Vol 6, Issue No.24 December 2004 (ob24)

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Volume 6 Issue No. 24
Quezon City, Philippines
December, 2004
Committed to Excellence
T
he Philippine Orthopaedic
Association, Inc. (POA)
reaffirmed its commitment to
excellence when it capped a banner year
2004 in a flurry of scientific and social
activities. The POA successfully held its
55th Annual Congress combined with the
2nd Asian Congress of the International
Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies
(IFFAS) and the 4th Annual Convention of
the Philippine Orthopaedic Foot and
Ankle Society (POFAS) from November
30 – December 4, 2004 at the EDSA
Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City.
The theme of the convention is “A Leap
Towards Globalization”.
Association anniversary celebration combined with the 56th
POA annual convention on November 14 - 20, 2005.
POA president Dr. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama led the 2004 POA Board of
Trustees in accomplishing the plans and
projects of the POA.
The POA Foundation, Inc. was
approved by the POA fellows during the PROF. BIYO proudly displays the POA
More than 600 international and
local delegates participated in this
international convention, which is a
prelude to the 25th ASEAN Orthopaedic
Presidential Guest Speaker Prof. Josette T. Biyo
(photo, at right) set the tone with her speech,
“Commitment to Excellence”, which she delivered during
the opening ceremonies on December 1. She clearly
echoed the POA's thrust in her stirring presidential address
delivered before an international audience that made
every Filipino in the crowd proud of his lineage.
IFFAS
president Dr. Michael J.
Coughlin thanked the POA for hosting the
IFFAS council meeting and the IFFAS
congress when he addressed the delegates
during the POA Congress Banquet on Dec. 2.
(Continued to page 4)
plaque of appreciation that she received.
ASEAN OA leaders hold
first extraordinary meet
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS Drs. John Gould, Michael Coughlin, Yasuhito Tanaka and Samson Chan at
the VIP Welcome Dinner with POA president Dr. Rodolfo Nitollama, Prof. Ramon Gustilo and POFAS president
Dr. Emiliano Tablante
L
eaders of the ASEAN
Orthopaedic
Association (AOA)
held the First Extraordinary
AOA Council Meeting on
December 1, 2004 at the
EDSA Shangri-la Hotel
during the 55th POA Annual
Convention. It was the first
and only AOA council
meeting held so far outside
of the regular annual AOA
council meetings held during
AOA Annual Conventions,
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December 2004
BONE OF CONTENTION
RODOLFO L. NITOLLAMA, MD, FPOA
Dedication and doing one's best
(Valedictory address delivered by Dr.
Rodolfo L. Nitollama during the POA
Congress Banquet on December 2, 2004)
W
hen this position of POA
president was entrusted to
me one year ago, I
promised to myself that I will give it
my best efforts. After all, one has to
work at least 8 years in the POA
Board before you reach the
presidency. Time flies very fast, and
almost 12 months have passed since
the day I assumed the office.
I have never regretted
dedicating myself to the service of
the association, knowing the
sacrifices one has to go through.
Tonight, I would like to thank the POA
for this once-in-a-lifetime chance of
assuming the POA presidency.
Most of the plans that I set
forth at the beginning of this year
were accomplished. There are still
so many things that need to be
done, yet we have to move on with
our lives.
I have already reported to
our fellows the things that we have
done this year. Suffice it to say, that
we have covered many areas in so
short a time.
If history will be kind to me,
our fellows will remember that we had
the POA Foundation, Inc., POA –
Unilab Orthopaedic Subspecialty
Fellowship Program, the POA Hymn,
the POA Mission, Vision and Core
Values statement, and the first
British Orthopaedic AssociationASEAN-Johnson & Johnson traveling
fellowship,
the
Philippine
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
(PMTS), the new POA ID, the POA
calendar 2005, the 2004 POA
directory of fellows, and a lot more
activities this year.
We have had very good
relationships with overseas
international
orthopedic
organizations particularly the
American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons (AAOS), American
Orthopaedic Association (AOA),
British Orthopaedic Association
(BOA), Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic
Association (APOA), and the other
members of the ASEAN Orthopaedic
Association (Malaysia, Thailand,
I have never regretted even a
single moment in this journey
through this stage called Life.
With all humility, I submit
myself to the POA, and say
“I have pursued my dreams,
I have done my best, and I
hope I had made a
difference.”
Indonesia and Singapore). I am
happy to note that their presidents
have all come together with their
spouses, not only for the First
Extraordinary ASEAN Council
Meeting but for this Congress as
well.
I hope the succeeding
Board of Trustees will continue with
the initiatives and programs we have
started this year: The strategic
planning session; the first
consultative meeting between the
POA Board and the presidents of the
subspecialty societies, POA
chapters and the PBO chairman; the
joint meeting with the PCS executive
officers; and the POA 5-year
Research Agenda. We have also
launched this year the POA Road
Traffic Safety project and the Bone
and Joint Decade: Initiatives and
Contributions of the POA, which I
presented in Pattaya, Thailand
during the 24th ASEAN Orthopaedic
Association meeting last October.
The image of the POA in the
national setting has been
considerably enhanced. We have
consistently informed the public and
our fellows of all our scientific and
outreach programs like the
Cottolengo Filipino, environmental
safety and conservation concerns,
and our forthcoming pediatric
orthopedic ward visits. We have
come out in the Panorama and
Doctor On Call magazines, in the UP
Carillon and in the Philippine Star,
and we have consistently published
the Ortho Balita and the Philippine
Journal of Orthopaedics. Although we
have managed the finances of the
POA very well, it still needs the POA
Foundation, Inc. to help raise enough
funds for the advancement of
research.
Along the way, I had several
partners in accomplishing my task.
I would like to thank the POA Board
of Trustees for their help and
cooperation, the POA chapter
presidents and the presidents of the
POA subspecialty societies for their
support, the POA secretariat for
helping me out with accomplishing
the day-to-day activities and year-toyear plans, and our friends in the
pharmaceutical and orthopedic
implant companies, the tri-media,
and our contacts both here and
abroad whom we had to tap and rely
on for a lot of things.
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POA, POAF, PBO Boards sworn in
I
n an unprecedented ceremony
during the congress banquet of
the 55th POA annual convention,
three new Boards of Trustees were
inducted into office by Philippine
College of Surgeons President Dr.
Edgardo Cortez.
Inducted in solemn
ceremonies by Dr. Cortez were the
2005 Boards of Trustees of the
Philippine Orthopaedic Association
and the Philippine Board of
Orthopaedics, and the founding
Board of Trustees of the newlyformed Philippine Orthopaedic
Association Foundation (POAF).
(See related story on page 4)
The 2005 POA Board is
composed of Drs. Miles T. Dela
DR. CORTEZ congratulates the 2005 POA Board of Trustees (top and above photos).
Rosa, president; George Winston B.
Estera, vice-president; Edward A.
Sarrosa, secretary; Francis P.
Altarejos treasurer; Jose S. Pujalte,
Jr., Albert U. Dy, Lauro R. Bonifacio,
Emiliano B. Tablante, Cesar S. Grey
(Luzon); Jose Ma. R. Coruña
THE 2005 PBO Board of Trustees.
Dedication and...
For their wholehearted
support, love and understanding, I
would like to thank my family - my
mother, my wife Bernie, my children,
my sisters and brother, and my
personal friends, some of whom are
in the audience tonight. Although I
may not be able to personally
mention all of them, I know there are
countless others who have helped
me along the way.
I thank the Lord God for the
countless blessings that have come
(Visayas), Manuel Z. Sison
(Mindanao), trustees; and Rodolfo
L. Nitollama, ex-officio.
The 2005 PBO Board is
composed of Drs. Jose Z. Flordelis
chairman; Andres D. Borromeo, vicechairman; Ricardo C. Liwag,
secretary;
Venancio P.
Garduce, Jr.
treasurer;
Leslie
M.
Reyes, Dr.
James
C.
P a g g a o ,
Norberto R.
(Continued from page 2)
my way, and more importantly, for
this life and for this faith, and for
giving me the strength of mind and
spirit. As our presidential guest
speaker Prof. Josette Biyo said
yesterday, “Our talents, skills and
opportunities come from God and
should be used for His glory”.
Life is like a stage, where
we have to pass through but once.
Having been the 41st president of the
POA in its 55 years of existence, I
knew I had contributed my pebble to
this castle of our dreams, together
with all the past POA presidents for
whom I have commissioned a
talented artist to produce their
charcoaled paintings.
I have never regretted even
a single moment in this journey
through this stage called Life. With
all humility, I submit myself to the
POA, and say “I have pursued my
dreams, I have done my best, and
I hope I had made a difference.”
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POA Foundation launched
T
Association Foundation
(POAF) was finally launched
during the annual business meeting
of POA fellows on December 1,
2004.
POA President Dr. Rodolfo
L. Nitollama reported to the POA
fellows that the POA Foundation
needs to be established so that the
POA can gather enough resources
to be able to push through with its
projects, particularly research. The
move was also in line with the
president’s idea to make the POA
and the POAF qualify as a donee
institution after fulfilling the stringent
requirements of the Philippine
Council for NGO Certification
(PCNC).
The proposal to establish
the POA foundation (POAF) was
approved unanimously by the POA
fellows. Thereafter, Dr. Nitollama
introduced the 9 founding trustees
of the POAF.
The founding trustees of the
POA Foundation are: Drs. Rodolfo
L. Nitollama, Chairman; Ellewellyn
G. Pasion, President; Arturo C.
Cañete, Secretary, Lauro M.
Abrahan, Jr., Treasurer; and Mario
B. Geronilla, Noel B. Carilo, Miles T.
Dela Rosa, George Winston B.
FOUNDING POAF TRUSTEES are sworn into office by PCS president Dr. Edgardo C.
Cortez during the Congress Banquet on December 2, 2004.
Estera, and Edward A. Sarrosa,
Trustees. They were inducted into
office by Philippine College of
Surgeons President Edgardo C.
Cortes during the
congress banquet on
December 2, 2004.
All
POA
honorary fellows and
fellows who are in
good standing are
Dr. Cortez
members of the POA
Foundation. Upon start of the
Foundation’s operations, it will
Committed to Excellence
annual business meeting on
December 1. Its founding Board of
Trustees were presented before the
POA fellows, and inducted into
office on Dec. 2.
The IFFAS lecturers
presented well-applauded lectures
during the first one-and-a-half days
of the convention. The international
faculty was composed of IFFAS
President Dr. Michael J. Coughlin,
Clinical Orthopaedic Society
President Dr. G. James Sammarco,
Immediate Past AOFAS President
Dr. Glenn Pfeffer, Dr. John S. Gould,
recruit corporate members,
philantropists and other individuals
who will be willing to donate to the
POAF. This and other topics will be
tackled by the POAF Board during
its second meeting on Jan. 22, 2005.
The establishment of the
POAF and the launching of the
POA’s five-year research plan are
twin moves of the POA board this
year which will give research
activities much needed direction,
funding and a shot in the arm,
according to Dr. Nitollama.
and Dr. Edward V.A. Lim, all of the
USA; Drs. Yoshinori Takakura and
Yashuhito Tanaka of Japan; Past
EFAS President Dr. Patrice Diebold
of France, Prof. In Heon Park of
Korea and Prof. Samson Chan of
Hong Kong. The local faculty was
headed by Dr. Emiliano B. Tablante.
cooperation of the POA Board of
trustees, the chapters and
subspecialty societies, and the
overwhelming support of the
implant companies, and the POA
secretariat for the POA’s advances
this year.
POA president Dr. Rodolfo
L. Nitollama, who felt vindicated on
his personal choice of Prof. Biyo,
was at the forefront of the POA
Board’s
activities
and
accomplishments this year. He
credited the wholehearted
The challenge continues as
the new POA Board tackles 2005
and the hosting of the ASEAN Orthopaedic Association’s 25th anniversary celebration in November next
year.
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Prof. Biyo inspires POA guests
Elated POA fellows, mostly
She came, she spoke, and contestant. Intel thereafter gifted her
with
a
brand
new
laptop,
and
Ilongos,
took turns in having their
she conquered!
P
residential guest speaker
Prof. Josette T. Biyo, a
science and mathematics
teacher from Southern Philippines,
became the first POA Presidential
Guest Speaker who was not a highranking government official or a
politician of note.
She lectured in her own
unique way, her grammar thick with
her native Visayan accent, and
received a standing ovation after her
speech before an international
audience during the opening
ceremonies of the 55th POA Annual
Congress.
“Tonight, you made all of us
proud to be Filipino”, quipped POA
President Dr. Rodolfo L. Nitollama,
who sought the help of Pfizer, Phils.
in inviting the very busy lecturer. Prof.
Biyo was introduced by POA VicePresident Dr. Miles T. Dela Rosa.
Prof. Biyo, whose topic,
“Commitment to Excellence”
mirrored the POA’s ideal, enthralled
her audience composed of the
international faculty, delegates and
their spouses, the POA fellows,
diplomates and residents, and
executives and representatives of
implant companies.
A teacher at the Philippine
Science High School in Iloilo, she
won the Intel award over 4,000
contestants from all over the world.
The only one among the contestants
without a laptop, she recalled that
she came armed with plenty of
Manila paper, pentel pens, pencils,
rulers, thumb tacks, paste, clips,
stapler and staples, a pair of
scissors and other improvised
paraphernalia for possible overhead
projection and demonstration. She
bested the other Asian finalist, a
Chinese, using a laptop which was
lent by an eliminated American
launched her to cosmic fame.
The
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology took note of
her achievement and extraordinary
talent, and named its latest planet
souvenir pictures with Prof. Biyo
taken. Even some foreigners could
not pass up the chance to be
photographed with her. The majority
of the audience was teary-eyed,
amazed and very proud of the way
she had conducted herself and
helped a bunch of idealistic high
school kids win honors in school
competitions in the USA. Most of the
parents identified their children with
Prof. Biyo’s students. (See related
story on page 40)
Prof. Biyo
Confessing that she almost
backed out after saying yes, Dr. Biyo
admitted her nervousness and added
that it was her first time to speak
before a distinguished group of
orthopaedic surgeons. She also
mentioned the other FilipinoAmericans who made good, among
them US Army Major General
Antonio Taguba, who at the risk of
ruining his military career, was the
first to expose atrocities of American
soldiers in the treatment of Iraqi
prisoners of war, and Cherl DiazMeyer. Thank you, Prof. Biyo!
find after her. Planet Biyo was thus
“born”, and with it, came an endless
stream of speaking invitations and
engagements, here and abroad.
Just before speaking to the
POA fellows, she was on an
extended speaking tour in the USA,
then flew to Cotobato to speak before
2,000 teachers, and went to the POA
convention. She never had a chance
to even savor the POA fellowship
night, and instead chose to eat
dinner alone in her room, as she had
to fly to Iloilo early the following
morning to see her class. Then the
next day, she was in Manila again
at UST, for another speaking
engagement.The audience was
inspired by her candidness and
natural flair. Asked by the
POA President if she
wanted to change to a
more formal attire after
she appeared at the
Basilan room of the POA
secretariat three hours
before the ceremony, she
answered, “ No, I’m
comfortable with this
PROF. BIYO
attire”.
WHERE IS PLANET BIYO?
Planet Biyo is a minor planet in
the asteroid belt between Mars
and Jupiter. It was identified by
the Lincoln Laboratory,
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and named after Dr.
Josette T. Biyo in November
2002, as part of the Intel Award.
flanked by POA Pres. Dr. Nitollama
and Vice-Pres. Dr. Dela Rosa
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December 2004
GALEN
JOSE S. PUJALTE, JR., MD, FPOA
Burnout
“
Work at first rescues us, then
ravages us.” Mason Cooley
(b. 1927). U.S. aphorist City
Aphorisms, 7th Selection, New
York (1990)
It seems to me that in a
country where the number of the
jobless can fill several municipalities,
it would be ridiculous to talk about
job burnout. On the other hand, there
will always be extreme, work-related
stress. This, if ignored can swell the
ranks of the forcibly leisured and fill
a city (!).
Who is at Risk?
Mayo Clinic experts define
burnout as “a state of physical,
emotional, and mental exhaustion
caused by long-term exposure to
demanding work situations.” Those
at high risk for burnout are in the
“helping professions” – doctors,
nurses, social workers, teachers,
caregivers,
psychologists,
policemen, and firemen. These
people start out as very idealistic but
over time become disillusioned with
their inability to effect positive change
in the environment. Most of the time,
expectations and standards they set
for themselves are unrealistic and
they cave-in from the pressure.
Self-Assessment. Ask yourself:
Are you more cynical, critical and
sarcastic at work?
Do you drag yourself to work and
have a hard time getting started?
Are you more irritable and less
considerate with co-workers,
customers or clients?
Do you feel that your work is
monotonous and without
challenge?
Do you feel trapped in your work?
Do you find it hard to laugh at
yourself?
Has your appetite changed?
(Eating less or eating more)
Do you have sleeping problems?
trajectory particularly if you’re getting
sick. Ask: is this really the work for
me? If I can’t leave or give up, what
can I do to improve the situation?
Diagnosis.
If you answered “yes” to at
least three of these questions, you
may be in Burnout City. But wait a
minute. We have to qualify this. If
you’re a lazy, inefficient, mediocre
employee and the highlights of your
work month are the 15th and the
30th, you’re not in burnout! You’re
just another incompetent and you’re
lucky that you have not been fired.
Burnouts start from a high level of
productivity and job excellence but
slowly slide into under-performance.
What to Do.
If you believe that you’re in
too deep, professional help comes
in the form of counseling from a
trusted supervisor, an HRM expert
of the company, or a medical doctor.
Causes of Burnout.
Human
Resource
Management (HRM) experts list
several causes of burnout. These
include: (1) lack of control – if the
person is unable to influence
decisions about the job, such as
work assignments (mostly too
much!), (2) dysfunctional work place
– too many bullies, brown-nosers
(sipsip!), or just plain lazy people
and (3) values mismatch – the unit
or section values negative traits such
as dishonesty, manipulation, or
bribery but the individual at risk does
not.
Time To Re-Think?
The physical effects of burnout resemble clinical depression in
that appetite, sleep, and memory
suffer. Burnouts report headaches,
nape pains, and pain at the pit of the
stomach (ulcer-like). Some feel that
they will their bodies to breakdown
as a way to cop-out. Are you sliding
into the quicksand of job burnout?
You may need to re-think your career
Coping strategies include:
Getting plenty of rest
Exercising at least 3 to 4x a week
Planning and getting a vacation
Re-establishing work priorities
Unloading too much work
For the driven and
workaholic though, sometimes
burnout is the only way to slow down
and change direction. Toxic work
makes lives miserable and probably,
shorter. Burnout is avoidable and
surmountable provided that it is
recognized.
Billboard.
Congratulations to mentor
and colleague Dr. Rafael S. Claudio!
Pael was recently inducted as
President of the Philippine Society
of Oncologists (PSO).
The
prestigious PSO gathers in one
organization the experts in various
fields dedicated to the study and
management of cancer. Other
orthopedic oncologists joining him
are Dr. Edward Wang and Dr. Cesar
Dimayuga.
Editor's Note: POA Fellows listed as
PSO fellows include Drs. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama, Ivan John P. Concepcion,
Judith Valerie M. Akol, Jeanne L.
Bertol, Jerome C. Quintos and
Richard S. Rotor.
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25 new POA fellows inducted
T
wenty five new POA fellows
were inducted and took their
oath in solemn ceremonies
before POA President Dr. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama and the POA congregation. The new POA Fellows are:
Dr. Dr. Larry V. Acuña
Dr. Daryl M. Apla-On
Dr. Oliver M. Atanacio
Dr. Jan V. Baltazar
Dr. Daniel F. Bombita
Dr. Alex N. Carpio, Jr.
Dr. Antonio L. De Castro
Dr. Arcadio Jonathan N. De Castro
Dr. Roel A. Escanillas
Dr. Jonathan V. Estrada
Dr. Albert Cesar S. Faller, Jr.
Dr. Omer B. Javier
Dr. Terence E. Leveriza
Dr. Arnold M. Lim
Dr. Eric John L. Morales
Dr. Michael R. Moriones
Dr. Joaquin C. Pandanan
Dr. Percival H. Pangilinan
Dr. Jose Ramon C. Pascual
Dr. Antonio R. Puti
Dr. Rene Generoso B. Rivera
Dr. Romer Ariel M. Santos
Dr. Amelito E. Sia
Dr. Antonio Nicanor B. Suero
Dr. Fredrick G. Tiambeng
All new POA
fellows were also required to attend an
orientation on Dec.
1, conducted by Drs.
Winston Estera,
Venancio Garduce,
Jr., Leo Olarte and
Rodolfo Nitollama
3 new boards...
Agcaoili, Mario B. Geronilla, Antonio
N. Tanchuling, Jr., Rudy Q. Vigilia
(Luzon),
Manuel Z. Sison
(Mindanao), trustees; and Leonido C.
Castillo ex-officio.
The founding Board of the
POAF is composed of Drs. Rodolfo
L. Nitollama, chairman; Ellewellyn G.
Pasion, president; Arturo C. Cañete,
secretary; Lauro M. Abrahan, Jr.,
treasurer; Mario B. Geronilla; Noel
B. Carilo; Miles T. Dela Rosa;
George Winston B. Estera, and
Edward A. Sarrosa, trustees. (See
related story on page 4)
Dr. Dela Rosa is the 42nd
POA President, while Dr. Flordeliz
is the PBO’s 31st Chairman,
Instead of a speech by the
PCS President as has been the
tradition, and in keeping with the
spirit of the convention being an
international event, IFFAS President
Dr. Michael J. Coughlin addressed
the delegates and guests.
Dr. Coughlin thanked the
POA for hosting the joint POAIFFAS-POFAS meeting. He observed
that the convention was well
organized, and noted that the foreign
faculty would also have a chance to
learn from their local counterparts.
He challenged the leadership of the
other ASEAN and ASIAN nations in
the audience to follow the lead of the
Philippines and establish their own
foot and ankle societies in their
countries.
Dr. Coughlin, on behalf of the
foreign faculty, also extended their
gratitude to the POA for “your
hospitality and kindness”, at the
same time noting that they were
overwhelmed with the social
activities beginning with the
President’s dinner for the faculty,
AOA leaders and VIP guests; the
opening ceremonies and fellowship
night that followed; capped by the
Congress Banquet, all of which he
said, "were up to world-class
standards". The American speakers
also visited the American Cemetery
in Makati, and went on a nostalgia
trip to Corregidor. They indulged in
shopping in the malls in the
metropolis, accompanied by the
POA wives and secretariat.
Dr. Coughlin also invited the
delegates to the next important
IFFAS meeting in Naples, Italy in
2005.
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AIM TO HEAL
JOSE M. PUJALTE, MD, FPOA
Birds of a feather
Dr. Jose M. Pujalte, MD, FPOA
T
he First Monday Club. That’s
how we call our friendly group.
We usually meet on the first
Monday of the month. Originally
composed of eight members, we are
now down to seven because three
years ago, one suddenly left for the
States. Three members used to be
on the top echelon of a well-known
pharmaceutical company, two are
lawyers, one is an accountant, and
two are healers of the sick. We come
from different walks of life and if need
be speak our own regional dialects.
Considering this manifest
diversities among ourselves, we are
not, as they say, birds of a feather,
but why do we flock together? Even
if seemingly hackneyed, an old
adage “Tell me who your friends are
and I’ll tell you who you are” maybe
a more appropriate reason for our
regularly getting together.
This all started about ten
years ago as a sudden, unplanned
party blow-out when the writer won
a supreme court decision clearing his
humble name of the DOH
harassment charges of graft,
incompetence and lack of security
of tenure. He invited a few close
friends; Ed Alcaraz, Chuck Aquino,
Pons Liongson and Vic Rosales to
celebrate this victory. It was in a
small, candle-lit corner at the Café
Ysabel in San Juan where we had
our first meeting, with a sumptuous
dinner heavy drinks and goodnatured jokes and banter.
Three or four years later, our
group received warmly the
auspicious entry into our fold the
likes of more interesting people:
Cesar Luna, Willie Delos Santos and
Mert Licuanan. Every now and then
we are honored with the visits of other
dear friends like HB (Calleja) of PMA
fame, DBS of the service-oriented
Unilab hierarchy, two of our topnotch
pediatricians at Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital, Drs. Gene Purugganan and
Toto Gonzales, and a distinguished
surgeon, Dr. Cris Arcilla. For the
superb company, what more can you
ask for?
And our HQ? Café Ysabel,
of course. But sometimes Cafe
Breton at eh Ortigas Center, courtesy
of Cesar Luna, the lawyer. Here we
have a simple table which brims with
our favorite aperitifs like gambas,
garlic mushrooms, calamares,
salpicado, chorizo de bilbao (no main
dish please, thank you), and labosh
dipped in zatar, as substitute for
canapés, a delectable innovation
introduced from Iran by my
restaurant-friend, Gene Gonzalez.
This can whet anybody’s appetite!
And drinks flow freely: soft drinks,
ice tea, gin tonic, brandy, Scotch,
or San Miguel beer (itaas mo!), to
wash down the solids. As we
approach the end of our light dinner,
we have expected dessert: a thin
slice of carrot cake coupled with a
minute scoop of vanilla ice cream, a
combi favorite ‘forcibly imposed’ by
the writer. Finally, the exhilarating
Café Ysabel coffee!
But what takes the cake are
the stories, anecdotes and jokes.
Again, we realize that without this
portion of the dining and the merrymaking, there would be no thrill, no
laughter and no fun. Everyone has a
chance to be heard, but the best
story-teller is no other than the
bearded but handsome professor of
medicine from the country’s
pontifical university, Vic Rosales.
Admirably facile in English, Spanish
and Filipino, he is a weaver, par
excellence, of tall tales and true,
including jokes and anecdotes
galore. From his current collection,
here are a few samples:
On Chinese proverbs (traced to
Confucius):
Man with one chopstick go hungry.
Man who drive like hell, bound to get
there.
If you want pretty nurse, you get to
be patient.
On Christmastime:
Weeweechu a Merry Christmas!
On a more serious vein, why
do people get together? My leisurely
readings, mention the primary
reason. Compatible Friendship. The
authors cite three types or kinds of
friendly groups. And they would ask,
are you the type of person who wants
to have fun, a good time, go dancing,
go shopping or just sit around or chat,
the human contact type? Or are you
the type of person who likes to go
for hikes, walking biking or playing
tennis, badminton or golf, or go
swimming, the active type? Or do
you have intellectually stimulating
conversations with intellectual or
philosophical people, the intelligent
type?
Naturally, we believe that we
are a curious combination of all these
types to varying degrees. But are you
compatible to one type of friends or
every kind? Or can you easily or
smoothly connect with a certain type
and not with the others? Again, there
are a group of friends who may be
compatible with you, and whom you
believe you can connect, on an
intellectual level. You may have
challenging discussions with this
group on a variety of topics. But you
feel in your heart that you cannot
have fun with them always, or for long.
So what’s wrong?
I confess that I have a
certain group of friends I always want
to be with, especially when I’m in the
mood, or I’m feeling low. Sometimes
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POA-MSD research winners bared
W
inners in the POA-MSD Re
search Forum held last De
cember 1 were announced by POA
Trustee Dr. Lauro R. Bonifacio.
The winners and their research papers are:
1st prize: Dr. Gaugin Gamboa (UP-PGH), Dual
Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) of the
Catcaneus: What do the Measured BMP values
mean?
2nd Prize: Dr. Jeff Arbatin (UP-PGH) An Analysis
of Prognostic Factors for Non-Metastatic Extrem- BOARD OF JUDGES Drs. Leonardo, Bartolome and Battad
ity Soft Tissue Sacromas
3rd Prize: Raymund Quimpo (JRRMMC), Postoperative Pain Control in IM-Nailing of Femoral Fractures: A Prospective, Randomized study comparing oral and IV Tramadol.
The board of judges was composed of:
Drs. Lydia Leonardo (chairperson) Jeoffrey Battad,
and Ravel Bartolome.
WINNERS Drs. Quimpo, Arbatin and Gamboa
The first prize winner will get a special
incentive from the POA Board next year, according to POA president Dr. Rodolfo Nitollama.
3 outstanding
residents feted
T
hree
outstanding
orthopedic
residents were honored by the
Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO)
and the Philippine Orthopaedic Association in
appropriate ceremonies last December 4 at the
EDSA Shangri-la Hotel.
Honored for their outstanding
achievements were: Drs. Gaugin Gamboa of UPPGH, Chad John Martin U. Reyes of EAMC and
Romel P. Estillore of EAMC.
The annual activity was sponsored by
the PBO in cooperation with Novartis. PBO
chairman Dr. Leonido C. Castillo, however,
lamented that the representatives of Novartis
during the program failed to project the activity
as a PBO undertaking despite reminders to that
effect while the program was going on. They overemphasized Novartis’ role at the expense of the
PBO, he observed.
Dr. Castillo’s view was shared by other
PBO and POA officials invited to the program,
some of whom walked out to express their
disappointment. As a result, future undertakings
of that sort may be in peril, it was noted.
MSD's Debbie Agustin receives certificate of appreciation
Birds of a feather
I don’t even want to
think! I just want to have
fun. So I go see my “fun
friends”. This is when I
eagerly look forward to
meeting my favorite
circle of friends of the
First Monday Club.
Admittedly, I
have perused the
writings of some
interesting authors who
say on an emotional
plane, that the best of
friends totally love,
support and trust each
other and bare to each
other the secrets of
their souls and run – no
questions asked – to
help each other and tell harsh truths
to each other when they must be told.
Supplementing this, a young favorite
essayist of mine, Judith Viorst,
writing in the Redbook, says “We,
as friends, needn’t agree about
everything to tolerate each other’s
point of view. To accept without
judgment. To give and to take without
ever keeping score. And be there, as
I am for them, and they are for me,
to comfort our sorrows, to celebrate
our joys.”
Indeed, life is richer and
more fulfilling when you have true and
faithful friends.
The contributor is Medical Director of
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Sta.
Mesa, Manila
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East meets West in POA VIP dinner
E
ast met West during the POA
VIP Dinner last November 30
at the Summer Palace of the
EDSA Shangri-la Hotel.
Hosted by POA President
Dr. Rodolfo L. Nitollama, the dinner
was an auspicious and rare
opportunity for the foreign faculty,
mostly from the USA, and the
leaders of the ASEAN and Asian
orthopaedic nations to meet, rub
elbows, exchange pleasantries,
make new ties of friendship and
renew old bonds of brotherhood.
IFFAS President Dr.
Michael J. Coughlin was seated with
immediate past AOFAS Pres. Dr.
Glenn B. Pfeffer, Clinical
Orthopaedic Society Pres. Dr James
Sammarco and his wife, Dr. John S.
Gould, Dr. Edward V.A. Lim , POA
Pres. Dr. Rod Nitollama and POA
past Pres. Dr. Bimboy Garduce.
ASEAN
Orthopaedic
Association president Dr. Suthorn
Bavonratanavech and immediate
past president S'yed Abdul Latiff
Alsagoff were seated with past
ASEAN OA presidents Drs. Jose
Pujalte and Ellewellyn G. Pasion,
MOA Pres. Saw Aik, IOA Pres
Bambang Tiksnadi, and SOA Pres
K.S. Lam and their wives.
At the middle were the
Japanese delegation headed by Drs.
Yoshinori Takakura and Yasuhito
Tanaka, together with POFAS Pres.
Emil Tablante. Beside them were the
ASEAN ORTHOPAEDIC LEADERS and their wives in a rare photo opportunity
Koreans headed by Dr. In Heon Park
and Samson Chan of Hong Kong.
The POA and PBO Boards
of Trustees, the POA past
presidents and their wives and other
VIP guests and the POA secretariat
were also present.
Not only was the Chinese
lauriat chosen by POA vicepresident Dr. Miles Dela Rosa very
delicious, but the spirit of
USA SPEAKERS
camaraderie and Christmastime
pervaded the air, resulting in a very
warm kick-off to the POA activities.
USA SPEAKERS (above); Japanese and Hong Kong speakers (below)
POA Trustees and secretariat
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LOCKED IN UNITY: ASEAN Orthopaedic Association leaders lock arms in a fierce show of unity. (From left) Drs. K.S. Lam, Saw
Aik, Bambang Tiksnadi, Ong Leong Boon, Suthorn Bavonratanavech, Rodolfo L. Nitollama, S'yed Abdul Latiff Alsagoff and Miles T.
ela Rosa
ASEAN OA Council...
according to AOA permanent
Secretary General Dr. Ong Leong
Boon of Singapore, who coined the
term “extraordinary”, to distinguish
it from the “ordinary” annual council
meetings.
AOA President Dr. Suthorn
Bavonratanavech of Thailand and
concurrently President of the The
Royal College of Orthopaedic
Surgeons of Thailand (RCOST)
presided over the meeting. All five
original council member nations were
represented in the meeting.
Aside from Dr. Ong Leong
Boon
and
Dr.
Suthorn
Bavonratanavech, those who were
present in the historic meeting were
immediate past AOA President Dr.
Syed Abdul Latiff Alsagoff of
Malaysia, Indonesian Orthopaedic
Association (IOA) President Dr.
Bambang Tiksnadi, Malaysian
Orthopaedic Association (MOA)
President Dr. Saw Aik, POA
President Dr. Rodolfo L. Nitollama,
and Singapore Orthopaedic
Association (SOA) president Dr.
K.S. Lam.
Also present for the POA
delegation were immediate past
President Dr. Arturo C. Cañete, VicePresident Miles T. Dela Rosa, and
Secretary George Winston B.
Estera.
Anniversary celebrations in Manila in
November 2005.
Dr. Suthorn was elated and
thanked POA President Dr.
Nitollama for hosting the meeting. It
was during the 24th AOA Annual
Convention in Pattaya, Thailand last
October that the idea of holding the
extraordinary meeting was broached
by Dr. Suthorn. Dr. Nitollama quickly
offered the Philippines as host due
to the proximity of the 55th POA
Annual Convention, and in keeping
with the tradition of the Philippines
hosting the founding meeting of the
AOA in 1980.
Dr. Nitollama presented to
the council the possible criteria for
admission of new member nations,
while Dr. Miles T. Dela Rosa outlined
the POA’s plans for the November
2005 event. Also discussed were the
finances of the AOA, and what
position will be offered to Dr. Ong
Leong Boon upon his retirement as
Secretary General.
Visibly satisfied with the
results of the meeting, Dr. Suthorn
and Dr. Ong Leong Boon agreed to
schedule the 2nd extraordinary
council meeting in June, 2005 during
the next MOA Annual Meeting.
Among the sensitive issues
discussed were the selection of an
Undersecretary General to assist
and be the understudy and possible
successor of Dr. Ong Leong Boon in
the future, the criteria and selection
process for the admission of new
member nations to the AOA, future
plans and direction of the AOA, and
the holding of the AOA 25 th
Now on its 25th year, the
AOA was originally founded in 1980
in Manila, with Dr. Jose M. Pujalte
Sr. as founding President. It has
successfully conducted annual
meetings since then, and has held
Junior and Senior ASEAN Travelling
Fellowships,
AOA-American
Orthopaedic Association- Zimmer,
the first AOA-British Orthopaedic
Association – J&J, and European
Travelling Fellowships, among
others.
Possible new member
nations being considered for
invitation include ASEAN neighbors
Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and
Brunei. Possible alliances with the
orthopedic associations of Asian
neighbors Japan, India, China, Hong
Kong, Taiwan and others was also
discussed.
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POA fetes sponsors
I
t was the first time , and will
definitely not be the last.
The POA Board of Trustees
and Secretariat celebrated a
traditional Christmas party at the
Quezon City Sports Main Bar on
December 15, but this time, they
invited
friends
from
the
pharmaceutical industry as honored
guests. Responding were MSD and
BMS.
MSD came in full force, with
Debbie Agustin, Audrey Busmente,
Iris Tan, Dan Pascua and Rejoice
were in attendance. BMS,
meanwhile, was represented by Ms.
Sally Sison and Vivian Faustino.
It was a night filled with fun,
with gifts and prizes aplenty. The
pharma friends took home prizes
from the games concocted by Ed
and Donna Sarrosa and Kenneth
Musni, aside from the bundle of
goodies given away by POA Pres.
Dr. Rod Nitollama and Vice-Pres. Dr.
Miles Dela Rosa.
December 2004
If at
a l l ,
everybody
went home
happy and
with lots of
Christmas
cheer, but
only after
t
h
e
traditional
karaoke
singing.
LADY IN RED:Rogie
(More pictures on page 13)
As usual, the late Dr. Mario
Geronilla arrived late, despite his wife
Eva being there punctually.
GAME MASTERS Ed and Donna Sarrosa
EXCITED IN ANTICIPATION of the next question.
PASSIONATELY, INTIMATELY: Miloy
and Chary (above), Lorna and Miles
(below), Art and Nel (bottom photo).
GAME MASTER Ed Sarrosa explains the rules of the contest
THE POA's "PLATTERS" (from left) Miles, Emil, Bibs and Rod
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POA hosts AOA-Sr. Traveling Fellows
T
he POA hosted the ASEAN
Orthopaedic Association
Senior Traveling Fellows from
October 2 - 17, 2004.
The group was composed of
Dr. Lam Khee Sien from Singapore,
Dr. Saw Aik from Malaysia, Dr.
Preecha Chadilapong from Thailand
and Dr. Respati Dradjat from
Indonesia arrived later that evening
In their Philippine leg, they
toured the Walled City - Intramuros
and Rizal Park. They visited the
Philippine Orthopedic Center and the
Department of Orthopedics of the
Philippine General Hospital. The
POA hosted a welcome dinner at
Alavar Restaurant and a farewell
dinner at Casa Armas for the group.
Rehabilitation Splints
Paperless Hospital
ASEAN STF with Dr. Arman, Director of SAGH.
ASEAN STF with Dr. Rod Nitollama and the POA secretariat staff
ASEAN STF during the Intramuros tour with POA's Sol and Jen
ASEAN STF with Dr. Nather at the Tissue Bank Dept., NSU
EMBRACE TIGHTER, and don't let the card fall
I won! I won!, says Kenneth
MORE HEADS are better than one
PASTA King: pang Dentista lang yan, padi
MILES TO GO, before...
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December 2004
POA Hymn: A labor of love
POA HYMN was first sung in public during the POA Opening Ceremonies on Dec. 1, 2004 by (from left) Dr. Rommel Estillore,intern Grace
Roberto, Dr. Janis Ann Espino and Dr. Rodolfo "Ogie" Frez (composer)
W
hen Dr. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama assumed office
as the 41st POA
president, among his housekeeping
priorities were the POA Mission,
Vision, and Core Values statement,
and the composition of a POA Hymn.
Having realized the POA
Mission, Vision and Core Values
statement right during the first Board
of Trustees meeting and Strategic
Planning Session, attention was
then focused on the POA Hymn.
Dr. Nitollama had wanted a
sort of a rallying song, something
which all POA fellows can relate to,
just like a marching song of troops
about to go to battle, in the literal
sense of the word. He got more than
that, and he didn’t have to look far.
Aware of the abundance of
talents within the POA ranks, he first
turned to some acquaintances for
help and advice. Finally, he
remembered Dr. Rodolfo “Ogie” Frez,
who has led his choir in singing
during the past POA masses
officiated by Father Jerry Orbos.
The more difficult part
however, was to convince Dr. Ogie
Frez to accept the assignment,
which he ultimately did, but only after
so much prodding. For the next 11
months, Dr. Frez had to dig deep into
his artistic talents and draw
inspiration, before he could present
the finished product before
the POA Board of Trustees
during its November 2004
meeting.
It was a warmly
accepted, well-applauded
piece of art. Dr. Frez’s
apprehensions were quickly
erased after the POA
fellows appreciated and
howled in approval the first
time they heard it during the
POA annual business
meeting. And when it was
first played and sung by the
POA fellows in public during
the opening ceremonies,
there was a sense of pride
and belongingness among
the POA fellows, unmindful
of their goose pimples while
singing.
In appreciation,
the POA Board of Trustees
awarded Dr. Frez a Plaque
of Appreciation for his
efforts during the Congress
Banquet.
The POA Hymn
should be played and sung
by all POA fellows in all
official activities of the
POA, its Chapters, its
Subspecialty Societies,
and the POA Foundation
from hereon.
POA Hymn
(We answer the call)
Called to a noble task
To provide good health for the land
Healing with our hearts and hands
With one purpose together we stand.
Armed with the skills we’ve acquired
To strive for excellence is our one desire
Uniting parts deformed by trauma
Saving life and limb,
This is our goal, this is our quest
Refrain:
We are the men and women of the POA
Caring for lives for better health today
Working for quality of life that we deserve
Every Filipino life we need to serve
We are the Philippine Orthopaedic
Association
Proud to be among the nation’s best
In this part of the world we stand tall
One society for one and all
(back to refrain)
End:
Ready to provide and care for all
At the POA we answer the call
We answer the call
Words and Music:
Dr. Rodolfo V. Frez, FPOA
Arranged by:
Noel Espenida
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Fr. Orbos officiates 3rd POA mass
A
nother familiar scene in the POA conven
tions nowadays is the sight of Father Jerry
Orbos, SVD. This year, he celebrated the
POA mass on December 1, for the third straight
year. He was assisted by POA office manager
Sol De Jesus, POA Secretary Dr. George Winston B. Estera, and the choir headed by Dr
Rodolfo Frez. POA president Dr. Rod Nitollama
read the scriptures.
Fr. Orbos again delivered his inspiring
message to the audience. His book also went on
sale after the mass, with the proceeds earmarked FR. JERRY ORBOS
for his society's missions.
We look forward to seeing you again next year, Fr.
Orbos. We are glad we are alive to listen to you every time,
as you have mentioned and reminded us.
Thanks, Fr. Orbos!
MS. SOL DE JESUS
SINGING THEIR HEARTS OUT: Drs. Janis, Romel and Ogie
FR. ORBOS receives a POA Certificate of Appreciation from POA
president Dr. Rod Nitollama as Drs. Estera and Dela Rosa look on.
IN UNISON: Sol, Miles, Bernie, Rod and Jun
POA FELLOWS receive Holy Communion
POA FELLOWS offer their gifts during the Mass
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A fellowship night to remember
T
he mood was upbeat. The
crowd, which expectedly has
swollen, was still talking about
Prof. Josette T. Biyo’s stirring and
inspiring speech just a couple of
hours earlier. The “ Kodak -an”
sessions with the instant celebrityspeaker concerned not only
Filipinos but even the foreign
speakers and delegates as well.
What was to follow during
the next 6 hours was something POA
delegates and foreign visitors would
rave so much about and will recall
for years to come as “A Fellowship
Night To Remember.” (AFNTR)
“No speeches, let’s just have
fun!”, was how POA President Dr.
Rod Nitollama opened the
proceedings as the crowd roared its
approval.
It was like a big TV
production or a celebrity show
presentation which events
coordinator Edith Repane-Catbagan,
wife of POA fellow Dr. Adrian
Catbagan, helped produce and
coordinate from the original concept
which Dr. Nitollama and POA office
manager Ms. Sol De Jesus provided
her.
Being an international
convention, the show must be
presented in clock-work precision.
And the audience was enthralled by
the opening dance numbers
performed in a professional fashion,
except that the bulk of the performers
were - don’t look now - our lovely and
friendly professional sales
representatives and some of their
superiors, and of course, your
esteemed POA senior fellows and
consultants!
Wound into the WOW
Philippines
theme,
the
pharmaceutical
companies
presented folk dances depicting the
best of the cultures of Luzon,
Visayas, and Mindanao, finally
drifting into transition to the modern
dance era, and setting up the mood
CEREMONIAL RIBBON CUTTING for the Trades and Exhibits by Mrs. Bernie Nitollama
and Prof. Josette Biyo while POA officers and guests look on.
(Left) FORMAL DECLARATION OF OPENING
done by POA president Dr. Nitollama after banging
of the gong, a gift of the IOA.
(Above) Prof. Biyo with
friend of POA Atty.
Ramon Maronilla, and
Bernie
and
Rod
Nitollama
(Left) Opening prayer
sung by Pfizer's
Lorraine Reyes and
partner
ASEAN OA dignitaries
ASIAN VIP guests
OFFICERS OF THE POA SUBSPECIALTY SOCIETIES before the processional.
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for the music and rhythm of the 60’s,
70’s, 80’s and 90’s as performed by
the country’s premier show band The Spirit of ’67.
The foreign speakers and
delegates who were given prime
importance with prominent and
comfortable front-row seating in
sofas and couches, were surrounded
by a sea of enthusiastic POA fellows
and residents. Elsewhere, delicious
food abound, while nine kegs of San
Miguel draft beer and bottles of
Remy Martin and Chivas Regal
flowed in abundance.
Add these to the time-tested
POA fellowship and brotherhood, and
the result was unparalleled
merrymaking and camaraderie.
In-between the Spirit of ‘67’s
sets, came in the solo singing
performances of MSD’s Debbie
Agustin and of course, the POA’s
Elvis Presley-Dr. Lewy Pasion, and
Dr. Jimmy Tamayo, among others.
As the night wore on, the incessant
tossing and "high fives" amid shouts
of “Kampai!” continued.
In the process, old ties were
cemented and renewed, while new
ones, particularly with the foreign
speakers and the ASEAN, Japanese
and Korean dignitaries, were fostered
and strengthened. It was pure
camaraderie and fellowship, POA
style, uniquely and exclusively.
OFFICERS of POA chapters and subspecialty societies march with their flags during the
processional of the opening ceremonies
2004 POA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, chapter and subspecialty presidents (above and
below)
INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Drs. Pfeffer and Sammarco (below, right); POA NLC
fellows (below, left); AFPMC fellows and residents (bottom photo)
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Dr. Nitollama awards POA presidential
medallion to Dr. Cañete
IFFAS president Dr. Coughlin
concentrates intensely with DI partner.
PROF. BIYO and Dr. Nitollama
PBO Board of Trustees 2004
PBO appreciation for Unilab
JAPANESE VIP guests enjoy the entertainment and preferred front row seating
MORE CHEERS, MORE BEERS! It's truly a night of fellowship.
DR. CASTILLO congratulates Dr. Maaño
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POA FELLOWS DRS. TESS ALTRE, Dave Alagar, Andy Borromeo, Miloy Te and
partners.
PFIZER participants
MSD participants
POA FELLOWS Drs. Ed Sarrosa, Bibs Carilo and Art Cañete with partners.
DR. NITOLLAMA and Prof. Biyo at pharmaceutical booth with Igorot motiff
MORE CULTURAL presentations by pharmaceutical participants
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Congress Banquet goes on despite
Winnie, Yoyong typhoon threats
W
ith two storms just leaving
the Philippines, and the
imminent threat of a signal
number 4 weather disturbance
forecasted, it would seem that the
Congress Banquet on December 2
might just get blown away.
It went on, as planned, and
the occasion was successful, after
the strong typhoon veered north and
spared the Philippines.
The traditional induction
ceremonies were held, the awards
handed out, the speeches were kept
short but substantial in meaning,
leaving enough time for the dinner,
socialization and dancing made
wonderful by Marcy David and his
band, a perennial guest entertainer.
And of course, the videoke singing
by the POA fellows was naturally a
part of the night. Even AOA Pres. Dr.
Suthorn showed his singing prowess
while his wife Sinaporn showed her
terpsichorean talent on the dance
floor.
MARCY DAVID
AND HIS BAND
provided
the
entertainment.
2003 POA president
Dr. Art Cañete (far
right) receives his
plaque
of
appreciation.
ENJOYING THE SHOW: POA Trustee
Dr. Brix and Pam Pujalte, Dr. S'yed Abdul
Latiff Alsagoff, Dr. Albert Dy, Dr. Bambang
Tiksnadi, Bernie Nitollama, Dr. and Mrs.
Saw Aik and KS Lam.
PCS PRES Dr. Edgardo Cortez receives a plaque and
token of appreciation (top photo). Outgoing POA
president Dr. Rod Nitollama and incoming POA
president Dr. Miles Dela Rosa go through the ceremonies
(above). Emcee Dr. Winston Estera (at left).
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Congress Banquet goes on despite
Winnie, Yoyong typhoon threats
ASEAN DIGNITARIES AND WIVES: gathering together in a glitzy occasion the top personalities of the ASEAN Orthopaedic Assn.
PROF. GUSTILO, Drs. Ed Lim, Tony Rivera, Miloy Te, Boy Abrahan, Larbo Bonifacio
and Ogie Frez
DRS. ROD NITOLLAMA and Miles Dela
Rosa with Angie Villamarin and Gina
Custodio of BMS.
KOREAN DELEGATION headed by Prof. In Heon Park
DR. SAMSON CHAN tries not to get
distracted while being given a baptism of
fire by his Dance Instructress.
COMFORTABLE front row couch seating for foreign guests
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POA Sports Day a success
U
nlike last year, this year’s
POA sports day was booked
on November 29, 2004, one
day before the official start of the 55th
Annual Convention. Hence, the full
and undivided attention of the fellows,
organizers and sponsors was
obtained.
L. Nitollama and POA sports czar
and coordinator Dr. Arturo C. Cañete
credited Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)
and Westmont for the smooth
conduct of the 5 sports activities.
Gina Custodio, Prostaphlin
product manager of BMS, arranged
for the sponsorship of the Bowling,
Billiards, Badminton and Tennis
Tournaments, while Ramon Arana of
Westmont arranged for the perennial
sponsorship of the Golf Tournament,
in cooperation with the POA Golfers,
Inc. (POGI).
Dr. Nitollama opened the
badminton tourney at the Pioneer
Badminton Court with Drs. Camilo
Te, Ed Sarrosa and Art Cañete. Then,
he returned to the Edsa Shangri-la
tennis courts to throw a ceremonial
serve with former national tennis
champion Roland So, who was
invited by BMS to grace the
occasion. A prayer and a minute of
silence was offered in memory of Dr.
CEREMONIAL SERVE
Samuel Reyes, POA defending
doubles champion, who succumbed
to illness recently.
Then, Dr. Nitollama shuttled
to Valley Golf and Country Club in
Antipolo City for the Golf
Tournament. After lunch, he was
back at the Star Mall in Mandaluyong
City for the start of the Bowling and
Billiards Tournaments.
It was a successful POA
sports day 2004. The POA would like
to profusely thank BMS and
Westmont for their generous
sponsorships.
POA - BMS BADMINTON
TOURNAMENT 2004/
PIONEER COURT
Badminton tourney winners
1. Noel Carilo
2. Camilo Te
3. Orson Odulio
4. Ed Sarossa
5. Larry Manaligod
6. Larry Montaòo
7. Edmund Oreta
8. Jun Diokno
9. Mina Mendoza
10. Romer Santos
11. Fortune Cruz
12. Melito Ramos
13. Jeanne Bertol
14. Tirso Tabago
15. Bill Lavadia
16. Eric Morales
17. Jose Bellos, Jr.
18. Rommel Navarro
IN ACTION: POA badminton players flex their muscles, sharpen their reflexes.
(Above) PRE-TOURNAMENT drafting and division into two teams.
(Below) VICTORIOUS GREEN TEAM with beautiful Angie Villamarin of BMS
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POA - BMS BOWLING
TOURNAMENT 2004/
STAR MALL
BOWLING WINNERS (at right)
and participants (below) with Gina
Custodio of BMS and bowling
tournament coordinator and POA
Sports czar Dr. Art Cañete.
(Right) POA wives Vee,
Lorna, Tess, Bernie, Nel
and Chary with Gina of
BMS, Dr. Rod and Dr. Art
POA - BMS BILLIARDS
TOURNAMENT 2004/
STAR MALL
(Above) WINNERS. (Below) CEREMONIAL
TOSS by Drs. Nitollama and Cañete.
CEREMONIAL HIT
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POA-BMS TENNIS 2004/EDSA SHANGRI-LA
CEREMONIAL SERVE: Dr. Nitollama with Roland So. FORMER RP NATIONAL
TENNIS CHAMP ROLAND SO (above) was invited by BMS to be the guest of
honor. TENNIS COORDINATOR Dr. Johnny Villaluz (at left) delivers his remarks.
The late Dr. Sam Reyes was remembered with a silent prayer.
JAY SUNTAY:
Mean "Croatian"
pose.
GINA CUSTODIO of BMS (2nd L, standing) with tennis tournament participants and guests
PEP TALK from
champ Roland So
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POA-POGI-WESTMONT
GOLF TOURNAMENT
2004/ VALLEY GOLF AND
COUNTRY CLUB
MOA PRESIDENT DR. SAW
AIK graced the golf tournament,
perennially sponsored by
Westmont for POGI and POA. He
is shown (at right) receiving his
trophy from Dr. Vidi Lim, most
POGI golfer.
TROPHIES FOR THE WINNERS
(Below) WESTMONT's MON ARANA with most
POGI Dr. Vidi Lim, POA president Dr. Rod Nitollama,
MOA president Dr. Saw Aik, Dr. Bimboy Garduce and
Dr. Henry Chua.
POA-SMC's
Dr. Gilbert Cauilan
POA-South Mindanao Chapter's MasPOGI (daw?) golfers
WINNERS
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December 2004
Legal Orthopedics
Ethics of our medical profession
which all fellows must know
Atty. Leo O. Olarte, MD, FPOA
T
he ethics of our medical
profession governs, regulates,
controls the conduct,
behavior, and interactions of the
members in their dealings with one
another, with his organization the
Philippine Orthopedic Association in
particular and the public in general.
Thus, ethical surgeons cannot
promote and participate in fee
splitting, straight fees or “PAKYAW”
and cannot professionally endorse a
drug, medical device or equipment,
alcoholic beverages, cigarettes etc.
in TV, radios and newspapers, and
they cannot advertise, nor allow the
medical centers where they are
affiliated to advertise their
professional services and training in
media, for the purpose of inducing,
inviting or soliciting patients to be
admitted to the said medical centers
where they are affiliated. Such
practice is reprehensible and
unethical, making the surgeon
himself a tool or an instrument to
enhance the commercial purposes
of the medical centers.
Black’s Law dictionary
defines ETHICS, as norms or
standards of Right and Wrong, which
involves conduct, behavior, action,
motive, character, and moral
principles. Thus they must be
professionally right or befitting as
ethical orthopedic surgeons, and
ethical physicians of the Philippine
Orthopedic Association.
It therefore expressly and
tacitly implies, that an ethical
surgeon does not pay a percentage
commission or a fixed agreed amount
to the hospital for house patients
referred to him, or to agents, brokers,
tipsters, chasers, runners, touts,
fixers, or commissioners for each
and every patient referred to him for
his professional services, because
the act itself entices, encourages or
solicits more referrals to him to the
exclusion of other surgeons who do
not pay or agree to pay for the
patient referral to him.
The 1996 Code of Ethics for
Advertising of the Advertising Board
of the Philippines, Inc. a Non
Government Organization (NGO)
regulatory body created to police the
ranks of Advertisers, in Article IV
section 12.3
provides that
“Endorsements, direct or implied by
physicians or actors portraying
physicians, of non-prescription
drugs, devices, treatments and
medical equipment shall not be
allowed”.
We cannot allow doctors to be
vassals to the commercialization of
medicine by endorsing or advertising
a particular medical equipment or
device or a cure for all panacea or a
particular Health Maintenance
Organization as one that renders the
best diagnostic capabilities,
affordable medical care, by utilizing
our professional expertise, official
position, moral ascendancy,
influence and prestige to promote the
vested interests of profit and gain, of
the stockholders of the HMOs whose
majority shares are controlled by
physicians turned businessmen who
exploit their colleagues to the hilt
mercilessly. These abominable
vagaries are crass apostasies from
the high ethical practices of medicine
and surgery which irreparably erode
the confidence and respect for
physicians who are supposed to be
minions and dedicated trustees of
the medical profession.
Article III section 6 of the Code
of Medical Ethics further states that,
“No physician should advertise
through the radio, TV or movies, nor
allow the publication of reports or
comments on cases or methods of
treatment in any newspaper or
magazine. Advertising by means of
untruthful or improbable statements
in newspapers or other publication
or exaggerated announcements on
shingles and signboards, calculated
to mislead or deceive the public or
made in a manner not consistent
with good morals and right
professional dealings with a patient
is unprofessional”. Advertising and
publishing personal superiority,
possession of special methods of
treatment or operative technique or
advertising former connections with
hospitals or clinics are likewise
unethical.
Guaranteeing or
warranting treatment or operations
are objectionable.
Much
less
in
the
interrelationship or personal dealings
of a colleague to a brother or sister
physician, the issuing of any
statement or spreading of any news
or rumor which is derogatory to the
character and reputation of another
physician without justifiable motives
is unlawful, unethical and
unprofessional conduct worthy of
rebuke, suspension or expulsion
from the practice of medicine. Our
textbook in Medical Jurisprudence
propounds in no uncertain language
that “The statements uttered or the
news or rumors spread by the
physician against another physician
which tend to expose or exposes the
other physician to public hatred,
shame, ridicule, aversion, ostracism,
degradation, or disgrace or to
produce an evil opinion of one with
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IMPRESSIVE STAGE DESIGN and lighting during the 55th POA annual convention showcased during the Congress Banquet. Note
exquisitely-designed logos of the POA, IFFAS and POFAS on the left, and the proposed ASEAN-OA logo on the right.
Ethics of...
right thinking, and to deprive one of
his confidence and friendly
intercourse in society is an invasion
of a physician’s interest in his good
name and reputation by means of a
false and malicious communication
that tends to lower the esteem which
a physician has in the mind of the
people.
The physician should carefully
refrain from making unfair and
unwarranted criticisms of other
physicians and even in justified
circumstances where the other
physician erred or has committed a
wrong decision, criticisms should be
made in a constructive way and only
directly and privately to the physician
involved. Whenever there is an
irreconcilable difference of opinion or
conflict of interests between
physicians, which cannot be
adjusted by both sides alone, the
matter should be referred to a
committee of impartial physicians or
other competent bodies for amicable
arbitration”.
Careless
remarks
or
intentional disparage of brother
surgeons in front of their patients,
relatives and friends about the wrong
diagnosis or the wrong surgical
indication, or the wrong surgical
technique or the inadequate training
or exorbitant fees charged to the
patient, etc. are the most potent
stimulants,
precipitating
a
commencement of a malpractice
suit against a colleague. The
doctor’s loose talk and destructive
criticism whether right or wrong
against their predecessors or
colleagues, emboldens a disgruntled
and dissatisfied patient to go to
media to seek sensationalism and
sensationalize and destroy the
image, virtue and reputation of the
medical profession. For when media
amoks, they become bullies and
destroyers, savaging reputations
with malice aforethought in order to
make headlines and profit.
Furthermore, a brother
surgeon in the practice of his
profession must respect a
colleague’s right to prior notice,
whenever a patient of the latter
wittingly or unwittingly seeks the
services of the former. Elementary
or basic courtesy, candor and fairplay
demands that prior notice and
consent must be sought of from the
preceding colleague for the proper
transfer of service to the succeeding
colleague. In fact, even if the patient
is a relative of the subsequent
surgeon, the latter cannot ethically
intrude into the management and
treatment options without prior notice
and consent from the prior surgeon.
The subsequent surgeon cannot
ethically encourage a patient already
under the service, or to be admitted
under the service of a prior surgeon
to transfer to his service, because
this is clear solicitation and vulgar
grabbing of patients in the most
corrupt manner of unfair competition.
While recognizing the
patient’s right to choose the
physician of his confidence and
trust, a subsequent physician is
under moral obligation and dutybound to grant prior notice and to
seek the preceding physician’s
consent as a matter of elementary
courtesy and brotherly respect,
much less if the preceding physician
has already started treatment and
management of the patient. Article
III sect. 4 provides that “The
physician is obligated to extend the
common courtesies to his fellow
physicians, particularly in situations
where consultations are called.
Similarly, physicians to whom a
patient is referred for a particular
purpose should return the patient to
his original attending physician upon
completion of his specific task.
The legal maxim provides,
“Sors aequa merentes respicit” - a
just fortune awaits the deserving.
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POTS research forum and AOEA sympo
RESEARCH FORUM and AOEA symposium participants, with foreign faculty.
T
Trauma Society held its First
Research Forum and AO East
Asia (AOEA) symposium on
Saturday, October 23, 2004 at the
AFP Medical Center auditorium in
Quezon City. The member fellows of
the POTS were the case presenters,
an innovative approach for
subspecialty societies of the POA.
The theme of the scientific meeting
was Minimally Invasive Plate
Osteosynthesis and biologic fixation
with the use of the locked internal
fixator plates.
The AO East Asia supported
the meeting by sending over 2
international faculty members,
Drs.Theerachai Apivatthakakul from
Chiang Mai University of Thailand and
Frankie Leung from the University of
Hongkong.
The first morning session
started
with
three
case
presentations. Dr. Lauro Abrahan, Jr.
presented a multiply injured patient
with a pelvic, acetabular and an open
type IIIC femoral shaft fracture with
a ten-year follow-up. Dr. William
Lavadia showed a case of a floating
elbow with an associated
compartment
syndrome
emphasizing the importance of
proper diagnosis and management.
Dr Miles de la Rosa presented his
early experience with MIPO using a
cloverleaf plate for distal tibial fracture
(Pilon) after a preliminary spanning
external fixator application.
The last morning session
was the AOEA scientific session
where Drs. Theerachai and Leung
talked about the evolution of the
MIPO (Minimally Invasive Plate
Osteosynthesis) and the LISS (Less
Invasive Stabilization System).
The third and last morning
lecture was on clinical experiences
of Dr. Theerachai using MIPO
technique for subtrochanteric and
distal femur fractures. He expounded
on the use of a locally designed
instrumentation system. He gave
some tips and pearls on the proper
usage of the traditional internal
fixation devices like the condylar
blade plate and the dynamic
condylar screw-plate system.
Dr. Antonio Tanchuling was
the speaker for the lunch symposium
and talked about the current
controversies on the use of Coxibs.
The afternoon session
started out with three case
presentations. Dr Butch Leagogo
showed an external fixator design
for distal radius fracture that
preserves wrist motion because of
its non-spanning features on the wrist
joint.
FOREIGN FACULTY with POA and POTS officers
POA SECRETARIAT with Drs. Rod and Miles during the fellowship night
AFPMC RESIDENTS having fun after the meeting at the AFPMC Officers Club
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POA featured in Panorama, STAR
T
he Philippine Orthopaedic As
sociation was featured in two
widely-circulated Philippine
publications. The Philippine Panorama, the nation’s leading weekly
magazine and Sunday supplement
of The Manila Bulletin which has
been featured in such manner in a
leading national magazine during its
55 years of existence.
On November 30, 2004, the
POA was also featured in a full page
advertisement on page 6 of the Phil-
been in publication for 104
years, featured
the POA as its
lead article in its
Sunday, November 28,2004 issue.
ippine Star, another widely-circulated
national daily. The page was
bannered, “Combined POA, IFFAS,
POFAS International Meeting Opens
Today”, with the article “The POA in
Perspective” below a full blown
photo of the 2004 POA Board of
Trustees and the logos of the POA,
IFFAS and POFAS. The Bone and
Joint Decade logo was near the bottom of the page, just above the pictures of the international and local
faculty and the Presidential guest
speaker, Prof. Josette T. Biyo.
The article, “The Philippine Orthopaedic
Association at
55th: Leaping its
Way Globally”
was on pages 5,
8 and 20. It also
displayed prominently a full-size
photo of the 2004
POA Board of
Trustees and the
POA logo. It was
the first time the
POA has ever
PShS goes back to shoulder basics
P
hilippine Shoulder Society
(PShS) President Dr. Jose
Anthony Q.
Jocson
welcomed members and POA
fellows to the annual meeting held
last December 3, 2004 at the EDSA
Shangri-la Hotel. The scientific
meeting was well attended.
Dr. Jofe Syquia gave a brilliant
review of shoulder anatomy and
biomechanics. Dr. Syquia is an
anatomy professor at the UST
medical school and an orthopedic
consultant at the UST, St. Luke’s,
and Cardinal Santos Medical Center.
Rapt attention just proved that the
shoulder is very much the “forgotten
joint” that it is.
The next lecture was given
by Dr. Ian Panuncialman, a product
of the UP-PGH Department of
Orthopedics. This was on basic
shoulder
arthroscopy.
Dr.
Panuncialman is fresh from a sports
medicine fellowship in Italy. His
lecture focused on the essential
technique of arthroscopy from
equipment and instrument set-up,
patient positioning, and common
arthroscopic findings. Finally, Dr.
Mario Geronilla presented his paper
on a new technique of acromioclavicular fixation. After the lively
open forum, all the guest speakers
were given Fukuda-type humeral
head retractors. Not bad for a day’s
work.
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December 2004
Refocusing Orthopaedic Research
POA Research Capacity Building Seminar organizers, participants, faculty and benefactors (October 9 and 10, 2004, Antipolo City)
I
n early 2004, the Research
Committee of the Philippine
Orthopedic Association, Inc.
started working on a Research
Development Plan to improve the
conduct and quality of orthopedic
research. As a starting point, a need
assessment survey was conducted
during the POA Mid year meeting at
Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The
purpose of the survey is to assess
the status of orthopedic research, as
seen by the fellows of the
association.
There
were
161
respondents. The survey showed
that 73% of the respondents have an
idea but not adequate knowledge in
research. About 90% listed lack of
funding as a problem in doing
research activities. And 65% stated
the need for further improvement in
research competencies. About 80%
of respondents believe that our
country is behind our Asian
neighbors in orthopedic research.
Relevant inputs from the members
of the committee were gathered, put
together and organized. A medium
term plan was developed and
subsequently approved by the POA
Board of Trustees.
The program overview
includes:
1.Research Capacity Building
2.Setting of Priorities for
Orthopedic Research
3.Data Base Development
4.Compilation of Local Research
Output
5.Results Dissemination and
Utilization
The first session of the
Research Capacity Building,
dubbed, “Capacity Building for
Health Research Planning “was
successfully held at MMLDC,
Antipolo City, on October 9 and 10.
Dr. Rodolfo L. Nitollama with the Research Capacity Building faculty (from left) Dr. Ronald
A. Maligat, Prof. Rosebelle May S. Azcuna and Prof. Ruben N. Caragay
The workshop was conducted by
experienced resource persons from
the University of the Philippines
College of Public Health. All 23
participants were POA Fellows,
recommended by the different PBO
accredited institutions. It is indeed
heartening to know that our fellows
are supportive of our programs.
Research Capacity Building is
intended on improving the research
manpower competencies of the
organization.
The second session is
tentatively scheduled on March 1920, 2005. Proposed topics are
Methods of Literature Appraisal and
Evidence-based Clinical Practice
Guidelines development.
Priority Setting identifies
areas of concern in orthopedic
research and directs meager
resources. Such undertaking
requires detailed information on the
Essential National Health Plan, as
in the declaration of Health Policies
by the national government, as well
as epidemiologic data on Burden of
Disease assessment provided by
leading health agencies like the
Department of Health. Sadly, quality
demographic data are hard to come
by. Instead, Institutional priorities set
by each hospital can be utilized for
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POTS research forum...
Dr. Arturo Cañete presented
a triple band technique of repair for
chronic Achilles tendon rupture that
allows early full weight bearing
ambulation.Host Col. Adrien Quidlat
gave the last case presentation on
amputation versus limb salvage
using the MESS (Mangled Extremity
Severity Scoring) system as an
index for limb preservation on a warinjured officer in Mindanao.
The second AOEA scientific
session dwelled on the clinical use
of the newly designed locked
compression plates on the proximal
humerus and distal tibial fractures.
Dr Frankie Leung showed typical
cases and techniques of application
of the locked plates with its
sophisticated instrumentation
system. Dr. Theerachai gave an
excellent dissertation on the use of
MIPO on a relatively unexplored
area, the humeral shaft. He
described the step-by- step
anatomical approach and the safe
zones for insertion of the plate on
the humerus.
The day’s event was capped
by a fellowship night at the Officers
Club of the AFP Medical Center
where the participants headed by Dr.
Theerachai and POA President Dr.
The Trauma Registry project
has undertaken an important first
step in data base
development.
The Committee will initiate the
development of other data bases
through conduct of surveys,
Fellowship night in MMLDC, Antipolo City
Rod Nitollama and POTS VicePresident Dr. Lewy Pasion, belted
out top hits of the 60’s and 70’s on
the LCD-projected Karaoke system.
Our heartfelt thanks to the
organizing committee headed by
Col. Adrien Quidlat for the warm
reception and hospitality. We would
like to acknowledge Pfizer
Philippines’ unwavering support to
this CME activity of the Philippine
Orthopaedic Trauma Society.
DR. ROD NITOLLAMA with the Pfizer representatives
Refocusing...
the interim. This necessitates
looking into the common problems
both in Clinical and Orthopedic
health services encountered in the
catchment areas or even at the
national level. The Committee
launched the National Protocol
Search last November 16, 2004, with
the purpose of initiating research
activities in priority areas of
orthopedic research and providing
funding support programs.
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structured activities with the local
chapters, subspecialty societies
and participating institutions in data
gathering and organization.
Storage and retrieval of research
output data will be facilitated by
website
development
and
maintenance.
Results
dissemination, as in presentation
and publication (local and foreign) are
desirable consequences of a quality
research output. Utilization of
evidences from local researches in
the development of Clinical Practice
Guidelines will define and improve
the quality of orthopedic care.
Refocusing research directs meager
resources in finding solutions to our
common health problems.
Plaques of Appreciation awarded
to:(top)Prof. Caragay by Drs. Francis
Altarejos, Larbo Bonifacio (Research
Committee chairman) and Jeff Battad;
(above) Dr. Maligat and (below) Prof.
Azcuna.
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December 2004
POA compassion at work
POA visits Cottolengo Filipino,
donates to Quezon typhoon victims
V
isiting its favorite charity and
donating cash to the victims
of the recent typhoons in
Quezon province were two simple
manifestations of POA compassion.
POA Trustees and Wives,
together with the POA Secretariat,
visited the Cottolengo Filipino
orphanage in Montalban, Rizal for the
fourth straight year. Although more
subdued this time, the visit brought
joy and happiness to the 30-odd
orphaned boys under the care of
Father Tae and his staff. Before the
group left, Dr. Nitollama presented
on behalf of the POA its donation of
food stuffs, diapers, medicines and
other essentials. The gesture was
DIFFERENTLY-ABLED but gifted children
go through the motions of specialized
education and training (above and below).
FR. TAE receives the POA donation from
Drs. Nitollama and Sarrosa.
SEE YOU AGAIN next year!
POA fellows get new ID, 2005 calendar,
hymn and directory of fellows
P
OA fellows got new ID’s, The
2004 Directory of Fellows and
a 2005 calendar this
December, plus a POA hymn to boot.
L. Nitollama arranged for the
Identification Cards with United
Laboratories. The ID’s issued
during the convention, however,
will be changed this February
with a new one incorporating the
bar codes which the POA
secretariat requested, according
to Ramon Arana of Westmont.
The 2004 POA Directory of
Fellows (at right) was distributed and
replaced the 2001 version. It was
printed thru the efforts of Bristol
Myers Squibb (BMS).
A 2005 desk calendar
printed courtesy of United
Laboratories was also mailed to the
fellows this December, according to
Westmont's Mon Arana.
If any POA fellow in good
standing has not received this
package of benefits, they are
requested to contact the POA
Secretariat immediately.
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PMTS newest subspecialty society
E
ight orthopaedic oncologists
came together this year to
form
the
Philippine
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society,
Inc. (PMTS). It was founded with the
objective
of
promoting
musculoskeletal oncology, better
known as tumor orthopaedics, both
locally and internationally. The
PMTS, Inc. becomes the youngest
affiliate society of the Philippine
Orthopaedic Association.
The Society was presented
to the orthopaedic community by
POA president Dr. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama on December 1, during the
business meeting of the POA.
Its inaugural scientific meeting was
held last December 4, from 8 am-12
noon at the Boracay 2 function room,
EDSA Shangrila Hotel, during the
specialty day of the Annual
Convention. The theme was
“Metastatic Bone Disease: Current
Evidence & Practice” and featured
lecturers
from
different
subspecialties with an expertise in
this field, e.g. tumor surgeon, spine
surgeon, radiation oncologist,
and medical oncologist
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society is a
product of initial logo designs by Drs.
Rafael Claudio, Cesar Dimayuga,
and Ivan Concepcion. With the input
of the other founding members, Mike
Villanueva of the POA Secretariat
artistically combined the ideas to
come up with the final logo.
The logo depicts a
Philippinized version of the
orthopedic tree, the bamboo, arising
in response to the problem of cancer,
symbolized by the crab.
The bamboo tree has eight
branches which symbolizes the
multidisciplinary nature of the
management of musculoskeletal
tumors:
- Ortho oncologists
- Reconstruction Team
- Medical and Pediatric
- Oncologists
- Pathologists
- Radiation Oncologist
- Pain Specialist and
Anesthesiologist
- Rehabilation Team
- Auxillary Team
(Psychiatrists, Nursing
Oncologist, Social Workers,
Support Groups)
The eight branches also
symbolize the eight founding
members.
The logo shows a distallyresected
femur
which
is
reconstructed with an allograft –
tumor prosthesis composite. The
tibial spike of the tumor prosthesis
is shown piercing the crab. The
orthopedic tree and the bone
alloprosthesis composite are united
by external fixation pins.
On the left-most side of the
logo are letters in the old Filipino
script alibata or baybayin
representing the letters PMTS.
Around the logo are words
PHILIPPINE MUSCULOSKELETAL
TUMOR SOCIETY, INC. and the year
of its founding 2004.
- Cesar L. Dimayuga , MD, FPOA
The PMTS Logo. The logo for the
newly
formed
Philippine
PMTS Logo
PMTS Founding members and officers: (from left) Drs. Albert Jerome C. Quintos, Ivan John P. Concepcion, Cesar D. Dimayuga,
Judith Valerie M. Akol, Rafael S. Claudio, Marie Jeanne L. Bertol, Richard S. Rotor and Edward H.M. Wang
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December 2004
POA sympathizes with Asian neighbors
W
ithin 24 hours after the
evastating 9.0 earthquake
off Sumatra Island in
Indonesia and its resultant killer
tsunamis struck December 26
coastal villages and tourists resorts
in the Asian and east African regions,
POA President Dr. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama sent a message of
condolence and sympathy to the
leaders of the ASEAN Orthopaedic
Association (AOA).
In his e-mail message, Dr.
Nitollama expressed on behalf of the
Philippine Orthopaedic Association,
“our sincerest condolences and
sympathy to all our brothers in the
ASEAN Orthopaedic Association
and those in Sri Lanka, India,
Maldives and other neighbors, who
have been affected by the recent
earthquake
and
tsunami
devastations that befell our region.
Your brothers in the Philippine
Orthopaedic Association are praying
for your quick recovery from this
irreparable loss and damage to life
and property.”
AOA Secretary General Dr.
Ong Leong Boon immediately replied
that he “was very touched by your
heartfelt message regarding the
terrible recent earthquake and killer
tsunami waves in the Indian Ocean”.
He and his family were supposed to
fly 12 hours after the earthquake,
from Singapore to Colombo, Sri
Lanka for a week’s vacation. A month
earlier, they had planned a vacation
to either Phuket, Thailand or
TSUNAMI set to roar with destructive force over pristine landscape of South Asia.
PHKS holds annual convention
T
he PHKS held its annual
convention last December 4
during the Specialty Day of the POA
Annual Convention at the EDSA
Shangri-La.
The theme was “Total Joint
Replacement, Tips on Techniques
and Current Trends”.
Speakers included Dr. Peter
Bernardo who discussed “Fixed
Bearing TKR”, Dr. Antonio Tanchuling
presented a 10-minute video
presentation on “Minimally Invasive
Hip Surgery- the Banawe Technique”,
and Dr. Herminio Valenzuela of UPPGH who presented his local
experience in MIS in THR. The
plenary lecture was given by Dr.
Ramon Gustilo, with his topic on “All
Poly TKR, How I Do It?”
Final part of the symposium
was the presentation of difficult and
interesting cases from the different
orthopedic training institutions.
Langkawi, Malaysia, but decided
instead to go to Sri Lanka, which was
hardest hit by the devastation
together with Indonesia. He
expressed a sigh of relief that their
family trip did not push through.
AOA and RCOST President
Dr. Suthorn Bavonratanavech
thanked the POA for our message
of concern. “This is a devastating
damage with a lot of deaths and
injured patients.” He said that it will
be a very busy time for orthopaedic
surgeons working in the Phuket
region. Many orthopaedic surgeons
from Bangkok have been flown to
Phuket to provide assistance and
support to the hospitals in the area,
said Dr. Suthorn.
Singapore Orthopaedic
Association President Dr. KS Lam
wrote, “We share your feelings. Our
heart goes out to the family of the
injured and casualties.”
Malaysian Orthopaedic
Association President Dr. Saw Aik,
expressed his thanks to “our
Philippine brothers for your concern
over the tragic earthquake and
resulting tsunami yesterday.
Although Malaysia is not among the
worst hit area, this is probably the
worst natural disaster every
experienced by our nation.”
Still unheard from was
Indonesian Orthopaedic Association
President Dr. Bambang Tiksnadi.
Indonesia bore that brunt of the
fatalities and casualties in the region,
along with Sri Lanka, Maldives, India
and Thailand.
Dr. Nitollama expressed the
hope that this natural disaster “will
strengthen our resolve in this region
to band and keep ourselves united
in the face of adverse situations like
this.”
Upwards of 215,000 people
have been killed, thousands injured,
millions homeless and billions of
properties destroyed, making this
natural disaster the worst in the world
in recent years.
December 2004
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POA WVC holds quarterly meeting
T
he POA-WV under the
leadership of the energetic
Dr. Marcelo “Doy” Jaen was
again busy for the last 2 quarters of
this year after that wonderful
scientific lecture series in Boracay.
The 3rd quarterly meeting was held
in Imay’s restaurant, Bacolod City
last September 11, 2004. Dr. Edgar
Eufemio of UP-PGH shared with the
local orthopods his expertise on
Common Sports Injuries.
The association also
showed its active participation during
the Bone and Joint Decade Week
last October 23-30, 2004. The
Rehabilitation Medicine group
spearheaded the celebration in
coordination with the Rheumatology
and Orthopedics group. The opening
ceremony was highlighted by an
opening of exhibits and posters, lay
forum on degenerative osteoarthritis
and free DEXA screening (for
osteoporosis) at SM City, the biggest
commercial establishment in Iloilo
City. A week-long TV and radio
guesting on 3PM Banat Buto and
Road Safety project were likewise
conducted.
For the first time in the
history of orthopedics in Western
Visayas, a Research Forum was
undertaken last November 13, 2004
in Citrus Bistro, Sarabia Manor
Hotel, Iloilo City. Four research
papers were presented by the
residents from the different
orthopedic training institutions in the
region. Cash prizes and certificates
of participation were given to all the
participants. At the same time, Dr.
Albert Jerome Quintos of UP-PGH
delivered a lecture on Bone Banking.
This was followed by the 4th quarterly
meeting and election of new sets of
officers for the year 2005. Dr.
Mariano Villarosa of Bacolod City is
the incoming president.
POA NMC sets attendance rules
C
AGAYAN DE ORO. Sixteen
orthopedic surgeons from the
POA North Mindanao Chapter
were on hand to attend the third
quarterly chapter meeting in Marco
Hotel, Cagayan de Oro last October
23, 2004. During the meeting, it was
noted that out of five lectures on
osteoporosis for lay audiences
planned for the year, four were
carried out. The results of
consultations with the POA National
Board regarding the chapter
constitution were reported to the
body. Furthermore, in order to
encourage attendance, the general
membership decided that each
POA visits...
member should attend at least two
quarterly meetings in order to
maintain active status in the
Chapter. If only one meeting is
attended, a fine of P 1,000 needs to
be paid in order to retain active
status. If no meetings are attended
for the whole year, the member is
deemed inactive.
The business meeting was
followed by the paper presentation
of each resident in the Department
of Orthopedics, Northern Mindanao
Medical Center. This is the first
activity of this sort in North
Mindanao. The aim was to
very much appreciated by the
Cottolengo staff.
A planned visit and
Christmas cheers program for the
patients of the Pediatric Orthopaedic
wards of the POC and UP-PGH,
however, was put on hold. This
developed after the POA Board
decided at the last minute to donate
instead twenty thousand pesos cash
to the victims of the recent 4
typhoons in the ravaged areas of
Quezon province. The donation was
coursed through the Rotary Club of
Lucena, Quezon through the
intercession of POA fellow Dr. Ces
Grey.
The POA also donated food
that was not consumed during the
congress banquet to street children,
after many guests failed to attend
due to the typhoon signal number 4
warning in Metro Manila. Dr. Miles
Dela Rosa and his wife Lorna took
care of the food distribution despite
the bad weather on the night of
December 3.
encourage the residents to work on
their research papers as well as
gather comments and suggestions
from the consultants present. This
was all aimed at encouraging
research activity in this most recent
addition to the POA’s list of
accredited training institutions.
The night was capped by a
party featuring live entertainment
from Dr. Ferdie Amante’s band which
came all the way from Butuan City.
The fourth quarterly chapter
meeting will be held on the first day
of the Annual Convention in Manila.
POA fellows...
The POA hymn was first
sung in public at the close of the
opening ceremonies on December 1.
Other
publications
distributed include the POA Annual
Convention Souvenir Program, the
book of abstracts, the December
2004 issue of the Philippine Journal
of Orthopaedics and the October
issue of the Ortho Balita # 23. A POA
jacket with the POA logo also went
on brisk sale during the convention.
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Volume 6, Number 24
December 2004
POA NLC Olympics with
I
n celebration of the Olympic year
2004, the POA North Luzon
chapter held its fourth quarterly
meeting at Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac
City last October 16-17, 2004 with
the theme, “Banatan ng Buto –
Athens 2004”. The chapter members
were warmly welcomed by Dr. Luis
Q. Santos, president of the host
Orthopaedic Surgeons of Tarlac
(OrthoS-Tarlac). The event was
sponsored by Pfizer, Inc.
Evading the monotonous
concept of listening to invited
speakers during quarterly meetings,
the chapter decided to tap local
talents and held instead an
interactive case discussion featuring
four interesting and complicated
trauma cases presented by chapter
members. This is the reason for the
theme ‘Banatan ng Buto – Athens
2004 (Athen-athens ‘to ‘pre)”.
The discussion that ensued
was very lively, informative and at
times entertaining. It brought to fore
interesting cases managed
ingeniously with resources available
within the chapter. As an offshoot of
the discussion, the proposal to
identify centers of expertise for
certain cases within the chapter (e.g.
Tarlac for elbow ankylosis, Baguio
for neglected hip dislocations) was
put forth. These centers will be
responsible for evaluating,
documenting and at times managing
similar complicated cases with the
hope of coming up with a substantial
Cabling displayed his tennis skills
number so a meaningful paper can
over host Dr. Rudy Vigilia. Pres. Gie
be produced by the chapter. The
Cabling led the badminton players
discussion format was such an
in shredding shuttlecocks while viceintellectual treat to the members that
president Bert Basco tried his best
everyone present voted to have a
in banging bodies against Pfizer
similar format for such meetings
reps in basketball.
every other quarter.
The sporting events held
In keeping with the Olympic
over two days were all exciting. But
theme, the chapter attempted to hold
its first ever sportsfest. The
events lined up however
proved too numerous that
members had a difficult
time deciding which ones
to join. There was the no
holds barred, winner takeall race between Eman
dela Paz and Alex Duque
at the Tarlac Karting Circuit
with Eman prevailing at the
finish line. Who could Drs. JP Leung, Godo Dungca and Danny Dungca give
forget the masterful thumbs –up sign before the start of the race.
performance of Dr. Ebb
Bareng at the pool table,
besting all comers in 9-ball
billiards? The following day
as he also won the golf
tournament at Luisita.
Dr. Billy Del
Rosario exhibited his
shooting prowess at the
Tarlac Shooters Ourdoor
range, while Dr. Jong
POA-NL Vice-Pres Bert “Schumacher” Basco posing
before the start of the race.
POA-NL President Gie Cabling (2nd from left) lead members in showing
good badminton form.
Dr. Rudy Vigilia moderates the discussion during the
scientific meeting.
December 2004
Ortho Balita
Volume 6, Number 24
Page 37
OrthoS - Tarlac going strong at 5
I
t was an idea hatched in the fairways of the Luisita Golf and
Country Club – that of Tarlac’s
orthopedic surgeons coming
together and forming a professional
group. From it was born The
Orthopaedic Surgeons of Tarlac or
OrthoS-Tarlac for short. Five years
have passed and the group is still
together and much stronger.
Not a few of our colleagues
in the Tarlac Medical Society were
skeptical about the group’s
intentions, much less its ability to
stay together. But stay together we
did. And along the way the group
even managed to embark on several
worthwhile projects.
The monthly meeting with
case discussions is a constant. We
were able to put in place a formal
decking system for walk-in patients
in affiliated hospitals. And as a way
of giving back to the community, the
group has spearheaded the Tarlac
Osteoporosis Study Group and has
recently been very active in doing
scoliosis screening among high
school students in Tarlac.
Two years ago, OrthoSTarlac hosted a POA-NLC quarterly
meeting at Hacienda Luisita. It was
a huge success. At that time that
particular meeting garnered the
biggest attendance in a quarterly
meeting. It was also the first time a
billiard and golf tournament was held
in conjunction with the meeting.
I
n
celebration of
its fifth year of
existence,
Orthos-Tarlac
once again
hosted
a
quarterly
c h a p t e r
meeting last
October 1617, 2004 with Going back to where it all started – OrthoS-Tarlac members play golf
the
theme at Luisita.
“Banatan ng
Buto, Athens*
2004”. It was
such a huge
success that
the
group
e a r n e d
plaudits from
the POA-NL
members.
What
then is the
secret
of
O r t h o S Ta r l a c ?
Simple. As
Dr.
Chito
Santos, our
president,
loves to say,
“We may not
love
each
other, but we
tolerate each
o t h e r . ”
Enough said.
Dr. Godofredo
V. Dungca III
Sino ang pinaka-pogi? (From left to right): Drs. Danny Dungca,
Rudy Vigilia, Godo Dungca, Chito Santos (president); and Oliver
Atanacio.
OrthoS-Tarlac members doing scoliosis screening at the Tarlac
Montessori School
POA NLC Olympics...
the hands down choice for “The
Event” is the go-kart racing held at
the Tarlac Racing Circuit. Even Drs.
Rey Cariaga and Bob Amansec
couldn’t believe how fast those cars
can actually go. Fellows and their
families had a great adrenaline rush
cutting corners and accelerating at
straight-aways. People were still
talking about it during the “spiritsfilled” fellowship and karaoke night
that followed the races. Though there
was no actual awarding of prizes to
the winners, the meeting ended up
with stories of how one played the
game, win or lose.
Refreshed
from
this
“Olympic” meeting, the members
trooped back to their respective
provinces filled with spirit of Athens*
2004…… Athens –Athens ’to ‘pre: POA
–North Luzon, one in vision and united
in its mission. SOLID NORTH Talaga!
- Paul Ruel Camiña,MD and
Godofredo Dungca, III, MD
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Volume 6, Number 24
December 2004
Cutting edge in orthopedics at MMC
E
xcellence in patient services
and education has been the
hallmark of the Department of
Orthopaedics of the Makati Medical
Center. On its 17th anniversary, the
department held its 8 th Annual
Symposium featuring the latest
updates on orthopedic technology
with famous speakers coming from
abroad.
The speakers and their
topics were: Drs. Joan Bechtold,
Phd., Minneapolis, MN, USA,
Synergy between polyethylene
particles and implant motion on
implant fixation; and Improving
fixation of revision implants; Go
Omori; Niigata, Japan, Risk factor of
medial knee osteoarthritis: 21-year
follow-up; Yoshio Koga; Niigata,
Japan, New operative technique and
jig for high tibial osteotomy; David
Templeman, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
Operative management of pelvic ring
injuries; David Segal; Jerusalem,
Israel, The role of navigation (CAOS)
in trauma; Eric Arcilla; UP-PGH,
Phils., Soft tissue reconstruction of
the lower extremity;
Dr. Rolando M. Puno;
Louisville, KY, USA, Role of interbody
fusion in the treatment of lumbar
degenerative disc disease; and
Idiopathic scoliosis: What have we
learned?; Dr. Yoshinori Ishii; Saitama,
Japan, In-vivo kinematics and clinical
evaluation of meniscal bearing knee;
Dr. Ramon B. Gustilo; MMC, Phils,
Why all-poly tibia in total knee
arthroplasty; Dr. Alan R. Raymundo,
MMC, PhilsIncidence of deep vein
thrombosis in total joint replacement
among Filipinos; Dr. William
Berghoff; Indiana, USA, Use of
concentrated platelets in total joint
arthroplasty.
The symposium was
attended by participants from St.
Luke’s Medical Center, De la Salle
University Medical Center, Far
Eastern University, UP-PGH, Phil
Drs. Ramon B. Gustilo, William Berghoff (behind Dr Gustilo), Yoshio Koga, Rolando M.
Puno, Yoshinori Ishii, Raul G. Forès, Go Omori, David Segal, Joan E. Bechtold and
David Templeman
Orthopaedic Center, University of
Santo Tomas, East Avenue
Medical Center and Subic Bay
Medical Center. The affair was
graced by the hospital medical
director, Dr. Raul G. Fores, and
the president of the Philippine
Orthopaedic Association, Dr.
Rodolfo L. Nitollama.
The organizers would
like to thank the continued
support of our pharmaceutical
partners, especially our major
benefactor, Pfizer, Inc, who also
sponsored the lunch symposium
on cardiovascular safety issues
on coxibs by Dr. Ma. Victoria
Garcia.
- M. Jeanne L. Bertol, MD, FPOA
Claudio new PSO prexy
P
OA fellow Dr. Rafael S. tenth POA subspecialty society.(See
Claudio was inducted related story on page 33)
recently as president of the
Philippine Society of Oncologists
(PSO). He succeeded Dr. Rey Delos
Reyes, an OB-Gyne oncologist,
under whom he served as vicepresident.
Dr. Claudio was also
inducted by POA president Dr.
Rodolfo L. Nitollama as vicepresident of the newly-formed
Philippine Musculoskeletal Tumor
Society (PMTS), together with the
founding officers and members of the DR. CLAUDIO addresses PMTS audience
December 2004
Ortho Balita
Volume 6, Number 24
Page 39
Two past presidents head awardees
T
wo POA past
Presidents and
the POA office
manager headed the
POA awardees this
year.
POA office manager Sol De
Jesus was given a Presidential
plaque by POA President Dr.
Nitollama in a surprise portion of the
congress banquet ceremony, for her
courage and dedication to duty,
despite being afflicted with cancer.
The honorees
were led by POA past
Presidents
Drs.
Antonio A. Rivera and
Antonio Montalban. Dr. Dr ANTONIO A. RIVERA, former Chief APOA delegate
(above) and POA Hymn composer Dr. Ogie Frez (below)
Rivera, who was PBO receive their plaques from Drs. Nitollama and Dela Rosa.
Chairman in 1988,
POA President in 1998,
and AOA President in
1999, was honored for
his services as chief
Philippine delegate to
the
Asia-Pacific
Association from 19982003. He is presently
medical director of the
Asian hospital.
Other awardees include
Traveling Fellows Drs. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama and Albert U. Dy, Zimmer;
Larry V. Acuña AJTF; Henry Y. Chua,
ASTF; Dr. John Andrew Michael A.
Bengzon, AOA-British Orthopaedic
Association; Joseph Diyco, APOA
Ambassador, and Rodolfo Frez for
the POA hymn.
T h e P h i l i p p i n e
Musculoskeletal Trauma Society
(PMTS ) was also officially recognized
as the 10th POA Subspecialty
Society.
POA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dr. Montalban,
POA President in 1984,
was honored for his
services as editor-inchief of the Philippine
Journal
of
Orthopaedics from
1982 up to the present.
He is presently the
executive
VicePresident of the Dela
Salle Dasmariñas
University System in
Cavite.
February 23-27, 2005
AAOS Annual Meeting
Washington DC
April 21-23, 2005
16th POA Midyear Convention
Theme: ""Buto-Buto sa Daba Daba"
Topic: Trauma Complications
16th POA Midyear Convention
Waterfront Hotel, Davao City
May 12-15, 2005
35th Malaysian Orthopaedic
Association Meeting
Theme: Trauma
Venue: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
PJO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr. Antonio A. Montalban's award
was received on his behalf by Dr. Winston Estera
November 14-20, 2005
56th POA Annual Convention Combined
with 25th ASEAN Orthopaedic
Association Anniversary Celebration
Theme: Living with the ASEAN Spirit...
25 Years of Unity in Diversity
Westin Philippine Plaza, Manila,
Philippines
27th Singapore Orthopaedic
Association Annual Scientific Meeting
Theme: Upper Limb Trauma & Sports
Venue: Shangri-la's Rasa Sentosa
Resort
POA OFFICE MANAGER Ms. Sol P. De Jesus' award was received on her behalf by
colleagues Mike Villanueva and Rogie Aragones from Drs. Nitollama and Dela Rosa.
6th Combined Conference of the Spine
and Pediatric Orthopedic Sections, AOA
Venue: Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
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Volume 6, Number 24
December 2004
Biyo, 2 Fil-Ams receive awards in US
I
n an article written by Sammy
Julian and published in The Manila
Bulletin, Sept. 29 , 2004 issue and
datelined Washington, D.C., it was
reported that two Filipino-Americans
– Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba and
Pulitzer Prize winner Cheryl Diaz
Meyer – and a Filipino Science
teacher from Iloilo City were honored
there with the Philippine American
Foundation (PAF) Friendship Awards
in recognition of their outstanding
achievements.
Taguba, now US Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Reserve
Affairs; Meyer, 2004 Pulitzer Prize
for Breaking News Photography
winner; and Dr. Josette Biyo, a
science teacher who received The
Intel Excellence in Teaching Award,
were feted at a gala dinner at the
National Press Club (NPC) building
in Washington, D.C., according to
Julian. (See related story on page 5)
He reported that some 300
guests representing various Filipino
and American groups attended the
awarding ceremonies called “A
Salute to Excellence,” a yearly affair
in the US capital recognizing Filipino
and Filipino American achievers.
The Philippine American
Foundation is a 20-year-old
organization based in Washington
D.C. It is one of the largest and most
influential Fil-Am associations in the
US.
This year’s awardees have
hogged international limelight and
have made many Fil-Americans and
Filipinos proud of their achievements.
Maj. Gen. Taguba, who was
born in Sampaloc, Manila, is the
second highest ranking Fil-American
in the United States Armed Forces.
He is best known for his role in the
probe of abuses by US soldiers
against Iraqi detainees at the Abu
Ghraib prison in Iraq. He earned
praises both in the US and abroad
for his candor, professionalism and
integrity in his investigation of prison
torture. His testimony before the US
Senate about those abuses made
headlines all over the world.
Julian reported that Cheryl
Diaz Meyer is a photographer for the
Dallas Morning News. She won this
year’s Pulitzer photography prize
with fellow photographer David
Leeson for their body of work
depicting the invasion and aftermath
of “Operation Iraq Freedom.”
Also in the limelight
according to Julian is POA
Presidential Guest Lecturer Dr.
Josette Biyo, who came all the way
from Iloilo City. She is a science
teacher at the Philippine Science
High School in Iloilo who gained
recognition for her achievements in
teaching science in a Third World
country. She has shared her teaching
methods not only in the Philippines
but also with other countries where
she continues to receive numerous
invitations.
Some 4,000 teachers all
over the world vied for The Intel
Excellence in Teaching Award but it
was Dr. Biyo who got the award in
2002. Recently, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) named
a minor planet between Mars and
Jupiter Planet Biyo in her honor.
Julian further wrote that in
their acceptance speeches, Taguba
and Meyer never forgot their Filipino
heritage and emphasized the Filipino
values of family and discipline. They
expressed hope for the future and are
confident that many Fil-Americans
will follow in their footsteps.
Julian also noted that Biyo
expressed her desire to continue
teaching science subjects in high
school. She, however, said that there
must be reforms in the Philippine
educational system and hoped for a
big increase in the education budget.
Just like during the POA
opening ceremonies last Dec. 1,
2004, many who attended the US
awards night were misty-eyed as
they listened to the awardees during
the emotional and touching
ceremonies. After the program, a
PROF. JOSETTE TALAMERA-BIYO,
POA Presidential Guest Lecturer 2004
Biyo featured in
insurance firm ad
“A teacher with focus may
never have a mansion to her
name. But for now, a planet will
do.”
- Dr. Josette Biyo
Filipino, Teacher
Worldwide winner, 2002 Intel
Excellence in Teaching
Award, USA
In May 2002, Dr. Josette
Talamera-Biyo bested 4,000
teachers from all over the world to
become the first Asian winner of The
Intel Excellence in Teaching Award.
“I hoped to be a medical
doctor,” she recalls. “But for lack
of finances, I took the first job
available. The day I entered the
classroom, I knew I wanted to be
an excellent teacher.” For 23 years
now, she has made science come
alive for her students. “I focus on
what I can do – make the most
complicated subject simple,
without losing the essence.”
(Pioneer Insurance advertisement)
long queue of admirers waited to
have their pictures taken with the
recipients. (Sounds familiar!)
December 2004
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IFFAS Councils meet, set plans
aking advantage of the
presence of key persons in
the region, the International
Federation of Foot and Ankle
Societies (IFFAS) Council met
November 30 after the POA
president’s dinner for the faculty and
VIP guests at the EDSA Shangri-la.
T
Dr. Chan from Hong Kong
tentatively agreed to host the
convention in Hong Kong or Mainland
China, pending the approval of his
colleagues from Mainland China.
However, Prof. Chen from Taiwan
offered to hold the convention in
Taiwan in case Hong Kong cannot
host it.
IFFAS president Dr. Michael
J. Coughlin presided over the
meeting. Present were Drs. G.
James Sammarco (USA), John
Gould (USA), Glenn Pfeffer (USA),
Yoshinori Takakura (Japan),
Haruyasu Yamamoto (Japan), In
Heon Park (Korea) and Emiliano
Tablante (Philippines).
IFFAS Asian Chapter Council at work
The Second Triennial IFFAS
meeting in Naples, Italy on
September 2005 was discussed.
Members from the different Foot and
Ankle Societies were encouraged to
submit papers for presentation and
likewise invited to participate in the
scientific and social programs and
to enjoy the sights of Italy.
Meanwhile, the Asian
Chapter of IFFAS likewise had a
council meeting last December 2,
2004. The meeting was initially
presided by Prof. In Heon Park where
he turned over the presidency of the
Asian Chapter of IFFAS to Dr.
Emiliano Tablante of the Philippines.
Other council members present
were: Prof Yoshinori Takakura
(Japan), Prof. Haruyasu Yamamoto
(Japan), Dr. Samson Chan (Hong
Kong), Dr. Heng-Hing Lim
(Malaysia), Prof Yuh-Min Cheng
(Taiwan), Dr. William Verhoeven
(Singapore). (See pictures on the
right)
Dr. Tablante presided the
rest of the meeting. Countries
without Foot and Ankle Societies
were encouraged to start their own
societies and be members of IFFAS.
The venue for the next Asian IFFAS
chapter convention in 2007 was
likewise discussed.
IFFAS Asian Chapter Council members
It was the general
consensus among the council
members that the POA, IFFAS,
POFAS convention in the Philippines
was a very successful one. They
were very impressed with how the
convention was organized and
likewise the hospitality extended by
our POA Fellows.
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Volume 6, Number 24
December 2004
POA officers attend ASEAN confab
OA President Dr. Rodolfo L.
Nitollama led the Philippine
delegation to the 24th ASEAN
Orthopaedic Association Annual
Convention at the Pattaya Exhibition
and Convention Hall (PEACH) in
Pattaya, Thailand on October 13-16,
2004.
P
and he presented “The POA Trauma
Registry”. Also present in the
Philippine delegation were POA vicepresident Dr. Miles Dela Rosa,
secretary Dr. George Winston Estera
and Dr. Gaugin Gamboa, who
presented his winning POA research
forum paper.
He was also invited to
deliver a lecture during the
presidential guest lecture portion of
the convention. Dr. Nitollama
presented the lecture “The Bone end
Joint Decade 2000-2010: The POA
Initiatives and Accomplishments.”
D r s .
Nitollama, Dela
Rosa and Estera
also attended the
A S E A N
Orthopaedic
Association Council
Meeting. During the
council election, Dr.
S u t h o r n
Bavonratanavech of
Past POA president Dr.
Lauro M. Abrahan, Jr. was also
invited to lecture in the same forum
Thailand was elected president to
succeed Dr. S’yed Abdul Latiff
Alsagoff of Malaysia. Dr. Nitollama
was elected senior vice-president,
while Drs. Dela Rosa and Estera
were elected as council members.
Dr. Nitollama delivers the POA lecture on BJD concerns
Dr. Saw Aik, Dr. Rod and Bernie Nitollama, Mrs. Witchen, Mrs. Sinaporn Bavonratanavech and Dr. Miles Dela Rosa
Drs.Winston Estera, Rod Nitollama, S'yed Abdul Latiff Alsagoff, Franklin Sim of AAOS , Saw Aik and Miles Dela Rosa
December 2004
Ortho Balita
Volume 6, Number 24
Page 43
Drs. Rod Nitollama, Suthorn Bavonratanavech, Miles Dela Rosa, S'yed Abdul Latiff Alsagoff, Wong Ho Poh and Winston Estera.
ASEAN OA Council Meeting: Dr. Thamrongrat Keokarn, Ong Leong Boon, S'yed Abdul Latiff Alsagoff, Suthorn Bavonratanavech
(above) POA's Drs. Winston Estera, Rod Nitollama, Miles Dela Rosa and SOA's Lee Soon Tai (below) in a spirited discussion.
Cheers to
Spirit of
'67 Band
T
he
country's
premiere show band,
The Spirit of '67
composed mostly of Class
'67 batch mates at the The Spirit of '67 Band
Ateneo De Manila High
School, and managed by
Sonny Alvendia, provided
the nostalgic music of the
60's, 70's and 80's.
Their music and
entertainment perfectly
complemented with the
POA Fellowship Night
camaraderie.
Page 44
Ortho Balita
Volume 6, Number 24
December 2004
Official Newsletter of the
Philippine Orthopaedic Association, Inc.
EDITORIAL BOARD
JOSE S. PUJALTE, JR., MD
Editor-in-Chief
RODOLFO L. NITOLLAMA, MD
Editorial Consultant
VENANCIO P. GARDUCE, JR. MD
LAURO M. ABRAHAN, JR., MD
NOEL B. CARILO, MD
Associate Editors
Westmont ad here
MARIO B. GERONILLA, MD
REYNALDO F. CARIAGA, MD
LEO DANIEL D. CARO, MD
ATTY. LEO O. OLARTE, MD
ARTURO C. CAÑETE, MD
RAFAEL S. CLAUDIO, MD
BENIGNO A. AGBAYANI, MD
Contributors
MILES T. DELA ROSA, MD
Circulation Manager
MIKE VILLANUEVA
SOL DE JESUS
ROGIE LLAMAS-ARAGONES
MICHAEL KENNETH MUSNI
Editorial Assistants
POA OFFICERS 2004
RODOLFO L. NITOLLAMA, MD
President
MILES T. DELA ROSA, MD
Vice-President
GEORGE WINSTON B. ESTERA, MD
Secretary
EDWARD A. SARROSA, MD
Treasurer
FRANCISCO P. ALTAREJOS, MD
JOSE S. PUJALTE, JR., MD
ALBERT U. DY, JR., MD
LAURO R. BONIFACIO, MD
JOSE P. TRANQUILINO, JR., MD
MIGUEL AGUSTIN G. MORALES, MD
ANTHONY ALBERTO C. ANGALA, MD
Trustees
ARTURO C. CAÑETE, MD
Ex-Officio
Published by the POA, Inc.
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