The Barbados National Registry & The Ministry of Health continues its Continuing Medical Education series with “Haematologic & Blood Cancers” on Thursday, 27 October 2016
130PM-530PM at the 3 W’s Pavilion, UWI, St. Michael. Cost: $25 – Students; $55 – Nurses; $75 – Physicians. Pre-register at hibiscushealthcaribbeanevents.eventbrite.com. Payments may be made at the BNR Office, Jemmots Lane, St. Michael on or before Oct 20, 2016. Registration will close on Oct 20, 2016. This programme has been awarded “3-Credits” by the Barbados Medical Council.
‘Hematologic Cancers and Blood Diseases’
October 27th, 2016
Programme
Chair Dr Alafia Samuels, Director, CDRC
1:05 – 1:10pm Welcome – Dr Kenneth George, CMO (Ag), Ministry of Health
1:10 – 1:45pm Barbados National Registry Presentation on Annual Data
Lauren Maul, Registrar BNR
1:45 – 2:15pm Diagnosing Hematologic Cancer – What to Look For?
Dr June Clarke, Hematologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
2:15 – 2:45pm The Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Haematological Disease
Dr Christopher Nicholls, Hematologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
2:45 – 3:15pm The Importance of Ancillary Studies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Hematologic Disease
Dr Jacqueline William, Pathologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
3:15 – 3:45pm Paediatric Cancers and Sick Kids (SCI) Project – A Review and Comparative
Study
Dr Cheryl Alexis – Associate Consultant Haematologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
3:45 – 4:15pm Holistic Disease Management – New Approaches to Patient Care –
Lessons Learned through the SCI Project
Shonelle Miller, RN, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
4:15 – 4:25 Vote of Thanks
Professor Patsy Prussia, Clinical Director for BNR Cancer Registry
4:25 – 5:00 Light Refreshments
Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc. 