Social media in the context of healthcare is not a “new thing.” In fact, healthcare providers and patients have all been engaged in these kinds of activities, unknowingly, as a result of the behavioral trend of posting and sharing personal activities online through social media sites. Think about it–in 2012, it was reported by Socialbakers (Source: Rappler article) that 27,720,300 Facebook users a...

INVITATION FOR NOMINATION Keio University Medical Science Fund is now accepting nominations for the Keio Medical Science Prize 2015. Established in 1996, Keio University annually awards the Keio Medical Science Prize to recognize researchers who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of medicine or life sciences. Keio Medical Science Prize 2015 Criteria Nominee must have a breakt...

On February 2015, we will connect healthcare to the rest of the digital world through the 1st Philippine Healthcare Social Media Summit in Cebu City, Philippines. In this event, we will be celebrating “Synergies in Social Media and Healthcare." Tracks to be covered in this summit: Track 1. Social Media and Medical ProfessionalismSocial media is changing the way healthcare professionals are inter...

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) celebrates the 10th National Biotechnology Week (NBW) on 24-29 November 2014. The NBW celebration is annually celebrated by the DOST together with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Trade and Industry (D...

Dr. Geroncio Fajardo, a Balik-Scientist from Scottdale, Georgia, held the “Successful Scientific Writing: Strategies and Practical Examples in Writing Up and Publishing Data” on October 23-24, 2014 at the DOST 7 Conference Room, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. This was attended by health researchers in the region. Dr. Fajardo discussed the topics on the section of a scientific article, writing an abstr...