THE DEPARTMENT of Emergency Medicine of Southern Philippines Medical Center officially launches the fellowship training program in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Disaster Medicine (DM).
In an interview with Dr. Faith Joan Gaerlan of SPMC Emergency Medicine Department on September 5, the fellowship program aims to capacitate EMS physicians so that they will be able to provide quality assurance and medical control in the EMS system of Davao City. The fellowship also highlights the importance of EMS in saving lives.
Gaerlan shared that the fellowship program is a 1 year and annual training program for all specialists of EMS and DM.
“There is really a need to have a medical director because, in any EMS agency, there must be a quality assurance so that our public can really safe if they are well taken care of by our EMDs and paramedics,” Gaerlan said.
She also hopes that Davao City’s cardiac arrest survival will reach the international standard of 20 to 30% while continuing to launch programs on EMS and DM. Davao City’s cardiac arrest survival rate is currently at 10%.
The program also offers other workshops with a minimal fee for the public such as first responder training, basic life support and advanced cardiac life support, emergency medical dispatch and communication, trauma life support, and pre-hospital life support.
City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Alfredo Baloran said in an interview that with the launching of the fellowship program, more people are required to be trained more on the knowledge of the applications of EMS to respond to emergencies in a timely manner and save more lives.
“With these activities, we are looking more for na mga trainings na iconduct nato sa atoang mga mga kaigsuonan and with the support na gina asses pud sa atoang doctors from the emergency medical service diri sa DOH, SPMC,” Baloran said.
The fellowship program was participated by guests from Davao Central 911, community responders, representatives from the Bureau of Fire Protection, and consultants and residents of the SPMC Department of Emergency Medicine.
