About PETRO
Professional Education and Training Office is one of the integral components of the hospital under the Medical Center Chief II, considered as a division level. Activities here included the upliftment of medical, paramedical and other hospital personnel thru provision of quality lifelong learning for better performance, competency and productivity in one’s work.
Vision: We envision Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital as the national training and research center of excellence in Women’s Health and Newborn Care.
Mission: We shall provide the highest level of knowledge, attitude and skills in Women’s Health and Newborn Care through continuous quality education and research for the enhancement of the hospital staff and trainees competency.
General Objective: Enhance the knowledge /skills / attitude of the hospital staff through continuing education on updated development and technology for quality medical care.
FUNCTIONS
The PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE (PETRO) oversees all of the learning and development programs and research activities of the hospital.
- PETRO is responsible for providing/coordinating learning and development opportunities for hospital employees. It collates and develops agency wide development programs. To accomplish this, PETRO:
- works closely with managers and supervisors and with the Human Resource Management (HRM) in monitoring learning and development needs identified in the Individual Development Plan(IDP) of employees;
- works with service heads and service/department training officers in identifying solutions/interventions to the identified needs;
- announces and encourages employees to undertake and make use of learning and development activities;
- prepares hospital orders for attendance to such activities on official time (or official business, if applicable);
- issues certificates of attendance or training, as the case may be; and
- analyses impact of learning and development for individuals and the organization.
- PETRO works with different services/departments in the conduct of various training programs for health workers:
- Residency Training Programs
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Anesthesia
- Residency Training Programs
- Post Residency Fellowship Training Programs
- Neonatology
- Perinatology
- OB-GYN Ultrasound
- Postgraduate Skills Training Course on the Revised Midwifery Law
- PETRO works with different services/departments in the conduct of various DOH training programs for health workers:
- Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care(BEmONC)
- Integrated Essential Maternal and Newborn Care-Lactation Management Training (EMNC-LMT)
- Care for the Small Baby(CSB)
- Human Milk Banking(HMB)
- Basic Life Support(BLS)
- Nurse Certification Program(NCP)
- Family Planning Competency Based Training Level I and Level II
TRAINING COURSES
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE (BEmONC) SKILLS TRAINING COURSE
This eleven-day training course is designed to enhance the skills of birth attendants (doctors, nurses and midwives) in assessing and managing conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care.
Target Participants – TEAM of registered doctors, nurses and midwives in rural health units or district hospitals that has been identified as facilities capable of providing BEmONC.
Training Fee – P10,700.00/ person for the eleven-day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2020
| March 31 to April 10 |
| July 21 - 31 |
| October 20 - 30 |
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE (BEmONC) FOR MIDWIVES
This is a seven-day training that shall strengthen the basic knowledge, skills and attitude of midwives in providing essential and emergency obstetric and neonatal care to improve maternal health and reduce neonatal mortality. It includes life saving skills and interventions of the Midwifery Act of 1992 and AO 14 s, 2011.
Target Participants – registered midwives in government or private practice with an updated PRC Professional Identification Card.
Training Fee – P8,700.00/person for the seven-day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2020:
| February 4 - 10 | July 7 - 13 |
| March 10 - 16 | August 4 - 10 |
| April 14 - 20 | September 8 - 14 |
| May 12 - 18 | October 6 - 12 |
| June 16 - 22 | November 10 - 16 |
INTEGRATED ESSENTIAL MATERNAL & NEWBORN CARE-LACTATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING
This is a three-day training that shall enable to improve the attitude and knowledge of health personnel and to develop their expertise in identifying and managing specific maternal and infant breastfeeding problems.
Target Participants - doctor, nurse, midwife or any professional interested in Lactation Management.
Training Fee – P3,500.00/ person for the three day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2020:
| February 18 - 20 |
| May 26 - 28 |
| August 25 - 27 |
| November 24 - 26 |
For the availability of slots please contact CP. No. 09222255572 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE (BEmONC) SKILLS TRAINING COURSE
This eleven-day training course is designed to enhance the skills of birth attendants (doctors, nurses and midwives) in assessing and managing conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care.
Target Participants – TEAM of registered doctors, nurses and midwives in rural health units or district hospitals that has been identified as facilities capable of providing BEmONC.
Training Fee – P10,700.00/ person for the eleven-day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2019
April 23 to May 3
August 6 to 16
November 19 to 29
For the availability of slots please contact CP. No. 09222255572 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE (BEmONC) FOR MIDWIVES
This is a seven-day training that shall strengthen the basic knowledge, skills and attitude of midwives in providing essential and emergency obstetric and neonatal care to improve maternal health and reduce neonatal mortality. It includes life saving skills and interventions of the Midwifery Act of 1992 and AO 14 s, 2011.
Target Participants – registered midwives in government or private practice with an updated PRC Professional Identification Card.
Training Fee – P8,700.00/person for the seven-day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2019:
February 12 - 18 July 16-22
March 5 - 11 September 3-9
April 2 - 8 October 1-7
May 21 - 27 November 5-11
June 18 - 24
For the availability of slots please contact CP. No. 09222255572 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
INTEGRATED LACTATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING - EMNC
This is a three-day training that shall enable to improve the attitude and knowledge of health personnel and to develop their expertise in identifying and managing specific maternal and infant breastfeeding problems.
Target Participants - doctor, nurse, midwife or any professional interested in Lactation Management.
Training Fee – P3,500.00/ person for the three day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2019:
February 26-28
May 28-30
August 13-15
November 12-14
For the availability of slots please contact CP. No. 09222255572 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE (BEmONC) SKILLS TRAINING COURSE
This eleven-day training course is designed to enhance the skills of birth attendants (doctors, nurses and midwives) in assessing and managing conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care.
Target Participants – TEAM of registered doctors, nurses and midwives in rural health units or district hospitals that has been identified as facilities capable of providing BEmONC.
Training Fee – P10,700.00/ person for the eleven-day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2018
April 10-20 (Caloocan CHD)
October 2-12
For the availability of slots please contact Tel. No. 986-04-82 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE (BEmONC) FOR MIDWIVES
This is a seven-day training that shall strengthen the basic knowledge, skills and attitude of midwives in providing essential and emergency obstetric and neonatal care to improve maternal health and reduce neonatal mortality. It includes life saving skills and interventions of the Midwifery Act of 1992 and AO 14 s, 2011.
Target Participants – registered midwives in government or private practice with an updated PRC Professional Identification Card.
Training Fee – P8,700.00/person for the seven-day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2018:
February 20-26 August 7-13
March 13-19 (QC CHD) September 11-17
May 8-14 (QC CHD) November 6-12
June 19-25 December 4-10
For the availability of slots please contact Tel. No. 986-04-82 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
INTEGRATED LACTATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING - EMNC
The general objective of this three day course is to enhance the knowledge and attitude of health personnel on lactation and to develop their expertise in identifying and managing specific maternal and infant breastfeeding problems.
Target Participants - doctors, nurses, midwives and other professionals interested in Lactation Management.
Training Fee – P3,500.00/ person for the three day training (exclusive of foods and accommodation)
Schedule of trainings for 2018:
January 17-19
February 15-17
March 20-22
June 26-28
July 24-26
August 22-24
September 25-27
December 11-13
For the availability of slots please contact Tel. No. 986-04-82 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
