6th PSH Hypertension (HTN) Boot Camp

Relative to the mission of the PSH to prevent and control hypertension and its complications, PSH had launched the 6th HTN BOOT CAMP August 3, 2024 at Kasa Cailloux Hotel, Ilocos. Initially, it was held for internal medicine residents-in-training. The HTN Boot Camp is a ten-hour weekend workshop delivered in two half days, that features the most relevant issues in hypertension management. After the half day of didactic fora on the first day, case-based dive-in workshops follow on the second day.

The PSH 6th HTN Boot Camp was chaired by Dr. Gilbert Vilela. The members of the faculty were - Dr. Deborah Ignacia Ona, Dr. Gilbert Vilela, Dr. Alejandro Diaz, Dr. Benjamin Balmores Jr., Dr. Marlon Co, Dr. Arnold Benjamin Mina, Dr. Erick S. Mendoza, Dr. Lynn A. Gomez, Dr. Leilani Mercado-Asis, and Dr. Lourdes Ella G. Santos. The said PSH activity is with the support of an unrestricted grant from Corbridge Philippines.

The attendees were Internal Medicine Residents from the following thirteen (13) participating hospitals in the Northern Luzon Region:
1. Cagayan Valley Medical Center
2. Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
3. Lorma Medical Center
4. Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
5. Nazareth General Hospital
6. Notre Dame De Chartres Hospital
7. Pines City Doctors’ Hospital
8. Region I Medical Center
9. Region II Trauma and Medical Center
10. Saint Louis University Sacred Heart Medical Center
11. Southern Isabela Medical Center
12. St. Paul Hospital of Tuguegarao, Inc.
13. Baguio General Hospital Medical Center