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UP-PGH visits Davao for “Women’s Dermatology”

Johanna Pauline Lazo-Dizon, MD The UP-PGH Section of Dermatology formally started its series of Postgraduate Conferences more than two decades ago. Conferences were open to all colleagues and physicians interested in skin diseases and skin concerns. The main objective of the courses as to share updates, innovations and trends in the various aspects of dermatology, whether diagnostic, therapeutic or preventive. Last March 27-28, 2009, the Section held its 17th Postgraduate Course entitled “Women’s Dermatology” at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. The two-day event was graced by a good number... [...]

Dr. Carmen Liwanag:Member Making a Difference

Dr. Carmen Menchu D. Liwanag will be honored at a recognition luncheon at the March 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in San Francisco, USA. She was selected as a Member Making a Difference. whicj is part of the AAD Leadership Circle for Volunteerism Program, according to Dr. Neil S. Prose, Chair of the Volunteerism Committee. According to the feature in the Member Making a Difference column in the Dermatology World Magazine (August 2008), Dr. Liwanag devotes regular hours of her time to a free clinic that she holds in her hometown of Minalin, Pampanga. She began her voluntary... [...]