UP PGH Department of Emergency Medicine

Today’s Ikigai and electives session showed us that becoming emergency physicians means aligning our passion, mission, vocation, and profession. As a group, we saw our elective choices not just as requirements, but as deliberate steps toward a meaningful and purpose-driven path. In that intersection, we begin to find our North Star—and who we are becoming. Together, we move forward with clearer direction and shared purpose.

Today’s 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑼𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 module focused on the 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑼𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕 (𝑹𝑼𝑸) and the 𝒉𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆, key areas where bedside ultrasound can rapidly guide diagnosis and management in the Emergency Department.

Dr. Gavin Rogers from East Virginia Medical School kick off the session with an engaging discussion on RUQ and hepatobiliary cases.

The session continued with hands-on training for our residents, focusing on scanning the 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔, facilitated by Dr Roemer Tanghal, Dr Kenjie Kaiklian and our Chief for Clinical Emergency Medicine, Dr. John Arvie Limbo

From image acquisition to clinical application, today’s session highlighted how 𝑷𝑶𝑪𝑼𝑺 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒅𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆, one scan at a time.

A Clinical Simulation on Breaking the Bad News in the Emergency Department

Today's simulation on breaking bad news taught us that words carry weight, but silence carries something more. In the chaos of the emergency department, we often ramble like programmed machines, delivering news efficiently but emptily. We fill every pause with medical words because silence feels uncomfortable. But we learned that the most important moment after saying "He has died" is not the next sentence. It is the five seconds of nothing. That silence is not empty. It is where grief lands. Where tears finally fall. Where a family realizes they are not alone. We learned to stop talking. To just sit. To let time do what medicine cannot.

We commit to treating bad news like any other emergency procedure. We will prepare. We will pause. We will not leave the family after the news is over. Because no one should be alone after their world breaks. In the end, the most human thing we can give is not an explanation. They will not remember every word we said. But they will remember that we stayed. And sometimes, that is enough.

We would like to thank the Division of Supportive, Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the UPCM Simulation Laboratory. Your expertise and compassion made this simulation a truly transformative learning experience for all of us.

UP-PGH Department of Emergency Medicine proudly celebrates its achievement as one of the top-performing training programs in the recently concluded Philippine Board of Emergency Medicine Diplomate Examinations.

🏆 Top 1 – Dr. Emmanuel Luis Mangahas
🏆 Top 4 – Dr. Justin Jacob Jabines
🏆 Top 5 – Dr. Leneressa Faith Digamo

This milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence in training, service, and leadership in Emergency Medicine, as well as the dedication of our residents, faculty, and mentors.

Padayon. Para sa pasyente. Para sa bayan.
Congratulations, to our newly board-certified EM physicians! We are proud of you!

📢 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄

To all participants who registered for the course last 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲, you should have already received your Registration Confirmation email.

⚠️ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫

Participants who have already made payments last 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 but have NOT submitted their registration form or informed the organizing team are advised to contact us on or before Sunday.

If you have already paid but have not yet submitted your registration form, kindly reach out to us immediately.

📌 For questions or concerns, please scan the QR code on the poster or access the form here:
https://forms.gle/rq2fvfo2qpmp1JMU6

Thank you for your cooperation.

🚨 AIRWAY ELITE 2.0 – Slots Almost Full! 🚨

Join us for the 25th Annual Postgraduate Course of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Philippine General Hospital.

📅 March 27–29, 2026

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘
🔹 March 27 – Basic Airway Workshop
🔹 March 28 – Plenary Lectures
❌ March 29 – Advanced (Cadaveric) Airway Course (𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧)

✔ 𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 available for physicians and nurses

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗡:
• Basic Workshop – 4.0 Units
• Plenary – 5.5 Units

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗗:
• Basic Workshop – 4.5 Units
• Plenary – 4 Units
• Cadaveric Workshop – 6 Units

✔ 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 after the event

⚠️ 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 (90% Full) and 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 slots (75% Full) are filling quickly.

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 before slots close:
https://forms.gle/J58BQoTaFDvcHXfQ7

🔗 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 for more information
https://tinyurl.com/AirwayElite2026

🫀 Cardiac POCUS in Action

Our first-year residents participated in a hands-on cardiac point-of-care ultrasound session, focusing on rapid bedside cardiac assessment, an essential skill for emergency physicians.

Training that bridges knowledge and real-time patient care.

Gaps in Emergency Department triage systems highlight the need for action beyond the bedside, addressing workforce support, resource allocation, and health policy, while confronting social determinants of health.

As emergency medicine specialists, we must lead clinical innovation, institutional change, and policy advocacy to build safer, more equitable, and resilient emergency care systems.

Thank you, Dr. Baquiran, for an enlightening lecture on “Bakit parating puno ang PGH ER?”

📣 2.2 SALE ALERT 📣
🔥 Airway Elite 2.0 – 20% OFF (2.2 ONLY!)

For ONE DAY ONLY, we’re offering a 20% discount on Plenary Lectures (DAY 2) of Airway Elite 2.0.

⏱️ Limited time available.
February 2, 2026 (12PM) until February 3, 2026 (12PM

🎯 Discount applies to:
✔️ Plenary Lectures (DAY 2 only)