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PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan- The country’s health research community will once again celebrate the annual Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week on 10-11 August 2016 at the Citystate Asturias Hotel.

With the theme “Research andInnovation for Health and the Environment,” the 10th PNHRS Week will be hosted by the MIMAROPA Health Research and Development Consortium (MHRDC), together with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD).

The PNHRS Week provides a platform for interaction, learning, and collaboration of different stakeholders in health research and development.

“PNHRS [also] gives members of health research community opportunities to share information and experiences, voice their concerns, and contribute research-based solutions to health problems,” emphasized Dr. Jaime Montoya, PCHRD Executive Director.

Plenary and parallel sessions will revolve around key areas namely, innovation technologies in addressing climate change; science for safe water resources; information technology for health; ecosystem conservation; food protection and alternative functional foods; convergence in health and environment sustainable governance; government and community response to climate-induced health hazards and climate change pressures; and role of media in building health and environmental protection awareness and actions.

Topics to be featured are “Ethical Issues in Health and Health-related Research,” “Climate Change Hazard Adaptation Strategies for Health,” “Developing a National Research Program on Disaster Risk Reduction,” “Indigenous Health System and Environmental Pressures,” and “Research Fairness Initiative.” Student and Professional Research Competition will also be held.

PNHRS is an integrated national framework for health research in the country which aims to promote cooperation and integration of all health research efforts and stakeholders in the country to ensure that research contributes to evidence-informed health policies and actions. For more details about the event, please contact Ms. Ullyann Carticiano-Garcia at 837-7534 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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13047675 1030215790392521 8945911214852699180 oPASAY CITY, Metro Manila- During the workshop on Education of the 2nd Philippine Healthcare & Social Media Summit on 21 April 2016 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), speakers who were doctors themselves cited the use of social media in teaching and learning.

According to Dr. Nomar Alvia of UP Manila National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions, maximizing social media is crucial in transmitting and constructing knowledge. Among the processes that social media can promote are feedback, interactivity, integration and reflection.

Dr. Alvia also cited that social media allows four interactivities such as with teachers, with other learners, with learning materials, and with one’s experiences. “Actually there are some teachers who use Twitter in teaching,” he added.

In using Twitter as a tool in teaching, Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan of UP Medical Informatics Unit, emphasized that Twitter can be used as platform to convey credible information sources to students.

“Facebook [is] for connecting with people you went to school with, Twitter [is] for connecting with people you wish to be with,” she explained.

Read more: Doctors cite use of social media in teaching and learning
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will hold the first “Technology Transfer Day:Promoting Research and Outstanding Milestones in Innovation and Science for Entrepreneurship” on 27 April 2016 to highlight the journey of the Department and its partners in revolutionizing Filipino science and technology to be more relevant and responsive to the needs of the local industry.

With the passing of Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009 (Republic Act 10055), the DOST, through its partnerships and linkages among scientists, researchers, innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs and industry players, has raised its efforts in building an ecosystem for the transfer and adoption of Filipino technologies into the mainstream market.

Read more: DOST holds 1st Technology Transfer Day, showcases PCHRD supported technologies
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PASAY CITY, Metro Manila- Dr. Willie Ong, a resident doctor of ABS-CBN’s Salamat Dok and a columnist of the Philippine Star, delivered the keynote address for the Healthcare Social Media Summit 2016 co-organized by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and the #HealthXPh on 21 April 2016 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

On his keynote address, Dr. Willie Ong shared his experiences in writing newspaper articles and books, producing videos, making health advisories, and using social media as platform for promotion and dissemination of health information.

Read more: Salamat Dok’s Willie Ong shares tips on effective use of social media in health
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MALATE, Manila- The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and the Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with SMART Communications, Inc., will hold #ThinkOpenHealth on 16-17 April 2016 at AIM Conference Center Manila. #ThinkOpenHealth is a hackathon event bringing together developers from the country to help improve the local health sector through information and communications technology (ICT) solutions.

Read more: PCHRD, DOH, SMART to hold #ThinkOpenHealth; Pre-Hackathon on 8 April
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