Volume XXV Issue No. 2

DECEMBER 2015 AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOLUME XXV NO. 2 In this issue: From the President's Desk 2-5,8 Editorial 6 The Philippine Medical Association celebrated its 112th Foundation anniversary As I See It 7 last September 15 at the PMA compound in The Vice President's North Avenue, Quezon City. Corner 8 and 44 Affiliate Societies spread throughout The celebration started with the thanks- the country. Its has been instrumental in the Money Matters: The giving mass sponsored by the Auxiliary to establishment of the Mary Johnston Hospi- National Treasurer's Report 9-10 the Philippine Medical Association (APMA). tal (1906), Philippine General Hospital This was followed by the wreath laying (1910), the Department of Health (1939) and Know your Governor 11-17 ceremonies which was handled by the the Food & Drug and Cosmetic Board, Quezon City Medical Society. which later became the Philippine Food and TOPICS Awards 18 Drug Administration. Specialty Divisions & After the participants were welcomed by Specialty Societies Dr. Arnel Asiño, Foundation Day Celebration The association has been very active in News & Events 28-29 chairman, an audio visual presentation was helping the Filipinos during disasters, shown as a tribute to the past presidents, especially major ones like the Ondoy, Transforming our World highlighting their contribution to the Pepeng, habagat, the earthquake in Bohol through the SDGs association. Drs. Nenita Lee Tan, Nena Eng- and the typhoon Yolanda. These efforts #TheFutureWeWant 30-31 Tan, Santiago del Rosario, Primitivo Chua, were among the factors that contributed Jose Asa Sabili, and Rey Melchor Santos From the desk of your to the PMA being declared as the Most Chair of the CME graced the event. The component societies Outstanding Accredited Professional Commission 30 gave the past presidents simple tokens Organization in 2008 and 2009. of appreciation. The traditional candle, PMA Participates in cake and wine ceremonies followed with The outstanding contributions of PMA World Leader Conference incumbent PMA President, Dr. Maria On Disaster Resilient members to the medical profession and the Societies 33 Minerva P. Calimag, offering a toast to the society as a whole were acknowledged by doctors who had led the association and to the PRC when it awarded in 2012 the First PMA COMELEC the PMA as a whole. Dr. Lee Tan gave the Eric Nubla Award for Excellence in the Commissioners 34-35 response on behalf the honorees. The Professions to the current PMA president, Laguna Medical Society presented a special besting 39 other outstanding professionals number. vying for the award. Another PMA member, Dr. Maria Rosario Z. Capeding, was awarded In its 112 years of existence, the PMA the fourth Eric Nubla Award for Excellence has grown form an association with only in the Profession last June 18 during the one society, i.e. the Manila Medical Society, 2015 PRC Awards Night. to one with 119 component societies, 8 Specialty Divisions, 77 Specialty Societies ••• Page 2 The Physician FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Maria Minerva P. Calimag, MD, MsCE, PhD, FPSA The PMA, the PRC and the PQF, the Physician and the Portfolio To be recognized as a foreign medical 3. Has been in active practice for: 5 professional and be eligible to practice years (for physicians) (Article III of medicine in another ASEAN state, they the MRA) must have the following qualifications: 4. Comply with all Continuing Profes- 1. Recognition by Professional Medi- sional Development requirements; Understanding the ASEAN’s Mutual cal Regulatory Authority (PMRA) of Recognition Arrangement on Physi- country of origin (Professional 5. Certified as not having violated any cians for 2015 Regulation Commission, Board of professional or ethical standards, Medicine and Philippine Medical both local and international; During the Bali Concord II, it was Association, in the case of the Phil- decided to adopt at the Ninth ASEAN ippines) and host country; 6. Declare that there is no investiga- Summit held in 2003 the call for the tion or legal proceeding pending completion of Mutual Recognition Ar- 2. Possess a valid professional regis- against him/her in the country of rangements (MRA) for qualifications in tration and license to practice is- origin or another country; major professional services by 2008. The sued by PMRA of country of origin intent is to facilitate free movement of (Professional Regulation Commis- 7. Comply with any other assessment professionals/skilled labour/talents in sion, Board of Medicine, in the case or requirement as may be imposed ASEAN. The Healthcare sector is one of of the Philippines); by the host country. the twelve priority sectors that the ASEAN leaders have identified for integration and creation of the AEC. Provid- On October 1, 2012, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, signed ing an MRA for Medical Practitioners Executive Order No. 83 intended for the Institutionalization of the Philippine was expected to strengthen professional Qualifications Framework. capabilities by promoting the flow of relevant information and exchange of expertise, experiences and best practices suited to the specific needs of ASEAN Member States. The objectives of this MRA are to: 1. facilitate mobility of medical practitioners within ASEAN; 2. exchange information and enhance cooperation in respect of mutual recognition of medical practitioners; 3. promote adoption of best practices on standards and qualifications; and 4. provide opportunities for capacity building and training of medical practitioners. continued on page 3... Volume XXV, No. 2 Page 3 From the President’s Desk, from page 2... Integration in Medical Education and Training, I therefore initiated the Table 1. Qualifications Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 and 8 applicable to the OWL@PMATM Program for Continuing Medical Profession Professional Development of Physicians. Domains/ 6 7 8 OWL@PMATM is an acronym that stands Levels for Online Webbed Learning @ Partner- Knowledge , Graduates at this Graduates at this level Graduates at this level have ships for Medical Advancement. Skills and level will have a will have advanced highly advanced systematic Values broad and coherent knowledge and skill in a knowledge and skills in knowledge and specialized or multidis- highly specialized and/or Continuing Professional Develop- skills in their field of ciplinary field of study complex multi-disciplinary ment (CPD) is defined as the education study for profes- for professional prac- field of learning for com- of physicians following completion of sional work and tice, self-directed re- plex research and/or pro- formal training. CPD is the acquisition of lifelong learning search and/or lifelong fessional practice or for the knowledge, experience and skills, as well learning advancement of learning as, the development of personal quali- Application Applied in profes- Applied in professional Applied in highly special- ties. It involves both the acquisition of sional work in a work that requires lead- ized or complex multidisci- new skills, to broaden competence, and broad range of ership and manage- plinary field of professional the enhancement of existing skills to discipline and/or for ment in a specialized or work that requires innova- further study multi-disciplinary work tion, and/or leadership and keep abreast of evolving knowledge. and/or research and/or management and/or re- Among physicians, CPD consists of for further study search in a specialized or any educational activity which helps to multidisciplinary field maintain, develop or increase knowl- Degree of Independent and/or Independent and/or in Independent and/or in edge, problemsolving, technical skills or Independence in teams of related teams of multidiscipli- teams of multi-disciplinary professional performance standards. field nary fields and more complex setting Keeping up-to-date enables them to Qualification Baccalaureate De- Post-Baccalaureate Doctoral Degree and Post- work legally and effectively all with the Type gree Degree Doctoral Programs goal that they can provide better health care redounding to patient safety. CPD includes 'formal' activities, e.g. courses, The most important components outputs to upgrade their competencies. conferences and workshops, as well as and features of the Philippine Qualifica- By 2015, Filipino professionals will be self-directed activities such as precep- tions Framework are: 1) shift to out- measured not by the competency of the torship and self-determined learning. comes-based education and the use of educational institution or the names of According to the Chartered Institute of learning outcomes (through CHED their schools and colleges but on their Personnel and Development (CIPD) Memorandum Order 46); 2) government individual competencies as certified by (Marchington. M. and Wilkinson, 2006), regulatory bodies confer recognition PRC. As the country's biggest asset, CPD should be: 1) continuous - profes- to education and training providers human resources need to be upgraded sionals should always be looking for (through the PRC Medical Council); 3) come 2015 especially for some 3.5 ways to improve performance; 2) the training and education providers are million Filipino professionals to also responsibility of the individual learner to held accountable for the attainment of be able to work and practice their own and manage; 3) driven by the learning outcomes; 4) implementation professions in other ASEAN-member learning needs and development of the

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