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 The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), in cooperation with Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE) and Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) will be conducting the 11thNational Medical Writing Workshop and 4th Writeshop for Young Researchers on 30-31 January 2017 in Region 2. The workshop aims to help young investigators in health and health social sciences acquire practical knowledge and skills in preparing a scientific article for publication in a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. Successful applicants will be granted free workshop registration, accommodation and meals during the two-day workshop, and assigned to a mentor-facilitator who will guide them in preparing their articles.

Requirements for participants

The workshop is designed for a maximum of forty (40) health and social science researchers, aged 35 years old and below, who have completed a research project and have drafted a manuscript for submission to a scholarly journal. Selected draft manuscripts will be reviewed and revised based on the lectures and exercises under the guidance of assigned mentor – facilitators during the workshop. All participants are expected to present a 7-minute power point summary of their revised manuscripts on the second day of the workshop, and agree to submit the article to an appropriate scholarly peer-reviewed journal within three (3) months after the workshop.

Instructions

Applicants should e-mail the following requirements to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.with subject “Writing Workshop 2017” on or before 31 October 2016:

   1. Application form (incomplete forms will not be considered);

2. Conforme slip;

3. Abstract;

4. Draft Journal Manuscript; and

5. Instructions to authors of prospective journal.    

     

List of successful applicants will be announced in November 2016.

Should there be any concerns about the workshop details, please feel free to email Ms. Carla San Diego at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">cpsandiego@pchrd.dost.gov.ph. You may also call (02) 837-7534 and look for Carla or Jeverly for inquiries.

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The Consortium will be conducting a  Regional Conference for Health and Health-related completed studies in the Graduate and Undergraduate levels on May 22, 2014 at the ATI Hall in Benguet State University. The regional conference has two objectives:

1. To provide an interactive space for graduate and undergraduate students to present their completed studies (thesis, dissertation); and

2. To serve as  venue for dissemination to the public,  research- based understanding and solution to health and well-being problems.  Later, these will be uploaded to the HERDIN as part of the region’s data base and information system.

 In this regard, may we call for submission of three completed studies from your institution either all coming from your graduate school, undergraduate, or a combination?  Themes may cover health, health-related, environmental health, food and health, IKSP and well-being, agriculture and health, among others.  In all, we will be getting two (2) completed researches and one (1) poster from each of the participating institutions.  Researches that have undergone ethical clearance will have chances of participating in  in the 8th Philippine National Health Research System Week celebration in August 2014. The guidelines can be downloaded from the download section of our website.

The CRHRDC shall be receiving your completed studies with Abstracts  until  April 30, 2014.  Please contact Ms. Phoebe Ullalim-Pasiwen at (074)422-2214 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., for your inquiries.


Taken from http://car.healthresearch.ph/index.php/16-news/latest-news-sp-603/34-call-for-papers-for-the-regional-research-conference

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TDR is pleased to announce a call for applications from universities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to host and manage the TDR international post graduate training scheme on implementation research (IR). The long term goal is to strengthen capacity of disease endemic countries for identifying public health needs, develop appropriate solutions and translate them into policy and practice for improved health and wellbeing of their populations.

Specific objectives of the postgraduate training scheme are to:

  • Strengthen the capacity within LMIC universities to select and manage postgraduate trainees in implementation research;
  • Support postgraduate training for nationals of LMICs.

For more infor, download file here

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Health (DOH) are hosting the 1st Philippine eHealth Summit on 30 October 2013.

With the theme “eHealth– Exploiting ICT for Better Health,” the Summit aims to be a platform for exchange of information and expertise on what had been done and current initiatives on eHealth in the country. It will feature the Philippine eHealth Strategic Framework and Plan to gather stakeholders’ inputs and buy-in.

As part of its program, undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals are invited to join the Poster Exhibit Contest on researches and projects, which use ICT for Health.

For the Poster Exhibit Contest, the deadline of submission of entries is 10 October 2013. For more details, please contact Ms. Magda P. Manaig at 837-7534 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  1. Forum’s KP4KP theme underscores research to policy links
  2. Call for application for training fellowship at the BIOTEC-Thailand
  3. Call for Nominations to NAST and DOST Awards
  4. Call for nominations for the International Publication Awards