Transcript What can I share in this presentation? Show “… research at Silliman University, and examples of and possibilities for collaborations between health sciences.

What can I share in this presentation?
Show “… research at Silliman University, and examples
of and possibilities for collaborations between health
sciences students and faculty on international health
education and research.” (e-message from Dr. Christina Esperat)
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Toward an Integrative and
Collaborative Research Program
Responding to the Complex Challenges and
Potentials in the Tropics
Enrique G. Oracion, Ph.D.
Director - Research and Development Center
Professor - Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Silliman University
Dumaguete City, Philippines 6200
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Some Silliman faculty who attended the research
seminar by Dr. C. Esperat and Dr. B. Pence in August
2011
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Prof. Florenda Cabatit (Dean-College of Nursing, Silliman),
Dr. Teresita Sy-Sinda (Dean- Graduate Studies, Silliman),
Dr. Barbara Pence (TTUHSC), Dr. Cristina Esperat (TTUHSC)
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Basics in research program development
a. examine current or existing conditions
b. identify challenges and potentials
Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015)
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
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Categorization for comparative analysis
a. Developing countries
1. Northern Africa
2. Sub-Saharan Africa
3. Western Asia
4. Eastern Asia
5. South-Eastern Asia
6. Caucasus & Central Asia
7. Southern Asia
8. Caribbean
9. Latin America
b. Developed countries
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TROPICS
(Conway & Waage, 2010, p. 8)
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Highlights of achievements of Millennium
Development Goals (2011 Report)
1. poverty continues to
decline in many
countries and regions
2. some of the poorest
countries have made the
greatest strides in
education
3. targeted interventions have
succeeded in reducing child
mortality
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MDG (2011 Report)… continued
4. increased funding and
control efforts have cut
deaths from malaria
5. investments in preventing
and treating HIV are
yielding results
6. effective strategies against
tuberculosis are saving
millions of lives
7. every region has made progress
in improving access to clean
drinking water
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Trends in reported MDG achievements
1. improved health funds and conditions
2. improved household economy
3. improved educational opportunities
Simple equation on human development:
improved household economy is…
equal to improved education, which is…
equal to improved health condition
But much has yet to be done…
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Failure to reach the most
vulnerable…
1. poorest children were
slowest to progress in
terms of nutrition
2. women had slim opportunities for full and
productive employment
Sha Zukang
Undersecretary General for Economic
and Social Affairs, United Nations
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Failure to reach the most vulnerable…
3. being poor, female or living in places
of conflict had greater probability
to be out of school
4. poor and rural households lagged in
advances in sanitation
Sha Zukang
Undersecretary General for Economic
and Social Affairs, United Nations
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Failure to reach the most vulnerable…
5. improvement in the lives of a growing
number of urban poor remained a
huge challenge
6. progress in improved access to safe
drinking water was uneven
Sha Zukang
Undersecretary General for Economic
and Social Affairs, United Nations
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World Bank also notes uneven progress…
1. slower: goals related to human
development (primary school completion,
child and maternal mortality)
2. faster: goals more immediately
influenced by economic growth or the
expansion of infrastructure networks
(income, poverty, gender parity at school,
access to water and sanitation)
(Conway & Waage, 2010, p. 91)
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World Bank notes that…
Moreover, progress differs significantly
across:
1. countries
2. regions
3. income groups
4. institutional status (e.g., gender, locale)
Fragile and conflict-affected states lagged
behind on all counts
(Conway & Waage, 2010, p. 91)
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What caused the set back?
1. recent financial market turbulence
2. global economic slowdown
What are needed?
1. strong government leadership and policies
2. effective strategies that target the needs of
the poor
3. adequate financial and technical
support (research is needed here)
(Conway & Waage, 2010, p. 92)
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Philippine scenario on budget for health:
1. public spending on health is far below WHO
recommendation of 5% of GNP (Php 440B
vs. Php 43B, 2012)- Health Alliance for Democracy (2011)
2. need to shift more budget from tertiary
health services to basic services and
public health
3. more budget for MDG catch up plan on
where the country is lagging—poverty,
education and maternal health
Winning the Numbers, Losing the War:
The Other MDG Report (2010)
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How could we translate these into research
program?
1. recognition of the complexities of
these challenges (caused by inter-related
factors—health, physical, social,
economic, political)
2. science cannot function in isolation;
must be multi- and inter-disciplinary
3. banking on the potentials of collaboration—more needed because it is
responsive to complex realities
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Potentials of collaboration:
1. sharing of best expertise
2. availing of resources and partnerships
3. accessing research funds
4. influencing direction of benefits of
research and outputs
5. appreciating other disciplines
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Silliman 10-point research agenda (2007)
1. Ethics, religiosity and spirituality across
generations and spaces
2. Gender articulations, issues on children and
the elderly in different contexts
3. Perceptions of and human responses
(adaptation and mitigation) to climate change,
environmental threats and opportunities
4. Costs and benefits of environmental
protection and conservation
5. Governance, peace, justice and social
equity
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Silliman 10-point research agenda (2007)
6. Innovations, alternatives and complementary
methods in the delivery of quality health care
7. Resource management, food security,
nutrition and reproductive health
8. Innovations in teaching and promotion of
quality education
9. Tourism and heritage (cultural, historical and
natural) management
10. Human impacts of and innovations
in engineering and information
technology
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Integrating the research agenda toward
a collaborative research program
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LIFE as
research focus
with emphasis on…
protecting life and
promoting life.
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INSTITUTIONAL FOCUS OF RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT (2012)
Life: Ensuring the continuing viability of the phenomenon of life on earth
EMPHASIS AREA 1
Protecting Life
Strengthening the security and safety
of life and living on earth
EMPHASIS AREA 2
Promoting Life
Improving the quality of life and
living on earth
FOUR INTEGRATIVE TOPICS FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
1. Health & Development (“One Health”, risk & vulnerability reduction & promoting development)
a. Health, sanitation and gender justice as drivers or inhibitors of sustainable development of communities
b. Plant, animal and environmental health as factors of human health
2. Environment & Development (Environmental security, risk &vulnerability reduction & promoting development)
a. Linking geo-hazards with environmental health, security of life, and local development
b. Designing risk & vulnerability monitoring & evaluation methods, geo-hazard mitigation strategies, and
development planning
3. Energy & Development (Food & energy security, risk &vulnerability reduction & promoting development)
a. Sustainable agriculture and sustainable life and living
b. Sustainable energy sourcing and generation, and sustainable life and living
4. Education & Development (Holistic learning , risk &vulnerability reduction & promoting development)
a. Designing educational content and pedagogy to reduce risk & vulnerability & enhancing development
b. Beliefs and practices, literature, music and visual arts as cultural drivers of sustainable development
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Management Structure
1. Research and
Development Center
- headed by a Director
- under the Office of the
Vice President for
Academic Affairs
2. College Research
Coordinators
- Directly under
the Office of
the Deans
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Specialized Research Units
1. Institute of
Environmental and
Marine Sciences
2. Silliman UniversityAngelo King Center
for Research and
Environmental Management
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As Commission of Higher Education
(CHED) Research Center
1. CHED Zonal Research Center (2000-2011)to promote research culture in higher
education institutions within its area of
responsibility
2. Philippine Higher Education Research
Network (2012- present)- as research
university it is tasked to initiate
collaborative research projects and to act
as a major linkage to international
programs
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Research Funds
Internal: Faculty Development Grant for
Research- mentoring fund
External:
1. call for research proposals
2. commissioned research
3. collaborative projects
a. local and national universities
b. international universities
(e.g. University of Washington)
4. government grant (CHED)
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Current Health Related Research Projects
Promoting Life (Qualitative research)
The Quality of Life of Type 2 Diabetic Clients in Dumaguete City,
Negros Oriental
Evalyn E. Abalos , Grace Gloria, May Ross Café, Michael Obate,
Veveca Bustamante and Marnesa Campoy
The Heart Pack Experience: Its Essence to Post Myocardial
Infarction Patients in Negros Oriental
Tita Q. Dumalag, John Drury, Junabelle Yuipco, Sarah Rose
Sienes and Leendy Ann Salve
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Promoting Life (Qualitative Research)
The Essence of Caregiving: The Experience of Family Caregivers
of Chronically III Elderly Members in Dumaguete City
Grace A. Gloria, Tita Dumalag, Marne Catarata and Charmaine
Joy Quilnet
Understanding Lived Experience of Caregivers of Schizophrenics
in Central Philippines Using Husserlian Phenomenology
Florenda F. Cabatit, Mary Nathalie Cata-al, Christy Ann O.
Macalua and Jeffrey Titong
The Nature, Context and Essence of Being Commercial Sex
Workers in Dumaguete City
Evalyn E. Abalos, Channel Jan C. Concepcion, Leila
Joy T. Cazon, Emilia Ragay and Endyss S. Quilaquil
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Promoting Life (Quantitative Research)
Evaluation of Simulation Design Learning in Silliman
University College of Nursing
Theresa Guino-o, Magnolia Rose Etea, Sheila Tan, Maria
Theresa Belcina, Jr., Ivan Pacatang and Rochelle Reyes
Communities’ Perception of the Benefits and Quality of
Services Rendered by Silliman University College
of Nursing Students
Rowena M. Turtal, Grace Gloria, Rochie Cagara, Chereisle
Pyponco, Jocelyn Cademas, Lourdes Oliva and Jane
Logronio
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Promoting Life (Quantitative Research)
Impact of the Nutrition Program Among Pre-schoolers of
Dumaguete City
Michele A. Naranjo, Jin A. Honculada, Ana Vee
Alamillo-Riconalla and Alvyn Klein A. Mana-ay
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Parents in the Care of
Differently-Able Children in Metro Dumaguete
Cyflor E. Putong, Claire A. Salera and Catalino L. Adanza II
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Protecting Life (Quantitative Research)
The Volunteer Phenomenon of Nurses in the Philippines:
Perspectives from Hospital Administrators and Nurse Volunteers in
the Visayas
Maria Teresita Sy-Sinda, Chanell Jan C. Concepcion, Evalyn
Abalos and Rowena Turtal
Working Postures and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Among Teachers of Silliman University: A Basis For Intervention
Reynaldo D. Ramos
Incivility as Mediator and Moderator Variable Between Burnout and
Work Performance Among Faculty and Staff of Silliman
University
Joan Michele Valbuena, Lourdes Angela Florendo-Pinero,
Chizanne Sarabia-Ridad and Louie Blake Sarmiento
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Samples of Collaborative Research
Projects with University of Washington
Christie, P., K. Lowry, A.T. White, E.G. Oracion, L. Sievanen, R.S.
Pomeroy, R.B. Pollnac, J.M. Patlis and R.V. Eisma.2005. Key
findings from a multidisciplinary examination of integrated
coastal management process sustainability. Ocean and
coastal management 48: 468-483.
Oracion, E.G., M.L. Miller and P. Christie. 2005. Marine protected
areas for whom? Fisheries, tourism, and solidarity in a
Philippine community. Ocean and coastal
management 48: 393-410.
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Christie, P., Pollnac, R., Oracion, E.G., Sabonsolin, A., Diaz, R.
and Pietri, D. 2009. Back to basics: Am empirical study
demonstrating the importance of local-level dynamics for
the success of tropical marine ecosystem-based
management. Coastal management 37 (3-4): 349-373.
Christie, P., Oracion, E.G. and Eisma-Osorio, L. 2011. Impact of
the CITES listing of seahorses on the status of the species
and human well-being in the Philippines: A case study.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Rome.
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Final Notes
“Tropics are an important source of resources for
developed countries,… but they are more vulnerable
and challenged by loss of natural habitats and so on.”
Dr. Patrick Christie (UW-SMAE)
-learning sites; unique cases and conditions
-with pool of trained people; local experts
These show the potential of the tropics in a
globalized world but whose survival is threatened
by environmental and political instability.
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But what’s the critical problem?
“…little research and capacity
development simultaneously considers
both social-ecological processes and
environmental-economic developmenthealth interactions…”
Dr. Patrick Christie (UW-SMAE)
This is where integrative research
framework is deemed important.
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“Research and educational linkages
between US academic institutions and
policy makers need strengthening.”
Dr. Patrick Christie (UW-SMAE)
This is why collaborative research at
international level is sought for; the
engagement can be mutually beneficial.
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For Health Research
How to have a collective understanding of
health care issues and the profession:
1. perseverance to network and pool ideas
and resources together from different
sectors
2. familiarity with issues on the ground
but with a global perspective
Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, Silliman President, Keynote Speech
9th Annual National Conference of the Asian American Pacific Island
Nurses Association (AAPINA) on March 22 to 24 at Las Vegas, Nevada.
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