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Source: Diabetes: Special Populations, Special Considerations – Nov 12

Sunday, September 17, 2017 Emergency Medicine Conference – Day 2 – Workshops 9.00am-2.00pm Registration Fee $125 – All participants $100 – Students  

Emergency Medicine Conference & Workshop Presented by the Caribbean Emergency Medicine Association (Barbados) Saturday, September 16 – Sunday, September 17, 2017 Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre UWI Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados Emergency medicine is the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury. It encompasses a unique body of knowledgeContinue reading “Upcoming September Event-CEMA Emergency Medicine Conference & Workshop Sept 16-17”

Annual Women’s Health Medical Conference – Barbados “From Prenatal to Postpartum” 3W’s Pavilion, UWI Cavehill, Barbados Saturday Oct 7 to Sunday Oct 8, 2017 9AM-4.30PM Health is one of the most important areas in which women encounter risks that are different from those faced by men, and they have a central role both in healthContinue reading “October Event-Women’s Health Medical Conference Barbados -Oct 7-8, 2017”

From MedlinePlue Health “Some people mistakenly regard eczema as a childhood disease and not a serious health problem for adults, he said. “People who aren’t familiar with the disease might say, ‘It’s just eczema.’ But for many patients, it’s not ‘just eczema.’ It can be debilitating,” Silverberg said in a news release from the AmericanContinue reading “Eczema Can Take a Toll on Adults”

Watch this video to find out more about asthma. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7EDo9pUYvPE    

Dengue fever – Sri Lanka Disease Outbreak News 19 July 2017 From 1 January to 7 July 2017, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health (MoH) Sri Lanka reported 80 732 dengue fever cases, including 215 deaths. This is a 4.3 fold higher than the average number of cases for the same period betweenContinue reading “Latest on Dengue-World Health Organisation”

Triage is defined as (in medical use) the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.