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Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium Thursday, 11 November 2021, 6pm – 8.30pm Online via YouTuve – FREE Event Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9vfo1LldEY Since 2017, the Barbados Diabetes Foundation has collaborated with the University of the West Indies to honour the legacy of the late Dr. Oscar Jordan via a medical symposium focusing on various aspects of diabetesContinue reading “5th Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium”

We’ve had to change the date but we are pleased to announce the new date of Sunday, 21 Nov 2021, 3pm for the free CME “Molecular Medicine in the Caribbean: Is the Caribbean Ready”. Featured speakers include Dr. Anesa Ahamad, Radiation Oncologist and Dr. Edguardo Santos, Medical Oncologist both based in Florida. Local and regionalContinue reading “New Date! Nov 21 Molecular Medicine in the Caribbean.”

4th Annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference Sunday, 31 October 2021 – 3.00PM-6.30PM Online via Zoom Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc. presents the 4th Annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference. The goal of this CME is to provide an opportunity for information sharing of current sexual and reproductive health practices, psychosocial perspectives, patient considerations and barriersContinue reading “Programme: 4th Annual Sexual and Reproductive Health”

This event has been moved from 24 October 2021 to 7 November 2021, 3pm. Dentistry Meets Medicine New Date: Sun, 7 November 2021, 3.00pm-6.00pm Online via ZOOM Over many years of research and evidence-based practice, we have discovered the intimate connection between oral health and overall health. We know that periodontal disease has been linkedContinue reading “New Date! Dentistry Meets Medicine”

Dr. José Pablo Gutiérrez Schwanhauser Pulmonologist (GSK) Event: Asthma Workshop 2-Paediatric Asthma Date:Sunday, October 3, 2021 Venue:Zoom Platform A distinguished medical professional, Dr. José Pablo Gutiérrez Schwanhauser is the Head of Pneumology Service at the National Children’s Hospital in San José, Costa Rica for the past twenty-five years. During his employment at the medical facility,Continue reading “Meet The Speaker-Asthma Workshop Part 2-Paediatric Asthma”

Jerónimo Espinosa MD, MSc Pulmonologist Event: Asthma Workshop 1-Adult Asthma Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021 Venue: Zoom Platform A 2016-2017 recipient of the Chevening scholarship, Dr. Jerónimo Espinosa is the respiratory Medical Manager & MSL Leader at GSK Argentina. He started his career in Outpatient care at Johns Hopkins Hospital in USA and CEMIC UniversityContinue reading “Meet The Speaker -Asthma Workshop 1-Adult Asthma”

Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc.  x Canopy: The NIH-Funded Medical Spanish Courses Through the establishment of this partnership, Hibiscus Health and Canopy intend to work together to raise awareness in the healthcare community about the communication barrier, to equip frontline clinicians and administrative professionals alike with highly effective tools, and to ultimately elevate the quality ofContinue reading “Learn Medical Spanish with us!”

Guest Speaker at The Heart and Stroke of Barbados’ Hypertension 101 for Healthcare Practitioners Dr.Arianne Harvey Dr. Arianne Harvey is an internist who has been practicing in Barbados for the last seven years. Dr Harvey studied medicine at the University of the West Indies and completed her postgraduate training at Yale University.  Currently she is consultantContinue reading “Meet The Speaker: Dr.Arianne Harvey, Internist at Hypertension 101 for Healthcare Practitioners”