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Due to the Covid-19 measures, all Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc events have been postponed until further notice. We hope to bring you some exciting medical educational events later on in the year. Please stay safe and stay at home! Our full support goes to all the medical personnel on the front line, all the supermarket workers, security services and delivery personnel.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, we will be postponing the Asthma Workshop planned for March 29 at the #Ws Pavilion until further notice.
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Diseases of Lymphohematopoietic System
Sunday, 19 April 2020, 10am-5pm
3Ws Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados
About the event:
This CME offers a refresher on the Lymphohematopoietic System and some of the diseases that arise from it. The programme led by Mr. Ian Lewis, General Surgeon and Dr. Lynda Williams, Family Physician will involve a mixture of lectures, case presentations and practical sessions.
Topics include: Refresher: Anatomy and physiology of lymph nodes; General exam focusing on lymph nodes; Anaemias and management; Thrombocytes in disease; Coagulation medicine; Practical cases – diagnosing leukemia, lymphoma & other conditions.
Presenters: Local pathologists, haematologists, surgeons, general practitioners.
Target: general practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, medical and nursing students.
Registration:
www.hibiscushealthcaribbeanevents.eventbrite.com
hhccmeevents@gmail.com; 246-269-6183 (call or whatsapp)
$150 – Physicians
$100 – Nurses/ Allied Health Professionals
$75 – Students
Payment:
Select Ticket Pal locations:
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael
Origin Boutique, Limegrove, St. James
A & B Music Supplies, Sheraton, Christ Church
Payment pick-up: 246-253-9384 (call/ whatsapp)
Asthma Workshop
Sunday, 29 March 2020, 10am-5pm
3Ws Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados
About the event:
The Asthma Workshop, programme led by Dr. Angela Jennings, Paediatrician, is designed to enhance the asthma management skills of health professionals. Topics include: how to properly diagnose asthma, adult and paediatric management of asthma, treatment of acute asthma attacks, updates and review of treatment guidelines, appropriate medication selection, correct use of inhalers, cases and more. The workshop will be delivered via a series of lectures and practical sessions. Presenters include local pulmonologists, paediatricians and other specialists. CPE credit available.
Target: general practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, medical and nursing students.
Registration:
www.hibiscushealthcaribbeanevents.eventbrite.com
hhccmeevents@gmail.com; 246-269-6183 (call or whatsapp)
$150 – Physicians
$100 – Nurses/ Allied Health Professionals
$75 – Students
Payment:
Select Ticket Pal locations:
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael
Origin Boutique, Limegrove, St. James
A & B Music Supplies, Sheraton, Christ Church
Payment pick-up: 246-253-9384 (call/ whatsapp)
Dr. Paul Rouse
Topic: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Dr Paul Rouse commenced his early education and medical training in Barbados and Trinidad before going to the United Kingdom where he completed his specialist training in urology. He has a Masters in Urology and has passed intercollegiate exams in Urology. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons England.
Dr Rouse has published many articles and made several presentations on the international medical arena in Urology.
Dr Rouse has a special interest include:
Dr Rouse has considerable urology experience. He has worked as a SpecialityRegistrar and a Consultant Urologist at various NHS trusts across the UK, his most recent posting as a Consultant Urologist at Eastbourne District General Hospital and Royal Berkshire in the UK.
Dr Rouse was a Barbados scholar and is ever grateful to Barbados for his education. He was always determined to return to home to use the knowledge and experience he has gained to provide evidenced-based, patient centredone-stop care to the people of Barbados. He now looks forward to working with patients and medical colleagues to continue to provide a high standard of urological care to female, male and children patients entrusted to his care.
Her topic: Focus on the men: Cancer Sucks! Exercise & Risk Reduction in Men
Marita qualified as a Physical Therapist six years ago and has a keen interest in sports medicine and public health education. In 2016, she completed a Masters of Sports and Biomechanical Medicine at the University of Dundee Scotland UK, three years after graduating from physical therapy school UWI Mona.
She recently opened her own business POPS- Physiotherapy & Optimal Performance services, Marita has a strong interest in the continued development of women’s sports and the physical therapy profession.
Profile: Dr. Dawn Scantlebury -Cardiologist
Dr. Dawn C Scantlebury completed her training in Cardiovascular Diseases, advanced echocardiography and Interventional Cardiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota in 2015. She returned to Barbados immediately following fellowship, to start the percutaneous coronary intervention programme at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). She is a consultant cardiologist at the QEH, senior associate lecturer in cardiology, University of the West Indies and the medical director of the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation Programme of the Heart and Stoke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), and a member of the HSFB board of directors. Dr. Scantlebury’s clinical interests are interventional cardiology, echocardiography and cardiac rehabilitation. Her main research focus is cardiovascular disease in women. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians.
BFPA’s Annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference – 2019: Focus on Men
New Date: Sunday, 24 November 2019
3 W’s Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados
10AM-5PM
The Barbados Family Planning Association presents its third annual medical conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Caribbean. The goal of this conference is to provide an opportunity for information sharing of current sexual and reproductive health practices, psychosocial perspectives, patient considerations and barriers to care.
The 2019 conference focuses on the male. According to UNFPA, men have substantial sexual and reproductive health needs, including the need for contraception, prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual dysfunction, infertility and male cancers. Yet these needs are often unfulfilled due a combination of factors, including a lack of service availability, poor health-seeking behaviour among men, health facilities often not considered “male-friendly,” and a lack of agreed standards for delivering clinical and preventative services to men and adolescent boys.
All health care providers, social workers, counsellors and other sexual & reproductive health stakeholders are invited to attend. CPE credit available.
Draft Programme
Chairperson: Dr. Rashida Daisley, Medical Director, BFPA
Pre-registration:
www.hibiscushealthcaribbeanevents.eventbrite.com or hhccmeevents@gmail.com
246-253-9384
Physicians: $160
Nurses/ Allied Health: $110
Students: $65
Payment Locations: www.ticketpal.com
Origin Boutique, Limegrove, St. James
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael
A & B Music Supplies, Sheraton, Christ Church
BFPA’s Annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference – 2019: Focus on Men
New Date: Sunday, 24 November 2019
3 W’s Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill, St. Michael, Barbados
10AM-5PM
The Barbados Family Planning Association presents its third annual medical conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Caribbean. The goal of this conference is to provide an opportunity for information sharing of current sexual and reproductive health practices, psychosocial perspectives, patient considerations and barriers to care.
The 2019 conference focuses on the male. According to UNFPA, men have substantial sexual and reproductive health needs, including the need for contraception, prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual dysfunction, infertility and male cancers. Yet these needs are often unfulfilled due a combination of factors, including a lack of service availability, poor health-seeking behaviour among men, health facilities often not considered “male-friendly,” and a lack of agreed standards for delivering clinical and preventative services to men and adolescent boys.
All health care providers, social workers, counsellors and other sexual & reproductive health stakeholders are invited to attend. CPE credit available.
Draft Programme
Chairperson: Dr. Rashida Daisley, Medical Director, BFPA
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 10:00 | Welcome Remarks | Dr. Rashida Daisley, Medical Director, BFPA |
| 10:10-10:50 | Updates in Management of Prostate Cancer | Dr. Jerry Emtage, Consultant Urologist |
| 10:50 – 11: 20 Q&A : 11:20 – 11:30 |
Current Guidelines in Biochemical Screening for Prostate Cancer | Mr. Steven James, Senior Lab Technician, BRL |
| 11:30-11:45 | Break | |
| 11:45 – 12:15
Q&A 12:15 – 12:25 |
Role of Nutrition in Chronic Disease Management | Ms. Victoria Cox, Registered Dietitian |
| 12:25 – 12:55 Q&A – 12:55 – 1:05 |
Prostate Health: Updates in Screening and imaging in Prostate Cancer. | Dr Okella Ward, Consultant Interventional Radiologist |
| 1:05 – 2:05 | Lunch | |
| 2:05 – 2:35
Q&A 2:35 – 2:45 |
Gender Differences in Coronary Heart Disease | To Be Announced |
| 2:45-3:15 Q&A 3:15- 3:25 |
Men’s Mental Health and the Destigmatization of Psychotherapy in men | Dr. Sharon Harvey, Consultant Psychiatrist |
| 3:25 -3:35 | Break | |
| 3:35 – 4:05 Q&A 4:05 – 4:15 |
“Practical Guidelines for Transgender Hormone Treatment” | Dr Nastassia Rambarran, GP |
| 4:15 – 4:35 Q&A 4:35-4:45 |
Strength and Conditioning | To Be Announced |
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Closing Remarks | Dr. Daisley |
Pre-registration:
www.hibiscushealthcaribbeanevents.eventbrite.com or hhccmeevents@gmail.com
246-253-9384
Physicians: $160
Nurses/ Allied Health: $110
Students: $65
Payment Locations: www.ticketpal.com
Origin Boutique, Limegrove, St. James
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael
A & B Music Supplies, Sheraton, Christ Church
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