26TH PAMET MIDYEAR CONVENTION
Forging the Future of Medical Technology Towards Digital Laboratory Medicine

MAY 24-26,2022 | MARCO POLO PLAZA
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26th PAMET Midyear Convention to be hosted by PAMET Cebu with the theme "Forging the Future of Medical Technology towards Digital Laboratory Medicine" on May 24-26, 2022 at Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, Nivel Hills, Cebu City.

This will be the first "Hybrid Convention Platform" following the Minimum Public Health Standards of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and compliance to health regulations of local authorities.

Come and visit the Queen City of the South and experience the Cebuano culture and hospitality.

Experience CEBU!

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Schedule of Activities / Program

Time Topics Speaker / Lecturer
MAY 24, 2022
1:00 NAVIGATING NEW LANDSCAPES AND FORMULATING STRATEGIES AT THE TAIL-END OF PANDEMIC: A CLINICAL LABORATORY SETTING / ROBERT MANAOIS, RMT, DBA
1:00 RECENT UPDATES ON UNDERSTANDING STANDARD PERFORMANCE OF MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS ROSLYN DE MESA-RODRIGUEZ, RMT, PHD
2:30 THE ROLE OF MONOCYTE DISTRIBUTION WIDTH AND INTERLEUKIN-6 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATION DUE TO INFECTION DISEASES DR TSE WEI POH
3:15 MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS AND ITS ROLE IN MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPLANT PATIENTS DR RAYMUNDO LO, FPSP, FCAP, FASCP
5:00 OPENING CEREMONIES
MAY 25, 2022
8:00 TRANSITIONING FROM PANDEMIC TO ENDEMIC: RESILIENCE & PREPAREDNESS DR MARY JEAN LORECHE, FPSP, FPSO
9:00 THE MEDICAL LABORATORY: ARMOR OF DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL THREATS DR JUANITO ZUASULA JR
10:00 FUNDAMENTAL FRAMEWORK OF BIOSAFETY PROGRAM IN CLINICAL LABORATORIES RONALDO PUNO, RMT, MBA-H
11:00 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DECISION SCIENCE IN CLINICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT ROMMEL SACEDA, RMT, MBA
12:00 LUNCH BREAK
1:00 UTILIZING CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS (CE) IN MEASURING HBA1C ROBERT MANAOIS, RMT, DBA
2:00 ERGONOMICS IN THE LABORATORY DR LOHINDREN ADORABLE, DPBRM, FPARM
3:00 REPURPOSING COVID-19 FACILITIES TO MOLECULAR HEMATOLOGY MARK RAYMUND NAVA, RMT, MSMT
4:00 THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IN THE AGE OF DIGITALIZATION, AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MA FRIEDA HAPAN, RMT, PHD
MAY 26, 2022
8:00 BRIDGING THE GAP IN DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE: THE PURPOSE AND PRACTICALS MARIA TERESA RODRIGUEZ, RMT, EdD, MLS(ASCPi)CM
9:00 BURNOUT AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS DR GLENDA BASUBAS, FPPA (Life), FPCAM, IFAPA
10:00 PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (PRBOMT) UPDATES HON. MARILYN CABAL-BARZA
11:00 RISK-BASED APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES OLIVER SHAYNE DUMAOAL, RMT, MSMT, CBO, IFBA PC
12:00 LUNCH BREAK
1:00 ADVANCEMENTS IN LABORATORY TESTING IN IMPROVING COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA CARE DR ALBERT RAFANAN, FCCP, FASSM, FPCP, FPCCP, FPSSM
2:00 UPDATES ON HIV TESTING IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE RAPID HIV DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM (RHIVDA) DR CHAMBERLAIN AGTUCA, RMT, FPSMS, DPSP
3:00 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST IN THE ACADEME DR ANETTE SALILLAS, RMT, FPSP, FASCP, MIAC
4:00 REQUIRED STEPS IN METHOD VALIDATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY SYSTEMS JOVY CARL ACUEZA, RMT, MPH

Registration Process

PAMET Membership

Registration is ONLY available to those who have an ACTIVE membership status for year 2022 and beyond. To update your membership status, please contact your respective chapter representatives. (CLICK TO VIEW THE PAMET CHAPTER DIRECTORY).

Pay the registration fee and secure a screenshot / image of your transaction details.

In-person Attendees
Limited slots only
Virtual Participants
Late Registration Php 6,800.00
good for 100 slots only
Php 2,500.00
from April 19, 2022 to May 16, 2022
Student Registration ------- Php 1,000.00
Unionbank GCASH
Account No. : 1094 3032 4079
Account Name : Prince Lee Balaba
GCash No. : 0918 649 2206
Account Name : Prince Lee Balaba

For PAMET Members
  1. Go to the PAMET Member Page here and log in to your PAMET Web Account
  2. Click on CPD Activities and select the "26th PAMET Midyear Convention : Forging the Future of Medical Technology Towards Digital Laboratory Medicine".
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For Students
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