UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS: KEY CONCEPTS in Psychopharmacology and Psychobiology

There will be a seminar tomorrow, January 30, 2010, on Psychiatric Nursing. The seminar is organized by Mique International Conference and Event Planners(MICEP) in collaboration with the Philippine Nurses Association, Iloilo Chapter. MICEP is accredited by the PRC for giving continuing professional education(CPE) units until July 2012.

The full title of the seminar is: UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS: KEY CONCEPTS in Psychopharmacology and Psychobiology - A Seminar Workshop for Nursing Students and New Professionals. The speaker is Dr. Norman Keltner, the famous author of the Psychiatric Nursing book.

The Seminar will be held at Sarabia Manor - Hotel and Convention Center. The seminar will start at 9 am but registrations will start as early as 7. It will end at around 5 pm. This is a nice opportunity because most of the seminars held by MICEP are held in Manila or Cebu. This is useful especially for graduate nurses and for those who want to be a psychiatric nurse.

Tickets are from Php950 for pre-registered/students and for on-site it's Php1500. More information can be found at their website at http://www.micep.net/.

I will describe how the seminar will go tomorrow after attending it. :-?

BLS Certificates

Finally got my BLS certificate after a month. So slow, so Philippines! They all look the same, they just need to input the names but why would it take so long? :-?

Canon Powershot SD880 IS

This is the digital camera I'm hoping to buy once I get to save enough money. I blogged it here so that I won't forget what to buy. :-?

Basic Life Support

I am disappointed with where the certificates are going regarding the Basic Life Support Seminar. It has already been a month and still no sign of the certificate of attendance or certificate of completion ID card. What the hell is going on with it?

By the way, the seminar itself went fairly well and the hands-on were really hands-on. The only problem now is where are the certificates? I’m going to need it for the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Seminar this January in Iloilo City.

So please, CERTIFICATES, show yourself! :-?

Basic Life Support Seminar

There will be an upcoming Basic Life Suppport Seminar on November 27-28 in Saint Gabriel Hospital - Kalibo, Aklan. The cost is at Php1000 and I think there are snacks included, I'm not yet sure. This is an important seminar because you need this and an ECG seminar to take a much advanced course in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. I think that the Department of Health is the one who will conduct the seminar - again another unsure information.

I will blog here again to enumerate what happened during the seminar and how it went. :-?

Recipe 101: Sweet-and-Sour Gluten

Today I will post the recipe for the Sweet-and-Sour Gluten.

Gluten is a special type of protein. It is found in rye, wheat and barley.

*Not good for people with celiac disease.

Here are the ingredients for the Sweet-and-Sour Gluten

• 3/4 kilo gluten, sliced, fried

SAUCE:

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 medium-size carrot, cut into flowerettes
• 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 pieces medium-size calamansi
• Salt to taste

Mix cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, calamansi juice and water in a saucepan until smooth. Cook over medium fire. Add salt to taste. Stir until boiling. Add carrots and pineapple and cook until half done. Add gluten and cook for 5 minutes more. Serve hot.

Recipe 101: Fried Vegetarian Tocino

Tocino is made healthy with this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 kilo vegetarian tocino, sliced
• 2 pieces medium-sized cucumbers, sliced
• 2 pieces medium-sized tomatoes, sliced

Here's what you need to do. Slightly fry vegetarian tocino. Arrange on a platter. Garnish with cucumber and tomato slices. Serve hot!

Recipe 101: Sauteed Mongo Beans

Mongo Beans or Mung Beans are small ovoid shaped green beans. To sautee means to fry in a small amount of fat.

Sauteed Mongo Beans have the following ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked mongo beans
• 1 cup tokwa, cut in medium-size strips, fried
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
• 1 piece medium-size onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped finely
• 2 cups hugas bigas
• salt to taste

Saute garlic, onion, and tomatoes. Add noiled mongo beans, and hugas bigas. Season with salt. Simmer for 3 minutes and stirring while cooking. Add tokwa. Cook for another 3 minutes. Serve hot.

Recipe 101: Tokwa Adobo

Here's the recipe for Tokwa Adobo.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 kilo tokwa, sliced or diced
• 1 cup vegetable oil for deep frying
• 1/4 cup calamansi juice
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cream of mushroom powder(optional)
• Salt to taste

Marinate tokwa in calamansi juice, garlic, bay leaf, soy sauce, salt, and cream of mushroom powder overnight. Drain. Fry tokwa to desired browning. Serve hot.

*Good for 6 persons. 1 slice or 1/2 cup diced per serving.

Recipe 101: Potato-Egg Omelet

Here's one of the recipes from the previous article.
Potato-egg omelet seems to be an easy food to cook and is better served with these tips:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo medium-size potatoes, peeled, diced
• 1 cup oil for deep frying
• 1/2 piece medium-size red pepper, chopped
• 1/2 piece medium-size onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• Salt to taste

Boil potatoes until almost cooked. Drain. Mix all ingredients well, except oil. Fry in small individual servings unless you want to make the continent of Asia in your omelet and cut them later. Place on an absorbent material such as table napkin or cheese cloth or what we Filipinos commonly call as katsa to reduce fat. Serve hot with sauce or ketchup.

*Good for 6 persons unless you're as big as the biggest losers on TV.