HAPI Day at UP College of Education

The Health Education Department, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of the Philippines-Diliman will be having a health education day dubbed as H.A.P.I [Health, Advocacy, Promotion and Instruction] Day on February 24, 2009. The theme for this event is "Attaining Quality of Life Through Healthy Lifestyle."

Everyone is invited to join healthy and enriching activities like blood letting, film showing and informative lectures.

How mobile companies in the Philippines can improve our healthcare information system?

Large mobile networks in the Philippines such as SMART and GLOBE contribute to the health care system through their social responsibility acts. Smart Communications Inc. supports the Community Health Information Tracking System [CHITS] of the UP College of Medicine. CHITS is a computer-based information system that serves the needs of the barangay health centers, as well as the national public health system. Chits allows health center workers to create electronic medical records and efficiently monitor the progress of patients, as well as identify targets {Martel, 2009}. Smart provided 16 computers and internet connection for the development of Chits. Dr. Hernan Tolentino developed Chits as a health information and surveillance system. According to Dr. Portia Marcelo, coordinator of the Urban Community Based Health Program of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine, doctors using Chits will develop their health information management skills. Meanwhile, Globe Telecom partnered with Movement Against Malaria [MAM] and came up with Malaria Infotext service. This service is a channel that enables MAM health workers and volunteers to send and receive reports concerning the disease {Trudeau, 2008}. This is a way to monitor and assess the progress in the different sites of malaria endemic areas nationwide.

References:

Martel, R. [2009]. Smart gives community health support. http://www.manilati mes.net/national /2009/jan/ 30/yehey/ business/ 20090130bus15. html

Trudeau, M., Angluben, R. and Sanguyo, M. [December, 2008] MAM gets A1 rating from the Global Fund. Milestones.

Quick survey on MEDLINE abstracts for decision-making

To the Medical and Health Librarians, Physicians and Allied Health Professionals, here is a short survey from Dr. Mike Muin about the use of MEDLINE journal abstracts for clinical decision-making: http://www.surveymo nkey.com/ s.aspx?sm= fUchtkA0EVas_ 2f20K62tf4g_ 3d_3d

Let us participate in this survey.

Post-script:

Dr. Mike Muin is the Editor-in-Chief of Pinoy.MD. He is a professor of Clinical Anatomy and Medical Informatics in Pangasinan. He graduated from the University of the Philippines-College of Medicine, and is earning a Master's Degree in Hospital Administration. Dr. Muin is also an active member of the Philippine Medical Informatics Society. He used to be the Medical Director and Project Manager for Asia-Pacific Operations of a US-based healthcare software company, developing Hospital Information Systems in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia. He has recently been accepted as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Medical Informatics in the National Institutes of Health-National Library of Medicine in Maryland, USA. http://pinoy.md/modules/wfchannel/