snoring which is interrupted by respiratory arrest (apnea) of more than 10 secs in duration is obstructive sleep apnea. This is usually accompanied by a reduction in blood oxygen saturation followed by a microawakening to breath. [...]

Sepsis Guidelines

Maria Arleen G. Atilano-Obsioma, MD
Infectious Disease Consultant
Capitol University Medical City, Cagayan de Oro City
Severe sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems affecting millions of individuals around the world each year. In 2004, an international group of experts in the diagnosis and management of infection and sepsis published the first internationally accepted guidelines that the [...]