Final  Announcement

 23-24      February, 2001

NATHAN HALL, GlaxoSmithKline

2266 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City   

            09 February, 2001

Dear Colleagues in the Industry:

It is with great pride that we announce PSIM's 2001 Advanced Medical Underwriting Course especially designed for the ever changing needs of our underwriters. Meet the experts in the Insurance Medicine and hear them address hot issues on breast malignancy, coronary artery diseases,  fatal asthma, post-bypass longevity, and others! Receive underwriting updates on urinalysis, and debilitating neurologic disorders. Move ahead and know the latest on complicated diabetes, athlete’s heart and future directions in radiology. Join your colleagues in our Interactive Workshop on disability and death claims! Have your representatives enroll now!!

Who will benefit from this course: Medical Directors, Medical and Lay Underwriters, Claims Analysts, and  Actuaries.

PRE- REGISTRATION FEE: P2,500.00 / Participant until January 24^th, 2000. After January 24^th, P3,000/ participant

Cognizant of the economic condition, we offer one (1) free registrant for every five (5) participants from each member-company. Confirmation of reservation requires settlement of registration fees by February 7^th, 2001

PROGRAM  February 23^rd 2001 - Friday 

7:00-8:00 On-Site* Registration / Reception

8:00-8:05  Invocation   - Lito Maranan, MD - PRO, PSIM       

8:06-8:10  National Anthem   - Venise Leonardo, MD

8:11- 8:20  Welcome Address - Emiliano Canonigo Jr., MD

                                                          President - PSIM 2000

08:20-08:30  (Orientation on the Program)  - N. Macalintal Jr., MD

Session I – FEBRUARY 23(FRI), 2001 AM

Chairman: Edilberto Torres, MD

 Co-Chairman: Bert  Esguerra, MD 

08:40-09:25am “I am a 50y/o lawyer-professor, diabetic for 10 years with strict sugar control over the past 6 months. My CBC shows Hgb=12, still within N and my creatinine is 1.9, hardly up I understand? Why can’t I have my riders? – Prognosticating the Complicated Diabetic – Richard Elwyn Vitug Fernando, MD

9:30-10:15AM “You mean my applicants' chest x-ray report is normal but the company sees it otherwise? How's that? RECONCILING FILM-REPORT DISCORDANCE - ROMAN reMO, md

10:16-10:29  Open Forum / COFFEE BREAK 

10:30-11:15am “I had my Coronary Bypass 5 years ago. And my golf has been in full swing for a year now? Can my riders be put back and my coverage increased? – The Long-Term Profile of Post-CABG Subjects – Gary A. Lopez,MD , Makati Heart Foundation

11:20 -12:05PM  " My client has non-specific ECG changes. Why is he being required to undergo TMST for this P3M application?" -When  is an abnormal ECG significant? -  EMMANUEL MASANGA ,MD 

12:06-12::15 Open Forum 

12:16 - 1:30PM       LUNCH

Session II -  FEBRUARY 23 (FRI), 2001 PM

Chairman: Art Catli, MD

 Co-Chairman: Linda Umali, MD

01:30PM-02:15PM “ I had limping gait six months ago from Guillain –Barre and  I’ve been back to office with field work for two months now. Can my disability benefit be considered by my insurance company? – PROGNOSTICATING COMMON NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS – VINCENT MACALINTAL, md

02:16 –03:00PM  “My client’s severe hypertension has spontaneously resolved. Yes, his CXR shows enlarged heart, but his ECG is normal. Why is he being declined? – PROGNOSTICATING THE DILATING HEART –  FELIPE LORENZO III, MD 

03:01PM - 03:15PM  OPEN FORUM /COFFEE BREAK

03:16-04:00PM “I had my breast cancer surgery done 10 years ago. I don't feel anything. My latest medical check-up was normal except for that mild pleural effusion report. Why can't I reinstate my recently lapsed policy?”  -  BREAST CANCER - THE PROFILE – MA. BELEN TAMAYO, MD

04:01-04:45PM  “IMPLICATIONS OF ADVERSE URINALYSIS REPORTS” – RACEME ERASMO, MD

04:46-05:15PM “The Health & Economic Impact of Smoking - A Global Perspective" -ANNETTE DAVID, MD

05:16PM - 05:30PM       OPEN FORUM

SESSION III -FEBRUARY 24 (SAT), 2001 AM

Chairman: Benny Delgado, MD

Co-Chairman: Fil Arches, MD

08:00-08:45AM   FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN RADIOLOGY RAMON SANTOS-OCAMPO, MD

08:46-09:30AM Agent: “My client’s application was postponed because of marked cardiac enlargement and axis deviation in his ECG? How could that be when he actually is a swimmer? - THE ATHLETIC HEART – WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW (And Not Be Afraid Of) – RAUL LAPITAN, MD

09:31-09:45 OPEN FORUM    /  COFFEE BREAK

9:46-10:30AM -  “The client's Peak Flow was reported normal despite ER consultations for apparent asthma attacks !?!? How could he have died suddenly?" -THE FATAL AND NEAR-FATAL  ASTHMA -  NAZARIO A. MACALINTAL JR.,MD 

10:31am – 10:40am – Description of the Interactive Session

10:41am - 11:45am -        CASE STUDY 1  (Interactive)

Reactors:

Antonio A. Santiago, MD (GSIS)

Leticia B. Ong, MD (SSS)

Olympia Panotes, MD - CMG

Amante Cruz, MD – PhilAm LLife  

11:46am - 1:00PM LUNCH 

Session IV - February 24(SAT), 2001 PM

Chairman: Ammie Zafra, MD

 Co-Chairman: Marina Roldan, MD

1:01PM – 1:30 PM -    CASE STUDY 2 (Interactive)

Reactors:

Benedicto G. Delgado, MD – Universal Re

Pedro Feria, MD - CAP Life

1:31pm – 2:15pm      CASE STUDY 3

(Interactive) Reactors:

Atty. Oscar Cabrera  (Legal And Claims)

Emiliano B. Canonigo Jr., MD – Medical Director, Sunlife Of Canada

02:16pm – 02:30pm  - OPEN FORUM 

02:31pm – 03:30pm Fellowship / Cocktails / Games / Awarding of Certificates

03:31pm – 03:40pm      CLOSING REMARKS   - Patricia S.Ching, MD -                                                             CME Chairperson

Our  sincerest thanks  to the  Management of GlaxoSmithKline who made  this project possible!