PHICS OFFICERS 2009-2010

1. PHICS OFFICERS 2009-2010 Philippine Hospital infection control Society (phics), inc. President Dominga C. Gomez, RN Vice-President Regina P. Berba, MD Secretary Bernadette T. Seludo, MD Assistant Secretary Ma. Carmen SG. Buenaflor, RN Treasurer Evengileta A. America, RN Auditor Victoria D. Villanueva, RN Board Members Victoria I. Ching, RN Caroline V. Molina, RN Rontgene M. Solante, MD Immediate Past President Ma. Cecilia S. Montalban, MD Council of Advisers Melecia A. Velmonte, MD Jaime C. Montoya, MD Noel G. Macalalad, MD Jodor A. Lim, MD Danilo M. Castro, MD Manolito L. Chua, MD Mario M. Panaligan, MD 16th Annual Convention Infection Control Matrix: Forward Directions in the Setting of Diversity and Adversity May 27-28, 2010 Century Park Hotel 599 P. Ocampo Street, Malate, Manila PHICNA 6th Pre-convention May 26, 2010 Venue: TBA For More Information, please contact our secretariat: Ms. Bing C. Magtibay Tel. no. (02)913-2852 Mobile no. (63)9156439031 or through e-mail address: phicsinc@yahoo.com

2. Message PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME • Keynote Lecture: • “Of Pandemic and Disaster: Rising to the Challenge of Infection Control • Preparedness and Responses” • Plenary: • Aerobiology of Infections: Prophylactic Air Management to • Prevent the Spread of Nosocomial Infection • Boosting Effectiveness as Infection Control Professional: • The Steven Covey Approach • Convention Symposia • Infection Control Practices from Bedside to Burial • Environmental Cleaning: What’s Hot and What’s Not • Postmortem Infection Control: Do’s and Don’t’s • Infection Control in the Hospital and Beyond: Mobilizing Internal Strengths to • Overcome Adversities • Infection Control Beyond the Wards • The Marikina Experience • Disaster Risk Reduction • 2010 MDRO and Infection Control Guidelines • Confronting the Rise of MRSA • Navigating the Maze of MDR Gram Negative Bacteria • 2010 New CDC SHEA Infection Control Guidelines • Interactive Session • Multi-Sectoral Stance on Pandemic Influenza: • Unraveling the Matrix: Clinical, Educational, Risk Communications • and Media • Meet-the-Experts • Cutting Through the Matrix of HCW Blood Exposures Prevention • and Management: HIV, HBV and HCV • PHICS-ing Matters • Updates on SHIP Program and NSI and Body Fluids Splash • Accidents • 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and • Management of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator- • Associated Pneumonia (VAP) • DOH-PHICS 2010 Procedural Manual on Infection Control Dear Colleagues, Greetings! In behalf of the officers of the Philippine Hospital Infection Control Society, I cordially invite you to the 16th Annual Convention. This special event will take place on May 27-28, 2010 at the Century Park Hotel, 599 P. Ocampo Street, Malate, Manila. The Organizing Committee is preparing a programme full of relevant topics, excellent lectures from respected experts. The interesting mix of sessions will complete the matrix toward the true goals of infection control. I hope you and the other members of your hospital would be able to participate in this important event. Regina P. Berba, MD Over-all Organizing Chair RESEARCH CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT • 3rd Call: Research Contest on Infection Control • and Infectious Diseases • Open to all: Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical Staff, Trainees, Students • Submit full paper on or before April 20, 2010 • Oral Presentation on May 27, 2010 • Criteria for judging: Significance, Objectives, Design and • Methodology, Results and Analysis, Conclusion, Clarity • and Comprehensiveness of written paper, Oral Presentation • Cash awards await the three Best Papers !