Past, Present, Future

 

We attended a special mass at the Seminary in thanksgiving for all the blessings this past year before proceeding with a Christmas gathering of SHAREACHILD alumni.  The mass celebrant Fr Doy mentioned that we should look back to our past with GRATITUDE, to our present with LIFE and to our future with HOPE.

These are friends with whom I spent many summers at camp at Matutinao Elementary School in Badian and in Kawasan Falls.  

Innovation Hub

 

I am locking myself in my condo unit until I finish our big ticket research proposal for V-HIVE.  Not having any talents in business or enterprise, I need to take notes on how RESEARCH can make us money for all the other plans we have for the Innovation Hub.

We need to raise funds for monetary prize for RESEARCH Awards to incentivize research engagements.

Just so I don't forget, I am parking this INNOVATION idea here for laters:

INNOVATIONS IN SURGERY:

1.  Vaccuum-assisted wound closure.  We've had a number of reopened surgical site infections which I think could have benefitted from vaccuum-assisted negative pressure closure.  We need this kind of innovation that would not be too expensive.

2.  Biomanufactured Tissues like Skin, Bone and Muscles

Aquaponics

 I keep thinking about DESIGNS for aquaponic garden, combining tilapia fish and green leafy vegetables in one sustainable system where waste is converted to resource and water is conserved and gravity helps with distribution:

1.  Water flow.  Series of fish tanks with pipes providing continous source of aeration for the fish tanks.  Water flows by gravity, but the bottom tank needs to connect to the top tank via pump.

7Ms to make 2026 work!

We have a 9-day holiday coming up but I will need to focus on preparing the HeaRTNovation Hub proposal for submission.  For now, here are 7Ms that I will need to cultivate to make 2026 work.

 

How to Use the BREAK strategically without working

 

Christmas 2025

 

For today is Christmas, time for family!

Just so I don't forget, I am parking this INNOVATION idea here for laters:

We've had a number of reopened surgical site infections which I think could have benefitted from vaccuum-assisted negative pressure closure.  We need this kind of innovation that would not be too expensive.

HIV Forum and Research Proposal Contest 2025

 

We made it!

When fires HIT close to us

As I entered the hospital for our usual rounds and for an annual photo shoot, I noticed a lot of patient tramsfers being facilitated, and a lot of people looking upwards.

Healthy

 You're healthy and you might not even know it.

#APMR2025

It's that time of year when I get dolled up and present my 10-minute annual accomplishment report.

Points to think about at 47

 

Questions to ask teams at the end of the year

 

Christmas Wish for Health

It's the #HealthXPH tweetchat before Christmas and people have started fo attend Misa de Gallo.

1.  What is your Christmas wish for the healthcare system of your country and community?

2.  What is your Christmas wish for your own personal health?

3.  Do you have any health resolutions this Christmas?

Small Changes in the Right Direction

You can't please everyone so don't even try.  It would just be a waste of time.

Serving a government hospital, we want to find ways to make things easier for employees and more efficient to deliver our targets. Innovation is key.  There is need to do research, and by this I mean:

1.  Identifying the problem

2.  Identifying the barriers and enablers to solving a problem - collecting data so that the solution is based on evidence

3.  Innovating on policies and process flows that can solve the problem by changing the way things are done, preferrably utilizing technology to make things easier and more efficient and less costly - analyzing data and making conclusions and recommendations.

4.  Discovering best practices that may be replicated and strengthened once there is proof of concept and proof of solution

5.  Monitoring and feedbacking and documentation to tell the story

What works and where did we go wrong.

Millenials tend to engage in things that have meaning to them.  They are no longer like their predecessors who would blindly follow and say "yes sir/madam" or instead of answering "no" would respond instead with "ok po, gagawan ko ng paraan..."

This feels like a sieve identifying needs versus wants.  It is important to focus on one's priorities so as not to be distracted by cheap frills and negativities.  Keep your eye on the prize.

LEADERS use their wings to fly

These are some of the things expected of leaders.

People are generally obedient to set rules if instructions are clearly given.  Leaders don't even need to give task assignments.  They just need to make sure the whole team has the same vision and that we are all moving towards the same direction.

Don't play favorites but use carrots or sticks.  Be generous with praise.  Be private with correction and criticism.  Give more emphasis on merit than connections.

Nobody is perfect.  Leaders need to lead by example exhibiting honesty and humility.  Asking for help is the best way to gain trust.

Sometimes you feel that keeping quiet and inhibiting oneself from making comments and expressing opinions is the best way to keep the peace, but it's like ducks in a pond:  above the water everything is calm and still, not realizing that underneath the tranquility, all the hidden negativities keep paddling where you can't see or hear them.  Better to be out in the open about one's feelings, thoughts and emotions compared to repressing and losing one's voice.

 

Labor and Delivery

Doing what I love doing - being part of the miracle of bringing in new life into the world.  It's like riding a bicycle.  You never really forget the skills and maneuvers, like outlet forceps delivery.  It's muscle memory!  It's a bit sad that this skill is slowly disappearing, but happy for mothers whose labor can be expedited without much harm to mother and baby if done properly.

Happy birthday Kalia!  You're a gift from God!