TMC Iloilo hosts int’l conference
The Medical City (TMC) Iloilo hosted its first international conference on December 10 to 11 at the Iloilo Convention Center.
The Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) Course has gathered close to 300 participants composed of medical and allied health professionals and students from the different parts of the Philippines and other countries.
ENLS delegates having fun during the seminar break.
ENLS is an educational program designed to provide users advisory instruction regarding management of the first few hours of neurological emergency.
Topics discussed during the course include Acute Ischemic Stroke, Acute Non-Traumatic Weakness, Airway Ventilation, and Sedation, Approach to the Patient with Coma, Intercerebral Hemorrhage, Intercranial Hypertension and Herniation, Meningitis and Encephalitis, Resuscitation Following Cardiac Arrest, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Spinal Cord Compression, Status Epileptus, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Spine Injury, and Pharmacotherapy.
ENLS also included special lectures and courses on Resuscitation of Poor Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Updates in the Treatment of Status Epilepticus Endovascular Therapy is Stroke, Targeted temperature Management in Acute Brain Injury, and Multidiscplinary Stroke Masterclass.
The two-day course was graced by international renowned speakers and experts in the field of Emergency Neurological Care who include Dr. Gretchen M. Brophy, President of Neurocrictical Care Society; Dr. Stephen A. Mayer, Chairman of Neurology of Henry Ford Health System and Past President of Neurocritical Care Society; and Dr. Hitoshi Kobata, Director of Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center.
“This is a very significant event because it is the first ever for the people of Western Visayas and even in the other regions of Visayas and Mindanao,” said TMC President and CEO Dr. Eugene Ramos.
“Stroke, like cardiovascular disease, ranks very high in the Philippines’ mortality and morbidity incidence. Understanding how to diagnose and address it and minimize its harm is the first step to improving outcomes,” Ramos added.
According to a survey conducted in 2008, stroke remains to be the second leading cause of death in the Philippines with 0.9% prevalence. Of which, ischemic stroke which is caused by blood clots comprises 70% while the remaining 30% is comprised of hemorrhagic stroke which happens when blood vessels burst.
Tribu Panayanon gives the delegates a glimpse of Dinagyang Festival.
TMC Iloilo CEO Dr. Felix Ray Villa stressed that “ENLS, being the first of its kind in the region, further honed the skills and capabilities of the medical and allied health practitioners in the city and beyond.”
Aside from the productive sessions, ENLS was also highlighted by a Fellowship Night where the participants had a glimpse of the various offerings of Iloilo City, including the world-renowned Dinagyang Festival.
ENLS was also spearheaded by the Neurocritical Care Society and Brain RESCUE Philippines. (TMCI)
