University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences Tomas-College Alumni Affairs Committee

Theraprint
The official newsletter of UST-CRS Alumni Affairs Committee
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES Fr. Joaquin Valdes, OP
Regent

Issue 1. Vol. 1. October 2011

Alumni Affairs Activities

Since June of this year, the UST UST-CRS Alumni Affairs Committee has been very active in coming-up with programs and activities that up invites the alumni community. Below is a summary of what we have been up to so far. We hope that in our upcoming activities, we get to see you actively involved.
July 1, 2011 Advanced Assessment and Management of the Spine In our come-back offering, the Alumni Affairs tapped the help of UST UST-CRS PT alumni Lawrence Ramiscal, PT, DPT and Gemmarie Loja Loja-Ramiscal, PT,OCS. The US US-based couple talked on current practices in the assessment and management of the spine. Over sixty participants attended and brought home chu chunk-loads of knowledge from this activity.

Jocelyn F. Agcaoili, PTRP, MSPT

Dean

Karen Ongtangco, OTRP, MRS

College Secretary

ALUMNI AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Ivan Neil B. Gomez, OTRP, OT, MAEd

Chairperson

Stephanie Ann Balid, OTRP, MA Reil Vinard Espino, CSCS, MSHMS Mary Joyce Co, OTRP Arthur Bhendict King, PTRP Christine Sanchez, PTRP Abigail France Llanos,PTRP
Members

July 9, 2011 UST 400 Simbahayan Project: Tomasinong Terapista, Tutulong Tayo! As part of the quadricentennial year of UST, the UST CRS Alumni Affairs Committee, Alumni UST-CRS Association and Community Development Committee held an outreach activity to help the VMSDFI- CBR Program of the Ursuline Sisters in Commonwealth, Quezon City. From the profits of the previously held seminar, and the generous help of our alumni and college professors, the Alumni Affairs was able to donate toys and educational materials to the educational children the program serves. Development of an adjunct rehabilitation program to support the institution was also explored.

August 8, 2011 Manual Therapy for Temporo Temporo-Mandibular Joint Dysfunctions Jaws ko po! We are on a roll! Through the assistance of UST UST-CRS Alumni Associations past president Mr. Valentin Dones, PTRP, MSPT and Rehab Trends, Inc, the Alumni Affairs conducted its second seminar series featuring Doctors Jean Tating , DMD and Trinidad Arcilla, DMD as they try to unravel the mystery of the TMJ. Over ninety professionals from different b backgrounds attended this successful seminar.

September 3, 2011 NBCOT Preparation Seminar Series, Part2 Working with the OT Department, the Alumni Affairs committee successfully held this 1 1-day seminar series, with 85 UST-CRS OT alumni. During the CRS morning session, UST-CRS OT faculty member, Mr. CRS Enrico Aguila, OTR, OTRP discussed on the US Reimbursement Systems affecting the OT practice. mbursement Lunch for the participants was sponsored by RCM Healthcare Services. In the afternoon, UST UST-CRS alumni and PT faculty member, Mr. Donald Manlapaz, PTRP, MSPT talked about the Physical Agent Modalities and its clinical use.

October 29, 2011 Alumni Seminar Series In cooperation with Northwest Agency, the Alumni Affairs series offered a free seminar to the USTCRS Alumni and Students, on the current practice of PT/OT in the US, and updates on the US Medicare and Medicaid issues by Mauro Marasigan, Ed.D (President, Therapy Experts, Inc) and Mr. Victor Leos (Garland Independent School District, Texas, U.S.A).

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SPOTTED!
The UST-CRS Alumni Affairs committee has been working very close with the CRS Alumni Association in CRS encouraging our alumni to come and participate in the many and various activities of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. In the past five months, we have slowly gained momentum in active participation and have visibility in these activities. So where has the Alumni Affairs and our alumni been spotted so far?

UST-CRS Alumni Affairs Committee spotted going Social! CRS Yes, have gone social! Cyber Cyber-social to be exact. We say hello to our official social networking sites that has been effective in connecting with our alumni community and in disseminat disseminating information about our latest activities. Dont get left behind. You and your batch mates can add and follow the Alumni Affairs by following the link here.

CRS Week 2011 Celebrations Now who says CRS Week is only for students? We have spotted our alumni actively participating in the various events during the college week celebrations of CRS. Our alumni attended the annual Reyes and Reyes Lecture with no other than Dr. Tyrone Reyes and Dr. Ophelia Reyes as guest speakers. A team representing our alu alumni community competed in this years UST-CRS Amazing Race. During the CRS Agape Dinner, alumni from various batches came back to CRS and partied the night away. Lastly, alumni PAG PAG-All Stars stunned the CRS community as they showcased their dancing prowess as special performers in the CRS Variety Show 2011, and Mr. And Ms. Rehabilitation Sciences 2011, where some of the judges were actually CRS alumni themselves! We certainly are making our voices heard and making our mark so far. Now where shall we spot our alumni next?

World Teachers Day 2011 In celebration of the World teachers Day, the UST UST-CRS Alumni Affairs gave chocolate and candy treats to the faculty members of College of Rehabilitation Sciences. How sweet, right? Just to show the UST-CRS teachers have class, and are worthy of such recognition. CRS

We REACH-out REACH is the faculty-led community development project of the UST led UST-CRS Community Development mmunity Committee. Last October 24, 2011, they went to Hospicio de San Juan de Dios in Bocaue, Bulacan a Bulacan, mental health facility catering to around 100 male psychiatric patients. The Alumni Affairs support supported these valiant efforts and gave a donation that went into procuring toiletries for the patients served by the institution.

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Editorial
Vibrant
by: Ivan Neil B. Gomez, OTRP, OT, MAEd Welcome to the maiden issue of Theaprint, , the official newsletter of the University of Santo Tomas Tomas-College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Alumni Affairs Committee! Taking the task of sitting as chair of this committee has come as a surprise to me. Flattered as I may, I could not discount the fact that this is a big leap into the void. But I am not one who backs down on a challenge. I may quirk and quiver at first, ev eventually folding in and taking on the task at hand. I spent hours consulting my committee, peers, fellow alumni and even to others surprise, my multiple personalities, try to think of ways, means and activities to offer to the alumni community of CRS. Maybe I am just lucky that I aybe get to bump into kind and brilliant minds along the way that supported participated in the committees cost. Our plan: get the Thomasian CRS alumni community connected. Networked. Informed. Participating. Caring. It is our fervent wish that through this rvent newsletter, our social networking sites and our activities, we encourage the CRS alumni community to come back to the university, to the college, and share what they have been doing and what they have learned over the course of years. There will always be a smiling and accommodating alumni affairs committee member to greet you and show you around. So please, do come back and visit! The future holds the possibility of an infinite and vibrant horizon for the Alumni Affairs, and we wish to share that with the entire alumni community of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. Until our next issue!

Up-Coming... Up
Now we wont stop here! Your UST-CRS Alumni Affairs Committee has a lot in store for our alumni community. Here are some of our events in the up up-coming months. See you there!
The Kawa Model: Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy By: Dr. Michael Iwama of Toronto University November 8, 2011, 9AM to 12 NN at the CME Auditorium. This seminar if free of charge for our OT Alumni.

Mental Health in the Workplace By: Dr. Hector Tsang of Hong Kong Polytechnic University November 18, 2011, 4PM to er 6PM at UST Medicine Bldg. Rm. 409. Seminar fees are at: P300 (for professionals) and P100 (for students).

FREEHAB Providing free rehabilitation services for the children of the Ursuline Sisters CBR Program in Dona Carmen, Fairview, Quezon City.

(Schedule to follow)

Private Practice Establishing your own Private Practice.

(Schedule to follow)

The 8th Pan Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Prevention, Management and Rehabilitation of Disability November 17-18, 2012. University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.

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TheraPhoto
We have been busy! Here are some photos from the activities of the Alumni Affairs Committee in the past five months. Heres to hoping that in the coming issue, your pictures will be included.

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