Scientific Program – 39th Annual

Day 1 Monday 

September 25, 2023                                                          

HOST: Ramon Severino, MD

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM                                                             

Opening Ceremony

                         Prayer                                                         

                         National Anthem                                                                       

                         Philippine Society of Oncologists Hymn                                                                              

                         Philippine Medical Association Hymn

                         Presentation of PSO Past Presidents                                                                    

4:15 PM – 4:20 PM

Welcome Remarks: Edwin S. Tan, MD, Philippine Society of Oncologists, President                                                                                                                                                      

4:20 PM – 4:25 PM

Opening Remarks: Herdee Gloriane C. Luna, MD                                                                                  

4:25 PM – 4:30 PM

Union for International Cancer Control Message:  Dr. Cary Adam, CEO

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM

Philippine Medical Association Message: Maria Minerva P. Calimag, MD, President, Philippine Medical Association                                                 

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM

Keynote Speaker: Maria Rosario Vergeire, MD, Undersecretary, Department of Health                                                     

Opening of Virtual Booth: Herdee Gloriane C. Luna, MD  

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Philippine Society of Oncologists + Philippine College of Surgeons Joint Symposium

                    5:00 PM – 5:10 PM

                    Message from Maria Concepcion C. Vesagas, MD, Philippine College of Surgeons, President

                    5:10 PM – 5:30 PM

                    LIVE: Breast Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines

                    Speaker: Shalimar C. Cortez, MD

                     5:30 PM – 5:50 PM

                    LIVE: Breast Onco-Plasty

                    Speaker: Aldine Astrid A. Basa, MD                                        

                    5:50-6:00 PM LIVE Q&A           

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Controversies and Challenges in Mutidisciplinary Team

                    6:00 PM – 6:40 PM

Controversies and Challenges in Mutidisciplinary Team

Moderator: Jose Rhoel C. De Leon, MD

Panelists:

Rachael Marie B. Rosario, MD, (National Integrated Cancer Control Act)

Gerald T. Alcid, MD (Surg-Onco)

Alfred Phillip De Dios, MD (Head and Neck)

Robert B. Bandolon, MD (Colorectal)

Frances Lilly Penano, MD (Rad Onco)

Arnold John Uson, MD (Med Onco)

6:40 PM – 7:00 PM LIVE Q&A              

7:00 PM – 7:20 PM

Integrated Health System in Cancer Care

Speaker: Necy Juat, MD                  

7:20 PM – 7:30 PM LIVE Q&A

7:30 PM – 7:50 PM

LIVE: Mutidisciplinary Team Startup: Med Onco Perspective

Speaker: Katherine V. Hernandez, MD

7:50 PM – 8:10 PM

Mutidisciplinary Team Startup:  Surgical Perspective

Speaker: Manuel Francisco Roxas, MD

8:10 PM – 8:30 PM

LIVE: ROCHE- Reimagine the Future of Breast Cancer

Moderator: Pamela Patdu, MD

Speakers: Marie Belle Francia, MD

Eugene Regala, MD

8:30 PM – 8:40 PM LIVE Q&A

Day 2 Tuesday                                                               

September 26, 2023 

Host: Evita Paguia Bondoc, MD                                     

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Philippine Society of Oncologists + Muscoloskeletal Tumor Society Joint Symposium      

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM

Message from Jeanne Bertol, MD, Muscoloskeletal Tumor Society, President

4:10 PM – 4:30 PM  

Introduction to Osteosarcoma

Speaker: Charles Villamin, MD

4:30 PM – 4:50 PM

Cryosurgery: Innovations in Musculoskeletal Tumor Management

Speaker: Abigail Tud, MD                                                           

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM LIVE Q&A

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Osteosarcoma Distal Femur in 20-year-old Female

Moderator: Charles Villamin, MD

Panelists:

Orthopedic – Diovince Tan, MD

Pathology – Celestine Trinidad, MD         

Medical Oncology – Julie Tapispisan, MD            

Radiology – Andy Co, MD          

                    5:00 PM – 5:20 PM Lecture

5:20 PM – 5:40 PM Panel Discussion                                           

5:40 PM – 6:00 PM LIVE Q&A

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM

NOVARTIS – Survivorship in Breast Cancer 

Speaker:  Jorge Ignacio, MD

6:15 PM – 6:45 PM

VIATRIS – Sustaining Accessible Breast Cancer Care Through Biosimilars

Speaker: Christina Galvez, MD      

6:45 PM – 7:15 PM

LIVE: PARKWAY – The CAR-T CEL Crusade Against Cancer

Speaker: Colin Phipps Diong, MD                                                   

7:15 PM – 7:35 PM

LIVE Spirituality and Cancer

Speaker: Marco Myron Mariano RN

7:35 PM – 7:45 PM LIVE Q&A

7:45 PM – 8:05 PM

LIVE Getting Depth in Managing Chemo Side Effects

Speaker: Marco Myron Mariano RN

8:05 PM – 8:15 PM LIVE Q&A

Day 3 Wednesday

September 27, 2023                                                                       

Host: Gil Vicente, MD              

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Philippine Society of Oncologists + Philippine Society of Oncologists Head and Neck Society Joint Symposium

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM                      

Message from Ricardo Ramirez, Jr. MD, Philippine Society of Oncologists Head and Neck Society, President                                                                                            

4:10 PM – 5:40 PM                                        

Larynx

Speaker: Jemelyn Lapitan, MD         

Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction

Speaker: Cristina Nieves, MD                                                                           

Oropharynx

Speaker: Wenrol Espinosa, MD                                                      

5:40 PM – 6:00 PM LIVE Q&A

6:00 PM – 6:20 PM

LIVE – MSD – Making a Difference for HER Now: Multi-disciplinary team approach in Managing Cervical Cancer

Moderator: Herdee Gloriane C. Luna, MD

Speaker:  Jericho Thaddeus Luna, MD

                Jennifer Gonong, MD

6:20 PM – 6:30 PM LIVE Q&A

6:30 PM – 6:45 PM

HI-EISAI – Updates in the Treatment of RAI-refractory Thyroid Cancer

Speaker: Maximino Bello III, MD                   

 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM

AMGEN – LILAC Trial: The 1st and Only Trastuzumab Biosimilar with Single-Switch Data

Speaker: Marcelo Imasa, MD

7:00 PM – 7:20 PM

Let’s Talk About Alternative Medicine 

Speaker: Ann Meredith Garcia Trinidad, MD

7:20 PM – 7:30 PM LIVE Q&A

7:30 PM – 7:50 PM                                                                            

Cardiotoxicities of Cardiac Therapy: The Other Edge of the Sword

Speaker: Angela Apostol Alday, MD

7:50 PM – 8:00 PM LIVE Q&A

8:00 PM – 8:20 PM

Kidney Care During Cancer Care

Speaker: Cher Alaine Carolino, MD

8:20 PM – 8:30 PM LIVE Q&A

Day 4 Thursday                                                             

September 28, 2023 

Host: Romulo S. De Villa, MD, PhD

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Members only: Business Meeting

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Philippine Society of Oncologists + Philippine Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Joint Symposium: Most Critical Advancement in Colorectal Ca Surgery

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM

Message from Marc Paul J. Lopez, MD, Philippine Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, President

4:10 PM – 4:25 PM

Colorectal Ca Screening in 2023 

                    Speaker: Maureen Elvira Villanueva-Dumlao, MD

4:25 PM – 4:40 PM

MRI for Rectal Cancer: A Colorectal Surgeon’s Perspective 

                    Speaker: Mark Anthony G. Fontanilla, MD

4:40 PM – 4:55 PM

Multidisciplinary Team in the Management of Complex Colorectal Ca

                    Speaker: Mary Anne Carol A. Cueto, MD

4:55 PM – 5:10 PM

Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Expertise, Volume and Collaborative Decision-making

                    Speaker: Loreto B. Ong, MD

5:10 PM – 5:25 PM

Patient-reported Outcomes in Colorectal Ca Surgery: Why are we talking about

                    Speaker: Vienna I. Encila, MD

5:25 PM – 5:45 PM

Colorectal Ca National Clinical Practice Guidelines  

                    Speaker: Omar O. Ocampo, MD

5:45 – 6:00 – LIVE Q&A 

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

LIVE: Philippine Society of Oncologists + Union for International Cancer Control – Partnership for Cancer Control and Prevention

6:30 PM – 6:45 PM

Celltrion – “How Similar is Biosimilar?”

Speaker: Herdee Gloriane C. Luna, MD       

6:45 PM – 7:05 PM

Caring for Bedsores 

Speaker: Joy Gali, MD                                                        

7:05 PM – 7:15 PM LIVE Q&A

7:15 PM – 7:35 PM

Common Radiation Therapy Side Effects and RTT Intervention

Speaker: Ferdie Valeriano, MD    

7:35 PM – 7:45 PM LIVE Q&A

7:45 PM – 8:00 PM

Multicare Presentation