Orthopedic Doctor in Riverside Medical Center Conducts Casting Workshop

Dr. Chinkin Coruña (Seated, center) recently held a lower extremity casting workshop for the outgoing post-graduate interns of Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital 2023-2024.

We wish our interns well as they continue studying for their upcoming Physician Licensure Examinations! Prior to their graduation, Dr. Chinkin Coruña taught them an exercise in empathy as well as building their skillset utilizing top-of-line appliances for best outcomes in lower extremity immobilization. He shared: “It is not easy for a patient with a broken foot or ankle to walk or even stand. Today, you will have the unique experience of applying a resin leg cast, boot walker, and next-generation light cured polymer immobilizer to your colleague. Then as you wear your device, you will feel what it is patients go through daily as they recover.”

The workshop was held last July 23, 2024 at the 6th Floor of the Medical Arts Building (MAB) of Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City. The students were made aware that any person can apply a cast. But not everyone applies it well. As health practitioners providing podiatry services, extensive foot and ankle care in Western Visayas, the best knowledge comes with a deep understanding of the patient’s suffering, and knowing where to lead them to receive the best possible care.