Serving as Program Committee Member was Ms. Catherine Joy T. Escuadra, MHPEd, who represented the country through the Philippine Physical Therapy Association. Meanwhile, faculty members who lent their expertise as abstract mentors/reviewers were: Center for Health Research and Movement Science Supervisor Professor Valentin C. Dones III, PhD, and faculty members Assoc. Prof. Donald S. Lipardo, PhD, Asst. Prof. Jocel M. Regino, MSPT, Asst. Prof. Christian Rey D. Rimando, MSPT, Mr. Ken Erbvin R. Sosa, MOH, and Escuadra.

World Physiotherapy is the global body for physical therapists/physiotherapists. World Physiotherapy is committed to furthering the physiotherapy profession and improving global health. Every two years, World Physiotherapy holds a large international scientific congress, bringing the global community together.

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In partnership with the Nueva Ecija Medical Society (NEMS) and the local government of Talavera, Nueva Ecija, the (CRS) and UST CRS Alumni Association recently conducted a community service extension titled “Watch your Back, A Scoliosis Screening Community Extension Service Activity.” The activity provided a screening examination among the grade school students for the early detection and prevention of scoliosis. 

This is the first collaboration between the UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Municipality of Talavera headed by Mayor Nerivi Santos Martinez, an alumnus of CRS. The project was spearheaded by Asst. Prof. Jocel M. Regino, and Assoc. Prof. Rosalynn D. Papa, M.D.

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The project, spearheaded by the Nueva Ecija Medical Society and in coordination with the local government of Talavera, catered to pupils from Talavera Central School, Talavera North Elementary School, Talavera South Elementary School, and Schola Christi, Inc.

Leading the UST group were Asst. Prof. Jocel Regino and Dr. Rosalynn Papa of the . The activity was the first time that CRS collaborated with Nueva Ecija officials.

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The ten Physical Therapy (PT) students, namely, Sayunktha Suresh Anchanc, Amulya Jaya Poojary, Shruthi R, Deekshitha Salian, Anunshka Suresh Shetty, Diana Miranda, Sgar Raman Shetty, Pratiksha hedge, Maithili Milindi Bijoor and Hritika Milindi Bijoor, accompanied by Prof. Subash Chadra Rai, were at the University from January 6 to 30, 2019.

The Indian students were grouped into two and were assigned from three to four days in different UST-CRS affiliated rehabilitation centers Quality Life Discoveries (QLD), REACH, and UAAP sports center. Under the supervision of a licensed physical therapy staff of the three affiliation centers, the Indian students were given an opportunity to observe the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal, sports injury and pediatric cases in the Philippines.

Prof. Subash Chandra Rai, for his part, delivered a special lecture titled ‘Post rehabilitation of shoulder surgery’ attended by students in their 4th year under the Physical Therapy program.

Aside from the clinical observation, the students from NITTE also received special lectures from different CRS faculty members on the topics of musculoskeletal ultrasound, biomechanical taping, shock wave therapy, and sports injury. The Indian students also had the opportunity to experience Filipino culture through sight- seeing activities in Manila, engaging in Filipino classes and by trying the different modes of transportation in the country facilitated by the different UST-CRS student organizations.

This clinical observation program was spearheaded by the chair of the Internationalization Committee Ms. Arlene Chiong Maya, GIE faculty Mr. Lyle Patrick Tangcuangco, Internship Supervisor of the Physical Therapy Department Ms. Fe Therese Chavez, and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy Ms. Jocel M. Regino.

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The NUHW students are assigned to clinical, sports, and community-based training facilities of CRS in order to observe local physical therapy practice and patient care. They are paired with local interns in order to guide them during the experience. Ms. Ma. Lanie Vergara, MA provided the students with an introductory Filipino course to learn basic conversational Filipino that will help in their interaction with patients. The students also had the opportunity to participate in academic classes and interact with students and teachers. The training program for NUHW students were organized by Assoc. Prof. Valentin Dones III, PhD (Chair of the Department of PT), Mr. Christian Rey Rimando, MSPT (PT Internship Supervisor), Assoc. Prof. Sally Jane Uy, MBAH (Coordinator for International Relations and Programs) and Ms. Jocel Regino, MSPT (Member, Committee on Internationalization).

On the other hand, the accompanying faculty members also shared their expertise with CRS faculty members. Prof. Kikumoto conducted a lecture on prevention of ACL injuries while Prof. Kubo conducted a workshop on Biomechanical Motion Analysis using the Vicon Motion Analysis System of CRS. These trainings are in preparation for potential research collaboration between UST, through the Center for Health Research and Movement Science (CHRMS) of CRS, and NUHW, Japan. This undertaking is led by CHRMS Research Supervisor, Prof. Consuelo G. Suarez, MD, PhD. Prof. Kubo will be returning to UST in September 2016 to conduct further trainings for faculty members who will be involved in the research project.

UST and NUHW has an existing Memorandum of Agreement for academic and research collaborations, effective since 2011 and is up for renewal this year 2016.

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The students are accompanied by two faculty members, Jocel Magpili-Regino, MSPT and . This activity is part of on-going student and faculty mobility programs covered by the Memorandum of Understanding between UST and NUHW, signed in 2011.

The UST delegation got the chance to meet Prof. Masaharu Yamamoto, MD, MPH, PhD, President of NUHW. He encouraged students with scientific interests in improving people’s health to become “qualified QOL supporters” with the intent to work worldwide in the future.

In addition to the academic exchange program, this visit is also intended to strengthen research collaborations between NUHW and UST. Ms. Fernandez, together with the PT and SPS students in the group, are engaged in research that will utilize the Vicon Motion Analysis System. They will undergo training with Prof. Masayoshi Kubo, a physical therapist who has extensive experience with motion analysis studies, and who has also been instrumental to the continuing academic and research collaborations between UST and NUHW. This training will be relayed to the other members of the research team in UST and aims to inform the on-going faculty-led, student-assisted researches using this technology.

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