Educational Background

College:  Philippine Women’s University Taft Avenue, Manila
B.S. Medical Technology – 1985

Post Graduate Studies/Training/Apprenticeship:

Doctor of Medicine – 1990
De La Salle University Medical Center 
Dasmariñas, Cavite

Post Graduate Internship – 1991
Best in Pediatrics Award
Mary Johnston Hospital
Tondo, Manila

Residency Training in Internal Medicine 1992-1993
Chief Resident – Medicine Department Jan. – Dec. 1994
Mary Johnston Hospital, Tondo, Manila

Affiliate Resident – April-June 1993
Adult Cardiology & Pulmonary Medicine Department
Philippine Heart Center, Quezon City

Fellowship Training in Geriatric Medicine 1995-1996
Chief Fellow, Geriatric Centre January-December 1996
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Geriatric Centre

Asia Training Center on Ageing (ATCOA) – Workshop on Models of Care for Dementia February 12-16, 1996
RELC International House, Singapore

Asia Training Center on Ageing (ATCOA) – Workshop on Better Management of Homes for Older People September 09-20, 1996 Kowloon, Panda Hotel, Hongkong

First Asia Pacific Consensus Conference on Dementia “Dementia Action in the New Millennium towards an Asia Pacific Consensus”
September 11-12, 1999 YWCA, Singapore

Second Asia Pacific Consensus Conference on Dementia “Dementia Action – Facing Challenges” August 25-26, 2000 YWCA, Singapore

PAST AND PRESENT POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Associate Fellow in Internal Medicine
Philippine College of Physician – 1993

Diplomate in Internal Medicine
Philippine College of Physician – 1995

Fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians, 1997

Co-Administrator, Antipolo Geriatric Center, P. Ilusorio Centre for Geriatric Care, Crestview Subd. San Roque, Antipolo City October 2000 – 2005

Consultant and Training Officer, 2000 – 2002
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Geriatric Centre, Quezon City

Faculty & Consultant, Active Member
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City 1997 – Present

Instructor 4, Department of Medicine – Geriatric Centre
St. Luke’s Medical Center, College of Medicine 1997-1999
 
Member, Philippine Medical Association
North Edsa, Quezon City 1992 – Present

Fellow, Philippine Society of Geriatric Medicine
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City 2000 – Present

Member, Nutrition and Management Team, 1996 – 1997
St. Luke’s Medical Center

Member, Alzheimer’s Disease Association of the Philippines (ADAP)
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City 2001 – Present

Member, Dementia Society of the Philippines (DSP)
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City 2004 – Present

Member, International Society on Quality of Life Research
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Member, International Psychogeriatric Association
Northfield, IL, U.S.A.

SPEAKERSHIPS: 

“Geriatric Medicine in the Philippines”
Multidisciplinary Conference on Geriatric Medicine & Psychiatry, April 30, 1997, De La Salle University – Health Sciences Campus Dasmariñas, Cavite

“Sleep Disorders Amongst the Aged”
5th Postgraduate Course in Geriatric Medicine
St. Luke’s Medical Center, September 29, 1999

“Mental Health Problems Amongst the Aged”
Mental Health and Ageing, Philippine Mental Health Association,
October 7, 1999, Hotel Reneca, Baguio City

“Communication Challenges Amongst Older Persons”
1st Scientific Convention, Philippine Society of Geriatric Medicine, October 26, 2000, Intramuros, Manila

“Elderly Abuse in the Philippines”
2nd Scientific Convention, Philippine Society of Geriatric Medicine, October 28, 2002, Manila Midtown Hotel, Manila

“Impact of Sensory Losses on QOL”
3rd Scientific Convention, Philippine Society of Geriatric Medicine, November 12, 2004, Holiday Inn, Galleria

“Delirium on Top of Dementing Illness”
2nd Scientific Convention, Dementia Society of the Philippines,
September 9, 2004, Holiday Inn Galleria

“Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia” Scientific Meeting for Allied Specialist Group
Dementia Society of the Philippines
March 15, 2005, Antipolo City

“Geriatrics of Alzheimer’s”
Scientific Meeting, Antipolo Medical Society
March 28, 2005, Antipolo City

RESEARCH WORKS/PUBLICATIONS:

Delirium in the Elderly:  A Silent Cry for Help-Incidence of Delirium Amongst Hospitalized Filipino Elderlies at Geriatric Ward, Co-author Dr. Joel G. Eleazar

Presented to the International Society on Quality of Life Research - October 24-27, 1996, Manila Hotel

Presented to the Annual Convention of the International Psychogeriatric Association, August 17-22, 1997, Jerusalem, Israel

Published to the Philippines Journal of Internal Medicine,
Volume 38, No. 4, July-August 2000
 
Article Review- Healthy Ageing:  Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Co-authors Dr. Emmanuel Gatchalian Sr., Dr. Maribel Camagay

Published to the St. Luke’s Medical Journal, July – December 1996 issue

Prevalence of Malnutrition in Tertiary Care Hospital – Nutrition and Management Team

Published to the St. Luke’s Medical Journal, July – December 1996 issue

Psychiatry and Medical Aspects of Institutionalized Filipino Elderly – ACES, Co-authors Dr. Joel G. Eleazar, Aileen Pecson, RN., Steven Pecson, RN.

Presented to the Annual Convention of the International Psychogeriatric Association, August 15-20, 1999 Vancouver, Canada

Elderly Abuse Amongst Institutionalized Filipino Elderly – ACES, Co-authors Dr. Joel G. Eleazar, Aileen Pecson, RN., Steven Pecson, RN.,

Presented to the Annual Convention of the International Psychogeriatric Association, August 15-20, 1999 Vancouver, Canada

Presented to the 9th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research October 20 to November 02, 2002 Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.