Exam Announcement:
The Specialty Board of the Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) announces the following:
A. Diplomate Certifying Examination Dates
1. Written Examination – January 11, 2015 (Sunday)
2. Oral Examination – January 25, 2015 (Sunday)
Venue to be advised.
B. Eligibility Requirements
NEW APPLICANTS:
3.2.1. Certificate attesting to being a diplomate of good standing of the Philippine College of Physicians.
3.2.2. Certificate of being an associate member of the PCCP for at least one (1) year from the
induction date. Must be updated with membership dues.
3.2.3. Certificate of completion of fellowship in a PCCP accredited pulmonary fellowship training program.
3.2.4 Submit copy (hard and electronic copy) of completed research paper as required in the Standard and
Requirements for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program.
Examination Fee:
Other requirement:
P 4,000 (for written and oral examination)
membership record update form
RE-TAKERS:
3.2.1. Certificate attesting to being a diplomate of good standing of the Philippine College of Physicians.
3.2.2. Must be updated with PCCP membership dues.
Examination Fee:
Other requirement:
P 2,000 (for written examination)
membership record update form
C. References
I. Textbook
i.
ii.
II.
Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine 5th edition Elsevier Inc.
2010
Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3rd Edn. M. J. Tobin. Chapters
5, 12, 15.
Outputs from the PCCP Councils approved by the Board of Directors and other
Internationally Recognized Guidelines in Respiratory Medicine
A. PCCP Guidelines
i. Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the Philippines – 2011
ii. Philippine Consensus Report on the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma –
2009
iii. Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) and Philippine Society of
Microbiology and Infectious Disease (PSMID) - Clinical Practice Guidelines for the
Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Adult Filipinos:
CPG No. 3 - 2003 Updates and CPG Vol 2, No. 3 - 2006 Updates
iv.
PCCP and PSMID - Philippine Practice Guidelines Group for Infectious Diseases
Task Force on Community - Acquired Pneumonia – Philippine Clinical Practice
Guidelines on the Diagnosis, Empiric Management and Prevention of CommunityAcquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults – 2010 Update
v. Proceedings from Ethical Moments in Respiratory Care: Withholding and
Withdrawal of Ventilatory Support – March 8, 2002
vi.
PCCP, PSMID, Philippine Society of Nephrology - Philippine Clinical Practice
Guidelines on the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Leptospirosis - 2010
vii.
PCCP Consensus Statement on the Performance and Reporting of Spirometry
Testing - 2012
B. American Thoracic Society
i.
ATS/IDSA Guidelines on Management of Adult HAP, VAP, and Health-care
Associated Pneumonia 2005
C. American College of Chest Physicians
i.
ACCP Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer 2013
ii.
Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) Guidelines 2011
iii.
Evidence-based Guidelines for Weaning and Discontinuing Ventilatory Support
2001
D. Other Guidelines
i.
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Guidelines 2014
ii.
GOLD Guideline for COPD – Updated 2014
iii.
International Standards in Tuberculosis Care - 2014
iv.
National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of the Department of Health 2013
v.
Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline – 2012
vi.
ARDS Net Trials
vii.
Clinical Guidelines for the Evaluation, Management and Long-term Care of
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults J Clin Sleep Med 2009 June 15; 5 (3) 263-276
viii.
Evaluation of Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Sleep Related Breathing
Disorders in Adults Sleep 2006 Mar 1; 29 (3) 381-401
Deadline for submission of application will be on November 21, 2014 (Friday).
The Specialty Board in Pulmonary Medicine, 2014-2015:
Chairman
ANABELLA M. GUARDIARIO, MD, FPCCP
Secretary
GRACITA RIGONAN-RAMOS, MD, FPCCP
Members
MANUEL C. JORGE II, MD, FPCCP
ABNER T. KOH, MD, FPCCP
DAPHNE D. BATE, MD, FPCCP
PATRICK GERARD L. MORAL, MD, FPCCP