Webinar #49 | “COVID-19 Frontliners: Kamusta Na Kayo?”
The University of the Philippines
in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center
and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital
would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Webinar #49 “COVID-19 Frontliners: Kamusta Na Kayo?”
April 23, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Presenter:
Dr. Anselmo Tronco
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UP Philippine General Hospital
Reactors:
Dr. Jonas Del Rosario
Spokesperson
UP Philippine General Hospital COVID-19 Survivor
Ardie O. Lopez
Multimedia Producer
Digital Lead for Inquirer Mobility Parent of a Frontliner
Opening Remarks:
Prof. Danilo L. Concepcion
President
University of the Philippines
Dr. Francisco T. Duque III
Secretary
Department of Health
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla
Chancellor
University of the Philippines Manila
Webinar #49 “COVID-19 Frontliners: Kamusta Na Kayo?”
Special Topic
A year ago, a small group gathered to pull together the first STOP COVID DEATHS webinar hosted by the University of the Philippines. At that point in time, close to 24 frontline doctors and nurses had already died from COVID-19. The intention of the webinar series was to overcome fear, promote good practices, and quickly disseminate information to all health practitioners and facilities — whatever was the evolving knowledge on management and treatment of COVID-19 based on the experience of world-class Philippine experts.
Currently, there are 945,000+ cases, 16,000+ deaths, and 141,000+ active cases in the Philippines. More than a million overseas Filipino workers have returned, with more than 15,000 positive for SARSCoV2. There have been almost 50 Stop COVID Deaths webinars featuring the leading clinicians and experts from various disciplines. We move forward, we persevere, but how are we doing in terms of our own well-being?
At no other point in time in recent history have medical and health frontliners been subjected to the trauma of multiple deaths on a daily basis, the inability to comfort or touch patients or their family members, loss within their own circle of co-workers, if not death in their families.
In this webinar, PGH Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Dr. Anselmo Tronco leads the discussion on how frontliners seek and continue to find meaning in serving patients despite the adverse conditions they face. COVID-19 survivor and PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario will share his personal journey through COVID-19 and back, and how he has coped with the grief of losing both his parents to the pandemic; Ardie Lopez, who composed the anthem of the webinar (that recently won an award) will speak on his own expression of faith and hope in these difficult times. Opening Remarks by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and UP President, Prof. Danilo L. Concepcion.
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Togetherwecan STOPCOVIDDEATHS!
