Announcement from the Specialty Board:



Exam Announcement:

The Specialty Board of the Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) announces the following:

A. Diplomate Certifying Examination Dates

1. Written Examination – January 11, 2015 (Sunday)

2. Oral Examination – January 25, 2015 (Sunday)

Venue to be advised.

B. Eligibility Requirements

NEW APPLICANTS:

3.2.1. Certificate attesting to being a diplomate of good standing of the Philippine College of Physicians.

3.2.2. Certificate of being an associate member of the PCCP for at least one (1) year from the induction date. Must be updated with membership dues.

3.2.3. Certificate of completion of fellowship in a PCCP accredited pulmonary fellowship training program.

3.2.4 Submit copy (hard and electronic copy) of completed research paper as required in the Standard and Requirements for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program.

Examination Fee: P 4,000 (for written and oral examination)

Other requirement: membership record update form

RE-TAKERS:

3.2.1. Certificate attesting to being a diplomate of good standing of the Philippine College of Physicians.

3.2.2. Must be updated with PCCP membership dues.

Examination Fee: P 2,000 (for written examination)

Other requirement: membership record update form

C. References

I. Textbook

i. Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine 5th edition Elsevier Inc. 2010

ii. Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3rd Edn. M. J. Tobin. Chapters 5, 12, 15.

II. Outputs from the PCCP Councils approved by the Board of Directors and other Internationally Recognized Guidelines in Respiratory Medicine

A. PCCP Guidelines

i. Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the Philippines – 2011

ii. Philippine Consensus Report on the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma – 2009

iii. Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) and Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Disease (PSMID) - Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Adult Filipinos: CPG No. 3 - 2003 Updates and CPG Vol 2, No. 3 - 2006 Updates

iv. PCCP and PSMID - Philippine Practice Guidelines Group for Infectious Diseases Task Force on Community - Acquired Pneumonia – Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis, Empiric Management and Prevention of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults – 2010 Update

v. Proceedings from Ethical Moments in Respiratory Care: Withholding and Withdrawal of Ventilatory Support – March 8, 2002

vi. PCCP, PSMID, Philippine Society of Nephrology - Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Leptospirosis - 2010

vii. PCCP Consensus Statement on the Performance and Reporting of Spirometry Testing - 2012

B. American Thoracic Society

i. ATS/IDSA Guidelines on Management of Adult HAP, VAP, and Health-care Associated Pneumonia 2005

C. American College of Chest Physicians

i. ACCP Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer 2013

ii. Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) Guidelines 2011

iii. Evidence-based Guidelines for Weaning and Discontinuing Ventilatory Support 2001

D. Other Guidelines

i. Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Guidelines 2014

ii. GOLD Guideline for COPD – Updated 2014

iii. International Standards in Tuberculosis Care - 2014

iv. National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of the Department of Health 2013

v. Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline – 2012

vi. ARDS Net Trials

vii. Clinical Guidelines for the Evaluation, Management and Long-term Care of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults J Clin Sleep Med 2009 June 15; 5 (3) 263-276

viii. Evaluation of Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders in Adults Sleep 2006 Mar 1; 29 (3) 381-401

Deadline for submission of application will be on November 21, 2014 (Friday).

The Specialty Board in Pulmonary Medicine, 2014-2015:

Chairman ANABELLA M. GUARDIARIO, MD, FPCCP

Secretary GRACITA RIGONAN-RAMOS, MD, FPCCP

Members MANUEL C. JORGE II, MD, FPCCP

ABNER T. KOH, MD, FPCCP

DAPHNE D. BATE, MD, FPCCP

PATRICK GERARD L. MORAL, MD, FPCCP

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