RITM ID Week 2019 and 12th Post Graduate Course:

IDS KIT: Issues, Dilemmas, and Solutions to Keep In Track

with Infectious Diseases
“Making ID Practice Relevant to ALL”
June 19-21, 2019
Hotel Jen Manila, Pasay City

PROGRAM

Date & Time Topic / Activity Speaker

June 19, 2019 DAY 1: Tropical Medicine Track
7:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Opening Ceremonies
Opening Prayer
National Anthem
RITM Hymn
Opening Remarks
Overview of the Program and House Rules
9:00 – 9:30 How to Address the Anti-Vaxxers Mr. Jun Ryan Orbina
9:30 – 10:00 Hot Off the RITM Press Dr. Arthur Dessi Roman
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break / Opening of Exhibits
10:30 – 11:00 Leptospirosis vs. Hantavirus Dr. Katherine Cosca
11:00 – 11:45 CME Grant: Meningococcemia Dr. Maria Tricia Subido-Cariño
11:45 – 12:30 CME Grant: Case-Based Discussion on Management of Dr. Beatriz Quiambao
Animal Bite Dr. Maria Angela Nicole
Perreras
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break / Visit the Booths
13:30 – 14:00 Updates on EIDs in the Philippines Dr. Gemma Arellano
14:00 – 15:00 Case-Based Discussion on the Management Emerging Moderator: Ms. Rowena
Infectious Diseases Capistrano
ID: Dr. Aileen Gianan
SU: Dr. Anabelle Sucuano
MBL: Dr. Edelwisa Mercado
IPC: Dr. Charissa Fay Tabora
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break / Visit the Booth
15:30 – 16:00 CME Grant: Updates on MDR-TB Dr. Ma. Cecilia Ama
16:00 – 16:30 CME Grant: EID Updates: Influenza Dr. Arthur Dessi Roman
16:30 End of Day 1

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Date & Time Topic / Activity Speaker
June 20, 2019 DAY 2: IPC and AMS Track
AM: Lectures
8:30 – 9:15 Challenges in IPC in Resource Limited Settings Dr. Charissa Fay Tabora
9:15 – 10:00 Engineering Controls for IPC in Resource Limited Dr. Charissa Fay B. Tabora
Settings
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break / Visit the Booths
10:15 – 11:00 CME Grant: Practical Antibiotic Use in the Outpatient Dr. Mark Kristoffer Pasayan
Setting
11:00 – 11:45 CME Grant: Setting up your institutional AMR Dr. Ma. Charmian Hufano
Surveillance
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Break / Visit the Booths
PM: Simultaneous Sessions
12:45 – 15:45 Hand Hygiene, Care WHONET Workshop: Vaccinology 101
Bundles and Developing your own Dr. Maria Angela Nicole
Transmission-Based Antibiogram Perreras
Precautions Mr. June Gayeta Dr. Mayan Uy-Lumandas
Dr. Charissa Fay Tabora
IPC Nurses (Ms. Maria
Lourdes
Bernadeth Manipon, Ms.
Jamie Galiz, Mr. Juan Paulo
Chavez)
15:45 End of Day 2

Date & Time Topic / Activity Speaker

June 21, 2019 DAY 3: HIV & STI Track
8:30 – 9:00 Manolito L. Chua Memorial Lecture: RA 11166 Dr. Joselito Feliciano
9:00 – 9:30 Approach to Management of Neurologic Complications of Dr. Ma. Alma Carandang
HIV Infection
9:30 – 10:30 Approach to Management of Pulmonary Complications of Dr. Reinalyn Cartago-Luceno
HIV Infection
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break / Visit the Booths
10:30 – 11:15 CME Grant: HIV Pre- and Post-exposure prophylaxis Dr. Rossana Ditangco
11:15 – 12:00 CME Grant: Molecular methods in diagnosing STDs Dr. Kristine Alvarado-Dela Cruz
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break / Visit the Booths
13:00 – 13:30 Managing HIV-infected healthcare workers Dr. Katherine Cosca
13:30 – 14:30 Case-Based Discussion: Managing Pediatric HIV Patients Moderator: Dr. Charissa Fay
Tabora
Speakers:
Dr. Joanne De Jesus
Dr. Nicole Perreras
Dr. Maria Tricia Subido-Cariño
14:30 – 1600 STI: Case-Based Learning Point-of-Care HIV testing:
Dr. Ailah Jalotjot RHIVDA and new
Dr. Inofel Chin diagnostics
Dr. Mark Kristoffer Pasayan
Mr. Roldan Bucal
16:00 End of Day 3