“A HAND OF HOPE FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS”

The Consortium of Government Diabetes Clinics Inc is a non-stock, non-profit organization composed of diabetes clinics majority of which are based in government hospitals, both Department of Health retain and local government unit.

May 9, 1997 - officially registered at Securities and Exchange   Commission. The office is based at L4 Block 52 Apitong Street, Marikina Heights, Marikina City from our former home at the UERMMMC Administration Building in Q.C

The primary functions of the organization are as follow:

• To assist the Department of Health promulgates policies on Diabetes Control, Prevention and Treatment.
• To prepare uniform learning materials for all diabetic patients of all member government and non-government diabetes clinics.
• To create network referral system for the diabetic complications among patients of all the DOH diabetes clinics.
• To help train the staff of the different diabetes clinics on diabetes care.
• To promote the creation of cooperatives among the patients of the different diabetes clinics so they can avail of cheaper medications and laboratory test.

VISION
Quality life for diabetic patients.

MISSION
To provide the diabetic patients access to effective and efficient clinical care and diabetic education.

 LIST OF OFFICERS
CONSORTIUM OF GOVERNMENT DIABETES CLINICS INC
YEAR 2009

• RICARDO E. FERNANDO, MD                                     CHAIRMAN
• ARACELI A PANELO, MD                                           VICE CHAIRMAN
• RODOLFO RABANAL, MD                                          SECRETARY
• CIRENA CABANBAN, MD                                           TREASURER
• EDWIN LIWANAG, MD                                                AUDITOR
• VIRGILIO GONZALES, MD                                          ADVISER

BOARD MEMBERS

• MAYBELLE YANURIA, MD                                          MEMBER
• SUZANNE SALINDONG                                              MEMBER
• LEYDEN FLORIDO,RN                                                 MEMBER
• MARITESS GUTIERREZ                                               MEMBER
• SALVADOR LINAO                                                      MEMBER

ANNUAL ACTIVITIES
OF THE
CONSORTIUM OF GOVERNMENT DIABETES CLINICS INC.

1. QUARTERLY MEETING

• The Consortium secretariat will be the one in-charged in assigns the host for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Quarterly Meeting every year.
• The Consortium secretariat will also assist the host club in inviting the different clubs to attend the meeting, print the invitation etc.
• The Consortium secretariat will also assign or give the topic to be discussed during the meeting (DM and complications, DM and infectious disease, Updates in OAD, Monitoring, alternative approaches in preventing diabetes.)
• the host club takes charge of the  preparation of the program
• Venue
• Speakers or Lecturer
• Food of the delegates
• Sponsors

2. DEEP LEADERSHIP CAMP (Diabetes Equipping Empowerment Program) Molding the diabetic patients to become an effective diabetes educator. “Patient to Patient Approach” Officers of different club members attend this program to equip and empowered them thru :

       LEADERSHIP TRAINING: CORE CONTENT

• Knowing what a true leader is and how to have the spirit of a leader.
• Teaching them about basic counseling
• Teaching them how to communicate properly
• Teaching them how to have a compassionate heart toward other
• Teaching them about Integrity.
• There is still LIFE inspite of having diabetes, strengthening the members’ spiritual life.

               HANDLING FINANCES

• How to handle finances effectively for the club; simple accounting principle with their doctors.

DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT TRAINING

• Guiding the patient how to co-manage their diabetes with their doctors.
• a seminar workshop on developing leadership skills

3. PHILIPPINE DIABETES CONGRESS

Diabetes Congress is an annual major activity of the consortium to serve as a forum where the various diabetes service groups can meet as a team and together with the government, plan strategies for the welfare of the diabetics.

DATES OF 2009 ACTIVITIES

JAUNARY 30, 2009
2ND FLOOR ISDFI LECTURE ROOM
8:00 – 12:00

MAKING LIFE WORK DESPITE DIABETES
SAGIPIN KO KAPAMILYA KO LABAN SA SAKIT NA DIABETES
(GENOGRAM AS ONE OF THE EFFECTIVE TOOL IN PREVENTION OF DIABETES)

MARCH 14, 2009 – ANNUAL PARTICIPATION OF CONSORTIUM IN THE MEDICAL MISSION IN ASSUMPTION ANTIPOLO. – DIABETES AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND NEAR BY COMMUNITIES IN ANTIPOLO

APRIL 3O, 2009
ASSUMPTION RETREAT HOUSE
ANTIPOLO CITY
8:00 TO 5:00 PM

2ND DEEP CAMP
(Diabetes Empowerment and Equipping Program)
KNOWING MYSELF MORE TO SERVE OTHERS BETTER”
a seminar workshop on developing leadership skills              

JUNE 7, 2009
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PARISH CHURCH
ANTIPOLO CITY

COMMUNITY PROJECT
PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN THE PHILIPPINE
BLOOD SCREENING
DIABETES AWARENESS

NOVEMBER 15, 2009
16TH PHILIPPINE DIABETES CONGRESS
8:00 – 5:00
“BE THE KIND OF TEACHER THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE”