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{\bf{Professionals}} & should be lifelong learners \tn 
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{\bf{ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)}} & {\bf{Est.:}} 2015 \tn 
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 & Historical milestone and huge stride towards regional economic integration of {\bf{ASEAN Member States (AMS)}} \tn 
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{\bf{ASEAN Member States (AMS)}} & step towards regional integration and mobility of professionals in the region, the {\bf{ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)}} was established \tn 
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{\bf{ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)}} & enables comparison of educational qualifications across AMS. \tn 
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 & {\bf{Objective:}} encourage the development of qualifications that can facilitate lifelong learning \tn 
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{\bf{Continuing Professional Development (CPD)}} & important to ensure the {\bf{competency of professionals}} \tn 
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 & maintenance, enhancement, and extension of knowledge, expertise, and competence of professionals after attaining bachelor's degree \tn 
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 & {\bf{longest phase}} of professional {\bf{education}} \tn 
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 & essential to the provision of evidence-based health care in the contemporary health care setting. \tn 
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 & provides {\bf{structure framework}} to ensure {\bf{improvement, progression, and career growth}} that benefits both professionals and their respective {\bf{organizations}} \tn 
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 & facilitates {\bf{continued competence and personal and professional development}}, which in turn translate to increased {\bf{career growth}} that facilitates the {\bf{advancement of the profession}} \tn 
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Builds confidence and credibility & Maximizes staff potentials \tn 
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Showcases achievements; useful for appraisals & Helps employees to set SMART (specific, measurable, realistic and time-bound) objectives \tn 
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Achieves career goals by focusing on training and development & Promotes staff development \tn 
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Copes positively with changes by constantly updating knowledge and skill & Adds value for reflecting; helps staff to consciously apply learning to their role and for the organization's development \tn 
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Improves productivity and efficiency by reflecting learning and highlighting the gaps in knowledge and experience & Linking to appraisals; helps employees focus their achievements throughout the years \tn 
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 & embraced by {\bf{developing countries}} as an {\bf{effective way}} of {\bf{maintaining and improving}} the {\bf{competence}} of {\bf{health professionals}}, thus making it {\bf{mandatory}} \tn 
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{\bf{President Fidel V. Ramos}} & {\bf{Issued:}} Executive Order No. 226 \tn 
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 & {\bf{Took effect:}} November 13, 1995 \tn 
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 & {\bf{Aim:}} continuously improve the competence of professionals in accordance to the {\bf{international standards}} of practice towards the uplifting of  {\bf{general welfare, economic growth, and development of the nation}} \tn 
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 & {\bf{1.}} enhance and upgrade the competencies and qualifications of professionals for the practice of their professions pursuant to the Philippine Qualification Framework (PQF), the AQRF, and the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs); \tn 
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 & Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center - Department of Laboratories \tn 
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{\bf{PIC Renewal Period}} & {\bf{Minimum CPD Units Required for the Profession}} \tn 
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1.5 Monitor & {\bf{Twice the number of approved credit units for the program}} & Monitoring report, certificate of appearance and the authority to monitor \tn 
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2.2 Doctorate degree of equivalent & {\bf{Full credit units upon candidacy for compliance period; additional full credit unites for compliance period upon completion of degree}} & University \seqsplit{certification/diploma} and transcript of records \seqsplit{(authenticated} copy) \tn 
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2.3 Professorial chair & {\bf{15 CU per year}} & Certificate of grant or appointment paper \tn 
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2.5.2 Resource speaker & {\bf{4 CU per grant}} &  \tn 
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3.1 Participant & {\bf{Credit units for the program as evaluated by CPD council}} & Certificate of attendance with number of hours, seminar program, and list of participants \tn 
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3.6 Program training module development & {\bf{10 CU per module}} & Copy of module and evaluation \tn 
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3.11 Inventions & {\bf{Full credit units for compliance period}} & Certificate copy of patent certificate \tn 
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3.12 Study tours/visits & {\bf{2 CU/day (maximum of 20 CU per tour}} & Certificate from sponsoring institution \tn 
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3.14 Socio-civic activities using profession (e.g., medical missions, outreach programs, etc.) & {\bf{1 CU per hour}} & Certificate of appearance and invitation \tn 
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3.15 \seqsplit{Recognition/title} (e.g., fellows, hall of fames award, outstanding professional, lifetime achievement awardee, etc.) & {\bf{Full credit units for compliance period}} & Copy of certificate from the awarding body (duly notarized) \tn 
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