Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines
The purpose of this review is to evaluate various challenges and opportunities as well as propose solutions for the development and implementation of a prospective COVID-19 patient registry within a regional context in the Philippines. To comprehensively study the course of COVID-19 in the Philippin...
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| author | Gerard G. Dumancas Oliver B. Generalao Hans Carlo E. Rivera Pia Regina Fatima Zamora-Rico Jonathan Adam A. Rico Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa Salvador Eugenio C. Caoili Romulo de Castro |
| author_facet | Gerard G. Dumancas Oliver B. Generalao Hans Carlo E. Rivera Pia Regina Fatima Zamora-Rico Jonathan Adam A. Rico Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa Salvador Eugenio C. Caoili Romulo de Castro |
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| description | The purpose of this review is to evaluate various challenges and opportunities as well as propose solutions for the development and implementation of a prospective COVID-19 patient registry within a regional context in the Philippines. To comprehensively study the course of COVID-19 in the Philippine population, it is essential to develop a comprehensive dataset that includes relevant treatment and diagnostic information. While individual patient reports related to the disease are available at various institutions in the Philippines, there is a need for a more extensive and representative database to facilitate robust analysis. The primary clinical objective of establishing a COVID-19 patient registry was to enhance the accuracy of disease diagnosis. In this review, we present a comprehensive explanation of the systematic rationale, design, and execution of a COVID-19 patient registry in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Based on this review, several factors exist that hinder the implementation of a COVID-19 patient registry in this regional setting in the Philippines, including lack of funding, facilities, infrastructure, manpower, and expertise, and unwillingness of some hospitals to pursue research. We also discussed herewith the proposed program implementation for the establishment of such a registry in a regional setting in the Philippines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f67e55454ef415bb3c824ba7d3d30ff2025-08-20T02:08:09ZengMDPI AGCOVID2673-81122024-11-014111776179310.3390/covid4110124Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the PhilippinesGerard G. Dumancas0Oliver B. Generalao1Hans Carlo E. Rivera2Pia Regina Fatima Zamora-Rico3Jonathan Adam A. Rico4Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa5Salvador Eugenio C. Caoili6Romulo de Castro7Honors College, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, USACenter for Informatics, University of San Agustin, Gen. Luna St, Iloilo City 5000, PhilippinesPublic Health Leadership Program, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USACenter for Informatics, University of San Agustin, Gen. Luna St, Iloilo City 5000, PhilippinesCenter for Informatics, University of San Agustin, Gen. Luna St, Iloilo City 5000, PhilippinesDepartment of Medical Microbiology, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, PhilippinesBiomedical Innovations Research for Translational Health Science (BIRTHS) Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila 1000, PhilippinesCenter for Informatics, University of San Agustin, Gen. Luna St, Iloilo City 5000, PhilippinesThe purpose of this review is to evaluate various challenges and opportunities as well as propose solutions for the development and implementation of a prospective COVID-19 patient registry within a regional context in the Philippines. To comprehensively study the course of COVID-19 in the Philippine population, it is essential to develop a comprehensive dataset that includes relevant treatment and diagnostic information. While individual patient reports related to the disease are available at various institutions in the Philippines, there is a need for a more extensive and representative database to facilitate robust analysis. The primary clinical objective of establishing a COVID-19 patient registry was to enhance the accuracy of disease diagnosis. In this review, we present a comprehensive explanation of the systematic rationale, design, and execution of a COVID-19 patient registry in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Based on this review, several factors exist that hinder the implementation of a COVID-19 patient registry in this regional setting in the Philippines, including lack of funding, facilities, infrastructure, manpower, and expertise, and unwillingness of some hospitals to pursue research. We also discussed herewith the proposed program implementation for the establishment of such a registry in a regional setting in the Philippines.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/11/124COVID-19patient registryPhilippinesWestern Visayasdeveloping country |
| spellingShingle | Gerard G. Dumancas Oliver B. Generalao Hans Carlo E. Rivera Pia Regina Fatima Zamora-Rico Jonathan Adam A. Rico Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa Salvador Eugenio C. Caoili Romulo de Castro Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines COVID COVID-19 patient registry Philippines Western Visayas developing country |
| title | Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines |
| title_full | Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines |
| title_short | Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a COVID-19 Patient Registry in a Regional Setting in the Philippines |
| title_sort | challenges and opportunities in establishing a covid 19 patient registry in a regional setting in the philippines |
| topic | COVID-19 patient registry Philippines Western Visayas developing country |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/11/124 |
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