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2015 Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health in Manila

The Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), in partnership with the Philippine Department of Health and Department of Science and Technology, will host the Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health in Manila, from 24-27 August 2015.

As world leaders shift their focus to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, increased understanding of the impact of research and innovation on health is of critical importance. Scientific research and innovation has transformative effects on not only health outcomes, but also national economic growth and sustainable development.

Forum 2015 will bring together all stakeholders who play a role in making research and innovation benefit health, equity and development. Over the course of three days, Forum 2015 will use informative and interactive discussions, workshops, networking sessions and activities to allow participants to interact, inspire, and learn from one another.

Forum 2015 provides a platform where low and middle income countries take prime position in defining the global health research agenda, in presenting solutions and in creating effective partnerships for action.

Programme Pillars and Themes

I. Increasing the Effectiveness of Research and Innovation for Health (through):

Accounting for Results
Increasing Investments
Country-Driven Capacity Building

II. The Role of Research and Innovation (in improving):

Food Safety and Security
Health in Mega-Cities
Disaster Risk Reduction

For further information, please visit: www.forum2015.org.

20th KEIO MEDICAL SCIENCE PRIZE

INVITATION FOR NOMINATION

Keio University Medical Science Fund is now accepting nominations for the Keio Medical Science Prize 2015. Established in 1996, Keio University annually awards the Keio Medical Science Prize to recognize researchers who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of medicine or life sciences.

Keio Medical Science Prize 2015

Criteria

Nominee must have a breakthrough in the fields of medicine and life sciences, and/or related fields.
Nominee must have an outstanding contribution to basic and clinical medicine.

Selection

13 selection committee members and over 60 specialists from various fields, within and outside Keio University, will select laureates through rigorous review process.

Eligibility

Nominees must be currently active in their field of research, and be expected to make future contributions to the field.

Prize

Each laureate receives a certificate of merit, medal and a monetary award of 10 million yen.

Nomination

Individuals are limited to one nomination each.
Institutions or organizations may make as many nomination as they can.
In case of multiple nominations, nominations are limited to One nominee per research theme.

Note: A nomination should be for one researcher. Keio University does not accept nominations for groups.

Nomination Materials

Nomination form (*can be downloaded from http://www.ms-fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/)
Nominee’s curriculum vitae
Nominee’s bibliography
Copy of major publications (maximum of 5, each major publication must be a separate PDF file.)

Please send all materials listed above in separate PDF format files via email to

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by post to:

Office of the Keio University Medical Science Fund

35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan

Online nomination is also available at http://www.ms-fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/index.html

Deadline

Nominations for 2015 must reach the Office of the Keio University Medical Science Fund by March 10, 2015.

For more information, visit http://www.ms-fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/index.html

Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) – 2015 Regional Research Contest

You are invited to participate in the 2015 R1HRDC Regional Research Contest. The event will be held at the Alumni Center, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation, Inc. (VMUF), San Carlos City, Pangasinan on February 27, 2015, 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM.

THEME:

“Complementing Integrity in Health thru Standard and Quality Health Researches”

This contest aims to:

Provide professional and student researches as a good avenue for health research utilization and dissemination.

Strengthen collaboration between researchers and institutions.

Promote quality health researches as parameters to quality, safe and efficient health care in this increasingly difficult health condition especially the marginalized communities.

Tap potential researchers towards health both students and professional alike and bring out their maximum talents.

2015 DOST-PCHRD Gruppo Medica Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis in Herbal Medicine

TO ALL CONCERNED COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES OF REGION 1 HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM MEMBERS

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health and Development (DOST-PCHRD) in cooperation with the Gruppo Medica, Inc. (IGM) is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2015 DOST-PCHRD Gruppo Medica Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis in Herbal Medicine .

The Award is given to provide motivation for students, with the technical guidance of their faculty adviser, to view undergraduate thesis as an excellent opportunity to contribute to national interest. The award recognizes relevant and innovative research works on herbal medicine that can lead to practical and/or commercial applications.

The search is open to all undergraduate students of College of Pharmacy, Chemistry, Nursing and Arts and Sciences who have completed their thesis projects on medicinal plants in the current school year. Nominations must be made by the students’ faculty adviser using the attached prescribed nomination form. Please take note that any alteration on the nomination form is not allowed. All nominees must submit the following requirements together with nomination form: 1. one soft and hard copies of the thesis report, 2. plant authentication certification and 3. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) certification for researches involving animals and/or Ethical clearance from an Ethics review Committee for researches involving human participants. Nominations with incomplete requirements will automatically be excluded from the list of official entries. A maximum of three (3) thesis projects are allowed per school/college.

The Gruppo Medica, Inc. will be giving a cash prize of P 60,000 for the first prize winner (42,000 for the student, P 12,000 for the mentor and 6,000 for the school), P 40,000 for the second prize winner (28,000 for the student, P 8,000 for the mentor and 4,000 for the school) and 20,000 for the third prize winner (14,000 for the student, P4,000 for the mentor and P2,000 for the school).

Nominations should reach the consortium not later than May 22, 2015, but the consortium encourages concerned colleges/universities to submit all nominations on or before May 15, 2014 to Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) Secretariat Ms. Ana Gay D. Ranga at telefax no. 077-792-3133 or 077-617-1517. Qualified nominees will be reviewed and shortlisted by the consortium before it will be forwarded to PCHRD on or before May 29, 2015.

A copy of the guidelines and nomination form will send to your respective institutions/agencies for your reference.

Best Mentor in Health Research Award for CY 2015

Once again, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is pleased to announce the search for the Best Mentor in Health Research Award for the year 2015.

The award aims to recognize excellence in mentorship instils passion among researchers resulting to enhanced relevance and productivity in health research. It also aims to reward mentors who have built the capabilities of researchers in the health sector which led to significant advances in the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) thrusts as identified in the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA).

The search is open to all Filipino citizen actively involved in mentoring researchers/students or colleagues for at least five (5) years. Past winners cannot be nominated. Nominations can be made by heads of institutions, immediate supervisor/s, colleague/s, trainee/s, or student/advisee. Self Nomination is not allowed.

Each cluster winner (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and NCR) will receive a cash prize of P 100,000.00 plus a plaque of recognition. The national winner will receive P 200,000.00 plus a trophy. However, there should be at least 3 endorsed nominees with complete documents in a cluster before the selection process can proceed.

Nominations should reach the consortium not later than January 7, 2015, but the consortium encourages all member and non-member institutions to submit all nominations on December 22, 2014 to Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) Secretariat Ms. Ana Gay D. Ranga at telefax no. 077-792-3133 or 077-617-1517. Qualified nominees will be reviewed and shortlisted by the consortium before it will be forwarded to PCHRD on or before January 14, 2015.

A copy of the guidelines and recommendation form were sent to your respective institutions/agencies for your reference.

Research and Development Committee Meeting

The Research and Development Committee (R&D) of Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) had their meeting last October 3, 2014 at the Research Ethics Review Committee (RERC) office of Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Batac City Ilocos Norte.

The main agenda of the meeting is to review and select the best paper among 41 submitted research proposals. The selected papers were as follows:

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Guava Decoction Perineal Wash on Episiotomy Wound Healing the Pain Among Pimigravis by Dr. Dona Belle P. Borbe of Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC)

Breast Cancer Sub-types as Defined by ER/PR and her expression: Comparison of Clinicopathologic Features and overall survival by Dr. Marivic Cristobal of ITRMC

Significance of Thoraco-Abdominal Ultrasound in Determining the Severity of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever by Ms. Marivic Andres of ITRMC

A Cross Sectional Non-Randomized descriptive study of Visual Inspection using Lugol’s Iodine in Screening Cervical Cancer and its Precursors in a Tertiary Hospital by Dr. May Delight Galingan of ITRMC

Impact Evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program on Health in Ilocos Norte by Ms. Cheryll Didi Nellie N. Obra of Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)

Platelet Augmenting Activity of Formulated Tablet of Papaya (Carica papaya) and Guava (Psidium guajava) Leaf Concentrate on Sprague Dawley (Rattus norvegicus) RAT by Holden Kirby M. Valdez of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF)

Cancer Chemoprevention Activity of the Characterized Bioactive Alkaloid Extract from Sorgumbicolor by Mr. Jimmy G. Catanes of VMUF

Falls: Risk Assessment and Intervention Among Older Persons in Acute Health Care and Residential Care Settings in Region 1 by Ms. Miriam Lee S. Gabat from VMUF 9. Development of Bilingual Application Software for Persons with Disabilities by Engr. Efren Ignacio of VMUF

Development of Bilingual Application Software for Persons with Disabilities by Engr. Efren Ignacio of VMUF

Cross-sectional study on maternal complications and neonatal outcome of Primiparae by Dr. Kristel Lubrin of ITRMC

A survey among Filipino Perinatologist on the utility of Field Health Service Infromation System (FHSIS) on Maternal care in Identifying high risk pregnancies by Dr. Rosemarie C. Quilala of Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMHMC)

Project leaders of selected protocols are required to present and defend their research proposals on November 21, 2014 at the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Vigan City Ilocos Sur. Research and Development Committee will choose the best paper and endorse to Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) for funding.

Research and Development Committee while reviewing submitted Protocols