Aesculap Academy Philippines Newsletter

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1 From L-R: Dr. Elsa Castro, Director ANSAP s Healthcare Institute; Dr. Reuben Flores, member of ANSAP s Multisectoral Governance Coalition; Dr. Maria Linda Buhat, ANSAP President; Lih Chyun Yeong, B. Braun Managing Director; Juan Miguel Ignacio, B. Braun Product Manager; and, Ma. Cecilia Victoria Cannon, Aesculap Academy Manager. AA Strengthens Partnership with Association of Nurse Administrators A MEMORANDUM of agreement has been signed between B. Braun Philippines, through its continuing education arm Aesculap Academy, and the Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines, Inc. (ANSAP) last March 17, ensuring the continuation of safe and quality nursing practices in intravenous therapy through its Intravenous Therapy Refresher Courses. The Intravenous Therapy Refresher Courses are designed to provide nurses with the latest information and skills related to infusion therapy. The three-day program gives participants 24 continuing education units, which may be applied for renewal of ANSAP IV Therapy Cards. Since 2004, the course has seen a total of 25,754 nurses taught over 362 courses. Under the renewed MOA spanning March 17, 2016 to March 17, 2019, the Intravenous Therapy Refresher Courses will continue to be offered in Aesculap Academy, in coordination with ANSAP, utilizing qualified lecturers and trainers as designated by ANSAP s board of directors. Representing B. Braun Philippines during the MOA signing in the Manila Hotel were Managing Director Lih Chyun Yeong and Aesculap Academy Manager Ma. Cecilia Victoria Cannon, with ANSAP representatives President Dr. Maria Linda Buhat and ANSAP Healthcare Institute Director Dr. Elsa Castro. Aesculap Academy is an independent division of B. Braun, involved in providing continuing education to healthcare practitioners through partnerships with strategic medical and allied societies. - Katherine Rose Francisco, B. Braun Philippines Corporate Communications

2 Aesculap Academy PH Completes 50th Hemodialysis Training Program for Nurses ON 29 FEBRUARY 2016, 38 aspiring renal nurses graduated from Aesculap Academy and B. Braun Avitum s 50 th Hemodialysis Training Program for Nurses. First offered in 2007, the Hemodialysis Training is known among young Filipino nurses as one of the most comprehensive seminars on renal nursing available in the country. On top of the week-long didactics, which equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide hemodialysis treatment and efficient care to renal patients, it also includes a four-week clinical skills training in a B. Braun Dialysis Center in which participants are able to apply the principles of hemodialysis in an actual dialysis facility. Class topnotcher Amazing Grace M. Carlos shares her experience during the training: I felt more confident with my skills especially when cannulating. I was able to familiarize myself with machine operation, including priming, termination, disinfection and troubleshooting. This course has also taught me to be flexible. I was not just a renal nurse during our training but also a dialysis technician and, I loved it! Nurses and Techs Enhance Skills in Dialysis Treatment and participating B. Braun dialysis centers. Having recognized the dialysis technician s role as member of the renal healthcare team, the 24 participants were trained on the principles of water treatment system, basic piping procedure, and dialyzer reprocessing. Daniel Romano, an aspiring technician, said that he was clueless on how dialysis works and what technicians do; and, the course helped a lot in giving him the needed information and skills. Participants with Mr. Eduardo Rodriguez, Managing Director of B. Braun Avitum Philippines (fifth from right) and Course Director Muhammad Hanif (fourth from Left). AS PART of Aesculap Academy s comprehensive education program on renal care, a Dialysis Technician Course (DCT) was conducted on April 4-29 at the Aesculap Academy facility Another participant, Sherwin Chu, who is also a nurse, shared, [the course] was a big help on my part, especially about the [water] system, because all of the things that I have experienced in the unit is more on patient care only. The DCT course complements the clinical skills being taught during the Hemodialysis Training, as well as provides technical skills necessary for nurses who wish to work outside the Philippines. 2

3 AA, ORNAP Educate a Hundred Nurses Thru Periop Nursing Workshops AESCULAP ACADEMY (AA) and the Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc. (ORNAP), led by its President Aurora Aralar and Continuing Education Chair Odella Antonio, conducted a series of seminars and workshops on perioperative nursing from January to April A total of 114 participants from different hospitals in Metro Manila nearby provinces in Luzon attended the four learning sessions which focused on the most common surgical procedures in the Philippines: cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and laparoscopy, including the proper care and maintenance of surgical instruments. Medical experts in the field of surgery were invited to discuss the anatomy and surgical procedures as well as the roles of nurses as members of the surgical team, as seen from the eyes of a surgeon. Highly skilled and experienced perioperative nurses from the Philippine General Hospital, Philippine Heart Center and St. Luke s Medical Center, on the other hand, talked about the standard operating procedures for each surgery as well as the competencies required of operating room nurses. The course is an eye-opener Learning must go on because there are new trends in the [perioperative nursing] field that we must be familiar with. Sterile Processing Specialists certified by the German Sterile Supply, Rony Fajilagutan, RN and Dr. Bong Castro, also discussed the instrument cycle, and demonstrated how to perform various tests to check the functionality of the surgical instruments. Participants were especially appreciative of the hands-on workshop, in which they had first-hand experience in handling different basic and special instruments, and also shared best practices with nurses from other institutions. The course is an eye-opener Learning must go on because there are new trends in the [perioperative nursing] field that we must be familiar with, shared one participant. ORNAP and AA have been in partnership since 2010 and are due to renew the memorandum of agreement after the ORNAP National Convention in July Photos (Top-Bottom): Dr. Avenilo L. Aventura, Jr., a Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Consultant from the Philippine Heart Center provides a review of the anatomy of the heart and circulatory system as well as an overview of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; Mark Mendoza, a Minimally Invasive and Robotics Operating Room Nurse from St. Lukes Medical Center - Global City discusses the phases of operative nursing care in minimally invasive surgery; Lydia De Castro, Vice-President of ORNAP and Head Nurse from the Philippine General Hospital demonstrates the use of different surgical instruments for neurosurgery; German Certified Sterile Processing Specialist Dr. Bong Castro demonstrates how to perform visual inspection on surgical instruments. 3

4 AA-Supported Continuing Medical Education Activities Workshop on Basic Suturing, Knot Tying, and Intestinal Repair and Anastomosis and Introduction to the Short Stitch Technique THE CLOSURE Technologies Division of B. Braun, with the support of Aesculap Academy, and the endorsement of the Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery (PCAS), Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS), Philippine Society of General Surgeons (PSGS), and the Philippine Hernia Society (PHS), conducted a series of surgical skills workshops designed to teach participants the different techniques in wound closure. On 06 February, over 25 residents and interns from the Surgery, OB-GYN and Family Medicine departments of Batangas Medical Center (BMC) attended the "Basic Suturing, Knot Tying, Introduction to the Short Stitch Technique and Intestinal Repair and Anastomosis Workshop" which was designed to help familiarize them with the different knot-tying and suturing techniques through lectures and return demonstrations. Up north in Pampanga, more than 60 residents and consultants from different hospital all over Central and North Luzon converged at Jose B. Lingad Memorial and Regional Hospital (JBLMRH) on April 16 to participate in the one-day program, Basic Principles of Hernia Repair Using Tissue Adhesive and New Concept of Abdominal Wound Repair: Short Stitch Technique, which offered an introduction to a new concept in abdominal wound closure, the short stitch technique, an overview of the different surgical management of inguinal hernia, and a live demonstration of hernia repair using tissue adhesive. Experts in the field of surgery who served as workshop faculty include Drs. Noel Evangelista, Andrew Jay Pusung, Jericho Thaddeus Luna, PHS Board Member Vivencio Jose P. Villaflor, PCAS Executive Director Alfred Allen Buenafe, and PHS President Jose Macario Faylona. A half-day session targeted towards 20 OB-GYN consultants was also organized on April 2 at the Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery in San Juan City. Dubbed FORGET THE PAST (Post Abdominal Surgery Threats) In OB-GYN, the program offered an overview on wound infection in OB-GYN surgery, and up-to-date didactic sessions with regard to the short stitch technique. 4

5 Aesculap Academy Philippines Basic Suturing Workshop for Residents and Interns latoc, a pool of faculty comprised of Drs. Neil Mendoza, Enrique Hilario Esguerra and Jeremy Tan, started the program with lectures on the Principles and Theories of Surgical Skills Acquisition, Wound Healing, and Surgical Site Infection, Prevention and Management. An add-on lecture on the use of polihexanide for wound treatment capped the didactics session and preceded the demo and graded return demo on the different wound suturing techniques. AT THE close of quarter 1, the Metro Manila (MMC) and Cebu-Eastern Visayas (CEVC) Chapters of the Philippine Society of General Surgeons (PSGS), in collaboration with Aesculap Academy and B. Braun, conducted back-to-back workshops on Basic Skills Development in Wound Closure Techniques, a oneday skills training which covers basic knot tying, handling of basic suturing instruments, and techniques in basic wound suturing. Sixty-seven (67) residents from PSGS accredited Training Programs in Metro Manila and nearby Luzon provinces participated in the workshop conducted at the Aesculap Academy facility in Taguig City on April 23. In Cebu, a total of 194 doctors attended the similar skills training conducted separately on April at Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine. Graduates of the workshop in Cebu may apply their learned skills by joining the Society s surgical missions. Led by PSGS MMC President Dr. Maria Cheryl Cucueco and Course Director Dr. Albert S. Palpal- Photos (Clockwise): PSGS MMC President Dr. Maria Cheryl Cucueco welcomes the participants of the 1st Suturing Workshop of PSGS MMC for 2016; Course Director Dr. Albert Palpal-latoc demonstrates the correct way of tying a knot; Participants practice the different suturing techniques in preparation for the graded practicum. 5