Technology may be transforming healthcare, but it will never replace the heart of nursing. This was the central message of a symposium on telehealth nursing hosted by Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod on August 6 at the CSAB Gym, bringing together student nurses, clinical instructors and other delegates from the University of St. La Salle, Riverside College, and the State University of Northern Negros.
With Mr. John Iver Z. Solidum III, RN, MSN, CDP, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Premium Care Solutions Philippines Inc., serving as resource speaker, the symposium explored the expanding role of telehealth in modern healthcare and its significance in preparing nurses for an increasingly digital and interconnected profession. Mr. Solidum emphasized that technology enhances – not replaces – bedside nursing, highlighting the need for future-ready nurses who are technologically competent while remaining firmly grounded in compassionate, patient-centered care.
CSAB continues to lead innovation in nursing education as the first nursing school in the Philippines to provide students with hands-on international Telehealth Nursing exposure, allowing them to engage in real telehealth services with patients based abroad.
Furthermore, CSAB’s commitment to global and technology-enabled nursing education is reinforced by its distinction as the only Philippine nursing school affiliated with the National League for Nursing (NLN), USA, and as the first to establish partnerships with Premium Care USA and Premium Care Solutions Philippines, Inc.
Through these initiatives and partnerships, CSAB continues to set borderless education preparing nurses not only to respond to the future of healthcare, but to help shape it — where technology and human compassion work hand in hand.
Viva, SAN AGUSTIN! Viva, Augustinian Nurses!
