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St. Luke’s Medical Center Department of Dermatology
POST-GRADUATE COURSE: DERMILLENNIUM - The IN in SKIN

By Dr. Lisa Denise A. Encarnacion

n this hyper-speed day and age of which was delivered by beloved PDS Winlove Mojica, Lonabel Encarnacion and
the internet, millennials abound with immediate-past president, Dr. Ma. Angela Irene Gaile Robredo-Vitas. These panelists
Ian interest in quick results and little M. Lavadia, FPDS. This provided a sturdy managed to share their valuable insights in
downtime. Their increasing fascination with scaffold for the rest of the talks that ensued. a relaxed and casual manner, which invited
fresh, dewy, all-natural looking skin gives Next was a tag-team lecture on Skin in the continued on page 14
rise to a new demand for Dermatologists Game: Dermatologic Problems Encountered
to meet. This interesting subset of the by Athletes, which was expertly given by Dr.
population gives value to experiential gain, Randolph Molo and Dr. Johannes Dayrit,
which in turn shapes the economy and the FPDS. If that was not exciting and out-of-
world they live in. the box enough, the audience traveled the
world with Dr. Christian Cantos, FPDS, who
Last April 10, 2019, the St. Luke’s Medical gave a talk entitled, Intense Heat to Deep
Center Department of Dermatology Freeze: Skin Issue and Solutions During
hosted its bi-annual Postgraduate Course the Age of Travel. Following this was an Speakers given due appreciation at the end of
each panel discussion
entitled DERMILLENNIUM: The IN in immensely enlightening lecture by Dr.
SKIN. This day was devoted to a timely Raymond Escalona on Skin Appetit: Effects
discussion on medical updates and skin of Diet on the Skin, which performed a deep
concerns of the millennial population. dive into the 21st century perspective of
This highly anticipated event featured Functional Medicine and its connection
competent and engaging speakers who with inflammatory diseases of the skin.
generously imparted their knowledge on Dr. Rosario Blas, FPDS proceeded to treat
“Millennial Dermatology”. The dynamic the audience to an excellent and easily Dr. Randy Molo giving a Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo giving a
roster of speakers included PDS-accredited digestible lecture entitled, Zap the Zits: A lecture on Skin in the Game lecture on Crazy Rich Asian Skin
Dermatologists both in-house from St. Millennial’s Guide to Treating Acne Vulgaris,
Luke’s as well as honored guest speakers followed by hair expert Dr. Rica Mallari,
from other institutions. FPDS giving a lecture entitled Here in Hair:
A Dermatologist’s Perspective on Hair Care
The post-graduate course started with a and Products.
high-energy opening spiel by moderator
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Danga, FPDS. She called The afternoon’s learning festivities at
onto stage the two department heads of DERMILLENNIUM continued as moderator
Dermatology, Dr. Cynthia Tan, FPDS for Dr. Deanna Ramiscal, FPDS took to the Post-graduate Course Organizing Committee
Quezon City and Dr. Ma. Pilar Leuenberger, stage. First, she introduced Dr. Donna
FPDS for Global City, for their formal Sarrosa, FPDS to deliver her lecture
opening remarks. entitled Atopic Dermatitis: Skincredible
Ways to Ditch the Itch. This was followed
Veering away from the usual topics, the by another tag team lecture series by
rich scientific program featured a carefully Dr. Charlene Ang-Tiu, FPDS and Dr.
curated lineup of lectures that walked the Jasmin Jamora, FPDS who delivered Dots From left to right: Drs. Gaile Robredo-Vitas, Gilbert Yang, and
audience through a concise and sufficient and Spots: When to be Concerned, and Winlove Mojica sharing their insights on HIV and social media
understanding of what it means to practice Teledermoscopy as a Bridge to Better
Dermatology and medicine in the age of Dermatologic Outcomes.
millennials.
Sparking the crowd’s interest with a very
The first lecture of the morning was an relevant panel discussion was that on HIV
Introduction of Millennial Dermatology and social media, led by Drs. Gilbert Yang,
SLMC Residents in Training with the Overall Post-Graduate
Course Head, Dr. Lia Nebrida-Idea

St. Luke’s Medical Center Department of Dermatology (Global City & Quezon City) SLMC Residents 2019
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