The successful examinees who garnered the top 10 places in the Physician Licensure Examination February 2010 are

1 MARIE JO-ANN BELTRAN CABANTING, FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION – 85.42%
2 ARLYN DIZON SALUT, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA – 85.08%
3 REGINALD RICASA CORDIAL, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA – 84.92%
4 ROD MARK MEMORACION CLAVEL, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA – 84.67%
5 BIANCA KATRINA ESCARO VILLANUEVA, UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEM MEDICAL CTR – 84.25%
6 CHARLENE ROSE KHE HAW, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS – 84.17%
7 JAN EDWARD ESPINO SAYCO, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA – 84.08%
8 MICHAEL RAMOS ARROSAS, WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY LA
PAZ – 84.00%
9 NOREEN ANTOINETTE GARCIA OPINA, ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA – 83.92%
10 SUZETTE BUNGAY SAGUN, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA – 83.83%

The composition of the Philippine Board of Medicine are chairman: Dr. Mildred N. Pareja; members: Dr. Florentino C. Doble, Dr. Restituto C. De Ocampo, Dr. Edgardo T. Fernando, Dr. Miguel L. Noche Jr. and Dr. Jose Y. Cueto, Jr.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 but not later than Friday, March 5, 2010. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Roxas Blvd., Manila.

Registration for membership with the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) will start on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Successful Examinees in the February 2010 Physician Board Examination

1 ABADILLA, MARVIN STEPHENE FELIPE
2 ABALOS, ARLENE CABUGOS
3 ABALOS, JAMI DAGOTDOT
4 ABANA, EVANGELENE TIANO
5 ABARQUEZ, WENCESLAO III CANTON
6 ABELEDA, MA NORMA BERIOSO
7 ABELGAS, LEAD ERIC MACACHOR
8 ABELLA, MYRRH FONTANILLA
9 ABOYO, CARLA JOY BANTILLO
10 ABRENA, RACHELLE ALEGADO
11 ACIDERA, LORNA ACOB
12 ACOSTA, AIMEE CLAIRE MEJORADA
13 ADAZA, LAURENT EARL HAMOY
14 ADELANTE, CHEROS BARCENAS
15 ADRIAS, AVA MARI IDOROT
16 AGCAOILI, RITCHE MUÑOZ
17 AGDEPPA, LEIGH DI AVRIL PUA
18 AGGA, MARY GRACE ACUNA
19 AGRAVANTE, JUVY ARAYA
20 ALBACETE, CAROLINE ALIM
21 ALDABA, HENA SALIBO
22 ALFAJORA, AL GULAR
23 ALFARO, MA CRISTINA RIVERA
24 ALFONSO, VANESSA ANN EUGENIO
25 ALIPIO, CHRISTOPHER PONCECA
26 ALIX, GRACEL NACION
27 ALQUIZAR, MARIBEL EBDANE
28 ALVAREZ, DYAN CRISTYN CARRO
29 ALVAREZ, GIDEON LAWRENCE JR BERNABE
30 AMANTE, PAOLO JORGE LEYCO
31 AMIT, CHRISTOPHER ARCIPE
32 AMORES, PAUL JR CORDOBA
33 ANDAYA, SHARON ARQUILETA
34 ANDRADA, OLIVER ANDRADA
35 ANG, PRINCESS ANG
36 ANINANG, ANA PATRICIA GO
37 APORADO, CHERYL BULAWAN
38 APRON, MARYGRACE DABLEO
39 AQUINO, ANGELO SANTOS DE LOS
40 AQUINO, EDEN VALERA
41 AQUINO, ELOISA REI SOLIMAN
42 AQUINO, RAM JEHAN REYES
43 ARBOLEDA, MAKRAM ANFONE
44 ARCANGEL, PAOLO ANTONIO RIVERA
45 ARELLANO, KATRINA JANE DELICA
46 ARROSAS, MICHAEL RAMOS
47 AUJERO, ANNA EUNICE NEMIL
48 AUNAL, RHUFAIDA AUNAL
49 AVILA, ODETTE ESPONILLA
50 AZARES, IMEE BALLESTEROS
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51 BABARAN, MARNELLI COLOMA
52 BACOT, IRVELLE GORDILLO
53 BAGAS, IVAN BENJAMIN MABAYO
54 BAILEY, KATHERINE ANN NUEVO
55 BALANAY, PRECIOUS SHEE PRESCO
56 BALBON, JANINA KRISTINA AMORES
57 BALLA, MYLENE JAVA
58 BALLESTA, ROWNA ROZELL JOAQUIN
59 BANAWAN, FERDINAND ENGUITO
60 BANOG, ELLAINE MAGBOO
61 BARNACHEA, MARIFE DAILEG
62 BARRETA, GLADYS AÑANA
63 BASBAS, JOCELYN MARCELO
64 BATCAGAN, IAN BEN MACARUBBO
65 BAUL, MAYLEEN LADJIMAN
66 BAUSON, MARIA CONSUELO LUCHING
67 BAUTISTA, ESTCHARLS BASCON
68 BAUTISTA, MARY ANN ROPA
69 BAUTISTA, MARY JANE ZAPATA
70 BAUTISTA, MHARK VINCENT TAN
71 BAUTISTA, PERFECTO II CAYABYAB
72 BAYOT, KIMBERLY SUZANNE VILLANUEVA
73 BAÑARES, REMDAYLE MANZANO
74 BEDOY, MARIA EDEN BALAGEO
75 BELANDRES, GERALD PE BENITO
76 BELARMINO, FREDERICK LUAREZ
77 BERBAÑO, PEARL JOY DESTOR
78 BERENGUER, EDWIN VILLAS
79 BERMEJO, TISHA ROMERO
80 BERNAL, DIANA CABANSAG
81 BERNAL, JESSE CANASTA
82 BERNALES, FRANCIS BETSY LACANDAZO
83 BERNIDO, JOY BALDO
84 BERROYA, BEATRIZ ROSALYN GARCIA
85 BIASBAS, ROSALDRO AGUILA
86 BINALINGBING, MARIA FRANCIA LOBETE
87 BLEZA, CHRISTIAN ARAUBAN
88 BOLASTIG, JULIE ANN BERNALES
89 BOLODO, AUDREY CAÑAVERAL
90 BOMPAT, MARILYN GUIBONE
91 BONIFACIO, RONNIE TIMBANG
92 BONOCAN, MICHELLE NAIG
93 BORDEOS, LLOYD NARIO
94 BORILLO, BRIAN EARLE MALINAO
95 BORJA, JOSE VICENTE II GALVEZ
96 BOSTON, MARIZEL DEQUITO
97 BRILLANTES, SALVADOR SOLANO
98 BRIZ, JOSEPH ANTHONY PEÑAFLOR
99 BROJAN, JOHN CARLO GOINGO
100 BUNDA, AGNES RAFAEL
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101 BURAHIM, MOH ALIH ANDAS
102 CABALFIN, SHEILA MAE ABENTINO
103 CABANTING, MARIE JO-ANN BELTRAN
104 CABAUATAN, OTHANIE FERNANDEZ
105 CABRAL, RONALD POSADAS
106 CABREDO, FRANCES MAY-ANNE CARRETAS
107 CACHO, AURORA GRACE NAEL
108 CADUADA, ERNELIA ITABAG
109 CAGAPE, EDWARD JR GELUA
110 CALAYAG, GLENFORD GEMANIL
111 CALDITO, JULIE ANN PARAS
112 CALING, JOANNE CHRISTINE RAMOS
113 CALINGASAN, DANDY IAN NIÑO DE GUZMAN
114 CALLANGAN, RONALD MARVIN BUMANGLAG
115 CALLEJA, SHAYNE SAPITAN
116 CAMALLAN, APRIL ROSE FADOLLONE
117 CAMBAS, ADNELL WONG
118 CANDA, ANTHONY BALAYO
119 CANO, CHRISTINA TULUD
120 CANTAY, JAY STEPHEN CABALONA
121 CAPILI, JACKIE LOU ENRIQUEZ
122 CAPUCHINO, JESSETTE CAMPOMANES
123 CAPUTOL, SIMON CLYDE DIANO
124 CARANDANG, WINSTON GUTIERREZ
125 CARICARI, CHRISTINE JOY LATAZA
126 CARRERA, ARMAN SIMON
127 CASIÑO, AGNES JOY LAGURIN
128 CASTILLO, ALAIN CASTRO
129 CASTILLO, BRIAN AUBREY VINARAO
130 CASTILLO, CARLO ANGELO PUNZALAN
131 CASTOLO, JANICE MORACILLA
132 CASTRO, CAROL ANNE LOUISE DELA CRUZ
133 CATALLA, KAREN PIÑOL
134 CAVERTE, CHRISTIAN DAVEY CALPITO
135 CAÑAL, EUGENIA MERCEDES ROSIANA
136 CAÑETE, RIZA ICOY
137 CELDRAN, JOSE LUIS NUBLA
138 CELINO, KEITH ADRIAN DUÑGO
139 CETRON, RHOBEE JOY SABILLO
140 CHAN, CRISTINE ENRILE
141 CHAVEZ-NICER, DINAH JO BERNAL
142 CHENG, MICHAEL YUNG
143 CHIU, ROSE MINDY CHUA
144 CHU, MARNIE GRACE GONZALES
145 CHUA, CARMIE GLORIANE
146 CLARIDAD, DIONISIO III RILLERA
147 CLAVEL, ROD MARK MEMORACION
148 COLORADO, MARISSA DELA CRUZ
149 COMPAS, BIENETH MEER PALCONITE
150 CONCEPCION-ANGELES, MA LESLIE REYES
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151 CORACHEA, HERMOGENES JR LEYCANO
152 CORCHA, JASPRAISE FANGONON
153 CORDERO, ISMAEL JR LAURENTE
154 CORDERO, JEN PACIENTE QUEBEC
155 CORDIAL, REGINALD RICASA
156 CORPUZ, CYRIL JOSEPH ZUÑIGA
157 CREDO, JESSELYN MARCO
158 CRISOSTOMO, MICHAEL NUCUM
159 CRISTOBAL, JEMUEL ARNAN RAMOS
160 CRUZ, FRENCEL MARTIN
161 CRUZ, JZAN ROSE STA BRIGIDA
162 CRUZ, MARJULIS DIVINA
163 CRUZ, RAPHAEL AGUSTINE CAMPO
164 CUA, LESTER IBARRA
165 CUARESMA, LYDETTE TOYOD
166 CUYCO, FRANCISCO PAOLO CIPRIASO
167 DADUFALZA, GIAN KARLO PONCE
168 DAGDAG, MARIE JEAN NGO
169 DAGUIO, SOLEDAD PAMELA REASOL
170 DALAGAN, MARY GRACE VILLANUEVA
171 DALANG, JENNIFER GABINO
172 DALANON, HAIDEE ELENA BARTOLATA
173 DALIDA, MICHELLE DOMINGO
174 DAR SANTOS, MARIA KRISELDA FRANCISCO
175 DATUMANONG, NORMAN PRINCE DATUKON
176 DE GUZMAN, OBDIN ALFONSO
177 DE JESUS, JACKIE LOU SALVADOR
178 DE LA CUADRA, LEILANI LIM
179 DE LOS REYES, RECO PROSPERO SINCO
180 DE LOS SANTOS, FAYE KRISTIN KO
181 DEGUITO, THERESE SHEILA CASTILLO
182 DEL AMOR, REYNELLE CHALIGTO
183 DELA CRUZ, JUNCES PACHECO
184 DELA ROCA, ANNABELLE ACLAN
185 DELA ROSA, MEILANIE SUSADA
186 DELGADO, LADY LOVE BINOYA
187 DELOS REYES, MARY GOLD DUMAGPI
188 DELOS REYES, REGINA AMORE ABARCAR
189 DELOS SANTOS, MARY CRIST ABALOS
190 DIMACALI, JAN PAOLO CERVANTES
191 DIMAGIBA, ANDREA QUINDIPAN
192 DIONISIO, MICHAEL PARAFINA
193 DIRONGAWAN, PUTRI SAPHIA BENEDICTO
194 DIZON, ALFRED CRUZ
195 DIZON, CHRISTINE LAGUISMA
196 DIÑO, PHOEBE ANNE MATEO
197 DOBRA, NOEL CEQUEÑA
198 DOCTOR, KATHERINE MAE ACANTILADO
199 DOLOROSO, KRISTINE MICHELLE ROSALES
200 DUBB, SUNITA MARZAN
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201 DUMADAG, ROMELIA VALEROSO
202 DUMAGUIN, MICHAEL-ADONIS ARCELO
203 DUNUAN, JEREMY GABRIEL SAQUING
204 DURANA, RUTH QUIEL
205 DY CHUA, AUDREY SHELLEY CHUA
206 ECHAUS, RAUL LEON GARCIA
207 ECHAVEZ, GLADYS OBATAY
208 EDQUILA, WEST ESMANE
209 EDRALIN, AGNES CAMILLE AZURIN
210 EHENG, EDUARDSON PATICUAL
211 EISMA, JACKIE LOU ARANETA
212 ELEGADO, ELLEN NIEVES
213 EMBLAWA, ZULKARNAIN AMPATUAN
214 EPE, MARIE KEITH SANCEJA
215 ESCOVER, AMOR MIA TOTTO
216 ESCUETA-ALVAREZ, LUELLA JOY ALTOVEROS
217 ESGUERRA, FERDINAND CATILO
218 ESMINO, NOREEN VALINO
219 ESPEDIDO, MICHELLE FURIO
220 ESPEJO, ELOISA ESPOSO
221 ESTACIO, FILIPINO LUMAMPAO
222 ESTANISLAO, ERNEST SOLOMON LINAO
223 ESTIOCO, DIANNE ESGUERRA
224 ESTRADA, GRACE UMALI
225 ESTRADA, KATHERINE ACADEMIA
226 ESTRELLADO, RODOLFO JR TALAID
227 ESTRELLAS, JOSE LUIS ARISTON SILVA
228 FAGELA, EDITHA DE LA CRUZ
229 FALCATAN, GIOVANNI RODRIGUEZ
230 FERANIL, KHRIS RYANTH PELLO
231 FERMANES, PAUL MICHAEL SIAWINGCO
232 FERNANDEZ, IRISH PALMEJAR
233 FERNANDEZ, JANNET HIZON
234 FEROLIN, DON PORFERIO III RUSIANA
235 FERRER, FATIMA GUILLERMA VILLANUEVA
236 FIGUEROA, FEBE MARQUILLERO
237 FLORENTINO, KAREN HAZEL DE LEON
238 FLORES, ALFREDO HALOG
239 FLORIN, MA KRISTINE BARQUEZ
240 FORMARAN, BONIFACIO JR SANCHEZ
241 GABALDON, JUNE JOANBELLE
242 GABOYA, LUISA MARIA DE MARILLAC LIM
243 GABUAT, JOSEFA GABRIDO
244 GALAPIA, BRIAN NIÑO CEREÑADO
245 GALGANA, NIÑO CEZAR APAYA
246 GALLARDO, EDWARD ALMONTE
247 GALLEMIT, APRYL GUITARTE
248 GALVE, PHEBUN GAJARDO
249 GALVEZ, MARIA ISABEL ENRIQUEZ
250 GAN, GRAZIELLA PARACAD
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251 GANABAN, ABNER OGACO
252 GAPIT-HERNANDEZ, KAREN MAY TOMELDEN
253 GARCIA, JUBIE ZUÑIGA
254 GARCIA, ROGELIO JR OCAMPO
255 GARGAR, JINKEE LHYLL BANGLOY
256 GARIANDO, PEACHY TRINIDAD YU
257 GATBONTON, KATRINA REYES
258 GATCHALIAN, WILMA CRISTINA TABBU
259 GAUDIEL, DYAN LAMIG
260 GENEBAGO, MARCOS MARDO
261 GENOVA, NOLAN OIDA
262 GIGARE, LANY MAY ALUCILJA
263 GINEZ, TEODULO JR PASCUAL
264 GO, ALFREDO JR SABALBERINO
265 GO, ANTONIO JR ASTILLA
266 GO, SONIE UY
267 GONZALES, CELESTINE ITURRIOS
268 GOZAR, CRISTINA TINIO
269 GOZAR, JUDAH DILAG
270 GRUTAS, ANA MA CORAZON BULALACAO
271 GUINMAPANG, AMOR INTES
272 GUMANGAN, JULIE ANN GUMANGAN
273 GUNTALILIB, REA LAGO
274 GURO, ROCANISAH DALIDIG
275 GUTIERREZ, SHARON MORAÑA
276 GUZMAN, ALEXANDER JOSEPH LONTOC
277 GUZMAN, MARIA ROWENA BANASTAS
278 HAW, CHARLENE ROSE KHE
279 HILARIO, MARIA RHODORA ALMAZORA
280 HILARIO-DARCERA, NINA ANGELA ALUYEN
281 HONGCO, TESSA VICTORIA VIOLETA
282 IBARROLA, MA CRISTINA YSABEL DIOLA
283 IBAÑEZ, DARIN HORTAL
284 ICAMINA, RAINIER ALDERETE
285 IGAMA, CARLO LEANDRO REYES
286 IGNACIO, CINDY TUAZON
287 ILAGAN, MARISON KRISTINE GARCHITORENA
288 INOPIA, KRISTINE OPORTO
289 INSO, ROSEMARIE ANGYUBAN
290 ISRAEL, NURHADA AMMAD
291 ITEM, GLEN ROUS
292 JABINAL, ALISA CONTADO
293 JABONI, JUDITHA CORA LONGAKIT
294 JACEL, JANE SUICO
295 JACOB, NELSON-JOHN SIBAYAN
296 JALANDONI, MOONYEEN BARRUGA
297 JALGALADO, CHITO JR DE VELA
298 JARA, JAMELYNNE VALIOLA
299 JARDINICO, EARL ERICSON LOBATON
300 JARDINICO, ENGELBERT LOBATON
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301 JASA, JOSEPHINE GABRIELLE BARON
302 JIMENEZ, SCARSHOALA CASTILLO
303 JOSON, JACOB ISAAC ALCASID
304 JUMIANJANG, ISMAEL SANA
305 JUNTILLA, GRACE DAGOHOY
306 KAKATI, RUPALI DESTUA
307 KAMENSA, NUR AINEE DUI
308 KAMPITAN, GENECA AIKA AGUILAR
309 KANSI, NOR-AINE PENDONG
310 KARAY, ALMUSAIDI ANIK
311 KC, MARIA THERESA MIRANDA
312 KHO, RON RUSSELL APITA
313 KILALA, KAREN CRISTOBAL
314 KO, RYAN MARTIN CHUA
315 KUNTING, IVY MAGALLANES
316 LACAMBRA, AIMEE CAJEFE
317 LACANLALE, ALTA GRACIA AFUANG
318 LACHICA, JULIET BASISTER
319 LACHICA, REGGIENA LAS PIÑAS
320 LACSAMANA, ROSELLA MENDOZA
321 LACTUPO, JOY REGINA GIRADO
322 LADRINGAN, IMMANUEL DE JESUS
323 LAJARATO, SITTI SHARA BULKIA
324 LAMELA, EDMUND LOMINOQUE
325 LANUZA, KATRINA PRISCILLA DISCAYA
326 LASTIMOSA, VINA NORHAYNAH NAGA
327 LEDESMA, MICHELE ALEXANDRA LIM
328 LEE, EDDIE TAN
329 LEE, MARDY LAJA
330 LI, ANN LORAINE JOGUILON
331 LIBUIT, MARIA CONCEPCION CARO
332 LIM, ARLYN ESPERA
333 LIM, BERNICE FRANCESCA TALLO
334 LIM, JAFER TERRENCE CHIU
335 LIM, MARVIN POSAS
336 LIMJUCO, EDWIN JOHN CABALLERO
337 LIN, HAN LUN LEE
338 LIT, ANVIOJO MONTANA JOSUE
339 LLAGAS, MARK IAN LOYLOY
340 LOMBOY, MARK ANDREW STA CRUZ
341 LOMONDAYA, SITTIE HAWA MARUHOM
342 LONGAKIT, ROAN GOLEZ
343 LOPEZ, CHERRY MAPILI
344 LOPEZ, GIL CARLITO JR QUIÑONES
345 LOZANO, LERIDA MANDAP
346 LU, JOSEPH BENJAMIN MANUEL
347 LUANSING, CHARLENE ADLAON
348 LUCION, ISRAEL JUNE GOZO
349 LUCION, RODELLE JOY GOZO
350 LUD-AYEN, JULIEN JOAN GAWE
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351 LUSTESTICA, LAURICE JAYE CASTOR
352 MACASPAC, GILBERT MATIAS
353 MACATANGAY, ANGEL LIZZA CRUZADA
354 MACGUI-ING, JULIET BATINGWED
355 MAGCALAS, DOUDLE CARMELA SAMSON
356 MAGNAYE, ZARAH CHARISSA GONZALES
357 MAGTUTO, CHRISTENE AMPAYA
358 MALLARE, ANGELO RENIERO CO
359 MALLARI, MELISSA PADILLA
360 MALUNGCUT, JUDE CHESTER GONZALES
361 MANALANG, CARLO ANGELO VISTRO
362 MANALO, NESMARIE BARTOLOME
363 MANGABAT, ROXANNIE MANARPIES
364 MANGAHAS, MA RACHELLE AGUSTIN
365 MANGAHAS, MARIA LOVELLA SALAZAR
366 MANGUERRA, GREGORIO JESUS CONSTANTINO ESCAÑO
367 MANGULABNAN, RED MAMARIL
368 MANLAPAZ, JEM GUERRA
369 MANN, MARIANNE ROSE SAMOSA
370 MANUEL, JEREMY LACIA
371 MANUTA, CHRISTINE EVASCO
372 MANZANO, JENNIFER FRANCISCO
373 MAPUE, MARIANITO JR SANCHEZ
374 MARAMAG, CATHERINE PAMITTAN
375 MARASIGAN, MEA MANALO
376 MARAVILLA, MELANY SANTOS
377 MARGAJA, RYAN JOSEP ABELLA
378 MARGES, MARLON BARBA
379 MARQUEZ, PRINCESS CLARISSA IGNO
380 MARTELINO, DAN BARRIOS
381 MARTIJE, JANET DALIMO-OS
382 MARTINEZ, JUNE CHRISTIAN APO
383 MATALINES, RITCHIE LUMACAD
384 MATARUL, KATHERINE PATIS
385 MATARUL, MIDZRIFA MUKSAN
386 MATIAS, ROMEO SALVADOR WICO
387 MATIGA, STEVEN GENE LAURENTE
388 MATONDING, SALEM LADION
389 MATUGUINAS, MICHELLE PADILLA
390 MAXIMO, CARLA JANE BENIGNO
391 MAYUGA, VALERIE VISITACION
392 MENA, LESTER ARAGA
393 MENDOZA, ERIC DIEGO
394 MENDOZA, JENALYN CORDERO
395 MENDOZA, REINA DELEN
396 MERCADO, FERMEN GABRIEL
397 MESA, PAOLO GIOVANNI COLACION
398 MIGRIÑO, JASMINE RUAYA
399 MILO, CHRISTINA MAYO
400 MINGI, SHERYL ROJO

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401 MINSUAREZ, RIENNE QUISIL
402 MIRA-ATO, ALINOR MINDALANO
403 MIRAS, CONCEPCION BUREROS
404 MIRASOL, KATHERINE OMEGA CHAVEZ
405 MISON, RALPH MARTIN JUCO
406 MOHAMMAD, ABDEL-TAZER YUSOP
407 MONTAÑER, EDVIR JANE SAILE
408 MORALES, ELIZA ANNE SANTIAGO
409 MORALES, JUAN CARLOS RAMOS
410 MORALES, NORIELYN VILLELA
411 MORCILLA-TERANIA, JANUARY TANDINCO
412 MORENO, MARY ANN OREN
413 MORLA, LAWRENCE MORALES
414 MORONES, PRECILLA MADEL DAIRO
415 MOTAVALLI KACHAEE, FATEMEH CAMACHO
416 MUKARAM, BANISADAR ADDALINO
417 NALA, MICHELLE ACERO
418 NASH, JOSEPH CASTILLO
419 NEE-ESTUYE, CYRIL KIM ENCINARES
420 NERONA, MA CECILIA PARIS
421 NGO, GLADISTELLA CUBACUB
422 NIOG, BEN EVAN AQUINO
423 NITURAL, DIANA MARIE SAN JUAN
424 NORBERTE, ALMA JOSEFA ENRIQUE
425 OBIAS, FRANCES MICHELLE GONZALES
426 OCHOA, PEGGY MALLARE
427 OFIAZA, THEODORE ESPIRITU
428 OLIVEROS, CHRISTOPHER TABIOS
429 ONG, ARTURO JR LOPEZ
430 ONTOK, HASSANA DIALO
431 OPINA, NOREEN ANTOINETTE GARCIA
432 ORTEGA, CHESTER KREISLER EVANGELISTA
433 ORTIZ, ALLAN ANTHONY DE GUZMAN
434 ORTIZ, LORELIZA PICHAY
435 OUANO, PHILLIP CHARLES IGOT
436 OUANO, PIERRE IGOT
437 PADERNAL, IVY ARDIENTE
438 PALAMI, MA DONNA CASTILLO
439 PALO, JOHN THEODORE MAGALLANES
440 PALOMAR, MA FEMIE MANUA
441 PALUMPON, JANICE DE JESUS
442 PANCHO, GRACE ANNE ODULIO
443 PANGANIBAN, JORDAN SIBUG
444 PANGANIBAN, KIMBERLY JEANNE BERNARDO
445 PANGILINAN, JEFFREY ANGELES
446 PANOPIO, NIÑO BENEDICT DELA FUENTE
447 PANTALEON, ZYRELYN ROXAS
448 PARAGAS, BRIGITTE CACATIAN
449 PAREDES, ARIEL LOO
450 PARIS, YVETTE OLIVEROS

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451 PARROCO, MARTHA ISABEL JUNIO
452 PASCUA, ROXANNE MEDENILLA
453 PASCUAL, ARTURO JR GURBAXANI
454 PASTOR, ALLEN BRIAN ICARO
455 PAZ, DAIVY JASPER CRUZ
456 PEDROSA, EVA MARIE DELA PEÑA
457 PERALTA, ROUEMA BAUTISTA
458 PEREGRIN, ALDRIN QUIRONA
459 PEREZ-PANDES, MARIA CAROLINA SAMONTE
460 PEREÑA, MARY JANE ALMANZOR
461 PESEBRE-PADILLA, JUDITH MARIE ORDINANTE
462 PEÑALOSA, MARIA LIELA MALVAR
463 PFLEIDER, EMMELIE BARTOLOME
464 PIEDAD, ANNALYN ESTACIO
465 PINEDA, CHARMAINE MANALILI
466 PINEDA, SHEILA CORONEL
467 PLAZUELA, HAIDEE CORAZON PEREZ
468 POLITICO, MARY RUTH SANCHEZ
469 PONCIANO, PAULO JOSE COLARINA
470 PONDOC, JEIA NISNISAN
471 PORCIUNCULA, MARY GRACE BAUTISTA
472 PRODIGALIDAD, ANGEL II CONSTANTINO
473 PROTUSADA, MARIA LIEZL TAGLE
474 PUA, ERIC ANDRES
475 PUNO, NOEL MENGUITO
476 QUINTANO, MERICEL ADLAON
477 QUINTO, ARLENE LAUREL
478 QUIROZ, BELINDA VILLANUEVA
479 QUITOR, CHRISTY ROSE SOLIS
480 RABOC, MARIA LEONORA BORJA
481 RACADIO, MA LLEWELYN RABENA
482 RACHO, RAMOET TOBIAS MONTILLA
483 RAFANAN, ELISYL KARL JAMES INES
484 RAGONTON, GERALDINE REDOBLE
485 RAGUAL, GLADY ROSE LEONILLO
486 RAJAGUKGUK, IMEE PANTANGCO
487 RAMIREZ, MARIA KATRINA CORONADO
488 RAMIREZ, MARILEN RACIMO
489 RAMOS, CATHERINE ADUVAS
490 RAS, ALLENE JOY ADONIS
491 REAZON, JOHN PAUL EVORA
492 REBOLLOS, CHERYL BEJERANO
493 RENIVA, MARK SIA
494 RESTUA, IRIZH ANNE PANO
495 RETANA, ERNI FRANCIS CORTES
496 REY, SHERBETH MAE MERCADO
497 REYES, FRANCHETTE LACSON
498 REYES, RECHILDA RHEA PASTOR
499 REYES, RIECHIE RAYOS
500 RIPA, MESALYN MILAGROS RIALUBIN

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501 ROBENIOL, AMADOR JR BARRIOS
502 RODRIGUEZ, MAYRACEZL CRUZ
503 RODRIGUEZ, NAEZELLE MENDOZA
504 ROMANO, AILEEN ALMENARIO
505 ROMANO, MARIANNE LEONARDO
506 ROMERO, JONATHAN CEDULA
507 ROXAS, BYRON CLAUDE ZINGAPAN
508 ROXAS, MARY GRACE STA ANA
509 RUFINO, MA RACHELLE ELVIRA TORREJON
510 RUIZ, JOEL II PIGA
511 RUIZ, NOREEN PIGA
512 RUSTE, MA EILEEN BADER
513 SABALBERINO, ANTONIA BAYARONG
514 SABER, HERVIN AREVALO
515 SABIDONG, CHRISTINE MARIE APURA
516 SABTAL, BERSALYN LIM
517 SAGMIT, JOSE MARI GALURA
518 SAGUN, SUZETTE BUNGAY
519 SAHIPA, SHALHUA JAILANI
520 SALARDA, EDGIE RYAN CAYETANO
521 SALCEDO, APRIL RON PATEÑA
522 SALIDO, MALAIKA LAURENTE
523 SALINAS, JHUNRY SENARILLAS
524 SALLEVA, DAWN MAQUILING
525 SALUT, ARLYN DIZON
526 SALVAÑA, JETHRO MUÑEZ
527 SALVO, ANN MARIE GRACE SAUCE
528 SAMPORNA, ANISAH MINDALANO
529 SANCHEZ, DANILO JR ACDAL
530 SANCHEZ, GERALDINE CACALDA
531 SANCHEZ, KIN DIOCEN GAMULO
532 SANGCO, PEARL LOUISE LIM
533 SANTIAGO, KATHLEEN JOY BARRERA
534 SANTOS, PILAR PENELOPE DIZON
535 SANTOS, SONIA DE VERA
536 SANTOS, VANESSA PINEDA
537 SARABIA, APPLE PORRAS
538 SARMIENTO, CHRISTIAN ROY QUEZON
539 SAYCO, JAN EDWARD ESPINO
540 SCHYLANDER-MARCO, MARICEL PUA
541 SEBASTIAN, KATHERINE VILLANUEVA
542 SELERA, NESNA LACSON
543 SERRANO, JACQUELINE DIAZ
544 SIERVO, JOAN OMBROG
545 SIMBULAN, AMIEL FRANCIS TAN
546 SISON, DONNABELLE ASUNCION
547 SITE, MICHAEL LAURENTE
548 SITOY, LORNA BARLONGO
549 SMITH, JENIFER CAGUIN
550 SOBREVEGA, NOEME NGITNGIT

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552 SOMODIO, LALAINE CABALATUNGAN
553 STA ROMANA, DORCAS CRISOSTOMO
554 SUCALDITO, ZOE JR NAPATAL
555 SUGUI, BENJIE FISCO
556 SUMAGAYAN, SALAHUDDIN USODAN
557 SUMAOANG, VANESSA GONZALES
558 SUPERIANO, AZELEA KRIS ROBLES
559 SUYOM, MARICHE PORMILDA
560 TABADA, NIÑA ABIGAIL AYOP
561 TABALBA, ROSARMA RAMBUYON
562 TABEFRANCA, JACKIELYN CUBID
563 TACUJAN, KARINA MICHAELA FERRIOLS
564 TAEZA, MARIE KAROLYN REYES
565 TAKASHIMA, ROSELYN MAE SANTIAGO
566 TALIP, LICINIO ANGEL LOPEZ
567 TALITE, JOECEL LIARES
568 TAN, ANNE MARFE LIMKIMSO
569 TAN, MILDRED RAPIÑAN
570 TAN, WILFREDO JR YSMAEL
571 TAN, WILSON TANG-O
572 TANAMAL, RONNIE AGBAS
573 TANDINGAN, GIESON DELA CRUZ
574 TANGCO, LAURENCE RONALD MEDINA
575 TANGSON, ROSALILIA CALDERON
576 TANPOCO, MA CAROLINE DIOSO
577 TANTOO, ELIODORO JR ARCINUE
578 TENORIO, ERICKSON CALAPATIA
579 TEODORO, NOREEN JANE PALMA
580 TERTE, REMEDIOS DELOS SANTOS
581 TEVES, MAUREEN BAY
582 TEVES, MICHELLE GRACE SALARZA
583 TIATCO, MICHELLE CARREON
584 TIBALAN, LIGAYA TEMEÑA
585 TIU, NORBERTO JR ROMERO
586 TOLEDO, PATRICK KEAN LASALA
587 TOLENTINO, MARIA LOIELIN ASIDO
588 TOMILLUSO, PFIZER IVY TEMBLOR
589 TONGSON, MICHAEL ALLEN PEÑAFLOR
590 TOROGANAN, ANNESAH EBRIEGA
591 TORREGOSA, EFREN JHAMELLRO CAJES
592 TRINIDAD, ELEANOR PATUASIC
593 TRINIDAD, TRISTAN FERNANDEZ
594 TUMA-OB, FLORABEL TEJARES
595 TUMILBA, CHERRIE LYN SOLMERANO
596 TURINGAN, MARK ANTHONY CARONAN
597 TWAÑO, NATHALIE GRACE ESGUERRA
598 UCLARAY, RIA JANE UJANO
599 UICHANCO, ANN CELESTYN PAYAWAL
600 UMALI, JOSELITO II NORBERTE

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602 VALIENTE, MATTHEW DELA CERNA
603 VASQUEZ, JETHEL JOY ROSALIA
604 VELARDE, RICHARD CONRAD IFURUNG
605 VELASCO, REAGAN GONZALES
606 VENTURA, STEVE
607 VERANA, IVY VERANO
608 VEÑEGAS, CRISTELA OSIA
609 VIESCA, FE ANAVIE LACHICA
610 VILLACORTA, CHRISTOPHER WABE
611 VILLANUEVA, ARLYN AYAWAN
612 VILLANUEVA, BIANCA KATRINA ESCARO
613 VILLANUEVA, IRA BENLIRO
614 VILLANUEVA, JOSE CARLO REYES
615 VILLAPANDO, FRANCES ANN BOBADILLA
616 WANG, EMILIE LADUA
617 YAO, SHARYL LADD BELARMINO
618 YECYEC, CHRISTINE ANN DINOROG
619 YTAC, HENRY ANTHONY MANANTAN
620 ZAMORA, SHEILA MARIE SOMOZA
621 ZARASPE, JORELLE RAIEN CALINGASAN

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As internists, our comfort zones are more often confined to our own selves and our immediate families, and our own medical practice, be it general internal medicine or any of its subspecialties. The Philippine College of Physicians, hence, challenges its members to go beyond their comfort zones and extend beyond the concerns of self, family, or private practice, and be involved in the concerns of the community, nation and beyond. While there is an increasing burden of chronic illness and complexity of medical care, there is also an astounding development in the field of information and communication technology that has blurred geographic borders, enabling us to coordinate care across various settings and health care providers. While disparities in healthcare access among various groups continue to exist, the Filipino internist is given the chance to reaffirm his own relevance by becoming part of the solution to this inequity.

The PCP also urges its members to practice medicine beyond medicine – to scrutinize the nature and effects of the patient’s illness, to understand the complexity of clinical judgments and the ethical dimensions of physician–patient, physician-physician and physician-industry encounters, and to utilize the multifaceted dimensions of health to further improve patient care.

We therefore envision the PCP 2010 Annual Convention to be a venue wherein we, as Filipino internists, may explore our own territories, examine our own follies and strengths, and rediscover our own relevance. We will be redefining ourselves and our profession – beyond our traditional roles as clinicians, beyond the biomedical definition of health, beyond geographic boundaries, all within the bounds of medical ethics, all for the improvement of our patients’ welfare.  http://www.pcp.org.ph

• General Information
• Medical Emergencies
• Insurance for Travelers
• Blood Donation
• Psychiatric Assistance
• Scuba Diving Accidents
• Medical Evacuations
• Hospitals and Medical Facilities in the Philippines
• English Speaking Doctors and Dentists

General Information

The Philippines is a tropical country and as such, diseases that are rare in the U.S. are more common in the Philippines. Depending on the areas that you plan to visit, you may wish to discuss the advisability of obtaining vaccinations for diseases such as Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, and Tetanus.  There are also several prevalent mosquito born diseases such as malaria and dengue fever which can be deadly.  Malaria is not a problem in Manila, but it is prevalent in many rural areas of the Philippines.  Malaria is most problematic on the island of Palawan; here, mefloquine or doxycycline is needed as a prophylactic.  In the other areas, chloroquine alone is recommended.  For additional information, refer to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website. This page contains specific advice about malaria prevention in the Philippines by region.

For additional health guidance and a global rundown of diseases, immunization advice and risks in particular countries, please consult the CDC international travelers hotline at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747), their automated faxback service at 1-888-CDC-FAXX (1-888-232-3299), or the CDC home page.

Medical Emergencies

If an American citizen becomes seriously ill or injured abroad, a U.S. consular officer can provide information on the location of medical services and inform family or friends.  If necessary, a consular officer can also assist in the transfer of funds (transfer of funds) from the United States to cover hospitalization charges.  However, payment of hospital and other expenses is the responsibility of the traveler.

To facilitate identification in case of an accident, complete the information page on the inside of your passport providing the name, address and telephone number of someone to be contacted in an emergency.  A traveler going abroad with any preexisting medical problems should carry a letter from the attending physician describing the medical condition and any prescription medications, including the generic name of the prescribed drugs.  Any medications brought overseas should be left in their original containers and be clearly labeled.  Travelers should check with a Philippine Embassy/Consulate to make sure any required medications are not illegal in the Philippines.

Insurance for Travelers

Before going abroad, learn what medical services your health insurance will cover overseas.  If your health insurance policy provides coverage outside the United States, remember to carry both your insurance policy identity card as proof of such insurance and a claim form.  Although many health insurance companies will pay “customary and reasonable” hospital costs abroad, very few will pay for your medical evacuation back to the United States.  Medical evacuation from the Philippines can easily cost $10,000 and up, depending on your location and medical condition.

The Social Security Medicare Program does not provide coverage for hospital or medical costs outside the United States.

Blood Donation (RH Negative)

The blood banks at the Makati Medical Center and St. Luke’s Medical Center (both in Metro Manila) maintain lists of possible donors of Rh Negative blood.  In addition, the American Association of the Philippines maintains a similar list of possible donors.

The American Association of the Philippines can be contacted at (02) 892-5198 during normal working hours.  During non-office hours, please contact the Embassy Duty Officer at (02) 301-2000.

Psychiatric Assistance

There are no private facilities in the Manila area that will accept psychiatric patients unless they have first been so certified by a psychiatrist.  In the event a U.S. citizen will not consent to hospitalization, the police or immigration authorities may sometimes take her/him into custody and subsequently transfer her/him to a hospital.

Psychiatric facilities in the Philippines are:

• National Center for Mental Health (NCMH), 9 de Febrero, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Tel.:  (02) 531-9001.  (NCMH is a government hospital.)

• Makati Medical Center, 2 Amorsolo Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Tel.: (02)  815-9911.  Makati Medical Center is a private hospital.  However, it has a psychiatric ward for the mentally-ill.  The patient’s bill for board/lodging, excluding professional fees, laboratory tests, and medicine, is approximately P695.00 a day.)

• University of Sto. Tomas (UST) Hospital, Espana, Manila, Tel.: (02) 731-3001.  (UST Hospital is a private hospital.  However, it has a community ward for the mentally-ill.  The patient’s bill for board/lodging, excluding professional fees, laboratory tests, and medicine, is approximately P500.00 a day.)
  

Scuba Diving Accidents

There is one recompression chamber in the Philippines available to treat scuba divers suffering from the bends. It is located at the Subic Yacht Club, Subic, Zambales, Philippines.  The chamber, which has a 3-4 person seating capacity, is open 24 hours.

Contact

Dr. David Calapatia, Calapatia Polymedic Clinic
Tel.:  (047) 222-2002 (H) – 24 hours
(047) 222-9600 (W)
Cellular No.:  0917-512-0320

Subic Yacht Club
Tel.:  (047) 252-5211; (047) 252-2431
(24 hours)

Divers who do not wish to undergo recompression treatment in the Philippines may be able to seek the assistance of the U.S. Navy chamber in Guam, Tel:  (00671) 339-7143.  As in all medical cases, it is the responsibility of the American citizen to arrange transport from the Philippines to Guam.

Medical Evacuations (Medevacs)

In-country Medevacs:  In-country or domestic medical transport of patients from an outlying province to Manila may be accomplished with the assistance of the Manila Rescue Coordination Center (RCC).   RCC provides assistance with in-country medevacs, which it refers to as “Airlift Missions.”  While RCC does not have the resources to conduct the operation itself, it acts as a coordinating body and can refer the request to the appropriate offices.  RCC’s Operations Center is open 24 hours.  Below are telephone numbers for RCC and other Philippine government agencies that can assist with in-country medevacs.

RCC Duty Officer
Tel:  (02) 832-3013; 877-1109, local 3446, 3800, 3030;
759-9502 through 03
Email:  rcc@ats.ato.gov.ph

Air Transportation Office (ATO) Operations
Tel.: (02) 831-6215
Fax:  (02) 833-0127

Philippine Air Force, 505th Search and Rescue Group
(Helicopter Search and Rescue)
Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, Tel:  (02) 853-5013, 853-5121
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Tel:  (077) 773-1499 or 773-2402
Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Tel:  (038) 844-1800
Mactan, Cebu,  Tel:  (032) 340-2212
General Santos City, Tel:  (083) 555-0065

Philippine Coast Guard
Operations, Tel.: (02) 527-3870, Fax: 527-3880
Coast Guard Air Group,  Tel.: (02) 832-3756

International Medevacs: Although medical care is generally good in the Philippines, there are conditions for which evacuation to the U.S. may be necessary.  Since a private plane can cost more than $10,000 for a single flight, you may wish to consider obtaining medical evacuation insurance coverage prior to travelling overseas.  There are several companies in the United States that offer such insurance.

Persons needing to be medevaced to the U.S. or other foreign destinations should contact a commercial airline or commercial medical evacuation service.

Robert Jones, MD, is a family practice physician with a subspecialty in sports medicine practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina. He serves as the medical director for the student health center of a large public university, he’s the team doctor for the athletic department at that same university, and he’s on the faculty of a family practice residency program. Filling all these roles keeps Dr. Jones constantly on the move, and he relies on handheld technology to keep him connected and informed in several ways.

Smartphones and PDAs can be extremely helpful to physicians caring for patients. Whether in your office, a clinic, or the hospital, the ability to check drugs and dosages instantly at the point of care results in better patient care and can sometimes be lifesaving.

In testimony before the US Senate in 2000 regarding adverse drug events, the President of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices quoted a 1995 study by Leape and colleagues in JAMA that reported that over 40% of adverse drug events can be tied to a lack of critical patient information and drug information at the time of prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medications. Smartphones and PDAs can provide this information to physicians instantly at the point of care.

Smartphone or PDA?
Both smartphones and PDAs allow you to perform many functions that were once reserved for the desktop computer. Simply stated, a smartphone is a cell phone that has the ability to add additional third-party software. In addition to running medical software programs that can help you, smartphones can play videos, take pictures, and play music.

A BlackBerry is a particular brand of smartphone that is very popular. It made its mark providing outstanding corporate email support to business users, yet it is very popular with noncorporate users as well.

In contrast, a PDA is a mini-personal computer without cell phone capability. As a clinical tool, either a PDA or a smartphone will accomplish what you need and will help you throughout your workday. With either type of device, you can access clinical reference programs that give you instant information when you’re with a patient.

If you work a lot in the hospital and plan to access the Internet regularly, you may be better off with a smartphone. One advantage to having a smartphone is that you can access the Internet from wherever you have a good cellular signal. In contrast, a PDA requires a Wi-Fi connection to do this. Even if Wi-Fi is available, you may not be permitted to access the hospital’s Wi-Fi network with a personally owned device; that could prevent you from using the Web-based programs that you want to use. Or you may be able to convince the hospital’s IT department to provide you with a handheld device for this purpose, particularly if you spend a lot of time there.

At your own practice, setting up Wi-Fi access for your device is a fairly simple matter for your IT person to do. Make sure you employ security features such as data encryption and strong passwords to ensure the safety and security of your patient data. Here’s an additional tip for better security: have your IT technician configure your office network’s firewall to only allow wireless traffic to pass to and from your particular device, as opposed to any device that knows the password. Every computing device has a unique code called a “MAC address” assigned that is not changeable. By configuring your firewall to only allow traffic from a device with your MAC address, you add an extra layer of protection should your password ever get compromised. Even if a rogue user attempts to crack your system using your stolen password and their own PDA or laptop, the firewall will refuse access if the MAC address doesn’t match up.

How to Choose?
Several factors will influence the type of device you choose. The first is the operating system (OS) that runs the device. There are 4 major OSs: Palm, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and iPhone. While most major medical software is available for any of these platforms, there are a few that may only be available for some of them.

Most Windows Mobile devices available now are smartphones, although some Windows Mobile PDAs still exist. Both Windows Mobile smartphones and Windows Mobile PDAs use the same OS. There are still Palm PDAs in the marketplace, though this once-dominant brand is not nearly as prevalent as it used to be.

The Palm Pre, their newest smartphone, runs on a new OS that is Web-based. Additionally, if you have an older Palm app that you can’t bear to part with, you can buy an application (“Classic”) that allows the Pre to emulate an older Palm OS device and run your legacy app. At this time, the Pre does not have much medical software written for it, though this will likely change in time.

Sources for obtaining applications for your device may be limited as well. Applications for the iPhone are only available at Apple’s iTunes store, and all programs must be approved by Apple before becoming available. Programs for Windows Mobile smartphones, PDAs, and BlackBerries are available from a plethora of online sources. For all these devices, some applications are free and some have a cost. This may be a one-time charge or a recurring subscription fee.

Dr. Jones currently uses 2 handheld devices: a Hewlett-Packard PDA running the Windows Mobile operating system and a BlackBerry smartphone. While he acknowledges that some favor using one device for everything, this particular combination best suits his needs at present. His PDA was issued to him by the hospital system where he teaches family practice residents; it has been set up by their computer department so that he can directly access the hospital’s electronic medical record (EMR). Dr. Jones says, “This is a tremendous help for me because I can access patients’ lab results and chart data in real time.” He uses it a lot when performing inpatient rounding with the residents. His PDA is set up so that whenever he walks into the hospital, the device synchronizes with the hospital’s EMR, allowing him to pull up the latest data for his patients on demand. “Because of this, I no longer have to ask who a patient’s nurse is, find them, and then have them run a printout of, for example, last night’s labs. I can just pull it up on my PDA as soon as I’m in the hospital.” His device allows him to view data but not enter or change it. It is already set up with wireless security features like data encryption and password protection to protect his patients’ data, and the device can be wiped clean remotely if it ever gets lost or stolen.

In the past, accessing an EMR through a PDA or smartphone was not possible. However, more vendors are now making this type of access available. Allscripts, eClinicalworks, and Medent allow you to access their EMRs through a handheld device; you can review medical summaries, check appointments, and perform other patient-related tasks.

Dr. Jones’ other handheld device is a BlackBerry smartphone. He doesn’t use clinical applications on it because they are already loaded on his PDA, but he finds the BlackBerry invaluable for accessing his email and staying in touch via phone when he’s on the go. With all his different roles, Dr. Jones spends a lot of time in transit. With the BlackBerry, he can be reached by phone and can also receive emails from both his hospital and university email accounts no matter where he is. “I find this valuable because I can get my email in real time, which helps me to prioritize which issues need to be addressed first. Often, my email arrives on my BlackBerry before my PC!”

A couple of years ago, only a few medically themed applications were available for the BlackBerry; however, the number of available programs has grown steadily. Now there are a reasonable number of medical applications available for this platform.

While most BlackBerries are similar enough to each other that applications written for that OS work fine on any model BlackBerry, the new BlackBerry Storm uses a touch screen and therefore is a bit different. Some apps written for the BlackBerry may have problems running on the Storm. Be sure to check before you buy.

Andrew E. Craig, MSN, FNP-C

In the picture, Dr. Santos is flanked by the PMA national officers. Also included are Hon. Leonardo A. Quisumbing, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and Guest of Honor, Hon. Mario L. Relampagos , Undersecretary of the Department of Budget and Management and Guest Speaker.

What’s all the fuzz? Dr. Tagayuna has done more for the Hospital and it’s Personnel and Staff in the past 2 years she served as Chief of Hospital than any of her predecessors who served the same period. She was sweet-talked into running an almost dying institution probably not so much as to save it but more so in the hope of making her a political ally by the way things are going.

However, seeing that her being in her present office is not serving IT’S ORIGINAL PURPOSE but rather going in a different direction notwithstanding that direction is for the good of the institution and of it’s staff and clientele, she is being ordered to vacate her office in the pretense of being needed elsewhere for her leadership.

If the appointing office really believes in her capabilities as a leader, they will retain her in her present office and not put her at some imaginary station where she is supposed to be of better service. That reasoning may go unchallenged by the run of the mill folks whose loyalties can be easily bought by a handful of pesos but to expect the honest intelligent worker to believe that, is definitely an insult.

Dr. Tagayuna has her eye on the future of J.R. Borja General City Hospital. She hopes she can make a difference and leave a legacy for the succeeding generations of patients who will benefit from such changes. She is even willing to die for it but apparently others “entities” have set their sight on the hospital too and one can only wonder what they see.

What do they see? Do they see a leader who can bring the hospital to greater heights or do they see an obstacle to their own purposes? Do they see the health workers serving more than they are required to, under substandard condition, being exposed to communicable diseases with inadequate protection and no hazard fee? Or do they see sweatshops where they can cut down on benefits and save money for other projects? Do they see the father who is the breadwinner of the family laying sick in a worn out bed? Do they see the mother of 10 children taking care of a sick baby? Do they see a 10 year-old child wondering what he will do with the prescription in his hand because there is no medicine available in the hospital pharmacy? Or do they see that at least none of them are their fathers, neither their mothers, nor their sons nor their daughters? Do they see the sick who seek the comforts of the hospital or do they only see what the hospital can give back to the City?

Who took it upon themselves to be responsible for caring for the people? Do you? We at J.R. Borja General City Hospital do! That’s why we cannot just sit down and let anybody take away from us, a good leader who has given this hospital a direction. She boosted the staff’s morale that had been hanging low in the past several years and pulling her out means pulling everyone’s morale down.

If the goal is to make everyone subservient to the whims of a self-seeking power then the hope for change will be crushed. How long can one keep on banging his head against the wall if the wall does not give in? Until he finds another way to survive without banging his head on the wall.

I have worked in the hospital for almost three years now. With my training, I thought I could make a difference. On my own I found out I could not. It took the presence of a passionate leader to help realize some of those hopes. Suddenly, going to work is not so much of a burden anymore knowing what we are doing is not going to waste. While we still lack equipment to give the most basic of services, while we are still short on supplies, while some of our basic benefits are still not given to us, we can work thinking, all those problems are workable and someday the solutions will be found by the right person/s with the right attitude.

Health should be a priority that is not affected by biases, pride, and powerplay. Dr. Dures Tagayuna is the man for the job as Chief of the J.R. Borja General City Hospital. Remove her from the helm and the hospital will be like a ship without a Captain, driven wherever the wind fancies it to go. If you want to save the hospital put Dr. Tagayuna at the helm.

DR. RICHEL BACOT
Medical Officer IV
J.R. Borja General Hospital
Cagayan de Oro City
Mindanao

Philippine College of Physician – Northern Mindanao Chapter (PCP-NM) Doctors on Center Stage

Dance Drama Concert

Atrium, Limketkai, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines December 6, 2008