Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium - Cvhrdc

29/05/2025

𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐂𝐕𝐇𝐑𝐃𝐂 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲

“𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ, 𝑛𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛. 𝐻𝐸𝑅𝐷𝐼𝑁 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒. 𝐼𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐼𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠,” said Dr. Virginia G. Bilgera, Regional Director of DOST Region 02 & Chairperson of CVHRDC.

In a continuing effort to strengthen the health research information ecosystem in the Philippines, the Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium (CVHRDC), in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), conducted a Health Research and Development Information Network (HERDIN) Orientation today via Zoom.

HERDIN serves as the national health research information management system and is the official repository of health research in the country. Managed by DOST-PCHRD, the platform provides a centralized and accessible database for collecting, organizing, and disseminating health research outputs. It plays a vital role in promoting evidence-based policymaking, fostering research collaboration, and supporting national development goals in the health sector.

The orientation aimed to familiarize participants with the HERDIN platform and its features, demonstrate how to register and upload research outputs, highlight the importance of open access to health research, and encourage institutions to become active HERDIN partners.

Attended by over 100 participants from various consortium member institutions, offered more than just technical know-how—it empowered them to amplify the reach and relevance of their research. By contributing to HERDIN, researchers from the Cagayan Valley region can ensure that their work becomes part of the national health knowledge base, accessible to policymakers, institutions, and fellow researchers across the country and beyond. This increased visibility not only validates their efforts but also opens doors to collaboration, funding opportunities, and policy influence.

Researchers, health professionals, academic institutions, and research staff across the region are encouraged to leverage HERDIN as a tool for greater visibility and impact of their work.

The initiative reflects CVHRDC’s and DOST-PCHRD’s shared vision of enhancing transparency, accessibility, and the practical use of locally generated health research to shape more responsive health policies and programs.

29/05/2025

GOOD NEWS!
𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟎𝟐 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆! 💙
We're inviting interested and qualified applicants for the following Contract of Service Positions:
𝐎𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐕
𝐎𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈
What are you waiting for? Apply now and join the DOST R02 workforce!
Applicants with special needs will be provided the following:
•wheelchair
•hearing aid
•ramp
•gender-sensitive restrooms
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤.
This office highly encourages all interested and qualified applicants, members of indigenous communities, and those with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE), to apply.
Interested and qualified applicants should signify their interest in writing. Attach the following documents to the application letter and send them to the address below no later than June 11, 2025.
For application sent through email, kindly indicate in the subject:
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱_𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲
Email your applications at: hrdost2@gmail.com

26/05/2025

📌𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝐸𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑠 — 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡!

The Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium (CVHRDC), in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST PCHRD)

What: 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍) 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
When: May 29, 2025, Thursday, 1:00 PM
Where: Via Zoom

🔓 𝑁𝑜𝑤 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛!
Scan the QR code or click this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/PCHRDRegistration

📜 E-certificates will be issued upon completion of the activity.

15/05/2025

Mga Ka-Agham!, sa muling pagbabalik ng Agham ni Angkuan, isang makabuluhang pananaliksik mula sa Cagayan State University–Andrews Campus, na pinondohan ng DOST–Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), ang ating unang tatalakayin.

Makakasama natin si Ms. Jay Andrea Vea D. Israel, isa sa mga researcher sa likod ng proyektong may title na '𝑆𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 ℎ𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑧𝑎𝑔𝑎, 𝐶𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑛: 𝐴 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠.' Ibinabahagi niya ang kanilang naging karanasan sa pananaliksik at kung paano naging 𝑚𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑘𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑂𝑆𝑇 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑛 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑢𝑚 sa tagumpay ng kanilang pag-aaral.

Kasama si Ka Ogie ng DZDA 105.3 Radyo Pangkaunlaran, ating alamin kung ano ang proyektong ito, ano ang layunin nito, at gaano ito kahalaga para sa kalusugan at komunidad.

Kaya mga Ka-Agham, huwag palampasin! Mamayang 4:00 PM hanggang 5:00 PM ang Agham ni Angkuan ng DZDA 105.3 Radyo Pangkaunlaran!

05/05/2025

Are you ready to have that Doctorate degree? 🔬📚

Applications for the PhD in Health Research Scholarship Program are now ongoing! The DOST-PCHRD, in partnership with the UST Graduate School, is inviting MD/MS graduates with health or biomedicine backgrounds to apply.

This is now your chance to acquire a doctorate work focused on research and collaborate with local and international experts through the International Centre for Allied Health Evidence of the University of South Australia.

Learn more about the program, curriculum, and the requirements by scanning the QR code below.

If interested, kindly submit all requirements to graduate-school.admission@ust.edu.ph on or before May 31, 2025.

05/05/2025

𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

In response to the growing influence of artificial intelligence in scientific inquiry, the Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium (CVHRDC) through the Department of Science and Technology Region 02 (DOST-02), in collaboration with Isabela State University-Ilagan Campus, successfully conducted a webinar titled "Responsible Use of Generative AIs in Health Research" via Zoom and FB live.

The virtual event attracted over 450 participants from academic institutions, government agencies, hospitals and health research communities across Region II. It aimed to explore both the promise and the risks of using generative AI in healthcare-related research.
In her keynote message, Dr. Virginia G. Bilgera, Regional Director of DOST-02 and Chairperson of CVHRDC, underscored the dual responsibility of innovation and ethics in scientific advancement. “𝐼𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 — 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠,” she emphasized.

The program began with a series of welcome opening and messages, including from Engr. Alfonso R. Simon, Ph.D., Campus Executive Officer of ISU-Ilagan, and Dr. Ricmar P. Aquino, ISU President represented by new president elect of ISU, Dr. Boyet L. Batang.

Lecturers Dr. Marie Khadija Xynefida P. Ontiveros (CSU-Aparri) discussed Ethical Considerations and Responsible Use of Generative AI in Health Research, Dr. Maribel Abalos (ISU-Ilagan) tackled Generative AI for Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Dr. Billy S. Javier (CSU-Aparri) addressed Challenges and Limitations of Generative AI in Health Research.

An engaging open forum followed the presentations, allowing attendees to interact with the speakers and delve into practical and ethical concerns around AI integration in the health sector.
The webinar concluded with a message from Engr. Mark Gil S. Hizon, Supervising Science Research Specialist of PSTO-Nueva Vizcaya and CVHRDC Regional Coordinator, who reiterated the need for capacity-building initiatives that keep pace with technological change while safeguarding ethical standards.

The webinar marks a significant step forward in fostering a community of researchers who are both technologically skilled and ethically responsible — paving the way for more inclusive, impactful, and just applications of AI in health research.

30/04/2025

📢2025 DOST-PCHRD UNDERGRADUATE THESIS GRANT IN NATURAL PRODUCTS: Last day of submissions!
Today is the last day to send in your applications for the 2025 DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products. Submit your applications to your respective Regional Health Research and Development Consortia until 5PM today!
Check out the link here for more details 👇
https://bit.ly/2025_PCHRDNatProdGrant

📢2025 DOST-PCHRD UNDERGRADUATE THESIS GRANT IN NATURAL PRODUCTS: Last day of submissions!

Today is the last day to send in your applications for the 2025 DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products. Submit your applications to your respective Regional Health Research and Development Consortia until 5PM today!

Check out the link here for more details 👇
https://bit.ly/2025_PCHRDNatProdGrant