OSPA- Farmers' Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine

11/08/2025

Another Quiz Bowl win for the Internal Medicine Department of OSPA- Farmers' Medical Center.

Congratulations!💥

30/05/2025

🚭 WORLD NO TO***CO DAY 2025 🚭
"Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on To***co and Ni****ne Products"
Let’s fight back against misleading promotions and take a stand for healthier lungs and a to***co-free future!

👥 Presented by:
Ormoc City Medical Society (a component society of the Philippine Medical Association)
In partnership with OSPA-FMC Internal Medicine Department and Ormoc City Health Department

📅 Date: May 31, 2025 (Saturday)
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Venue: Ormoc City Public Market

🎙 Guest Speaker:
Dr. Marian N. Tortugo-Tarongoy – OSPA-FMC Internal Medicine Resident

🎤 Moderator:
Dr. Benjamin C. Villaplaza – Internist-Pulmonologist

✅ Open to the public – Everyone is welcome!
Together, let’s raise awareness and say NO to to***co and ni****ne addiction.

22/05/2025

Philippine College of Physicians
Statement on COVID-19 Reports in Southeast Asia
19 May 2025

The Philippine College of Physicians supports the statements of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) on the issue of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia. We commit to keeping the public updated only with verified information and align with them on leading our health professionals and hospitals on preparedness. We reiterate to our patients, our staff and the general public the continued use of preventive strategies to reduce risk of getting COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

For further details, please see the link below:

DOH Statement on COVID-19 Cases in Southeast Asia
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15dtAUMzUF/

PSMID Statement on COVID-19 Status in the Philippines
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18QjHqEmFr/

14/05/2025

Ormoc City Medical Society is excited to announce "The OCMS First Post-Graduate course: KEEPING UP WITH THE GUIDELINES: ARE WE IN OR ARE WE OUT?” " designed to provide valuable continuing medical education for both Nurses and Doctors.
Listen to expert speakers from the field who will share their insights and experiences. Covering a range of current and emerging medical issues, including the latest research and clinical practices, with diverse topics.
CPD Units applied to PRC.
This will be on JULY 13,2025, 7:30AM to 4:30PM, at ROSE BALLROOM SABIN HOTEL.

Dates & Registration:
* Early bird registration fee is 700 for doctors, 600 for nurses pesos!
* Early bird registration ends on June 30, 2025

10/04/2025

25/03/2025

🐶🐾 March is Rabies Awareness Month! 🐾🐶

Join us in our mission to create a rabies-free community! 🩺💉 The Ormoc City Medical Society, in partnership with the Philippine Medical Association, OSPA-FMC Internal Medicine Department, and Ormoc City Health Department, invites you to an important Lay Forum on Rabies Awareness.

📅 Date: March 25, 2025 (Tuesday)
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Venue: Ipil Brgy. Hall, Ormoc City

Our esteemed speakers, Dr. Jesse James P. Tahil and Dr. Marian N. Tortugo-Tarongoy, will share essential insights on rabies prevention and the importance of responsible pet ownership.

Let’s work together for a Rabies-free na pusa’t a*o, kaligtasan ng pamilyang Pilipino! 🇵🇭🐕🐈

📢 Tag your friends and family, and help spread awareness! See you there! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

20/03/2025

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! 💙

Join us tomorrow March 21, 2025, at 9:30 AM at OSPA-FMC OPD Clinics for an informative session on colorectal cancer. Let's raise awareness and learn how this disease is preventable, treatable, and beatable! ✅

👩‍⚕️ Speaker:
🔹 Dr. Jessica Jane S. Rivera (OSPA IM-Resident)

👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ Reactors:
🔹 Dr. Nicolas P. Aviles (IM-Gastroenterologist)
🔹 Dr. Michelle O. Chu (IM-Gastroenterologist)

Together, let's spread awareness and take action against colorectal cancer. See you there! 💙🎗

20/03/2025

JOIN US AS WE OFFICALLY LAUNCH

P*P ADULT VACCINE BOOKLET!

Copies of the vaccine booklet to be distributed during the Vaccine Summit.

For copy reservations, please contact the P*P secretariat.

19/03/2025

March 8, 2025
Summit Hotel, Tacloban City

Postgraduate Course of the Philippine College of Physicians - Eastern Visayas Chapter

13/03/2025

Today is World Kidney Day.

Joining the simultaneous nationwide celebration, Dr. Mercedita Piamonte, a nephrologist, and Dr. Jesse James Padua Tahil, a resident physician at OSPA- Farmers' Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine conducted a lecture entitled "Are your Kidneys OK?."
The talk aimed to inform over 85 lay attendees how to detect kidney disease early to protect kidney health.💥