Circular No. 3
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Circular No. 3
Dear Valued PAFP Members: Philippine Academy of Family Physicians The Publications Committee is contemplating on shifting to an electronic format for our scientific journal, the Filipino Family Physician. In order to minimize the cost of printing and at the same time to keep abreast with current journalistic practice of publication, the PAFP recommends using the electronic format. We would like to know your thoughts about this. Please complete the survey form below. This is to assist us in our decision as to the best way to protect the interest of the organization and carry out needed reforms to address current financial concerns without sacrificing our services to the members. 2244 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila 1003 Tel. No. 516-2900; 405-0140; Fax No. 254-5646 Loc. 213 E-mail: secretariat@thepafp.org Website: www.thepafp.org CIRCULAR No.03: JANUARY 21, 2015 FROM: EVA IRENE YU-MAGLONZO, M.D. Executive Secretary ATTENTION: All PAFP Members Thank you for your time and kind cooperation. The Publications Committee SURVEY FORM Name _________________________________________________________________ Academic Title _________________________________________________________ Chapter / Training Program _____________________________________________ Preferred Format of Filipino Physician Journal (Please check) Hard copy (current) Electronic (PDF file) CD Form Other Comments ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Note: Current printing cost /copy - Php 81.00 Current member share contribution ( from annual dues) - Php 200.00 Mailing cost: Php 23.00 (province), Php 18.00 (Metro Manila) 14 1 2 3 4 5 I. SCHEDULE OF CME ACTIVITIES 8. The Feedback/Evaluation form shall be the basis for accreditation of CME units. PAFP Members should fill up and submit it in designated counters. This is a requirement for the issuance of certificates. 9. ALL ACTIVITES SHALL START ON TIME. PLEASE COME ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME TOO. A. PAFP NATIONAL CME ACTIVITIES - CATEGORY I 1. 54th Anniversary and Annual Convention Theme: "Managing Patients with Multi-Morbidities: Complexities in Family Practice" Date: February 19-21, 2015 Venue: Philippine International Convention Center Please make all checks, bank draft, and money order thru: METROBANK S/A No. 5097509904541; BPI S/A No. 1623031167 and BDO S/A No. 004580325004 payable to: REGISTRATION GUIDELINES 1. Registration starts on February 18, 2015 at 8:00 AM 2. Members and pre-registered delegates need not fill up any form for registration. They have to go directly to these respective counters. a. Pre-registered Counter: with Marble top, Secretariat • Present PRC License/ID or give your PRC number b. Onsite: Registration counter near Wall clock • Present PRC ID or PAFP ID 3. There shall only be one queue / line per area. (with stanchion) 4. Non-members who are not pre-registered must fill up a form with the following data: Name, PRC Number 5. Before leaving the counter, kindly check the contents of your convention kit (Bag, ID, souvenir program, convention guidelines and official receipt ) PHILIPPINE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, INC. only *SPECIAL SESSION on Feb. 21, 2015, 9-10am : BIR policies: Getting the facts and numbers right 1. Register with the PAFP Secretariat on or before February 10, 2015 2. Registration fee: P500 3. First come, first served basis GUIDELINES FOR CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS AND GUESTS GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ALL 1. No I.D., no entry will be enforced in all activities. A replacement fee of Php500.00 will be charged for lost I.D. cards. 6. Original receipt of pre-registered participants can be claimed at the designated area. 2. The convention strictly enforces a no-smoking policy. 7. As our contribution to environmental protection, a drop box shall be available for returned convention ID plastic holders. 3. CHILDREN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE CONVENTION SITE (based on PICC policies). GUIDELINES FOR SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS AND LUNCHEON SYMPOSIA 4. ENTITLEMENT OF THOSE REGISTERED: CONVENTION KIT (Bag and ID), SOUVENIR PROGRAM, ENTRY TO PLENARY SESSIONS, SIMULTENEOUS SESSIONS, FELLOWSHIP AND SOCIALS, DINNERSYMPOSIUM, MASS; ENTRY TO BOOTH EXHIBITS AND HOSPITALITY AREAS WITH CORRESPONDING BOOTH PASSPORT. 1. All scientific sessions and luncheon Symposia shall be held at the following Philippine International Convention Center function rooms: 2. a. 5. ENTRY TO LUNCHEON SYMPOSIA IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT. b. 6. All PAFP members who will attend the convention will be required to register for a permanent ID that will be issued for CME accreditation and registration purposes for every convention attended. c. 7. Certificate of Appearance will be issued on Feb. 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Only personal claimants (No proxy allowed) shall be entertained. 6 Day 1, February 19: Second Floor, (Secretariat Building): Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, 4, 5, 6, and Banquet Hall. Third Floor, (Delegation Building): Meeting Rooms 11, 12, 14 Fourth Floor, Delegation: Summit Hall C Day 2, February 20: Second Floor, (Secretariat Building): Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, 4, 5, 6, and Banquet Hall. Third Floor, (Delegation Building): Meeting Rooms 11, 12, 14, Fourth Floor, (Delegation Building): Summit Hall C Day 3, February 21: Second Floor, (Secretariat Building): Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, 4, 5, 6, and Banquet Hall 7 3. For the luncheon symposia: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, SEATING CAPACITY ONLY, NO RESERVATION POLICY will be implemented. 4. Only registered participants with proper convention IDs shall be allowed entry to the Luncheon Symposia Rooms. 5. Once you have entered, OCCUPY your seat, No seat reservation shall be honored. All unoccupied seats shall be considered vacant. 6. Once lecture presentations have commenced, doors shall be closed and meal ticket shall be distributed to the seated guests. 7. After the lecture, meals shall be served to meal ticket holders. B. CME ACTIVITIES, CATEGORY II (LOCAL) 1. Hepatology Society of the Philippines - 4th Annual Convention Date: January 26-27, 2015 Theme: "Healing Outcomes Prevention Education: Unfolding Innovative Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of Liver Disease" Venue: Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Ortigas Avenue cor. Asian Development Bank Avenue, Quezon City Contact: HSP Secretariat: Tel. No. 9613014; Cel. No. 0917-7084887 Email: psg_hsp@yahoo.com PAFP 17 CME Units, Cat. II 2. Department of Pediatrics, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc. 33rd Postgraduate Course in Pediatrics Date: January 29-30, 2015 Theme: "Applied Pediatrics: From the Bench to the Bedside" Venue: Luxent Hotel, Timog Avenue, Scout Triangle, Quezon City Contact: 7150861 (trunk line) loc. 285 PAFP 27 CME Units, Cat. II 3. Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine - 2nd International Conference Date: February 4-6, 2015 Theme: "Vignettes in Newborn Care: Best Practices, Best Outcomes" Venue: EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City Contact: PSNM Secretariat - Tel. No. 9642036; Cel. No. 09175925566 Email: newborn_offices@yahoo.com PAFP 43.5 CME Units, Cat. II 4. PhilippineSociety of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - 1st PSAAI Immunology Course Date: February 6, 2015 Theme: "Basic Immunologic Concepts and Clinical Medicine: An Integrated Approach" Venue: Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan City Contact: Tel/Fax: 7129432 Email: psaai.secretariat@yahoo.com.ph PAFP 9 CME Units, Cat. II 5. Arthritis Care & Research Foundation & Philippine Rheumatology Association ARMS Project (Applied Rheumatology Made Simple) Date: February 6, 2015 Venue: Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City Contact: PRA Office - Tel/Fax - 7273055 PAFP 9.5 CME Units, Cat. II GUIDELINES AT BOOTH EXHIBITS 1. Pharmaceutical Hospitality Areas and Booth Exhibits are located at Forum 1 and Forum 2 of the Philippine International Convention Center. Entry to the exhibit area shall be allowed only on the following schedule: Day 1 February 19, 2015 - 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Day 2 February 20, 2015 - 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Day 3 February 21, 2015 - 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. 2. Only registered delegates shall be allowed inside the area. (No ID, no entry). 3. Passports to Pharmaceutical Hospitality Areas and Booth Exhibits are already incorporated in the souvenir program. Completely marked passports will be eligible for raffle on the third day of the convention. A tambiolo will be provided in the Exhibits Area. 4. LOST PASSPORTS will not be replaced. Photocopied Booth Passports will not be honored. 5. When you visit the booths and hospitality areas, you are allowed to bring only one booth passport. 6. Please understand that you will be given one give away per booth/ hospitality area. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR MORE. 7. Children and accompanying persons, even if they are registered ACCOMPANYING PERSONS are not allowed in the area. 8 as 9 6. Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology & Osteoporosis, University of Santo Tomas Hospital - Postgraduate Course Date: February 6-7, 2015 Venue: Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City Contact: Tel. No. 7499746; 7313001 loc. 2393 PAFP 19.6 CME Units, Cat. II 7. Philippine Heart Center - 40TH Anniversary Celebration with Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology Alumni Foundation 1st Philippine Kawasaki Disease Summit & 7th Dr. Wilberto L. Lopez Honorary Lecture Date: February 9-10, 2015 Venue: Dr. Avenilo Aventura Hall, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue, Quezon City Contact: Dr. Martha Socorro M. Santiago- 09178612061; Dr. Maria Theresa Claudio-Rosqueta - 09177941678 Ms. Lorna S. Mangaliman - Tel. No. 9252401 loc. 2363/2352 PAFP 20 CME Units, Cat. II 8. 9. Diabetes Philippines, Inc. - 53rd Diabetes Workshop and 18th Diabetes Forum Date: February 13, 2015 Venue: Sikatuna Beach Hotel, San Jose, Mindoro Occidental Contact: Secretariat: Tel. No. 5311278; 5349559; Fax No. 5311278 PAFP 10 CME Units, Cat. II Email: diabetesphilippines@pldtdsl.net Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) - 22nd Annual Convention Date: February 18-19, 2015 Theme: "APPs in PIDS: Applications, Procedures and Practices in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Setting" Venue: Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Ortigas Avenue cor. Asian Development Bank Avenue, Quezon City Contact: PIDSP Secretariat - Tel. No. 3741855; Fax: 4126998 Email: pidsp@uplink.com.ph PAFP 24.5 CME Units, Cat. II 10. 53rd State of the Art Conference (CME programs of Unilab Medical Education and Development (UMED) Date: February 22-23, 2015 Theme: "Contagion: Epidemics and Emerging Infections Year 2" Venue: Diamond Hotel, Manila Contact: Tel. No. 858-1000 Loc. 7122 Tel/Fax: 8581621 PAFP 18 CME Units, Cat. II Theme: Venue: Contact: Email: PAFP- "Milestones: Looking Back, Moving Forward" Sofitel Hotel, Manila Tel. No. 7230101 loc. 5148; Tel/Fax: 7268875 pra_office@yahoo.com 30 CME Units, Cat. II 12. Department of Pediatrics, San Pedro Hospital - 7th Postgraduate Course Date: February 27-28, 2015 Theme: "Moving on to New Strategies and Intervention in Pediatrics" Venue: Grand Menseng Hotel, Davao City Contact: Tel. Nos. (6382) 2214982; (6382) 2214962; (6382) 2214950; PAFP 16.5 CME Units, Cat. II 13. Philippine Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Inc. (PAPA) - 20th Annual Convention Date: March 4-5, 2015 Theme: "Ambulatory Pediatrics: Moving Towards Evidence Based Preventive Health Care for Children in the 21st Century" Venue: Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Ortigas Avenue cor. Asian Development Bank Avenue, Quezon City Contact: PAPA Secretariat: Tel/Fax - 5251797 Email: papa_incorporated@yahoo.com PAFP 29 CME Units, Cat. II 14. Philippine Society of Gastroenterology, Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy & Hepatology Society of the Philippines - 2015 Joint Annual Convention Date: March 5-7, 2015 Theme: "Philippine Digestive Health Week 2015" Venue: EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City Contact: PSG Secretariat: Tel. Nos. 9287014; 9283768; Tel/Fax: 4361556 Email: philgut50@yahoo.com PAFP 31 CME Units, Cat. II 15. UP-PGH Faculty and Alumni of the Neurosciences (UPFANS), Inc. and UP-PGH Department of Neurosciences 13th Postgraduate Course Date: March 6-7, 2015 Theme: "Neurology in Daily Practice: What, Why, How, When?" Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Adriatico Street, Malate, Manila Contact: Tel. Nos. 5218450 loc. 2401; PAFP 18 CME Units, Cat. II 1 1 . Philippine Rheumatology Association - 21st Annual Scientific Meeting Date: February 26-28, 2015 16. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine - 10th Postgraduate Course in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Diseases Date: March 12-13, 2015 Theme: "Tweets and Likes in the Practice of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine: Apps, Tools and Trends" Venue: RITM Auditorium, Alabang, Muntinlupa City 10 11 Contact: Email: Dr. Maria Tricia Subido - Tel. No. 8072628 loc. 801; Cel. No. 09178741838 tricia_subido@yahoo.com 17. Philippine Society of Nephrology - 35th Annual Convention Date: April 15-18, 2015 Theme: "Cutting-Edge Nephrology: Paradigm Shifts and Emerging Trends" Venue: EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City Contact: PSN Secretariat - Tel. Nos. 6871187; 6871198 PAFP 46 CME Units, Cat. II 18. Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonologists (PAPP) - 22nd Annual Convention Date: April 29-30, 2015 Venue: CAP-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center, Loakan Road, Baguio City Contact: PAPP Secretariat: Tel. No. 332-8855; Dr. Gari D. Astrologio -09152610120; Dr. Jonijohn Jimenez - 09228903301 Email: PAPP_OFFICE@yahoo.com PAFP 19.5 CME Units, Cat. II II. OTHER ACTIVITIES IV. ANNUAL DUES Please settle annual dues for PAFP fiscal year January, 2014 to December 30, 2014. Late payment automatically cancels Pakikiramay Benefits. Said benefits will only be reinstated 90 days from the date late dues were settled. Remit payments to the PAFP thru any Banco de Oro, BPI or MBTC in your place BDO S/A No. 004580325004 BPI S/A No. 1623-03116-7 MBTC S/A No. 509-7-50990454-1 Please fax the bank deposit slip at (02) 2545646 or you are advised to follow up your remittance with a letter so that receipts can be properly issued. Such letter should specify the details of payment. IV. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS May we ask you to help in the collection of the Special Assessment Fee of (Php3,000.00 which may be paid in three installments (Php1,000 per year) or using any payment scheme your chapter implements. (starting 2012) Senior members are exempted from this special assessment. Members who are 70 years old and above are given 20% discount on this assessment. A. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. 2015 Wonca Asia Pacific Regional Conference Date: March 4-8, 2015 Venue: Taipei, Taiwan Theme: Family Medicine New Horizons and Challenges Conference Secretariat: Willy Event Consultants Co., Ltd. PCO. 14F-4, No. 230, Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei City 10570, Taiwan Tel. 886-2-2766-5367 Fax. 886-2-2756-3323 Email: wonca@willypco.com.tw Website: www.wonca2015taipei.com Participants Categories Pre-registration After October 31, 2014 On-site Registration After Jan. 2, 2015 Regular Participant USD 600 USD 700 Wonca Direct Member USD 550 USD 650 Resident/Student USD 250 USD 300 Accompanying USD 150 USD 200 12 13