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Common Cardiovascular Complaints Sunday, 2 December 2018 3W’s Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael 10.00AM-4.00PM Physicians: $175; Nurses & Allied Health: $125; Students: $75 CPE Credit Available   Programme Chairperson: Dr. Dawn Scantlebury, Interventional Cardiologist From palpitations to chest pain to leg swelling, cardiovascular complaints keep the General Practitioner, Emergency Specialists and other health professionalsContinue reading “NEW Event: Common Cardiovascular Complaints Sunday December 2, 2018”

Biography: Dr. Tania Whitby-Best Dr. Whitby-Best graduated from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences UWI Mona in 2000 and the Faculty of Medical Sciences UWI Mona in 2005. Following the completion of her internship at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados, she joined the department of Otolaryngology and then subsequently joined the Family Medicine, DoctorContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Dr.Tania Whitby-Best At FREE Public Lecture Diabetes and Your Mental Health Tuesday November 13, 2018”

DR.  KADISHA DOUGLIN MBBS, DM PSYCHIATRY       BIOGRAPHY Dr. Kadisha Douglin is a senior registrar at the Psychiatric Hospital. She gained her MBBS in 2008 and successfully completed her postgraduate training in psychiatry at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus in august 2017.

The Barbados Drug Service in association with the Barbados Diabetes Foundation presents: Diabetes & Your Mental Health (Free Public Lecture – No CPE Credit) Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael Pre-Event Activities: 5.00PM-7.00PM (Health Checks, Displays, Sampling, Giveaways & more) Lecture: 7.00PM-8.30PM Featured Speakers: Dr. Tania Whitby-Best, GP Dr. Kadisha Doughlin,Continue reading “Upcoming FREE Event-Diabetes and Your Mental Health What We Need to Know -November 13, 2018”

Common Cardiovascular Complaints Sunday, 2 December 2018 10am-4pm 3 Ws Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael From syncope to abnormal heart rhythm to heart failure, cardiovascular complaints keep the General Practitioner, Emergency Specialists and other health professionals busy. This CME explores some common cardiovascular complaints and ways in which they can be correctly diagnosed, treatedContinue reading “Common Cardiovascular Complaints – Dec 2”

The Barbados Drug Service in association with the Barbados Diabetes Foundation presents: Diabetes & Your Mental Health (Free Public Lecture) Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael Pre-Event Activities: 5.00PM-7.00PM (Health Checks, Product Displays, Sampling, Giveaways & more) Lecture: 7.00PM-8.30PM Featured Speakers: Dr. Tania Whitby-Best, General Practitioner, Dr. Kadisha Doughlin, Psychiatrist. About the EventContinue reading “Diabetes & Mental Health – Free Public Lecture”

The National Health Service looks at Postmenopausal bleeding Menopause is usually diagnosed in women over 45 who haven’t had a period for more than a year. Any bleeding from the vagina after this needs to be checked by a GP. See a GP if you have postmenopausal bleeding, even if: it’s only happened once there’sContinue reading “What You Should Know About Post Menopausal Bleeding”

Profile Dr. Nicole Durham Dr Nicole Durham attended The Lodge School before starting her medical training at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Jamaica in 2000 .During her training she attained honors in anatomy, physiology and pharmacology and completed one area of training at St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto,Canada and Queen Elizabeth Hospital ,Barbados.Continue reading “Dr. Nicole Durham Focuses on Menopause at the Annual Women’s Health Medical Conference October 7, 2018”

Guest Speaker: Simone McConnie Simone McConnie, BSc Pod Med, MChS HPC registered (UK) is a Podiatrist trained in the UK, and has been working in Barbados since 1994.   She holds a degree in Podiatric Medicine and MBA from Durham University in 2011.  Her main clinical interest is diabetes, and wound care. She worked at theContinue reading “Guest Speaker, Local Podiatrist Simone McConnie -Annual Women’s Health Medical Conference October 7”

GUEST SPEAKER Dr. Remi Soyombo BSc, MD, FACC Profile Dr Soyombo is a Non-Invasive Cardiology Specialist. She currently works as a Consultant within the Department of Cardiovascular Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is the founder of Healthy Heart Inc, on River road, St Michael; a practice dedicated to the early prevention, diagnoses and managementContinue reading “Guest Speakers at Annual Women’s Health Medical Conference -October 10 Dr. Remi Soyombo-Her Topic Women and Heart Disease”