- Part 1 will discuss tips on building grit in tough times, discussing failure as an integral part of building on our own strengths.
- Part 2 will discuss different resilience factors, the meaning of resilience, and what makes a person resilient.
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Note from the HWSR 2021 organizers:
We end with this last webinar for HWSR Month 2021 and feature a very touching music video of our colleagues from CTFA who produced it as part of their Retreat Care package. (Moving and sentimental; tissues recommended).
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Speaker's Profile 
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Dra. Gia Sison |
Dr. Gia B. Sison is a practicing medical doctor specializing in Occupational Medicine and is a graduate of the University of Sto. Tomas. She herself is a breast cancer survivor for almost four (4) years now and is currently the Philippine Leader for Livestrong Foundation and the National Adviser of the Youth for Mental Health Coalition. She is the former Chief Medical Officer of Global Telehealth Incorporated and a co-founder of #HealthXPh which promotes the responsible use of social media in healthcare amongst others. She was a previous project consultant to the World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office on Health Lifestyle in the Workplace. She is currently the Head of Makati Medical Center’s Wellness Center. She is a staunch mental health advocate and life and leadership blogger at her personal page entitled Sand and Stone at http:///www.giasison.com and her brainchild Unsaid Feelings at www.unsaid-feelings.com which serves as a platform where individuals can write and let their feelings out with no judgment. Dr. Sison also hosts her own digital series on CNN Philippines, G Talks which talks about life, love and anything mental health-related. She has also launched a project called Padayon PH at padayonph.com which aims to serve as a mental health resource hub that she hopes more people will gain access to.
 | Dr. Love Hope Go-Chu |
Dr. Love Hope Go-Chu is a practicing medical doctor specializing in Psychiatry. Medical Education Background: - Training in Forensic Psychiatry Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire: July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005
- Residency in Psychiatry- Chief Resident, Section of Psychiatry, Makati Medical Center, September 2002 – February 2004
- Medical Degree University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC): June 1993 – April 1997
Professional Organizations
- Fellow, Philippine Psychiatric Association
- International Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
- Member, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
- Member, Philippine Medical Association
- Member, Makati Medical Association
- Member, UERMMMC Alumni Association Member,
- Ateneo Alumni Association
Publications:- Member, Editorial Board: Making Life Beautiful: A Bioethics Manual, Salesiana Books, 2008
- Research Review: “Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Intervention for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Clinics (A Randomized Controlled Trial),” (Knoll, James, M.D. and Go-Chu, Lovie, M.D.) Juvenile Correctional Mental Health Report, Volume 5, Issue 6, pp. 8990, 2005
Some of her lectures include: - “Master your Mind: Stress, Anxiety, and Resilience,” Anvil Business Club, via Zoom, July 31, 2021
- "Healthy Minds at Work: Prevention of Work Fatigue,” MMC Department of Medicine First Virtual Postgraduate Course, “Preventive Medicine SAVES”, via Zoom, July 16, 202
- “Heroes of the Sea,” Midyear Consultative Meeting, Philippine Navy, via Zoom, April 6, 2021
- “When Everything is not Ok…Coping during the COVID19 Pandemic and Beyond,” CP Manahan Lecture, via Zoom, September 18, 2020
- “Suicide vs the Struggle to Survive,” Healthworld International, via Zoom, August 31, 2020
- “Mental Health and Coping in the Midst of the Pandemic,” Rotary Grace Park club meeting, via Zoom, July 25, 2020
- “Voluntary and Involuntary Admissions,” May 8, 2013, Canadian Embassy, Makati City
- “Emotional Journey of the Diabetic Patient,” GSK Metabolic Cardio Scientific Lecture, Hilton, Cebu City, February 11, 2006
- “Crime and Mental Disorders,” Seminars in Forensic Psychiatry I, October 24, 2012, Pag-asa Hall, National Center for Mental Health, Mandaluyong City
Research Involvement:
- “Characteristics of Assaultive Patients in a Private Psychiatric Inpatient Unit” (Go-Chu, Reyes,) 2006
- “A Preliminary In Vivo Study on the Antifungal Activity of Capsicum frutescens Fruit Infusion Against Induced Otomycosis Using Candida albicans on Rabbits” (Elma, Go, et. al,) 1st Place, UERMMMC Intra-hospital Interns’ Paper Presentation, 1997
- “An Investigation on the Potential Antimicrobial Activity of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) Leaf Extract and Seed Kernel Extract on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa” (Galang, Go, et. al.,) 1995
Study Trials- Sub-Investigator, Rater, “A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo- and Active-Comparator controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Safety and Efficacy of Two Doses of Lurasidone HCl in Acutely Psychotic Patients with Schizophrenia,” 2008-2009
- Co-Investigator, “ An Open-Label Trial to Explore the Tolerability, Safety, and Efficacy of Flexibly-Dosed Paliperidone ER in Subjects with Schizophrenia,” 2008
- Co-Investigator, “ A 52-Week Open-Label Iloperidone Extension to Protocol ILP3002: A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center, Double Blind, Flexible-Dose, Parallel-Group Study to Determine the Antipsychotic Effect of Iloperidone (Dose Rnage of 4-16 mg/day, given B.I.D.) as Compared with Haloperidol (Dose Range 5-20mg/day, given B.I.D.) and to Determine the Safety of Iloperidone in Schizophrenic Patients”
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