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, Psychiatrist

About the Event

Individuals living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, and eating disorder diagnoses. Among the wide-ranging conditions associated with diabetes, mental health issues are probably among the most overlooked, despite their potential to compromise self-management and increase risk for serious short- and long-term complications, which can result in blindness, amputations, stroke, cognitive decline, decreased quality of life, and premature death. This public lecture explores the intricacies of diabetes and mental health, prevention and management strategies and the resources available in Barbados to assist in the mitigation of this condition.

Pre-event activities start at 5pm and include: Free blood sugar and blood pressure checks; product displays, sampling, diabetes education, giveaways and more. Transportation will be provided to the Princess Alice & Fairchild Street Bus Terminals by the Transport Board.

All are invited to attend. No CPE credit is available for health professionals. 

Special thank to our part sponsors: Abott Nutrition, AA Laquis, Pharmacy Sales Caribbean for assisting in making this event possible.

SPONSORS

 

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 Event

Individuals living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, and eating disorder diagnoses. Among the wide-ranging conditions associated with diabetes, mental health issues are probably among the most overlooked, despite their potential to compromise self-management and increase risk for serious short- and long-term complications, which can result in blindness, amputations, stroke, cognitive decline, decreased quality of life, and premature death. This public lecture explores the intricacies of diabetes and mental health, prevention and management strategies and the resources available in Barbados to assist in the mitigation of this condition.

Pre-event activities start at 5pm and include: Free blood sugar and blood pressure checks; product displays, sampling, diabetes education, giveaways and more. Transportation will be provided to the Princess Alice & Fairchild Street Bus Terminals by the Transport Board.

All are invited to attend. No CPE credit is available for health professionals.

Special thank to our part sponsors: Abott Nutrition, AA Laquis, Pharmacy Sales Caribbean for assisting in making this event possible.

 

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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.

In 2003/2004 she was awarded the Edmund Cohen (Undergraduate) Scholorship for academic merit in MBBS degree programme.

Upon completion of her Bachelor of Medicine;Bachelor of Surgery MBBS degree she was awarded as the valedictorian UWI Medical Student of the Year with The Arnott Cato Foundation award 2005 and Barbados Association of Medical practitioners prize for best student in surgery.

She has done many research papers and presentations at the E.R Waldrond annual symposium at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital during the start of her residency programme in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 2007 to 2009.

After a short surgical journey at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Bermuda,she then returned to Jamaica to complete her Doctorate (DM) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of the West Indies , Mona Campus in 2013. She is a Fellow of the American congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Member of the international Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, American Cellular Medicine Association and European Society of Aesthetic Gynaecology.

Dr Durham returned to Barbados in 2014 and has been working in private practice as the Medical Director of MacMedical Women’s Clinic ,The Barbados Family Planning Association and Brandford Taitt Polyclinic.

Currently she is a mother ,wife , and medical advisor to the Hey Vajayajay Show ,The Barbados Association of Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Better Birthing in Bim charities.

Her topic at the Annual Women’s Health Medical Conference is Menopause: Things to Consider.

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 the first established Diabetic Foot Clinic at King’s College Hospital, London, UK in 1993 and has been intimately involved in various projects related to promotion, education and change in diabetes care, whilst pioneering Podiatry as a new Profession in Barbados.  She has worked extensively with the International Working Group on the Diabetic foot in association with the Rotary Club of Ledbury, UK and local Rotary clubs of Barbados and the region implementing the “step by step” programme in Barbados and across the region.  A founding member and previous Trustee at the Barbados Diabetes Foundation, she currently represents Barbados on the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) and an International working group for strengthening the Podiatry profession Internationally under the auspices of her International professional body The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SOCAP).

She is a member of the American Association of Wound Care (AAWC), The Worldwide Association of Female Professionals and The President of the Barbados Association of Podiatrists. Her topic at the Annual Women’s Health Medical Conference will be Podiatric Issues in Women.

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 management of heart disease.  

 

She completed her Internal Medicine training in 2006 at Cornell University/New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York. This was followed by Fellowship training in Cardiology at Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center in Washington DC.  She then went on to practice at Heart and Vascular Associates in New Jersey where she was Director of the Echocardiography lab.   She also served as Attending Physician at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center where she was involved in medical education, and as a Consultant at other area hospitals.

Mental Health Globally

According to World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Gender and women’s mental health

Gender disparities and mental health: The Facts

Mental illness is associated with a significant burden of morbidity and disability.

Lifetime prevalence rates for any kind of psychological disorder are higher than previously thought, are increasing in recent cohorts and affect nearly half the population.

Despite being common, mental illness is underdiagnosed by doctors. Less than half of those who meet diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders are identified by doctors.

Patients, too, appear reluctant to seek professional help. Only 2 in every 5 people experiencing a mood, anxiety or substance use disorder seeking assistance in the year of the onset of the disorder.

Overall rates of psychiatric disorder are almost identical for men and women but striking gender differences are found in the patterns of mental illness.

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At the Women’s Health Medical Conference, Mental Health Specialist, Janelle Chase Mayers will be presenting on Mental Health.

 

About the Speaker:

Janelle Chase-Mayers has always had a love for sports, exercise and fitness. While attending Barbados Community College and pursuing her Associate Degree in Physical Education, she was awarded a Div 1 scholarship to play volleyball in the US. She continued with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Wrapped up in those degrees are her love for sports and fitness, with over 40 credit hours of Anatomy and Physiology, weight lifting and training and countless hours as an athlete. Janelle is currently enrolled in her PHD program in Creative Systemic Studies in Marriage in Family Therapy, with an emphasis on how Health and Wellness Strategies can improve familial relations and promote growth to a larger community. She is the Head Coach/Owner of CrossFit 246 and a practicing Marriage and Family Therapist. Janelle has conducted several workshops around the island and Caribbean focusing on Improving Interpersonal Skills, Motivational Interviewing, Understanding Addictions in Families, Understanding emotional intelligence through the Iceberg Theory.

 

 

Topic

The Insurance Industry and Pharma Wellness -Guardian Life, Brydens Insurance and ICBL

PHARMA WELLNESS INTERNATIONAL IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BARBADOS WORKERS UNION AND THE ENDOCRINE CENTRE

PRESENTS:

THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH: IMPACT OF WELLNESS ON NCDs OUTCOMES – A REVIEW OF 600 PHARMA WELLNESS MEMBERS

AT

SOLIDARITY HOUSE, HARMONY HALL, ST. MICHAEL

WEDNESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2018, 9AM – 4.30PM

All Participants -$50

Students with ID-$25

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A&B Music Supplies, Sheraton Mall Christ Church

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael

Origin Boutique, Limegrove, St. Michael

 

 

 

Photo and Info Credit :Caribbean Health and Education Foundation

Profile :Dr. Pamela Gaskin

Her Topic: Review of Body Mass Index Data at The Business of Health October