ISDFI Through the years

Learn the history of our organization

1989 –

• Opening of the Institute for Studies on Diabetes Foundation, Inc. (ISDFI)
• 1st batch of MSIM major in Diabetology (class 1989 – 1991)

1991 –

1992 –

• Established the Philippine Association of Diabetes Educators (PADE)
• Published 1st issue of Scribblings (official publication of ISDFI)
• ISDFI started participating in the annual diabetes summer camp in cooperation with Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF)
• Aired radio program Diabetes on Air (every Friday and Saturday at 1082 DZEC Eagle Broadcasting Corporation).

1993 –

• 1st ISDFI Diabetes Mellitus (DM) workshops: Iloilo City, Pagadian City, La Union
• Launched the Philippine Society of Diabetologists (PSD)
• Published first-ever 30-day Menu Guide for Patients with Diabetes
• Opened free nutrition clinic

1994 –

• ISDFI was awarded a bronze medal for Health and Management Information System (HAMIS) with cash prize of PhP 50,000
• ISDFI workshops in Batac (ilocos Norte), Naga City, Pangasinan, General Santos City and Tuguegarao, Cagayan
• 1st CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress (November 20, Manadaluyong City Sports Complex)
• ISDFI joined JDF in a Senate hearing on the proposed bill to create a Diabetes Commission

1995 –

• ISDFI workshops in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Dagupan City, Batangas City and Cebu City
• Dr. Ricardo E. Fernando and Dr. Araceli A. Panelo were named mambers of the Department of Health (DOH) Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Advisory Council and Task Force on DM
• ISDFI tasked to conduct the 2nd National Diabetes Survey for DOH
• ISDFI Diabetes Nurse Educators were sent to Melbourne, Australia to participate in a diabetic foot workshop thru Australian Aide
• 2nd CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress
• ISDFI sent Dr. Leorino Sobrepeña to a 3-month training with Dr. Fred Whitehouse at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Michigan
• Summer Camp with Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Tagaytay

1996 –

• ISDFI workshops in Zamboanga City, Ozamis City, Bohol and Cagayan de Oro City
• ISDFI sponsored launch of Diabetes-Friendly Establishments
• ISDFI sent Dr. Marcelo Lim to a 2-month training at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Michigan
• 3rd CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress
• Summer Camp with Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, April 1-6
• Helpline sa 9 (on RPN 9) featured the ISDFI faculty about issues on Diabetes (10 Minute interview every Friday)

1997 –

• ISDFI won another award from HAMIS
• Dr. Grace de los Santos sent to a 2-month training at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
• ISDFI Workshops in Tacloban, Leyte, Dumaguete City, Iloilo City and Baguio City
• 4th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress
• Dr. Fernando and Dr. Panelo appointed to the National Diabetes Commission
• Inauguration of the Consortium of Government Diabetes Clinics NCR
• 1st ASEAN Juvenile Diabetes Camp held in Jardin ni Lola, Hermosa, Bataan
• 5-day Foot and Wound Care Seminar Workshops in Bacolod, Cebu and Davao through AusAide

1998 –

• ISDFI workshops in Dipolog City, Silay City and Roxas City
• Launching of the ISDFI Foot Care and Wound Care Management Clinic
• 5th CGDCV Philippine Diabetes Congress
• Dr. Edwin Liwanag sent to a 1-month training at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Michigan
• Birth of Rainbow Camp Foundation Philippines, Inc.

1999 –

• Dr. Rima Tan sent to a 1-month training at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
• ISDFI celebrated its 10th anniversary (July 9-10, EDSA Shangri-la Hotel) with VP Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as key note speaker
• 1st Ricardo E. Fernando (REF) Professorial Lecture with Dr. Fred Whitehouse as Lecturer (EDSA Shangri-La, July 9) Topic: “The Complexities of Diabetic Complications Untangled.”
• Foot and Wound-Care Seminar Workshop in Cagayan de Oro City and Batac (Ilocos Norte)

2000 –

• Launched ISDFI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
• 2nd REF professorial lecture with Prof. James Gavin III, MD, as guest lecturer (Westin Philippine Plaza, July 8). Topic: “The Spectrum of Diabetes Childhood to Senility”
• ISDFI commencement exercise (Batch 1997-1999), April 25
• 7th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress (November 19)
• Foot and Wound-Care Seminar Workshop in Malolos, Bulacan, Silay City, & Iloilo City

2001 –

• ISDFI 1st launching of diploma course in Diabetes Studies
• ISDFI workshops in Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte, Vigan (Ilocos Sur)
• 3rd REF Professorial Lecture with Dr. John E. Gerich as guest lecturer (EDSA Shangri-La, July 30). Topic:” The Role of Insulin Resistance and Impaired Insulin Secretion in Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes”
• 8th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress (November 18)
• Foot and Wound-Care Seminar Workshops in Davao City, Sta. Cruz (Laguna), Tanuan (Batangas), and Quezon City

2002 –

• Groundbreaking ceremonies of the new ISDFI building in Marikina, July 12
• 4th REF professorial lecture with Dr. Marja-Ritta Taskinen as guest lecturer (EDSA Shangri-La, July 13). Topic: “Problems of Lipids in Diabetes”
• 9th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress (November 17)
• Foot and Wound-Care Seminar Workshop in Alaminos (Pangasinan), SBMA (Olongapo), Urdaneta City, and Angeles (Pampanga)

2003 –

• CGDC was consolidated into one national body
• ISDFI workshops in Los Baños, Laguna, Lucena, Quezon, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Baguio, Legazpi
• PADE convention, Marc 29
• 5th REF professorial lecture with Prof. Stephen Alistair Smith as guest lecturer (EDSA Shangri-La, November 15). Topic: ” Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Failure & PPARS”
• 10th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress
• Foot and Wound-Care Seminar workshop in Pasig City, Iba, Zambales, Naga City & San Juan, La Union

2004 –

• 6th REF professorial lecture with Prof. Gerald M. Reaven as guest lecturer (October 23). Topic: “Insulin Resistance, Conpensatory Hyperinsulinemia and Cardiovascular Disease.”
• ISDFI workshops in Tarlac, Olongapo, Bataan, Davao, Ozamis
• “75/15: The season of harvest” (March 13, Wack Wack Golf and Country Club)
• 1st PSD Advanced Diabetes Workshop (March 19-20, Baguio)
• ISDFI commencement exercise (Batch 2001-2003), May 15
• PADE and ADNEP joint convention (June 18-19)
• 11th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress
• Summer Camp for Type 1 Diabetes by Rainbow Camp Foundation
• Commencement exercise (Bstch 2003-2004), May 15
• Foot and Wound-Care Seminar Workshop in San Carlos City

2005 –

• 8th batch Class 2003-2005
• 7th REF professorial lecture with Prof. David Richard Matthews as guest lecturer (November 12, Mandarin Oriental). Topic: “The National History of B-Cell in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”
• ISDFI workshops in Camarines Norte, Angeles City, San juan (La Union), Zamboanga City
• Foot and Wound-Care workshops in La Trinidad (Benguet), Lucena City, Dagupan City
• 8th Rainbow Camp
• 12th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress, November 12

2006 –

• ISDFI workshops in Dagupan City, Tagaytay, Subic, Rizal, Dipolog
• Mindanao Diabetes Congress (October 1)
• Foot and Wound-Care Workshop in Batangas and Nueva Vizcaya
• Inauguration of the ISDFI Building in Marikina (October 22)
• 8th REF professorial lecture with Dr. Paresh Dandona as guest lecturer (EDSA Shangri-La, October 21). Topic “Inflammation in Diabetes”
• 13th CGDC Philippine Diabetes Congress
• ISDFI Transferred from Aurora Blvd., Quezon City to its new home in Marikina Hts., Marikina City

2007 –

• 9th REF professorial lecture with Prof. Erol Cerasi as guest lecturer (October 13). Topic: “The Story Behind the Beta Cell”
• ISDFI commencement exercise (Class 2005-2007)
• Foot and Wound-Care Update, ISDFI Building, January
• 14th CGDC Diabetes Congress

2008 –

• 10th REF professorial lecture with Prof. Rury Holman as guest lecturer (October 25). Topic: “UKPDS 30 Years On: What are the Legacy of Improved Glucose and Blood Pressure Control?”
• 1st Diabetes Empowerment and Equipping Program (DEEP) by CGDC
• Opening of ISDFI 3-Month Ambulatory Course
• International launch of ISDFI-Center for Diabetes Care Network (CDC). October

2009 –

• “80/20” A Season of Sharing and Blessing
• 11th REF Professorial Lecture with Prof. Stefano Del Frato as Lecturer (November 8). Topic: “The Natural History of Beta Cell in Type 2 Diabetes”
• Formal Launch of CDC, June 22
• ISD Workshops in Marikina, San Carlos, San Pablo, Vigan, Quezon

2010 –

• 12th REF Professorial Lecture with Prof. Ele Ferrannini as Lecturer (October 16). Topic: “Type 2 Diabetes: Natural history and Mode Onset”
• ISD Workshops in Batac Ilocos Norte, Santiago Isabela, Dumaguete City, Marikina City

2011 –

• 13th REF Professorial Lecture with Prof. Steven M. Haffner as Lecturer (October 15). Topic: “Intensive Glycemic Control Revisited: The Aftermath of ACCORD”
• ISD Workshops in Calbayog City Samar, Catarman Northern Samar, Valencia City Bukidnon, Solano Nueva Viscaya
• Turnover of the Leadership:

2012 –

• 14th REF Professorial Lecture with Prof. Carolyn Fiona Deacon as Lecturer (October 27). Topic: “DPP4 Inhibition – What’s New for 2012”
• ISD Workshops in Lingayen Pangasinan, Sta Rita Guiguinto Bulacan, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Bacolod, Iligan

2013 –

• 15th REF Professorial Lecture with Prof. Philip Barter as Lecturer (October 15). Topic: “International Atherosclerosis Society Center for Vascular Research”
• Leadership in Education and Awareness in Diabetes (LEAD PH 12 days)
• ISD Workshops in Tarlac, Lucena Quezon, Antipolo City, Daet Camarines Norte, Tagum City Davao Del Norte

2014 –

• 25 years of Trailblazing Diabetes Care (Relieving the Past, Defining the Future)
• 16 REF Professorial Lecture with Prof. Robert J. Chilton as Lecturer (July 19). Topic: “Pathophysiology of CVD in Patients with Insulin Resistance and Diabetes”
• ISD Diabetes Workshops: Pasig City, Batangas, Baguio, Ozamis, Ilocos Norte

2015 –

• 17th REF Professorial Lecture with Dr. Zachary Bloomgarden as Lecturer (October 10). Topic: “Simplifying the complexities of Diabetes Management; Applying Theories to Actual Practice
• ISDFI Workshops in Cabanatuan, Tagaytay, Koronadal, Tacloban and Santiago Isabela.

2016 –

• 1st ISDFI Annual Convention: “ISD: F.I.R.S.T. in Diabetes (Fostering Integrated Research, Service and Teaching)”
• 18th REF professorial lecture with Dr. Esperanza I. Cabral as guest lecturer (October 22). Topic: “The Poor and Their Health Predicament”
• ISDFI Workshops in Taguig, Las Piñas, Naga, Surigao and Mindoro.
• Opening of the admin wing on the 2nd floor of ISDFI building
• Turnover of Presidency: Dr. Leorino M. Sobrepeña to Dr. Marcelo A. Lim

2017 –

• 1st ISDFI Midyear Convention held at Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City (April 27-29)
• 2nd ISDFI Annual Convention (Inspiring Ideas, Sharing Solutions, Dicovering Dreams)
• 19th REF professorial lecture with Dr. Romeo A. Divinagracia as guest lecturer (October 21). Topic: “Heart Failure in Diabetes Mellitus”
• ISDFI Workshops in Rizal, Cebu, Kalibo, Cagayan de Oro and Bohol.
• Launching of Cardiovascular Diseases in Diabetes (3days Training)
• Launching of Intensive Course on Insulin Therapy (8 days Training)

2018 –

• 3rd ISDFI Annual Convention (Relevant Effective Forthright Beating Diabetes “The Silent Killer”)
• 20th REF Professorial Lecture with Dr. Ralph De Fronzo Topic: “Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Rational Approach based upon its Pathophysiology”
• ISDFI Workshops in Davao, Masbate, Palawan, Samar, Dipolog
• ISD Diabetic Foot Conference (2days Training)
• 1st Diabetic Foot Conference of ISDFI
• Launching of ISDFI-SUNLIFE Nutrition Studio (Sept. 22)
• 1st Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes training (Sept. 6-8)

2019 –

• 2nd ISDFI Midyear Convention held at Las Casas de Acuzar, Bataan (April 27-29) (Kapatiran, Kasayahan, Kaalaman)
• 4th Annual Convention and the 1st Ricardo E. Fernando Memorial Lecture (The theme for this year is “ISDFI at 30: Growing Stronger Together”, highlighting the seven (7) component societies of the ISDFI.)
• ISDFI Workshops in Lucena, Samar, Kidapawan, Iloilo
• Collaboration with PAPSD (Philippine Association of Private School Dentists, Inc.) and launching of ISDFI dental services
• 1st Diabetes Renal Nutrition (July 12)
• 1st Kidney Disease in Diabetes Training (May 16-17)

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