BAGUIO CITY – Carrying the theme “Achieving health-related SDGs thru research and innovation”, the 8th Regional Health Research Conference was conducted on May 18, 2019 at the Fr. Francis Gevers Hall, Saint Louis University.

This conference primarily aimed to bring together professional and student health researchers as well as stakeholders in the region for appropriate dissemination of completed health research studies.

The Keynote Speaker Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, the OIC-Regional Director of the Department of Health – CAR and Co-Chair of the Cordillera Regional Health Research Consortium (CRHRDC), stressed on the importance of disseminating the results of our innovations to effect change in the community

The activity was mainly highlighted by the poster and podium presentation competition as well as dissemination of researches aligned with the Regional Unified Health Research Agenda (RUHRA) and the conference theme.

A total of twenty-five (25) papers were presented, ten (10) of which were presented in the oral form and fifteen (15) were in the poster format.

The results of the podium and poster competition are as follows:

Podium – Student Category

Rank	Research Paper Title	Presenter	Institution
1st	Occupational health practices among garbage collectors	Stephen Jerri A. Balbalin	Pines City Colleges
2nd	Traditional medicinal knowledge of vendors and their contribution towards community healthcare in Baguio City, Philippines	Justin Dave P. Valmoja	Saint Louis University
3rd	Quality of life experiences from the perspectives of adults undergoing hemodialysis in Baguio City	Meralda P. Chinalpam May-Ann P. Tandagen	Easter College

Podium – Professional Category

Rank	Research Paper Title	Presenter	Institution
1st	Effectiveness of complementary medicine, quercetin, combined with standard of care in the treatment of patient with acute dengue fever: an open label randomized controlled trial	Marian Grace Obrera-Betonio	Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
2nd	Case-control study of gastrointestinal anthrax, Cayapa Village, Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines, March 2017	Karen B. Lonogan	Department of Health – CAR
3rd	Inhibition of quorum sensing in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus, and pseudomonas aeruginosa by calvatia ssp. ethanolic extract	Audrey Glenn L. Culliao	Saint Louis University

Poster – Student Category

Rank	Research Paper Title	Presenter	Institution
1st	Isometric strength manual measuring device	Ian P. Geli	Pines City Colleges
2nd	Tooth Buddy Mobile Application as means of promoting oral health education to children three to six years old	Abigail B. De Jesus Carren Joy A. Bugtong	University of Baguio
3rd	Angiosuppressive activity of citrofortunella microcarpa (calamansi), citrus limon (lemon), and citrus aurantiifolia (lime) rind extracts on duck chorioallantoic membrane	Brylle Domerson M. Turalba	Saint Louis University

Poster – Professional Category

Rank	Research Paper Title	Presenter	Institution
1st	The efficacy of Isosorbide Mononitrate as a cervical ripening agent in the management of early pregnancy loss: A single blind randomized controlled trial	Aileen Marie P. Caluza – Buliyat	Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
2nd	The effect of music therapy on breastmilk secretion of mothers of newborns admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A randomized controlled study	Marla Aurora D. Jacoba	Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
3rd	Disease knowledge and medication adherence among hypertensive geriatrics in Baguio City: A correlation	Aldrex B. Dacawe	Saint Louis University

Best Qualitative Research Paper

Research Paper Title	Institution
Quality of life experiences from the perspectives of adults undergoing hemodialysis in Baguio City	Easter College

The CRHRDC is still yet to identify among the winners who will represent the consortium in the upcoming 13th Philippine National Health Research System Week which will be held on 13-16 August , 2019 in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao.