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From the Boardroom

UNITY IN DIVERSITY

at the BANGKOK RCD 2020

by: Dr. Claudine Rae L. Javier, FPDS

The League of Asean Dermatological Societies (LADS) Officers and Counci Members, Regional Conference of Dermatology (RCD)
2020 Organizing Committee and all the Speakers from the different countries were acknowledged on stage

midst uncertainties caused by expertise, delivered excellent lectures set the Philippines as the next venue
the emergence of COVID 19, and encouraged a lively exchange of for the 2022 RCD meeting. Appointed
Athe Dermatological Society of ideas between our colleagues all over as the next president and secretary
Thailand (DST) bravely pushed through the world. Kudos to our EAMC resident general of the LADS were Philippine
with their hosting of the 24th Regional Dr. Maria Criselda C. Valerio, a LADS Dermatological Society (PDS) President,
Conference of Dermatology (Asian- travel grant recipient, who delivered Dr. Peachy Paz-Lao, and Secretary, Dr.
Australasian) entitled “20/20 Vision of a very interesting paper entitled, “A Charmaine G. Castillo, respectively.
Future Dermatology” last February 25- Cross-Sectional Study on the Impact
28, 2020 at Centara Grand and Bangkok of Sleeping Habits on the Severity of The Asian League of Dermatological
Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. Acne Vulgaris in a Tertiary Government Societies (ALDS), of which PDS is one
Hospital in Quezon City, Philippines.” of the founding members, participated
Over 1,300 delegates from 28 countries in the conference by holding an Asian
attended the 4-day program, which During this event, The League of Dermatology Summit on February 26,
covered updates on the dermatological Dermatological Societies (LADS) which was attended by the PDS Board
medical and procedural fields. Hats off held a council meeting on February Officers, namely: Drs. Ma. Angela
to our very own Drs. Nancy Garcia-Tan, 27, attended by presidents and Lavadia, Peachy Paz-Lao, Francisco
Jonathan Yu, Jasmin Jamora, Stephen secretaries of five out of its seven Rivera, Charmaine Castillo, Cecilia
Lacson, Maria Juliet Macarayo, Ma. member societies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Rosete and Jasmin Jamora.
Angela Lavadia, Peachy Paz-Lao, and Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia sans
Ma. Teresita Gabriel who shared their Singapore and Vietnam) to formally A highlight of the event was the Cultural

“…Any congress, any summit, or any Mr. COVID will not be able to put down Asia.
Let us continue to be strong for we are an emerging power. Let us continue to be one and solid”
… Dr. Peachy Paz-Lao

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