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The Barbados Diabetes Foundation presents the 3rd Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium 2019 – CME Seminar “Approaches to Diabetes Prevention: A New Paradigm of Care” Guest Speaker: Dr. Simone Spence, Director of Health Promotion & Protection Branch in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Jamaica Thursday, 27 June 2019 5.00-6.30pm Pre-event Cocktail, 6.30-9.00pm Lecture LectureContinue reading “Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium June 27, 5pm @ UWI”

Insulin Management in Diabetes: What You Need to Know Seminar & Workshop Sunday, 23 June 2019, 9.30am-5.30pm 3W’s Pavilion CPE Credit Available This workshop is part one of a series of insulin management workshops designed to improve the knowledge and skill of the health care professional managing the diabetic patient on insulin. It is designedContinue reading “Insulin Management in Diabetes: What You Need To Know – June 23”

Friday 12 July 2019- Heart of A Woman Conference: Stakeholder Symposium Agenda  Start time Topic  Details Speaker Mrs. Ena Harvey 10:15 Why talk about it? The status of heart health in Barbados and worldwide Professor Samuels gives an overview of the epidemiology (statistics of disease) of heart and vascular disease in Barbados and worldwide ProfessorContinue reading “Heart of a Woman (Women & Heart Health) Symposium for Non-Medical Persons July 12”

  Dr. Simone Spence received her medical degree from the University of the West Indies in 2004 with a Masters in Public Health in 2008 and is now currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Health, from the same institution. She is currently the Director of Health Promotion & Protection Branch in the Ministry of HealthContinue reading “Profile Guest Speaker Dr.Simone Spence (Jamaica) at the Oscar Jordan Symposium Lecture, Thursday, June 27, 2019”

The Barbados Diabetes Foundation presents the 3rd Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium 2019 – CME Seminar “Approaches to Diabetes Prevention: A New Paradigm of Care” Guest Speaker: Dr. Simone Spence, Director of Health Promotion & Protection Branch in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Jamaica Thursday, 27 June 2019 5.00-6.30pm Pre-event Cocktail, 6.30-9.00pm Lecture LectureContinue reading “Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium – Lecture- June 27”

The Barbados Drug Service in collaboration with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados presents: “I Didn’t Know That” a free public lecture exploring women and heart health, nutrition and more on Friday, 12 July 2019 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC). Featured speakers include Gina Price Lundberg, Cardiologist from the USA and HeleneContinue reading ““I Didn’t Know That!””

Damian Cohall, PhD Dr. Damian Cohall is currently the Deputy Dean (Preclinical Sciences) and a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. He has profound research interests in Ethnopharmacology and Pharmnocognosy. He has published a number of research manuscripts in this area inclusive of a book entitled “Medicinal PlantsContinue reading “Guest Speaker Dr. Damian Cohall at the Barbados Medical Cannabis Conference 2019”

The Heart & Stroke Foundation presents the “Heart of a Woman Stakeholder Symposium on Women’s Health” Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Barbados Friday, 12 July 2019, 9.00m-4.30pm     About the event: Every year, more Barbadian women die prematurely from heart disease and stroke (CVD) than all cancers combined. Yet the average Bajan woman and manyContinue reading “Stakeholder Symposium on Women’s Heart Health – July 12”

   Cannabis Management Resources in partnership with the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill  invite you to the  Barbados Medical Cannabis Conference Saturday, 29 June 2019, 9AM-5.15PM Sunday, 30 June 2019, 11AM-5.15PM Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael     About the event:   This two-dayContinue reading “Barbados Medical Cannabis Conference June 29-30”