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The search is on for the next 3MP Winner!

One of the parallel sessions during the upcoming 38th Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) Anniversary celebration on 17 March 2020 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City is a competition entitled “3-Minute Pitch to Policymakers.”

The competition will focus on the presentation of successfully completed health research studies with policy implication to exercise and cultivate researchers’ presentation and research communication skills. The participants should be able to present their completed research in a three-minute, one-slide presentation for a non-specialist audience based on set criteria.

All 17 regional health consortia are expected to submit their entries. For submission of entries for Region IV, kindly contact Ms. Reinachell Daclan thru email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For further inquiries, she can be contacted through telephone number (046) 481-8000 local 8038.

Translating Research into Policy

Guidelines

1. Prior to the contest, all consortia are informed of the schedule of activities, components of the pitch, criteria for judging, rules and prizes and other relevant information regarding the contest.

2. The submission includes the following:

2.1 Abstract of completed research (Deadline: February 17, 2020)

a. Maximum of 2 pages, in Arial Font, size 11, 1” margin on all sides

b. Abstract should consist of: Title, Authors, Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion, and Recommendation/s

2.2 Target audience for the policy pitch (Deadline: February 17, 2020)

Target audience should be specific (ex. Regional Director of DOH, City Mayor, Regional Schools Division Superintendent, etc.) 2.3 Copy of the 1-slide presentation and script (Deadline: March 7, 2020)

Please see section on rules below for details. Note: Failure to submit the above requirements will lead to disqualification.

Suggested Components and Flow of the 3-Minute Pitch to Policymakers

✓ Introduce Yourself: Who are you? What is your expertise? Advocacy?

✓ State the Problem: What is the issue you are trying to solve? What are the key messages/points about why the issue is important?

✓ Present Your Solution: What is the significance and the relevant outcomes of your research?

✓ Describe Your Value Proposition

✓ Offer a CTA (Call to Action): How the person you are talking to can help?

* Participants are free to modify the components and flow of their pitch based on their strategy. There are various materials online to help in constructing a compelling 3-minute pitch.

Criteria for Adjudicators (Lifted from University of Queensland’s 3MT: 3-Minute Thesis Presentation)

Comprehension

• Did the presentation provide an understanding of the background and significance to the research question being addressed, while explaining terminology and avoiding jargon?

• Did the presentation clearly describe the impact and/or results of the research, including conclusions and outcomes?

• Did the presentation follow a clear and logical sequence?

Engagement

• Did the presentation make the audience want to know more?

• Was the presenter careful not to trivialize or generalize their research?

• Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their research?

• Did the presenter capture and maintain their audience's attention?

Communication Style

• Was the topic, research significance, results/impact and outcomes communicated in language appropriate to an intelligent non-specialist audience?

• Did the speaker avoid scientific jargon, explain terminology and provide adequate background information to illustrate points?

• Did the speaker have sufficient stage presence, eye contact and vocal range; maintain a steady pace, and have a confident stance?

• Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of their presentation - or did they elaborate for too long on one aspect or was the presentation rushed?

• Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation - was it clear, legible, and concise?

Rules

1. Only 1 single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (without any slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description; the slide is to be presented at the start of the pitch).

2. No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.

3. No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.

4. The pitch shall be delivered without reading of script, in any form.

5. Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.

6. Presentations are to be spoken word (i.e. no poems, raps or songs).

7. Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech, from the stage.

8. The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

Prizes

1st Place: Php 30,000

2nd Place: Php 20,000

3rd Place: Php 10,000

Additionally, there are prizes for audience votes:

People’s Choice Award: Php 5,000

Video Coverage Videos of winners of the 3-Minute Pitch to Policymakers will be disseminated in the PCHRD Website’s Policy Corner and consent to post their pitch shall be requested.

HRDCR IV-A GOES TO CDO FOR THE 13th PNHRS WEEK CELEBRATION

Cagayan de Oro City- Once again, the health research community gathered to celebrate the 13th Philippine National Health Research System Week (PNHRS) on August 13-16, 2019 at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. With the theme "Achieving Health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) through Research and Innovation", the celebration served as a platform for different stakeholders to discuss the current situation and challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and how research and innovation contributes to SDGs. All the committees of the Health Research and Development Consortium Region IV-A (HRDCR IV-A) were well represented by its committee chairs and members who actively participated in the different sessions designed for the conference.

Aside from the main conference, a pre-conference session entitled "3-Minute Pitch to Policymakers", a competition, was also held on August 13, 2019 where Dr. Norbel Tabo of De La Salle University-Dasmarinas won 2nd place. His winning paper entitled "Prevalence of Leptospira-agglutinating Antibodies in Abattoir Workers and Slaughtered Animals in Selected Slaughterhouses in Cavite, Philippines" revealed that the presence of common serovars in abattoir worker-slaughtered animal interface could indicate continual source of leptospires and could pose problems on human health and that these serovars could be potential candidates for the development of vaccines and diagnostic tests. This successfully completed health research study was also funded under the consortium's Regional Research Fund (RRF) initiative.

Likewise, the study of Mr. John Leonard Chan of the University of the Philippines Los Baños entitled “Comparative In vitro Evaluation of E.coli Isolates from Chicken (Gallus galllus) and Bat Guano for Potential Bacteriocinogenic Activity Against Pathogenic E. coli” bagged the 2^nd place at the Inter- Regional Poster Exhibit Contest, Professional Category. The preliminary results of his study suggested the conduct of further studies including the optimization of conditions in the production of bacteriocins from E. coli. He further claimed that this is the first study on the production and characterization of putative bacteriocins from E. coli isolated from bat guano.

The study entitled “Platelet Aggregation Inhibition Properties of Putative Capsaicin extracted from Philippine Capsicum frutescens” by Mr. Juan Nathaniel Mapagdalita of Emilio Aguinaldo College – Cavite was also chosen as one of the finalists at the Inter- Regional Poster Exhibit Contest, Student Category.

On another note, Dr. Rommel Salazar, Chair of the HRDCR IV-A Committee on Capacity Building also received a Certificate of Recognition for having served as the PNHRS CBC Luzon Cluster Representative for year 2018 during the CBC Networking Session held on August 13, 2019.

This year's conference was hosted by the Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development (NorMinCoHRD).