61st AC 2024 What You Need to Know

What is the format of the 61st Annual Convention?

HYBRID
It offers 2 options for participation:
Full Face to Face engagement during the Convention
dates
Virtual engagement through access to video recordings
after the Convention dates for a specific period.

Advantages:
Inclusive as it allows 2 options for engagement
depending on the individual situation of members and if
members are duly registered for the Annual
Convention.
Considerate as it allows all registered participants to
secure needed CPD points/units through F2F and/or
virtual engagement during and after the AC dates.
Responsive as it considers the reality of Covid 19
limitations in the physical capacity of PICC vis-à-vis our
growing population of members, health protocol and
etiquette, risk of super spreading events, need to
attend religious obligations, logistical challenges among
others.

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How do we get CPD units/points through the 61st AC?

All face-to-face engagements will get the full 100% of the

assigned CPD units/points per plenary or simultaneous
session.

All virtual engagements will get 75% of the full point.

If a face-to-face attendee fails to complete the required

CPD units, can the attendee complete the requirement
through virtual engagement after the AC?

YES.

But the reverse is not possible. Those who opt to attend

virtually will obviously not be able to compensate by
attending the face-to-face engagements.

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How about members who cannot attend the 61st AC

due to conflicts with religious obligations?

Firstly, allow us to apologize to our Moslem colleagues

who may have been inconvenienced by this unavoidable
situation. It is best to inform our colleagues that
reservation for the use of PICC requires blocking our
traditional dates 5 years down the road to secure its
availability for future PPS Annual Conventions.
Unfortunately, the dates of religious activities for our
Moslem colleagues fell on the traditional dates reserved
for 2024.

Secondly, we understand this situation and has

implemented the following mitigating measures:

Moved the Annual Business Meeting to April 9, 2024,

instead of April 10, 2024.
Will grant flexibility and utmost consideration to those
who may not be able to attend the AC and Business
Meeting provided a letter of notification regarding this
conflict of schedule is forwarded and approved by the
BOT.
Business meetings require physical presence. Should
you be absent this year, there are still future business
meetings you can comply with to secure a certificate of
good standing from the PPS.
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Will there be a DOH approved certification for

attendance in the 61st PPS AC on official time?

YES.

There will be a certificate issued for this purpose for those

who may require it for their work documentation. Contact
details have been forwarded through the Department
Chairs and Training Officers.

You can request this through our PPS 61st AC Secretariat

Are the proceedings of the 61st AC recorded and made

available after the AC?
YES.

If members are duly registered, they will be able to access

the entire video proceedings of the 61st AC in the PPS
website after April 18, 2024 up to July 31, 2024 before it
is put down.

Instructions will be released by the PPS 61st AC

Organizing Committee regarding the virtual viewing of all
activities after the AC.

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How can we secure CPD units during the 61st AC?

FOR FACE-TO-FACE ENGAGEMENTS
A QR code will be flashed near the end of the lecture
which attendees must capture for their attendance and
CPD units. A knowledge check or an activity survey may be
incorporated in the SS which the attendee must correctly
answer to secure the allotted CPD units.

FOR VIRTUAL ENGAGEMNETS

Virtual attendees shall be given instructions before the
launch of the online viewing of recorded plenary lectures
and simultaneous symposia. Similarly, a knowledge check
or activity survey will be incorporated in the SS which the
viewer must correctly answer to secure the allotted CPD
units.

How can an attendee or participant track his CPD units

during the 61st AC?

Our Information Technology (IT) Team has devised a

mechanism to capture and document all CPD units
secured/earned by an attendee (F2F or virtual) through our
PPS website. This can be accessed and reviewed by duly
registered participants of the 61st AC.

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How about the Pre-Convention Workshops?

Four (4) representatives shall be provided by the Chairman

of every HAB-accredited hospital to attend each of the
four (4) pre-convention workshops.

The Chairman of the Department can internally assign the

topics to the 4 institutional representatives of their
hospital then forward this list to the Pre-Convention
Workshop Committee or list down their corresponding
assignments on site before the workshop begins.

The Chairman shall be responsible for forwarding to each

respective institutional representative all pre-convention
workshop reading materials or case assignments which
must be completed per topic prior to the pre-convention
workshop date.

Pre-Convention Workshop Fee: Php 1,500/session so a

total of Php 6,000/ institution for the 4 sessions.

Payment for the Pre-Convention Workshop is through the

Payment Portal of the PPS 61AC.

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What if we cannot produce 4 institutional

representatives for the Pre-Convention Workshop?

In as much as we encourage each HAB accredited

institution to complete all 4 slots to maximize learning from
the 4 sessions, we fully understand our current limitations.
Hence, we will accept situations where less than 4
representatives per institution is the case.
Best effort is still to be complete 4 institutional
representatives if possible.

Can 1 institutional representative represent 2

institutions of affiliation?
In as much as we encourage each HAB accredited
institution to complete all 4 slots to maximize learning from
the 4 sessions, we fully understand our current limitations.
Hence, we will accept situations where 1 pediatrician
represents 2 institutions as long as both institutions
represented pay the pre-convention workshop fee
SEPARATELY, so separate Certificates of Attendance can
be issued.
Best effort is still to be complete 4 institutional
representatives if possible.

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