Shelley Ann De la Vega
University of the Philippines Manila - College of Medicine and University of the Philippines Manila - National Institutes of Health Institute on Aging
Shelley Ann De la Vega
Dr. Shelley de la Vega is a full time Professor 12 of the Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine and founding Director of the Institute on Aging, University of the Philippines Manila – National Institutes of Health (IA-NIH). She was the Director of the Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies National Institutes of Health 2011-2013.
She completed her BS Psychology, Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the UP Manila. She trained in Internal Medicine and was Chief Resident at the State University of New York, Downstate Brooklyn; and Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School. She received her board certificate in Internal and Geriatric Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Her pioneering works include: founding President of Philippine College of Geriatric Medicine; President of the Philippine Society of Geriatric Medicine; Director, Center of Healthy Aging and Chief, Section of Geriatrics, The Medical City. She established the Geriatric Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic at the Philippine General Hospital.
She is a well-sought trainer and speaker to medical, nursing and allied professional societies in the Philippines. She assists the Department of Health, DSWD, WHO, FNRI and various NGOs as technical consultant. She has published local and international journal articles, book chapters, monographs, as well as policy documents on Geriatrics and Aging.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Philippines; |
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| Topics | Age-friendliness; Ageing in place; Care management; Care outcomes; Climate Change and LTC; Community-based LTC; Complex interventions; COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and LTC; Culturally appropriate LTC; Demand for Long-Term Care; Dementia care and support; Epidemiology and ageing trajectories; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Exercise and healthy ageing; Governance and LTC systems organisation; Healthcare access in LTC; Infection prevention; Loneliness among older people; LTC and people with mental health conditions; LTC Policy; LTC Systems; LTC systems in LMIC countries; Person-centered care; Quality of care; Quality regulation and accreditation for LTC services; Research gaps and priorities in LTC; Residential LTC services; Risk in Long-Term Care; Workforce capability; |
| Methods | Assessment tool development; Case studies; Comparative policy analysis; Delphi surveys; Expert consultations; Focus groups; Guidelines development; Intervention development; Interviews; Literature reviews and synthesis; Measure validation; Mixed methods; Observational studies; Participatory research methods; Policy analysis; Prevalence study; Quantitative data analysis; Questionnaire; Research ethics; Surveys; Systematic Review; Theory and frameworks; Training materials; Translation and cultural adaptation of instruments; Trials and other evaluations; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Climate Change and LTC; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Economics of Long-Term Care; Employment Education and Family carers; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Integrated Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care Policy; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; Strengthening Responses to Dementia; Workforce Capacity and Capability; Working Conditions and Wages in Long-Term Care; |
| Website | https://nih.upm.edu.ph/institute/institute-aging |
| ORC.ID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0350-0812 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=M4b10rsAAAAJ&hl=en |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-de-la-vega-md-msc-clinepi-0596305b/ | |
| Research interests | geriatrics, clinical epidemiology, frailty, dementia, long-term care, comprehensive geriatric assessment, healthy ageing, mental health, health systems |
| Key publications | Dela Vega SF, Abat ME, Garcia AP, Dimatatac BM, Reyes JP, Fortuno, EM. Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Mental Health and Addiction. (2026). Acta Medica Philippina, 60(10). https://doi.org/10.47895/ De la Vega S. (2023). Chapter 10 The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. In: Mejia A, ed. The PCP Textbook of Internal Medicine, 1st ed. Pasig City: Philippine College of Physicians; pp. 283-317 De la Vega, S., J.A.A. Perez III and L.G.E.S. Borja (2021), ‘The Philippine Health and Care Workforce in and Ageing World’, in Komazawa, O. and Y. Saito (eds.), Coping with Rapid Population Ageing in Asia. Jakarta: ERIA, pp.96-101. De la Vega, S. A. F., Ogena, N. B., Giron, M. S. T., Garcia, A. P., Pellejo, H. M., Fabito, S. J. S., & Medina III, V. O. (2021). Active Aging Health Determinants among Working and Retired Filipino Older Persons Living in an Urban Academic Campus. Acta Medica Philippina, 55(4) 2021. https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.2752 Dela Vega, S. F., Cordero, C. P., Palapar, L. A., Garcia, A. P., & Agapito, J. D. (2018). Mixed-methods research revealed the need for dementia services and Human Resource Master Plan in an aging Philippines. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 102, 115–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.06.010 Dent, E., Lien, C., Lim, W. S., Wong, W. C., Wong, C. H., Ng, T. P., Woo, J., Dong, B., De La Vega, S., Hua Poi, P. J., Kamaruzzaman, S. B. B., Won, C., Chen, L.-K., Rockwood, K., Arai, H., Rodriguez-Mañas, L., Cao, L., Cesari, M., Chan, P., … Flicker, L. (2017). The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(7), 564–575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.018 Tan RC, Castilla KK. Garcia AP, Macatangay K, De la Vega SF, Serafico M, Mensink M, De Groot L. An Overview of the Healthy Aging Program for PinoY (HAPPY) Senior Citizens Research: A Cross-Sectional Study among Community-Dwelling Older Filipinos. AIMS Public Health, 2025, 12(2): 536-556. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2025029. Garcia, AP, Mallari EU, Herber, JMM, Ong KJP, Dela Vega, SAF. Issues and Challenges of Older Persons and Research and Health Facility-based Assessors in the Conduct of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Philippines: A Descriptive Study. Acta Medica Philippina, Early Access (Sep 2024). doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.10258 Garcia, A. P., de la Vega, S. A. F., Balingbing, A. M. S., Orlino, M. A. C. D., Herber, J. M. M., & Viloria-Larin, A. L. (2024). Are Filipinos Ready for Long-term Care? A Qualitative Study on Awareness, Perspectives, and Challenges of Relevant Organizations, Community Leaders, Carers, and Older Persons in Select Sites in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina. https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.9778 Garcia, M. C. U., de la Vega, S. A. F., & Yanga-Mabunga, M. S. T. (2023). Periodontal Status of Filipino Older Adults in the Focused Interventions for FRAIL Older Adults Research and Development Program (FITforFRAIL): A Cross-sectional Study. Acta Medica Philippina. https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.7630 Giron, M. S., & de la Vega, S. A. (2022). Prevalence of Diabetes Among Community-Living Older Persons in the Philippines:: The FITforFrail Study. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 37(2), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.15605/jafes.037.02.15 Siongco, K. L. L., Nakamura, K., Seino, K., Moncatar, T. R. T., Tejero, L. M. S., De La Vega, S. A. F., Bonito, S. R., Javier, R., Tsutsui, T., Tashiro, Y., Al-Sobaihi, S., Lorenzo, F. M. E., & Canila, C. C. (2021). Improving Community Health Workers’ Attitudes toward Collaborative Practice in the Care of Older Adults: An In-Service Training Intervention Trial in the Philippines. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 9986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18199986 Nakamura, K., Siongco, K. L. L., Moncatar, T. R. T., Tejero, L. M. S., De La Vega, S. A. F., Bonito, S. R., Javier, R., Tsutsui, T., Tri Han, T. D., Vo, M. T. H., Tashiro, Y., Al-Sobaihi, S., Seino, K., Van Vo, T., Lorenzo, F. M. E., & Canila, C. C. (2022). In-service training programme for health and social care workers in the Philippines to strengthen interprofessional collaboration in caring for older adults: a mixed-methods study. Health Research Policy and Systems, 20(S1), 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00914-2 Garcia, A. P., de la Vega, S. A. F., Giron, M. S. T., & Fabito, S. J. S. (2022). Visual and Hearing Impairments among Working and Retired Employees with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Two Academic Communities in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina, 56(3) 2022. https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.3133 |