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Top 10 Richest Countries of the World

•April 21, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Taken from Global Finance website, the list is made according to a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based on purchasing power parity (PPP). According to the aforementioned website, it compares generalized differences in living standards on the whole between nations because PPP takes into account the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of countries, rather than using just exchange rates, which may distort the real differences in income. The indicator measures GDP converted to a common set of prices in a common currency (international dollars, also called Geary-Khamis dollars) so that real quantity comparisons can be made both between countries and over time.

Here are the top 10 countries and their corresponding GDP (PPP).

1. QATAR: 105,091.42

2. LUXEMBOURG: 79,593.91

3. SINGAPORE: 61,567.28

4. NORWAY: 56,663.47

5. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: 55,111.20

6. HONGKONG: 53,432.23

7. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 51,248.21

8. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 49,883.58

9. SWITZERLAND: 46,474.95

10. AUSTRALIA: 44,073.81

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Tags: countries, geography, world's richest

World’s Top Airlines

•February 13, 2014 • Leave a Comment

(from Travel + Leisure)

1. Singapore Airlines

2. Air New Zealand

3. Emirates

4. Korean Air

5. Cathay Pacific Airways

6. Asiana Airlines

7. Virgin America

8. Qatar Airways

9. Virgin Atlantic Airways

10. Thai Airways

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Tags: air new zealand, asiana airlines, cathay pacific airways, emirates, korean air, qatar airways, singapore airlines, thai airways, virgin america, virgin atlantic airways

My Exciting RCOG Itinerary

•February 10, 2014 • Leave a Comment

March 28

ST01 Urogynaecology

Lecture: Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection: Management Strategies

Lecture: The Overactive Bladder

Lecture: Ideal Management Options for Stress Incontinence

Plenary: Preventing and Tackling Sepsis in Obstetrics

Keynote: Prevention and Management of Vault Prolapse

Lecture: OASI – A Challenging Problem

Plenary: Monochorionic Twins: Options for Improving Survival

ST02 Fetal Medicine

Debate: The Anomaly Scan Has Shifted to 11-13 Weeks

Panel: Management Dilemmas in Non-Lethal Malformations

Industry-Sponsored Symposia

Inaugural Ceremony and Dinner

March 29

ST12 Labour

Lecture: Interventions in an Institutional Birth – Wake Up Call for Obstetricians

Lecture: Maternal Positions at Delivery

Lecture: Birth Without Active Pushing

Plenary: Using Quality Indicators to Improve Patient Care

Keynote: Skill Development for Obstetric Emergencies

Lecture: Evidence-Based Guidelines for VBAC

Plenary: Managing Ovarian Cancer Risk

ST10 Reproductive Endocrinology

Debate: Metformin for all PCOS Patients

Panel: Amenorrhea: Case Discussions

Industry-Sponsored Symposia

Gala Dinner

March 30

ST15 Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology

Lecture: Managing Adolescents Who Bleed Too Much

Lecture: Vaginoplasty Revisited

Lecture: The Burden of Sexual Abuse

Plenary: Tailoring RCOG Guidelines to the Indian Context

Debate: Teenage Reproductive Health: Education Is Not Enough

Panel: Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Disease in Adolescence

Plenary: Making Labour Safe: An Achievable Dream

Posted in Medicine
Tags: gynaecology, gynecology, hyderabad, india, Obgyn, obstetrics, rcog

International Congress

•February 9, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Since I started OB-Gyne Residency Training, I’ve made two interesting case papers. The first one was Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Uterus: A Case Report and the second was Group B Streptococcal Infection in Pregnancy: A Report of Three Cases in the Philippine Setting. They were the very mediocre kind of papers, and I wasn’t really expecting a lot from those articles.

Last year, I submitted these papers to different international congress/ conferences. It started just as a hobby. Who knows, someone might be interested with my papers. So as mentioned, I submitted the abstracts of my papers. To my surprise, starting late last year, I have receiving responses from the different scientific committees of these conferences, telling me that my abstracts have been accepted for presentation! Woah, it was really unexpected. Nevertheless, I am so thankful for such opportunities, and in a way, be able to represent the Philippines in there scientific meetings.

With the blessing of the hospital, I have decided to attend the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) World Congress to be held in Hyderabad, India. I am excited. I have already registered for the congress. Now, there is already funding for my airfare and hotel accommodation. Next problem: Conference VISA. But that would be an easy problem I guess. So with that, I would like to thank God for these opportunities he opened for me. 🙂 Soli Deo Gloria!

Posted in Medicine
Tags: cogi, ebcog, ims, medical congress, menopause, msrm, provincial fellows, psanz, ranzcog, rcog

My Blog’s Word Cloud

•November 11, 2013 • Leave a Comment

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Save The Date

•November 4, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Save The Date

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Sophomore

•July 24, 2013 • Leave a Comment

How time flies so fast. The last time I wrote about my residency training was last year, 3rd month as a 1st year OB-Gyn resident. And now it’s midyear, not as a 1st year but as a 2nd year resident. How time flies so fast indeed.

What has transpired? Allow me to detail one by one, which are to me, the highlights of my residency training.

1. I now know how to deliver babies.

Normal Spontaneous Delivery

Be it normal spontaneous deliveries, or operative vaginal deliveries such as forceps extraction. I also know how to do Cesarean sections. And yes, I also know how to repair them 🙂 The joy of being the first person to be in touch with someone who is about to take his/her first breath, is really incomparable.. To attend to the needs of the expectant parents, especially the mothers, is truly rewarding once the baby is delivered.

surgery

2. I also now know how to assist and do special gynecologic surgeries.

Such as total abdominal hysterectomy, ovarian cystectomy, marsupialization of Bartholin’s Duct abscess, etc. Who could ever imagine that I, someone who just used to play patintero, taguan, agawan base and the likes, would be doing such kind of surgeries now. God indeed is a miracle maker.

3. I ranked number 5 during our in-service exam. In-service exams are given yearly by the POGS – CREED (aka Phil OBGyn Society), and all residents in the Philippines take this exam. The examinees will then be ranked according to the percentile scores they get, and that is compared against the scores of residents of the same year level. For the 1st year level, God has blessed me to rank number 5. May God continue to bless me, even though there are a lot of times that I have not been to faithful in the stewardship of His resources. After all, God’s grace is indeed an amazing grace.

4. I got engaged. Last December 21, 2012, I got engaged to the woman I dearly loved for 15 years. There might have been lots of unsyncopated love rhythms and time & place palisades, but destiny is stronger than anyone could ever imagine. On January 12, 2013, I will marry the love of my life, the beat of my heart. 🙂

inlababo

Residency is such a wonderful part of life. I hope to enjoy the remaining years of my training. 🙂

Posted in Personal
Tags: childbirth, engagement, gynecology, hysterectomy, in-service, normal delivery, obstetrics, operative vaginal, POGS, residency training

International Airports of the Philippines

•July 24, 2013 • 1 Comment

I’m always fascinated by airplanes. As a matter of fact, when I was still a child, I have dreamt of becoming a pilot when I grow up. That ambition actually lingered even during my high school years, as I contemplated on enrolling at Indiana Aerospace University and take up BS Aerospace Engineering. But the call towards the path of Medicine was stronger so here I am, a medical doctor who happens to fancy the world of aviation.

I will be featuring the different international airports of the world. And I will be starting with the Southeast Asian region, as this is where my beloved country, the Philippines is situated at. I do not claim ownership of the photos featured here. Feel free to contact me at carlomer@gmail.com if you happen to be the owner of the photos and want them removed from this site. Thanks! 🙂

PHILIPPINES

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL)

Parañaque City & Pasay City