Surgical Techniques for General Practitioners & Updates in Cancer Treatment
Saturday, 13 April 2019, 1PM to 7.30PM
Bagnall Point Gallery, Pelican Village , St. Michael
The aim of this CME is to enhance the GP’s knowledge in the clinical and procedural skills required in the office setting and to inform on new techniques available for cancer treatment.
Target: Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals.
Objectives:
- To familiarize GPs with common surgical presentations to decrease the rate of misdiagnosis and or delayed diagnosis.
- To embolden GPs to surgically manage some of their cases
- To refresh GPs on surgical intervention techniques
- To recall skills in common office-based procedures
- To inform on new techniques available for cancer treatment
Special Guest Presentation: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Dr. Fernandez, Radiation Oncologist, Miami
Chairperson: Mr. Ian Lewis, General Surgeon
Programme
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 1.00 | Opening Remarks | Chairperson |
| 1.05 | Common Surgical Presentations in a GP Office | Dr. Danielle Reid, GP |
| 1.35 | Common Keratotic Lesions of the Foot | Rosamund James, Podiatrist |
| 2.05 | Common Anal & Rectal Complaints in the Office | Dr. Ian Lewis, Surgeon |
| 2.35 | Common Causes of Abdominal Pain/ Abdominal Masses | Dr. Lynda Williams, GP |
| 3.05 | Break | |
| 3.35 | Wound Care: Best Practices | Alyssa-Sue Norville, Wound Care Nurse |
| 4.05 | Nuclear Medicine and Practice | Dr. Andrew Porte, Nuclear Physicist |
| 4.35 | Local Anaesthetic Use & Mis-Use | Dr. Adrian Waterman Anaesthetist |
| 5.05 | Common Skin Lesions including Sebaceous Cysts, Folliculitis | Dr. Suleman Bhamjee, Dermatologist |
| 5.35 | Interesting Cases: Radiology | Dr. Latha, Radiologist |
| 6.05 | Interesting Cases: Surgery | Dr. Ian Lewis, General Surgeon |
| 6.35 | Current Situation: Cancer in Barbados
Haematological Updates |
Dr. Christopher Nicholls, Haematologist |
| 7.05 | Guest Presentation Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) | Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, Radiation Oncologist
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| 7.30 | End of Event |
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