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Stop COVID Deaths Webinar #151: “PROGERIA – Batang Matanda: Sa Rehab, Ano ang Ating Magagawa?”
June 23, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The University of the Philippines in partnership with
National Telehealth Center of the UP Manila-National Institutes of Health and in cooperation with
UP Philippine General Hospital and
UP College of Medicine
would like to invite you to join the Fight Against C.O.V.I.D.!
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Webinar #151
June 23, 2023 (Friday) 12nn
“PROGERIA – Batang Matanda: Sa Rehab, Ano ang Ating Magagawa?”
Presenter:
DR. MARIE ARENBI I. CARILLANES-FIESTA
Senior Resident-in-Charge
UP-PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Reactors:
DR. MONALISA L. LIM-DUNGCA
Consultant, Pediatric Rehabilitation Service
UP-PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
DR. SHELLYGRACE A. EVANGELISTA-FULLANTE
Head, The Seating Clinic
UP-PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Synthesis & Closing Remarks:
DR. MARIE DIONE P. SACDALAN
Coordinator for Training
Office of the Deputy Director for Health Operations
UP Philippine General Hospital
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June 23, 2023 (Friday) 12nn
Webinar #151
“PROGERIA – Batang Matanda: Sa Rehab, Ano ang Ating Magagawa?”
Rehabilitation is a set of interventions designed to optimize functioning and reduce disability in individuals with health conditions in interaction with their environment. Anyone, at any point in their lives may need rehabilitation following illness, injury, surgery or declining function with age.
In this episode of STOP COVID DEATHS, we will discuss the case of a patient with progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome), which is an extremely rare, progressive genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Patients with progeria manifest with bone problems, osteoporosis and heart problems. The average life expectancy for a child with progeria is about 15 years. Some with the condition may die younger and others may live longer, even to about 20 years.There’s no cure for progeria, but new treatments and research show some promise for managing symptoms and complications.
The patient in our case study was bedridden and could not sit up. The PGH Rehabilitation Medicine team established a program called SIGLA, which helped the patient to sit up and live a better quality of life with more functions for daily living.
We will take a closer look at the field of rehabilitation medicine and how important it is for restoring functions, improving quality of life and respecting the needs and dignity of individuals who may suffer from untreatable, intractable or terminal conditions.
Our main speaker is the senior resident-in-charge of the case, Dr. Marie Arenbi I. Carillanes-Fiesta. Our other speakers are Dr. Monalisa L. Lim-Dungca, who is a consultant of the pediatric rehabilitation service, and Dr. Shellygrace A. Evangelista-Fullante, who is the head of The Seating Clinic. Finally, the Synthesis and Closing Remarks will be delivered by the PGH Coordinator for Training, Dr. Marie Dione P. Sacdalan.
Be a part of our online credible community and learn more about the state-of-the-art in rehabilitation medicine from the experts.
Together, we can STOP C.O.V.I.D. DEATHS!