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• Message from the President
• Messages
• Preconvention Speakers and Topics
• Convention Speakers and Topics
• 2009-2010 Officers and Board of Directors
• 33rd PDS Convention Organizing Committee
• Downloadable Registration Form
• Guidelines

Course Description

The workshop faculty will explain and show different techniques and demonstrate various lasers presently being employed in Cosmetic Dermatology. Updates on anti-aging, lasers and reconstructive surgery will be highlighted in the

morning lectures. Video coverage of the procedures done on actual patients will be shown to the participants in the afternoon session. Some literature will be provided in the course kit.

PreConvention Committee

Chair – Dr. Ma. Mercedes B. Cancio-Cruz
Co-Chair – Dr. Teresita S. Ferrariz

Members
Dr. Nora R. Cortez
Dr. Rhesa May M. Martinez
Dr. Claudia G. Samonte

REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

• DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION IS OCTOBER 15, 2009.
• ONLY check payments will be accepted for pre-registration. Cash basis only for on site registration.
• Please make checks payable to PHILIPPINE DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
• On-site registration is subject to slot availability.
• Refund will be issued if cancellation of registration is made on or before October 15, 2009.

- No refund will be issued thereafter.

FOR MAIN CONVENTION:

MEMBERS must be:

• updated and fully paid of all annual dues; and
• in good standing with the PDS to avail of the member’s registration rate. A certification to this effect may be required, if necessary.

NON-MEMBERS: Must present their valid PRC ID for identification.

LIFE-MEMBERS/ADVISORY COUNCIL may avail of the free registration for the MAIN convention only, and must submit registration form to be considered registered

FOR PRE-CONVENTION:
- Only 250 slots available, so please register early at the PDS office. Strictly no onsite registration.

CONVENTION GUIDELINES

• Register early. For PDS members, please bring your PDS “Smart” ID for attendance purposes.
• Wear the official convention ID at all times. These will be inspected prior to entering the session halls./li>
• Be at the session halls early. All sessions are to start on time barring unforeseen circumstances.
• Silence during scientific sessions will be expected from participants. All forms of communications equipment (cell phones, etc.) are to be in silent or vibratory mode once a session is ongoing.
• Participants are expected not to disrupt the convention proceedings in any manner as to give due respect to the speakers, as such, participants are encouraged to be present while sessions are ongoing. Adequate time will be provided for the purpose of visiting the booths of exhibitors.
• Meal stubs will be incorporated in the convention kits. Appropriate stubs are to be surrendered before serving meals.
• Children with or without companions will not be allowed in the scientific session halls.
• SMOKING IS PROHIBITED in the convention premises.
• NO SEAT RESERVATION WILL BE ALLOWED and participants who come in early will be encouraged to occupy the front rows of the convention hall.

All Philippine Dermatological Society members are required to attend the Annual Business Meeting of the society on November 13 (Friday-last convention day)

COMMERCIAL EXHIBIT GUIDELINES

• Commercial exhibits and hospitality areas will be officially opened after the ribbon cutting ceremony on November 12 (Thursday – 1st convention day) 8:00 AM; closing of commercial exhibits will be on November 13
  (last convention day) 5:00PM.
• Only delegates wearing the convention IDs will be allowed at the exhibit areas.
• Commercial exhibits will be open during session breaks. Visiting the booths and exhibit areas while scientific sessions are ongoing are strongly discouraged.
• Non-delegates and children are not allowed at the exhibit areas nor shall they be allowed to collect giveaways for the delegates.

Overall Chair - Dr. Ma. Teresita G. Gabriel

SCIENTIFIC

Chair – Dr. Ma. Angela T. Cumagun
Co-Chair – Dr. Donna Marie L. Sarrosa
Dr. Ma. Jasmin J. Jamora

WAYS & MEANS

Chair – Dr. Ma. Veronica J. Estrella
Co-Chair – Dr. Rosalina E. Nadela

REGISTRATION

Chair – Dr. Maria Regina Eugenio Cruz
Co-Chair – Dr. Ma. Angela M. Lavadia

DOCUMENTATION

Chair – Dr. Carolina A. Carpio
Co-Chair – Dr. Ma. Asuncion R. Mendoza

PUBLICITY

Chair – Dr. Mary Josephine T. Veneracion
Co-Chair – Dr. Teresita Rosario Academia

AWARDS & CERTIFICATES

Chair – Dr. Mary Charmaine G. Castillo
Co-Chair – Dr. Abelynn B. Vera-Chung

PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT

Chair – Dr. Cecile J. Clemente Ocampo
Co-Chair – Dr. Christian S. Cantos

SOCIALS

Chair – Dr. Claudine Rae Lagman-Javier
Co-Chair – Dr. Stephen Thomas F. Lacson

PRE CONVENTION WORKSHOP

Chair – Dr. Ma. Mercedes B. Cancio-Cruz
Co-Chair – Dr. Teresita Ferrariz

Adviser - Dr. Georgina C. Pastorfide

Officers and Board of Directors

The Members of the Board (2009-2010)

• President – Georgina C. Pastorfide, MD
• Vice Pres. – Ma. Teresita G. Gabriel, MD
• Secretary – Rosalina E. Nadela, MD
• Treasurer – Lonabel A. Encarnacion, MD
• Immediate Past President – Arnelfa C. Paliza, MD

Board of Directors

• Bernadette B. Arcilla, MD
• Marcellano S. Cruz, MD
• Evelyn R. Gonzaga, MD
• Daisy K. Ismael, MD
• Eleanor L. Letran, MD
• Ma. Juliet E. Macarayo, MD
• Cecilia R. Rosete, MD

Cosmetic dermatology is an area which has grown significantly and has rapidly evolved during the past ten years. We are now surrounded by various technologies and innovations that it becomes difficult to decide which really works. The Preconvention workshop theme: 3C’s of Cosmetic Dermatology: Concepts, Controversies and Challenges” will enlighten you on the newest discoveries and developments in this field. The speakers are the gurus in their field and will highlight different approaches in rejuvenation, give us a glimpse of reconstructive surgery and offer varied options in anti-aging, be it invasive or non-invasive. It becomes doubly exciting because of the afternoon workshop which will feature the most recent equipments and hottest trends in cosmetic dermatology. We have a host of quality speakers and experts with irrefutable skills who will be handling the demo session.

This is an educational oppportunity you should not forgo!

MA. TERESITA G. GABRIEL, MD, FPDS (SIGNED)
Convention Chair

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As dermatologists, do we age professionally and would want to constantly rejuvenate?

This year’s pre-convention offers some exciting anti-aging topics, under the theme “3Cs: Concepts, Controversies and Challenges,” in Cosmetic Dermatology. Is stem cell therapy a real source of hope? What other new remedies are now within our reach? What is the future of effective procedures like botulinum toxin and fillers? What advances are there in lasers? What trends are there in hand rejuvenation? We look forward to your participation in the pre-convention on November 11, 2009 at Crowne Plaza.

Ma. Mercedes Cancio – Cruz, MD,FPDS
Pre-convention, Chairman

Truly an event to look forward to, the Philippine Dermatological Society will once again is holding its 33rdAnnual Convention at the Crowne Plaza Galleria Hotel on November 12-13, 2009. Because of the continuous influx of knowledge and advances in dermatology, the Organizing Committee aptly chose the theme “Dermatology: Look back, Leap Ahead”.

The annual convention has always been a venue for learning and exchanging of ideas. Thus, the scientific committee has invited international as well as local speakers to share their knowledge and expertise on various topics that are of interest to all dermatologists. The information gained from this convention will certainly improve the quality of care we give to our patients.

On the other hand, the pre-convention workshop promises to be equally impressive as the main convention. With the theme entitled “3C’s of Cosmetic Dermatology: Concepts, Controversies and Challenges”, participants will be kept abreast with the latest techniques and updates in improving the physical appearance of their patients.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be a participant in this convention. So see you there!

Georgina C. Pastorfide, MD, FPDS
President