vol. 2 no. 3Januaray1988
PRESIDENT:
Dr.SliReru Suganami
Sljgallami Hospilal
l/310 Narazu
okavama-S11i
japal1701-12
Tel:0862-84-7676
Association of Medical Doctors for
Asia
CHAIRMAN:
Dr.Francisco P.Flores
25M.viola SIreet Area lll
U11iversity of P11ilippilles
CampusDiliman
Quezon Cliy
Philippilles
Tel:997432
neqional Co-0rdinalors:
Dr.Donnis Sllun Chiu l AM
45.uo Kwong Road
//|'.lllal2.Kinq
laillouse
AI!eITdcQ.n.|lon.9Kon
DrKamalh M.S_
Dept.ol Ayurvllda.
Kaslurlla llosllilal
rl.anil5Z.6
Dr.A.|lusni lanra
jalan Sunu O5
KompleksUNIIAS
Uiun!|.Pandan!l
lndonllsia
DrKoheiloda
c/0 39 l lenosh ita
lliromole Akita Japan_______________
DrKenneth llartiqanGO
I I l ourdes Caslillo SL
Ouezon City 3008
Philpines-
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S u n s e l l l i e Q 1 1 1 s .
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Dr.Jinlana Poolirall
92/7 Soj jjlvisull.
Muan9.Nonaburi.
Thailand 1 1 000
Dr. Kenneth RC AMDA philippines
receivestheaward
Residentphysician of the Year
D.KermethHartigan-Goegionalco-ordinatoror
ADAhppjnessitUng in the centeralong with the
,nesePhysjcjans or SajsejkGeneral Hospal durin9
svmt toOkayama forpos9aduate rellowsp jn
edjcjne
Dr,Kenneth Hartigan-Gojs the firstAMDA member
toparticate in the AMDA academic exchange
pro9ramme and study lndustrialMedicjne in the
DepartmentofPublicHealthinokayama
university Medical Schoolunder the guidance of
Prof. Dr, Masana ogata. He obtained the
post-graduatefe110wshipsoonafter
finishingmedical degree from university of Philippines. During
one month
period of training he studied mainlythe comprehensivemethod of
air and
water polution control and monitoring system. He studied the
management by
advanced technology in the Prefectural Research lnstitute for
Environment and
Public Health. His study included field visits and on the spot
learning in and
aroundokayamaCity.Aftersuccessfullyompletingthefellowshipand
broadening his experiences in occupational and lndustrial
Medicine, Dr.Kenneth
Was awarded an authorized certificate by okayama
universityMedical Schoo.
Returned to Philippines he was appointed as a resident physician
in university
Hospital.
Dr. Kenneth, for his hard work and outstanding performance, was
choosen as
thebestresidentofthedepartmentoflnternalMedicineover allthe
residents including his seniors. He was given the award Resident
Physician of
the Yearll in the.Christmas party of the Department of lnternal
Medicine.
Seen in the photograph are:
Seatedleft to right ;Dr,Malou Dionew memberDr.Carson L0Dr.Emma
palazo.
Standinglert to right ;Dr.Jimmy Chua new memberDr.Kenneth
Hartigan-GO
regional co-ordinatorD.vogieMartinez Secretary
AMDA-PHILIPPINESjhadaGeneralMeetingandChristmaspartylast
December19j1987 Saturday in valleverde Country Club. During
this
meetin92 new members attended and expressed enthusiasm over
the
ideals and activities of AMDA. Dr. vo9ie Martinez gave a report
of her trip
to Japan. Some future activities of the AMDA were discussed such
as the
felowshipand exchange pro9ramj fieldstudy
Ayurveda
Physiciansvisit
okayama
Lert toright
Dr.Shigeru
Suganamiand Dr. Dnyanesh
HNikamat Culture Hotel
0kayamaattendingthe
welcome party
Dr JainJ eitr of rahe jurnalof 11 1nia uric
silit )iiii ll ta
t l
f i f i ()
ilt i i, l
the sae conference and presenteda research paper on Kshara
Sutrathe
sil tt f a fr atl ils a fitlj s in
i il l tl i . i i, it f
lntrnt.il.
r)rojecUj in Tondo
Asmallshelterwhere
primaryhealthcare
servlces are offered to
the needy poorsrondo
Project in Philippines is
avoluntaryservice
given to the poors by
themedistudents
withthesupportof
medicalstudents
association.AMDAand
AMSAmembersof
Philippinestake active
participation in this.
DrA.HTanraRC-AMDA lndonesia
in
SeatLleWashington
.Tanra with Dr.
Terenceurphy(lert)
anestheolo9istand
seOrconsultant or the
paincljnicUversjty
HospitalUnjversityor
Washington.
Dr..Husni Tanra,M.D,Ph.DRegional Co-Ordinatorof AMDAlndonesia
has
just completed a special training in the pain clinic of
university Hospital in
universityofWashingtonU.S.Dr.Tanraananesthesiologistholdsa
doctorate of Hiroshima university,Japan
Painwhich means that a person is experiencing something harmful
or
injuriouswhenbecomeschronicpainthatcontinuesdespitemedical
treatmentis a complex problem with no easy solution. painful
sensation
varies 9reately among individuals. Because of the many different
causes of
pain andthe different ways paincan affect an individualthe
ClinicalPain
Servieat theuniversity of Washington offers a broad approachto
trleating
dlronic pain
The Clinical Pain Service is a multidisciplinary service made up
of a team of
university of Washington health professionals. Founded in 1961
by Dr. John J.
Bonicaan anesthesiologist and Dr. Lowe11 E. White Jra
neurosurgeonthe
service has served as a model for other pain clinics throughout
the united
States and the rest of the world
The Pain Serviceone of the university Hospitalclinicsdraws upon
the
resources of many specialists at the university who are
interested in the
investigationandtreatment ofchronicpainproblems
Thesespecialists
includemembersoftheDepartmentsofAnesthesiolo9yPsychiatryand
BehavioralSciencesjPhysicalMedicineandRehabilitationNeurological
Surgeryj and Medicine. ln additiona wide varty of other
professional
services at university Hospital are used.
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