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Pediatric Nephrology

The Department of Pediatric Nephrology has its VISION
To be a world class training institution of Pediatric Nephrology and be recognized as a premiere training grounds in the Asia-Pacific.

To be of service in diagnosing and managing all Filipino pediatric patients with complex renal diseases.
To perform kidney transplantation in all pediatric end stage renal disease patients by the year 2020.
To produce a useful research output every year that will be presented to local and international conventions.

and MISSION

To provide service through optimum medical care to the Filipino children in terms of diagnosis and management of pediatric kidney disorders.
To provide a comprehensive clinical training and research experience designed to make competent, independent academic pediatric nephrologists in the country.

This Vision and Mission is aligned with the Institute.

In 1987, the Section of Pediatric Nephrology instituted the Fellowship Training Program in Pediatric Nephrology. After 13 years, in 2000, the section became a new separate department from the Adult nephrology.

The Faculty of the Department of Pediatric Nephrology chaired by Dr. Zenaida L. Antonio has 4 consultants: Dr. Myrna B. Rosel, Ofelia de Leon, Ma. Angeles G. Marbella (Training Officer) and Dr. Violeta V. Meneses-Valderrama. The Department continuously endeavors to maintain its utmost standards of excellence through its three-pronged approach of service, training and research. It relentlessly pursues a training program that will give rise to the finest kidney specialists for children. Dr. Ma. Angeles Marbella, the training officer and research coordinator spearheads our objective of academic excellence. The faculty aims to enhance the inquisitive minds of our graduates to produce relevant researches as well.

With the mission to attain medical excellence and share the Department’s expertise nationwide, the successful graduates of the pediatric Nephrology Training Program – NKTI, are strategically situated in Baguio City, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cebu, Iloilo, South Cotobato, Davao, Butuan and the rest in Metro Manila and nearby towns as well as in the United States. With them is the ultimate vision of the Department to provide new perspectives in the field of Pediatric Nephrology.

The Department maintains a 4-bed capacity in the service ward. Its target population in health care delivery is continuously growing to about 5-10% annually. Latest figures are: 2009 admissions were 932, with 600 patients admitted at the pay ward and 332 patients at the service ward. There were 448 ER consultations and 4,745 OPD consultations.

The Department of Pediatric Nephrology is not only medically inclined. A desire to transcend over the physical needs of our patients brought about the birth of Batong Bulilit School in 1994 and was realized in 1996. This informal school won the 1999 Civil Service Commission (CSC) “Pag-asa” Award, a competition for innovative ideas of the government agencies, as part of the CSC’s centennial celebration.

In celebration of the Kidney Month June, the Department sponsors the yearly Batong Bulilit Art Contest where participants are grouped into three categories according to age interpreting the theme of the art contest.

Annually, the “Batong Bulilit” Christmas Party is celebrated. This event is attended by our chronically ill patients and their relatives participating in games, songs and dances. Different Artists are being invited to perform and grace the occasion to give entertainment to our patients.

On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of NKTI, the Department of Pediatric Nephrology together with the Department of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, has endeavored on its first post-graduate course entitled " ABCD's of Pediatric Renal Transplantation" last September 11-12, 2008. A foreign faculty, Dr. Stephen Alexander, from Melbourne Australia, was invited to grace the occasion. The overall Chair was Dr. Ma. Angeles G. Marbella.

Last April 2009, there were 4 research papers presented at the 5th IPTA Congress in Istanbul Turkey, one of which was given as oral presentation while the rest as poster presentation. With this, we have gained our niche in the International Community.

To date, last September 2009, as part of the Department’s outreach CME activity,the first scientific forum on Pediatric Nephrology was held at the Golden Pine Hotel in Baguio City headed by Dr. Concesa B. Padilla. There were 99 attendees including 19 alumni.

Finally, last March 10, 2010, was the blessing and inauguration of the New Pediatric wing together with the Center for Urology and Men’s Health. The occasion was inaugurated by the secretary of Health Hon. Esperanza I. Cabral, and Hon. Edcel C. Lagman, Chair on the Committee of appropriations, House of Representatives. The new pediatric wing has a 33 bed capacity.

The future indeed is bright for the Department whose overwhelming passion is to help our children with kidney ailments.