In a post by the College of Nursing, the two Belgian students are joining UST Nursing’s Level 2 and Level 4 students for their obstetrics, pediatrics, and community rotations.

This is the latest in the slew of international partners collaborating with the College since the start of the year. Complementing online and hybrid exchanges, such as the Collaborative Online Interactive Learning programs, the onsite immersions help international students see local contexts and deal with patients from various socio-economic backgrounds.

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Damian discoursed about Healthcare in SLP and provided a broad overview of the Philippines and the health care service delivery in the Philippines.  A brief history of Speech-Language Pathology in the Philippines was discussed. The presentation showed the importance and relevance of including this ‘Healthcare in SLP’ course for undergraduate Speech-Language Pathologist students in the University of Santo Tomas (UST). This presentation was given to faculty members of the Thomas More Speech Language Pathology and Audiology program.

Meanwhile, Romero also presented to the faculty of Thomas More University his topic on Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation in the Philippines.  He discussed the aural habilitation and rehabilitation landscape in the Philippines. He discussed the methods in detecting hearing loss in the country followed by different intervention procedures such as providing amplification and therapy.  Aside from this, the different communication options and its limitations for the hearing-impaired population in the country were discussed. Some of the communication options mentioned included auditory-verbal therapy, total communication, and manual communication.

A workshop carousel consisting of three (3) rounds of 90-minute sessions was provided for 200 students at the St. Andries campus on the 2^nd day of the event. Damian presented her workshop on the Clinical Evaluation and Management of Adults with Dysphagia  This workshop is an introduction to Dysphagia (Swallowing disorders) for Speech-Language Pathology undergraduate students.  The presentation provided an overview of the clinical evaluation as well as the management of adults with dysphagia. Meanwhile, Romero facilitated a workshop on Clinical Evaluation and Management of Children with Hearing Loss. This workshop introduced Speech-Language Pathologist undergraduate students to Aural Habilitation. An introduction on clinical evaluation and management for the hearing-impaired population was also discussed.

Damian and Romero, who both teach at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, joined international speakers from Kenya and Sweden.

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Damian was one of the experts in the panel that focused on the question: “How, as a speech-language therapist, do you examine an adult after an acquired brain injury?” She was joined in by Dorien Vandenborre, Ineke Wilssens, Catherine Cornette, Melissa Konings, Katrien De Brouwer (Thomas More University) and Lorinda Kwan (The Education University of Hong Kong.” The panel focused on adults with acquired cognitive-linguistic disorders.

Meanwhile, Maximo joined the panel on “The power of reading aloud. Let’s use it build vocabulary.” Joining Maximo were Els Geypen and An Lowette (Thomas More University), and Carmen Ooi (The Education University of Hong Kong).

A total of 52 third-year BS Speech-Language Pathology students from the University of Santo Tomas joined this internationalization activity.

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In his message, Kingdom of Belgium Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Michel Philippe Goffin said the exhibition is in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war that changed the world. As an example, Goffin cited the United Nations, an international system created to prevent another world war in Europe and in the European Union.

“There is a tendency of certain countries to return to nationalism, which poses now a real threat to United Nations system,” Goffin said. “This is a real danger that we highlight here.”

The photo exhibition is in remembrance of  soldiers from all over the world, who were sent to the Belgian front lines. This exhibit was mounted in partnership with the UST .

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