November 16, 2017, Afternoon

CELESTINA MA. JUDE P. DELA SERNA, MD

Interim President and CEO (IPCEO)

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

ISRAEL FRANCIS A. PARGAS, MD Concurrent OIC-VP and Head Executive Assistant

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

MARIO C. VILLAVERDE, MD, MPN, MPM, CESO I Undersecretary

Office for Health Regulation, Department of Health

GOV. EDUARDO C. FIRMALO Governor - Romblon

National Executive Board Member

League of Provinces of the Philippines

NORMANDO S. LEGASPI, MD Provincial Health Officer II, Oriental Mindoro

National President, Provincial Health Office

Association of the Philippines (PHOAP)

Professor Neale Fong MBBS DipCS MTS MBA, FACHSM (Hon). FAIM FAICD

Brief Background: Professor Fong is a registered medical practitioner with over 30 years’ experience in medical and health care delivery and a wide range of leadership roles. His strengths lie in systems management, reform and change management, developing strategic directions and leading and managing both health policy and operational entities. He has held and continues to hold very senior positions in all health care sectors covering government services, private hospitals, academia, health research, public health, aged care and not for profit organisations.

He likewise has unique academic qualifications as he holds Bachelor Degrees in Medicine and Surgery (Uni of Western Australia), a Masters in Theological Studies (Regent College, University of British Columbia) and a Masters of Business Administration (UWA). He remains a registered minister of religion and has 40 year record of youth and community service leadership roles and was in fact a finalist in the 2010 WA Citizen of the Year Awards in the category of Community Service and awarded a Centenary Medal in 2011 for services to healthcare by the Australian Government.

Professor Fong currently hold various private corporate positions, namely: Chairman of Bethesda Health Care, Chair of the Western Australian Country Health Service Board, Chair of the State Government’s Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention Council, Professor of Healthcare Leadership at Curtin University and a director of a number of health companies. He is also the owner of his management consulting company, Australis Health Advisory with a solid track record in engagements with governments, private and not for profit health companies. Short Synopsis

Topic: “The Time Is Now Raising: The Bar For Healthcare Management” On November 16 at 1:15PM, The Plenary Hall

Healthcare is the most complex industry in the world. Leading and managing these complexities require unique skills and capabilities. Central to any successful organization or institution delivering quality healthcare is the caliber of the leadership. The leadership journey never ceases and so a commitment to grow, learn, and develop is essential. What are these capabilities and how can we form a global movement to further professionalize health care management which will then impact at the local level in every place where health care is organized and delivered? By raising the bar for health care management quality, the outcomes for patients, for health care systems and for hospitals will improve. There is no greater factor which will influence the outcomes for health than the commitment and investment in improving health care leadership and management.

November 16, 2017, Afternoon

JOSEPHINE ROBREDO BUNDOC, MD Proponent & Consultant, PhilHealth Benefit Packages for PWD

Project Lead, UNICEF-PFP CWD

Temporary Adviser on Disability, WHO WPRO

Brief Background Dr. Bundoc is a 1985 UERM Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine graduate and a 1989 UP-PGH rehabilitation Medicine Specialty Training and currently holds international non-academic affiliations, namely: Project Lead, UNICEF-Physicians for Peace Children with Disabilities Program and Temporary Adviser, WHO Western PacificRegion Disability Program. The good doctor is likewise active in Disabled People’s organizations, such as Board Member for the Alyansa Ng May Kapansanang Pinoy (AKAP-Pinoy), Adviser for the Naga City Resource Center For The Blind, and Convenor & Adviser of the Amputee Support Group. Aside from these, Dr. Bundoc is busy with non-government organizations as member of the Board of Trustees of the Physicians for Peace and Board Member of the Norfil Foundation, the Leonard Cheshire Disability Philippines, Inc., and the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation. She is also a Fellow, Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, a Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Rehabilitation Medicine, Her academic affiliations, on the other hand, include her being a Professor 5 at the University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc.(UERMMMCI) College of Allied Rehabilitation Sciences, Program Coordinator at the Post-Graduate Internship, Philippine School of Prosthetics & Orthodontics, Professor 3 at the UP College of Medicine, and Head of the Prosthetics & Orthodontics Unit, Philippine General Hospital. She has likewise done laudable pioneering work in formulating the PhilHealth Benefit Packages for PWD: Z MORPH, Z MORPH Expanded, CWD, establishing the Philippine School of Prosthetics & Orthotics, known as the only institution that offers BS Prosthetics and Orthotics Course, creating the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center and the first Amputee Ward and WALK (Walking Assistance and Learning Key) Unit in the country, and the first cellular application for amputee screening—ASCeNT (Amputee Screening Via Cellular Networking) Considering the time and effort that the good doctor puts in her work, it is not surprising that she has received various awards relative to her Disability Advocacy Work , such as the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Award for Community Leadership given by the Philippine Medical Association in 2012 and the Apolinario Mabini Presidential Award given by the Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled in 2013, to name a few. Short Synopsis

Topic: Universal Health Coverage: Investing in Disability On November 16 at 2:15PM, The Plenary Hall

To date, 15% of the population are persons with disabilities. With the advances in disease prevention & decreased deaths, it is predicted that more people will live longer with chronic illnesses and disability. Disability managements starts from promotion, prevention, treatment to mainstreaming with early intervention playing a crucial role. Cognizant of the aforementioned, and primarily, of the Rights of persons with disabilities on social protection, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation invested in 3 benefit packages on assistive technology for the <18y/o (Prostheses, Orthoses, Wheelchair, Hearing Aids, Optical & Non-optical Aids, Developmental Delay, PT,OT,Speech) and >18 y/o (Prostheses, Orthoses, PT, OT) that will ensure safe and functional reintegration towards education, employment and independence.

DR. EDUARDO P. BANZON Principal Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Brief Background Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon is currently the Principal Health Specialist at the Asian Development Bank where he champions Universal Health Coverage (UHC) all over Asia and the Pacific, supports countries in pursuing UHC, and provides advice on designing and implementing country UHC strategies. Dr. Banzon had a short stint as President & CEO of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) having been appointed in October 2011 by then President Aquino but tendered his resignation in January 2013 for personal reasons. PhilHealth recognized his contributions in the advancement of Kalusugan Pangkalahatan or Universal Health Care (UHC) in the country. He first joined the government as Vice President of PhilHealth in 2000 where he provided technical leadership in its shift from a traditional indemnity health insurer into a proactive health insurance program that addresses the health needs of both the formal and informal sector population. Eventually, he was given additional assignments by the Department of Health to help facilitate and enable the growth of generics medicines, and promote the use and application of information technology tools in the health sector. He was likewise a Regional Adviser for Health Economics and Financing of the World Health Organization-Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO-EMRO) where he advised countries in the Middle East and North Africa on improving their health systems and achieving UHC. He was also a Health Economist in WHO-Bangladesh and Senior Health Specialist for the World Bank. Dr. Banzon completed his medical degree in the UP College of Medicine in 1992 and later completed an MSc in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1998. He became a Clinical Associate Professor of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology. He also was Research Associate Professor of the UP-National School of Business and was an adjunct faculty of the Asian Institute of Management and Ateneo School of Government. In view of Dr. Banzon’s passion in his field, his alma mater gave him a much deserved recognition and was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award (Health Policy Development) by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in 2015. He was likewise tasked to give the commencement talks for the graduating medical classes of the UP College of Medicine in 2013 and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health in 2015. On his personal side, Dr. Banzon was born in Bacolod City in November 4, 1966, and graduated High School valedictorian from St. John’s Institute which has recognized him as one of its most outstanding alumni. He is married to Johanna Solon Banzon and they are blessed with three children, Juan Eduardo 16, Julian Francisco 12 and Julianna Fidelis 10.

Topic: Infirmaries and Level 1& 2 Hospitals and Their Critical Role in The Pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Philippines On November 16, at 2:45PM, The Plenary Hall

GAD S. LIM Principal Research Manager, Cambridge English Language Assessment

Brief Background Gad is Principal Research Manager at Cambridge Assessment where he leads research on International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Occupational English Test (OET), two English language proficiency exams used by international healthcare professionals. In that capacity, he has provided advice to health regulatory bodies and immigration authorities. Gad reviews for all major language testing journals, and has presented and published on various aspects of language teaching and testing. He has taught in higher education and trained language teachers in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He received his undergraduate degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, and his PhD from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Short Synopsis

Topic: Language Ability and Clinical Communication Skills in Quality Patient Care On November 16 at 3:15PM, The Plenary Hall

Beyond having good clinical knowledge, healthcare practitioners also need to communicate with patients effectively. In this talk, Mr. Gad Lim draws from research with healthcare professionals and with patients on the elements of effective communication in the healthcare context. Two related but distinct concepts need to be distinguished: language ability and clinical communication skills. Awareness of this distinction is the first step in ensuring that both are properly addressed, taught, and assessed, so that healthcare practitioners can deliver care that is safe and at the same time satisfying to patients.

MR. TERRY GRUNDY, MBA, J.P. Managing Director, Press Ganey (Australia/New Zealand/Asia)

Brief Background Mr. Terry Grundy has been at the cutting edge of healthcare consumer experience and quality improvement for over twenty years. He is the Managing Director of Press Ganey in Australia and oversees the management of projects in the Asia Pacific region, including a number of facilities in the Philippines.

Press Ganey is the world’s leading company in healthcare consumer experience and improvement with over 33,500 client facilities across 18 countries. Many of the world’s recognised high performers like The Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins, and the Cleveland Clinic engage Press Ganey – (289 of the 419 Magnet accredited organisations and 14 of the 19 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award winners), so there is an acute understanding of world’s best practice across all health care settings.

Other career highlights include Directorship of medical tourism organisations and specialized home care oncology in Australia.

Apart from the strategic partnering with health care organisations in the region, Terry also designs and delivers countless training programs assisting clients translate patient feedback into insightful information that drives quality improvement and organisational success. Terry’s experience in partnering every day with high, middle and low performing healthcare organisations, puts him in a unique position to present an evidence-based approach into the key factors that create and sustain excellence.

Short Synopsis

Topic: Defining and Improving the Patient Experience – What High Performers Do Differently On November 17 at 9:00AM, The Plenary Hall

Health care is a fascinating industry whose focus on quality and improvement is second to none. Thousands of staff in every health care setting have attended countless quality conferences, workshops and in-house training programs. If we all have been trained in these processes and latest tactics why is it that we have facilities that win awards and excel, and others that you hope a family member doesn’t need to attend? Do you also notice that some organisations move at different speeds when it comes to implementing change or sustaining ongoing quality improvement?

Press Ganey Associates, the world’s leading company in patient experience measurement and improvement with over 33,500 client facilities, conducts ongoing research to find out why. With many of the world’s recognised high performers, (289 of the 419 Magnet Hospitals – 14 of the 19 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award winners), the company is in a unique position to provide insight into world’s best practice across all health care settings. Press Ganey has found that high performers all do the same process improvement tactics that everyone does, but there are a number of fundamental key execution factors that set these high performers from the rest.

The presentation from Terry Grundy, the Managing Director of Press Ganey for the Asia Pacific Region, focuses on these factors and how the principles of high performance can easily be applied in any health care setting.

High performance starts with a simple, but powerful premise:

Those who succeed do so because their commitment flows from the right reasons: They make the patient the center of all strategic decisions, they focus on sustaining an engaged workforce, including all physicians, and importantly – they prove they are doing it – it is not just a framed statement on the wall. Terry will showcase industry examples of how these high performers are implementing and sustaining improvements and provide practical tips on applying the tactics in your own environment.

November 17, 2017, Morning

DR. CARL W. TAYLOR, J.D. Executive Director of Fraser Institute for Health and Risk Analytics

CEO, XCH, LLC, Princeton, NJ/Boca Raton, FL/Nairobi, and Kenya

Brief Background Dr. Carl Taylor holds a BS from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from the

University of Miami. An acknowledged leader in the area of innovation in healthcare and

disaster response, his current work runs from designing new dynamic approaches to risk

modeling, deploying strategies for risk mitigation, and sharing best practices for

succeeding in a changing healthcare risk environment. Combined experience from the

private sector, academia, and consulting all contribute to a broad based background

focused on the development and deployment of next generation strategies for knowledge

based healthcare event management.

Dr. Carl is the creator of AIMS, a leading disaster situational awareness tool, which has

grown from 7 users to nearly 1,000 within nine years and AMS a disaster management solution for low and middle-

income countries. Under Dr. Carl’s direction, the Center for Strategic Health Innovation at the University Of South

Alabama College Of Medicine created some of the earliest population health strategies which won both the Southern

Growth Policy Boards’ Innovator Award for Health Care and the Council of State Government Southern Legislative

Conferences’ Innovation of the Year Award for Health Care.

Dr. Carl has received commendations for his disaster response leadership from both the United States Senate and the

Governor of Louisiana including his work during Hurricane Katrina. The Center developed the Advanced Regional

Response Training Center, which to date has trained over 12,000 public health and hospital disaster professionals in

all facets of disaster preparedness and response. In 2010 Dr. Carl was named the Principal Investigator and Executive

Director for the creation of the National Center for Disaster Medical Response. The Center provides leadership to

HHS, State Health Departments, and others on national and international disasters whether man caused, naturally

occurring outbreaks or geo-physical events. Carl served on the CDC Team B for the Deep-water Horizon Gulf Oil

Spill. Presently Dr. Carl serves as Executive Director of the Fraser Institute for Health and Risk Analytics. Fraser

provides guidance in medical risk management to large insurers, private sector companies including hospitals and

medical providers. Fraser has provided guidance to the World Bank on risk mitigation for infectious disease outbreaks

and other naturally occurring events. His current work is focused on designing new approaches for dealing with

impacted populations during infectious disease outbreaks.

Finally, Dr. Carl serves as CEO of XCH. He and his Kenyan team are dedicated to enhancing disaster preparedness

and response in the developing world. XCH provides the systems and planning to enhance medical response-ability

to events including Ebola in Africa, MERS in the Middle East, earthquakes in Haiti, Zika in Florida, and the Syrian

refugee crisis.

He is also a member of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) as well as a contributor to their

quarterly newsletter including their most recent edition on the topic of Zika.

A frequent speaker, his most recent significant talks include:

Bugs, Barriers and Borders- on behalf of the World Bank- Marseille, France, 2015

Preparing for Extreme Risk- on behalf of the International Crisis Communication Conference- Orlando, Florida, 2015

The Flaws of Hazard Vulnerability Analysis- on behalf of KAU- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2015

Surge Capacity Management -on behalf of KAU- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2015

Challenges in Cyber Risk Response- on behalf of the MESH Coalition- Indianapolis, Indiana, 2015

Bugs, Barriers and Borders- on behalf of The International Emergency Management Society- Portland, Oregon, 2015

Leadership In A Changing Healthcare Environment- on behalf of Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, Fl., 2015

11 Rules to Change Hell-th Care- on behalf of the John Burns College of Medicine at the University of Hawaii-

Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015

The Flaws of Hazard Vulnerability Analysis in Predicting Extreme Risk- on behalf of the International Emergency

Management Society- Rome, Italy, 2015

Leadership in a Changing Healthcare Environment- on behalf of Unified Womens Health- National- Asheville, North

Carolina, 2015

Managing Reputation Risk- on behalf of a larger insurer- Ponte Vedre, Florida, 2015

Syrian Refugee Crisis- Joint Meeting of the World Bank and UNHCR- Paris, France, 2016

Improving Our Imagination of Disasters- Joint Meeting South Carolina Public Health Emergency Preparedness and

South Carolina Hospital Association-Columbia, South Carolina, 2016

Guide For Improving HealthCare Coalitions in Disaster Response- ADPH/NCDMR Leadership Conference, 2016

TOPIC: Healthcare Continuity and Connectivity in Times of Disaster

On November 17 at 930AM, The Plenary Hall

MS. JEMAIN DIAZ DE RIVERA Executive Director

Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines

(HIMAP)

Brief Background Jemain Tinio Diaz De Rivera is an opinion columnist, and concurrently the Executive Director of the Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP). The association represents corporations in the Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) industry which is the fastest-growing sub sectors in the IT & Business Process Management sector.

Jemain has extensive experience in marketing and corporate communications. Before joining HIMAP and Business Mirror, she was the Senior Manager of the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), Marketing and Sales Manager of Pharmacanada, Inc., Public Affairs Manager of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, and head of Edelman Public Relations in the Philippines. She handled government, corporate, and community accounts and projects for local, foreign, and multinational organizations.

A few of the organizations she had the opportunity of working with and caring for include Miriam College, Environmental Studies Institute, Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Ericsson Telecommunications, United Parcels Service, Caltex Philippines, and the Singapore Tourism Board

She was on top of communications, marketing, corporate social responsibility programs, and projects such as the Australia Day Celebration, Australian Film Festival, The Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative (Philippines), Singapore Country Promotions, and management of several crisis issues instrumental in building the organization and meeting corporate objectives.

Jemain also served as Assistant Governor Representative in district 3780 of Rotary Club International and Past President of Rotary Club Pearl of the Orient. She was a member of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, and is an alumna of the University of the Philippines.

Short Synopsis

Topic: Alternative Business Opportunities for Hospitals: Capitalizing on Strength On November 17 at 10:00AM, The Plenary Hall

Health information management services (HIMS) is the fastest-growing emerging subsectors within the Information Technology-Business Process Management outsourcing sector. It comprises three core areas—the payer or insurance segment, the provider, and the pharmaceuticals segments that constitute the overall healthcare outsourcing subsector.

In 2015, the size of the HIMS subsector was estimated to be US$ 33.4 billion. It is expected to grow to $59 billion by 2022. The key driving force behind the high uptake of outsourcing, as seen with the HIMS subsector, is the increased motivation to reduce the overall business cost and the aspiration to further expand the subsector through improved service levels. However, growing concerns regarding data security issues, especially if managed by a third-party provider, and the various regulatory processes followed in each country make it a challenge to serve different markets.

A review of some of the technology trends shows that cloud computing is beginning to finally fulfill its potential for the healthcare industry. Uptake has been relatively slower when compared to other industries, as the healthcare vertical has traditionally been more sensitive toward data security and information confidentiality. Having seen much progress in terms of overall cloud security, the industry is expected to witness higher demand from 2017 onward. With greater opportunities in terms of cost reduction and enhanced agility, cloud computing will become the new normal in the healthcare industry. All these represents alternative business opportunities for hospitals, as we capitalize on strengths available in the Philippines.

DR. RENATO U. SOLIDUM Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change, Department of Science and

Technology (DOST)

Officer-In-Charge, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Brief Background Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr. is a geologist having obtained a BS Geology degree from the University of the Philippines. He finished his M.Sc. in Geological Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. He has worked with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) since 1984 and became its Director in 2003 up to February 2017. He was appointed Undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change (DRR-CC) and assigned as Officer-In-Charge of PHIVOLCS since March 2017. In recognition of his contributions to disaster risk reduction in the Philippines, Dr. Solidum has received numerous awards, such as the Presidential Citation for Public Service, the Presidential Lingkod Bayan (Civil Servant) Award from the Civil Service Commission, the Professional of the Year in the field of Geology from the Professional Regulation Commission, the Excellence Award for Government Service from the Philippine Federation of Professional Associations and the Presidential Career Executive Service Award from the Career Executive Service Board. Dr. Solidum is part of many national and global initiatives related to disaster risk reduction. As DOST Undersecretary, he spearheads the department’s DRR-CC undertakings with different stakeholders.

Topic: Disaster Risk Reduction Management in Hospitals in the Philippines On November 17 at 10:30AM, The Plenary Hall

DR. HILTON Y. LAM, MHA, Ph.D Associate Professor (Research)

Director, Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies

Brief Background Hilton Lam is a Ph.D. trained Health Economist with extensive experience in modeling the public health systems, and health policy analysis in the Philippines. Dr. Lam has worked on various burden of illness studies, and have completed a study on the cost of chemotherapy for breast cancer, small cell carcinoma, nonsmall cell carcinoma, colon cancer, rectal cancer, Hodgkins Lymphoma, and NonHodgkins Lymphoma. He is also a member of the Philippine National Formulary’s (PNF) Formulary Executive Council (FEC) which reviews all medicines to be included and excluded from the national formulary. He is currently assisting the National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management (NCPAM) develop the overall design, training manual, and user manual for a national Health Technologies Assessment (HTA) program. Dr. Lam is presently he Director of the Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies (IHPDS) of the Philippine National Institutes of Health and teaches medical economics at the College of Medicine’s Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology course at the University of the Philippines, Manila.

Topic: Evidence-Based Issues in LGU Hospitals Key to Patient Safety On November 17 at 1:30 PM, The Plenary Hall

November 17, 2017, Afternoon

DR. AMER ALICER SABER Medical Center Chief, Amai Pakpak Medical Center

Brief Background Amer Alicer Saber was born on October 4, 1952 to a family dedicated to civil service. He is the 6th of the 8 children of the late Dr. Mamitua Desarip Saber of Marawi City and Orfia Sevilla Alicer who hailed from a prominent family of bankers and builders in Leyte. His late father was the first Filipino-Muslim conferred with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology at the University of Kansas, USA. He was also one of the founders of the Mindanao State University, a premier state university in Mindanao. Taking pride from his father’s long list of achievements and accolades, Amer Saber pursued his career as a medical professional. He took up his preparatory medicine course initially at the Silliman University in Dumaguete City in 1969 and later transferred to the University of the East in Manila where he eventually completed his bachelor’s degree in 1973. Encouraged by his passion to heal the sick, he went on to finish his medical degree in 1979 at the Southwestern University-College of Medicine in Cebu City. Dr. Saber began his career as a highly-respected civil servant and medical professional after earning his medical license in 1980 and became a resident physician at the Cebu Medical Center from 1981 to 1982. After this short stint, he decided it was time to serve his fellow Maranaos. He eventually moved back to Marawi City in 1983 and served as a resident physician at the Amai Pakpak General Hospital (APGH )under the Integrated Provincial Health Office of Lanao Del Sur. While at the APHG, Dr. Saber’s career continued to flourish as evidenced by his several promotions. In 1989, he was promoted from Medical Specialist III to Assistant Provincial Health Officer I. In the same year, he was sent to the University of the Philippines-College of Public Health in Manila where he earned his Master’s Degree in Public Health. Subsequently, he was promoted to the rank of Provincial Health Officer II in 1993. In 1998, he joined the observational tour that focused on successful family planning program implementation and hospital operations at the Muhammed Mahin Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, the Mohammadia District Hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Bikakabiin Agency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 1999, when APGH was converted into a medical center, Dr. Saber was appointed as its Medical Center Chief, the position he still holds today. On the fateful night of October 13, 2006, APMC was razed to the ground by an accidental fire caused by faulty electrical wiring, at time when the APMC century-old building just completed its full renovation. Undeterred, Dr. Saber saw this as an opportunity to further develop the Medical Center. To this day, the APMC continues its program of expansion with the objective of becoming a teaching and training hospital. Guided by its vision and mission, Dr. Saber envisions APMC to be the premier Medical Center in North Central Mindanao and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In recognition of his commendable initiatives, Dr. Saber was invited to join the 20th Anniversary of the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) in Okayama, Japan. Consequently, he was able to link APMC to international organization to strengthen the Medical Center’s program for emergency response and upgrade the hospital services through the training program in laparoscopic surgery offered by AMDA. On his personal life, Dr. Amer Saber is married to Luz Abapo Abarquez, who was a fellow medical student, and blessed with two children, Lumer Yassin and Sohra Amelou, a registered nurse. Lumer Yassin, who likewise holds a nursing degree, is raising two sons, Prince and Knight, with wife Johaima M. Alug.

Topic: Hospital Under Siege: A Marawi Story On November 17 at 2:00PM. The Plenary Hall

COL ANTONIO G PUNZALAN MC (GSC) Chief, Victoriano Luna Medical Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service

Command

Brief Background Specialty and Subspecialty

Internal Medicine Adult Cardiology

Medical School and Year Graduated Manila Central University 1985 Diplomate and Fellow in Internal Medicine Philippine Specialty Board of

Internal Medicine 1998 Diplomate and Fellow in Cardiology Philippine Specialty Board of Adult

Cardiology 2002 Current / Significant Past Position/s

Chief, Victoriano Luna Medical Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service Command Chief, Cardiovascular Service, Victoriano Luna Medical Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines

Health Service Command Consultant, Philippine Heart Center Consultant, New Era General Hospital Acting President, Philippine Associaton of Military Surgeons, Incorporated Acting Chief, Public Health Service Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service

Command Commanding Officer, First Forward MEDICS, Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center Acting Executive Officer, Victoriano Luna General Hospital, Armed Forces of the Philippines

Medical Center Chairman, Medical Board Number 1, Victoriano Luna General Hospital, Armed Forces of the

Philippines Medical Center Chairman, Technical Inspection and Acceptance Committee, Victoriano Luna General Hospital,

Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, Victoriano Luna General Hospital, Armed Forces of

the Philippines Medical Center Member, Department of National Defense Committee on Physical Examination, Office of the

Secretary of National Defense , General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines Other Significant Achievement/s Graduate of Command and General Staff Course Graduate of Command and Staff Operations Law Course

Graduate of Technical Service Officers Advance Course

Graduate of Technical Service Officers Basic Course

Graduate of Probationary Medical Officer Course

Short Synopsis

Topic: State of Philippine Military Hospitals On November 17 at 2:30PM, The Plenary Hall

Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) or Military Hospitals in the Philippines are located in the different parts of our archipelago. All MTFs adhere to the prescribed standards set forth by the Department of Health (DOH) and other accrediting institutions and that all organizational matters (missions, functions, capabilities, procedures, employment, conceptualization, composition, upgrading, downgrading, activation and deactivation) conform with the guidelines, regulations, policies, directives and current

thrusts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). There are thirty two (32) Military Treatment Facilities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao that are manned by Medical Corps (Military Doctors), Nurse Corps (Military Nurses) and Medical Administrative Corps (Allied Medical Professionals). Victoriano Luna Medical Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service Command in V Luna Avenue, Quezon City is a tertiary level training, DOH accredited hospital with a bed capacity of 1,200. It provides comprehensive tertiary healthcare services to active duty service members, their dependents and authorized civilians to prevent disease, restore health and maximize readiness. The rest of the treatment facilities are DOH accredited and classified as level I, II and Infirmary hospitals. The Presidential Security Group (PSG) Station Hospital at Malacanang Palace Park, Manila caters the medical and health needs of the President, militaries assigned at PSG, qualified civilian employees and their dependents and it is classified by the DOH as Infirmary hospital. The Medical Corps (MC), Nurse Corps (NC) and Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) are under the Technical Administrative Service (TAS) as their Branch of Service but due to the TAS Integration that was proposed this year they will be integrated to the different Major Services such as the Philippine Army (PA), Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Navy (PN). MC is one of the technical corps components of the AFP Medical Service. Primarily, they are the lead personnel in providing effective and efficient medical and health services to all military personnel, their dependents and authorized civilians. They are composed of military doctors who while employed in the military service are at the same time linked to their profession and to their own medical specialty organizations. NC provides nursing care and services necessary for the accomplishment of the mission set by the Medical Service. MAC performs administrative functions for the Medical Corps who give priority and devotion in performing purely professional duties.

ROMELL ANTONIO CUENCA Deputy Executive Director at Climate Change Office

Climate Change Commission A lawyer well-versed in corporate law and compliance, and issues related to competition law, anti-corruption, and public-private partnerships. He has extensive networks in government and the private sector, and has substantial experience in investor relations and information, policy work, national government liaison, and corporate and local governance. He specializes in the following Corporate Law and Compliance, Anti-corruption and Integrity, Public-Private Partnerships, Investor Relations, Government Liaison and Stakeholder Engagement, Development Management, Local Government Policy

Topic: Climate Change in the Philippines: Time to Get Serious On November 17 at 3:00 PM, The Plenary Hall

DR. K. HARALD DRAGER President, The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS)

Brief Background Dr. K. Harald Drager is one of the founders of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). He has been the President of TIEMS since 2002 and has contributed significantly to the development of the society.

He is the Managing Director of QUASAR Invest AS in Norway, a consultancy in global safety, emergency and disaster management. He earned his Master’s degree in control engineering from the Norwegian Technical University in 1967 and a Master’s degree from Purdue University in USA in industrial engineering in 1973. His specializations are international organizational development, emergency, disaster and risk management, and project management. He has done consultancy work for numerous clients internationally, which include the World Bank/International Finance Corporation, NATO and the European Commission. He has been project manager of several international research and development projects for methods and software development in risk, emergency and disaster management. He was employed by Det norske Veritas, in 1967 and a member of the Board of Directors of the company for 5 years until he left the company in 1983 and founded his own consultancy firm. He took the initiative to establish TIEMS, and was the International Vice President of TIEMS since its inauguration in 1994 until 2002, when he took over as TIEMS President. He has published numerous papers internationally on emergency, risk and disaster management.

He was TIEMS representative in the EU funded NARTUS project with the responsibility for consensus building and establishing the PSC Europe Forum, an all-stakeholder forum for public safety communication. PSC Europe Forum is a self-governed organization after it was launched at the end of the NARTUS project in 2009, which arranges two assembly conferences each year and is a leading global advocate for standardization and research initiatives in public safety communication. He was/is a member of the advisory board/user boards of the EU projects, namely: ACRIMAS, OPTI-ALERT, CRISMA, ARCHIMEDES, EDEN, TAWARA_RTM, PHAROS, RESCUER, TARGET and DRIVER. He was a European Commission appointed evaluator for the EU Security Calls for FP7 2013, and the Horizon 2020 Call for Secure Societies in 2014. He is TIEMS Project leader in the EU ASSET Project (Action plan on Science in Society related issues in Epidemics and Total pandemics), a four year project which started in 2014, and TIEMS Project leader in the EU HERACLES Project (HEritage Resilience Against CLimate Events on Site), a 3 year project which started in 2016.

He was given the 2011 Certificate of Appreciation by IAEM (International Association of Emergency Managers), with the following words of appreciation, “It is rare that IAEM recognizes someone who is not a member of IAEM; but Mr. Drager, through his leadership of our partner organization, TIEMS, has served our profession with distinct thinking globally and acting locally to create a society of academics within our profession. This has been a commitment of over a decade of dedicated service by a committed individual that IAEM recognizes as a service to our profession”.

He was appointed Professor Chair for 4 years in 2014 at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He was also appointed Visiting Professor at North Western University in Xian in China in 2016 for 2 years.

Topic: TIEMS Worldwide Efforts Towards More Resilient Societies On November 18 at 8:30AM, The Maynila Ballroom

November 15 - 18, 2017, Morning

DR. QU GUOSHENG Vice President

The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS)

Brief Background QU Guosheng, is a Doctor and Professor of Earth Sciences and a Deputy Director of S&T Committee He was the Former Chief Engineer of National Earthquake Response Support Service (NERSS), China Earthquake Administration (CEA). Deputy General Team Leader of China International Search and Rescue Team since 2009 and also an expert group leader of Search and Rescue of China Earthquake Administration. He is the vice president of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) since 2011 and TIEMS Vice President, China chapter since 2009. He was the Director, Digital Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Management Research Center, IDC, Peking University since 2009 and an expert in the field of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of Ministry of S&T of China from 2015-2020, and a Global Expert of UNDP on Emergency Management since 2012. Dr. QU is also an expert of disaster mitigation group of IAP and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) program, ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and a member of global experts of UNDP in disaster mitigation. He is a Standing Committee Member, Special Committee for Risk Analysis and Crisis Management under China Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and an Expert of Comprehensive Disaster Research Group supervised by Ministry of Science & Technology since 1993. He has an extensive experience from research activity and operation of USAR teams, especially in emergency and risk management, earthquake disaster on-site search and rescue (SAR) as the Deputy Director and Chief Engineer (2004-2012) of NERSS and Deputy General Team Leader of China International SAR Team (2009-now) for many times (Pakistan, Indonesia, Wenchuan, Yushu, Lushan of China, Nepal), and as decision-maker for many disaster coordination and commanding. As Deputy General Team Leader of China International SAR, he has lead the team to pass the INSARAG External Certification (IEC) as heavy USAR team in 2009 and IER INSARAG External Recertification (IER) as heavy USAR team in 2014. He has guided more than 10 master and doctoral students and has published more than 100 papers in earth science, earthquake risk analysis, emergency response and SAR of earthquake disasters. Short Synopsis

Topic: Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Capacity Buildings and Disaster Responses in Asia and Pacific Area On November 18, 9:00AM, The Plenary Hall

Dr. QU talk shall touch on global earthquake disasters and Castastrophic Incident Search And Rescue (CISAR) activities, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)/Computer Emergency Readiness Team(CERT) capacity buildings and disaster response in China. He will also talk about what we can do during emergencies and disasters including discussions on China’s Search And Rescue (SARs) for Asia and Pacific, as well as TIEMS’ function and activities during emergency operations. Another interesting part of his presentation is the On-Site Coordination and SAR Operations where Dr. QU will discuss lessons learned from earthquake disasters, as well as emergency response and rescue during earthquake catastrophe.

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CARL W. TAYLOR Executive Director

Fransier Institute for Health and Risk Analysis XCH-LLC (Kenya)

Topic: Hospital Connectivity – Installation of Software & Training of Communication Officer & Disaster Response Team On November 17, at 9:30 AM, The Plenary Hall

JAIME A. ALMORA, MD Vice President for Luzon

Philippine Hospital Association

Topic: Overview of Mutual Assistance Agreement On November 17, at 10:30 AM, The Plenary Hall

ANGELI MEDINA, MPA, BSN, CHPCP, CBCP, AMBCI, CEN Executive Director & Acting President, TIEMS Philippine Chapter

Brief Background

Angeli is presently a Nurse Educator at New York Harbor Healthcare System VA. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, College of Nursing and earned her Masters in Public Administration with Focus on Public Policy from the University of Hawaii. She is a DRI Certified Business Continuity Professional, DRI Certified Healthcare Provider Continuity Professional, Associate Member of UK Business Continuity Institute, Certified Emergency Nurse and Trauma Nurse Certified. Angeli received her training on Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty and Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) from the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Anniston, Alabama. She received a scholarship on disaster management training scholarship from the National Disaster Health Consortium, Wright State University, College of Nursing, Dayton, Ohio. She is a Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor. She also received her certification on Basic and Advance Disaster Life Support Certification from the National Disaster Life Support Foundation.

Her article on “Promoting a Culture of Disaster Preparedness” was presented during the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto and published by the Journal of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning, Henry Stewart Publications, London. Her other articles on disaster preparedness

were published by the Nurses Association ENA Connection. She has given presentations on “Nurses Healing the World: Climate Change & The Fight for Climate Justice” during 2014 & 2015 Left Forum at the City University of New York and at the nursing conferences in New York and Philippines. She is a member of the New Association of Contingency Professionals, Disaster Recovery International (DRI), and DRI Healthcare Continuity Committee.

Angeli is also a member of the Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) at New York Harbor Healthcare System and participated in deployment to support national security events, such as Presidential Inauguration and Independence Day celebration. Angeli is an active member of the New York City Medical Reserve Corps and Healthcare Continuity Reserve Corps under the Philippine Hospital Association Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee.

Topic: Overview of Healthcare Continuity Reserve Corps (HCRC) On November 18 at 11:00AM, The Maynila Ballroom