{"id":535,"date":"2025-09-26T05:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/?p=535"},"modified":"2026-02-11T05:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:57:57","slug":"inside-the-minds-of-innovators-featured-in-dlsus-questions-magazine-issue-12-and-2401-vol-57-no-2-dr-michelle-renee-ching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/inside-the-minds-of-innovators-featured-in-dlsus-questions-magazine-issue-12-and-2401-vol-57-no-2-dr-michelle-renee-ching\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Minds of Innovators: Featured in DLSU\u2019s Questions Magazine Issue #12 and 2401 Vol. 57 No. 2 &#8211; Dr. Michelle Renee Ching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1084\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-537\" data-id=\"537\" src=\"http:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/561446046_846295231300054_5913823859753615927_n.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"1467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-536\" data-id=\"536\" src=\"http:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/559399586_846295741300003_5835416419708166287_n.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-538\" data-id=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/558230012_846294367966807_1909183990504811452_n.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>How can we better monitor TB cases among our children?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuberculosis remains a serious threat to children, but a DLSU-led innovation is helping change that. The Pediatric Tuberculosis Clinical Decision Support System (PedTB-CDSS), developed by Dr. Michelle Renee Ching, Chair of the DLSU Department of Information Technology, uses data and intelligent systems to make diagnosing pediatric TB faster and more accurate, even in far-flung communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project, a collaboration between CITe4D, DLSMHSI-CTR, and USAID\u2019s TB Platforms, empowers health workers to detect and treat TB early, improving child health outcomes nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, PedTB-CDSS was also recognized as part of DLSU\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) City Partnership Initiative with the City of Manila, a program led by Dr. Francisco Magno of the Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (JRIG). The initiative strengthens cooperation between the University and the local government to advance data-driven, inclusive, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through research and partnerships, DLSU continues to live out its Lasallian mission: creating technology that transforms communities for the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Credits:<\/summary>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlsu.edu.ph\/...\/stra...\/2401\/2025\/2401V57N02.pdfhttps:\/\/www.dlsu.edu.ph\/...\/questions...\/questions-2024.pdf\">https:\/\/www.dlsu.edu.ph\/&#8230;\/stra&#8230;\/2401\/2025\/2401V57N02.pdf<br>https:\/\/www.dlsu.edu.ph\/&#8230;\/questions&#8230;\/questions-2024.pdf<br><\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can we better monitor TB cases among our children? Tuberculosis remains a serious threat to children, but a DLSU-led innovation is helping change that. The Pediatric Tuberculosis Clinical Decision Support System (PedTB-CDSS), developed by Dr. Michelle Renee Ching, Chair of the DLSU Department of Information Technology, uses data and intelligent systems to make diagnosing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[59,58,60],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-cite4d","tag-pedtb-cdss","tag-tuberculosis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":551,"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adric.dlsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}