Barbados has been offered training at BDS$1000 discounted from its original BDS$3000 training fee. Total registration is BDS$1200. This course is made possible through the funding of the Cato Burton Foundation, a charity focused on the further development of health care professionals.
More information to follow.
If you are interested in taking this course, register at:
The goal of this CME is to provide an opportunity for information sharing of current sexual and reproductive health practices, psychosocial perspectives, patient considerations and barriers to care.
The 2022 conference focuses on Minimal Access Surgery in Gynaecology & Urology and explores laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery in Barbados, psychological aspects of a patient for surgery, PCOS and more. Presenters include Dr. John Barker, OBGYN, Dr. Bayo Ogunbiyi, OBGYN, Dr. Paul Rouse, Urologist, Mrs. Brenda Roach, Psychologist. The BFPA is working with us once again and represented by the Medical Director Dr. Rashida Daisley. Join us as we learn more and discuss these medical and mental health issues.
Topics:
Laparoscopic prostatectomy in a Barbadian context – Dr. Paul Rouse, Urologist
Aspects of a patient for surgery – Ms. Brenda Roach, Psychologist
Overview of laparoscopy and hysteroscopy – Dr. Bayo Ogunbiyi, OBGYN
Advanced laparoscopic and hysteroscopic suregy – Dr. John Barker, OBGYN
PCOS – Dr. Rashida Daisley, GP
Other topics to be announced.
CPE Credits: ~ 4
Target: Health care providers, social workers, counsellors and other sexual & reproductive health stakeholders are invited to attend. CPE credit available.
Cost: BDS$80.00 health professionals; BDS$50.00 – students
The goal of this CME is to provide an opportunity for information sharing of current sexual and reproductive health practices, psychosocial perspectives, patient considerations and barriers to care.
The 2022 conference focuses on Minimal Access Surgery in Gynaecology & Urology and explores laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery in Barbados, psychological aspects of a patient for surgery, PCOS and more. Presenters include Dr. John Barker, OBGYN, Dr. Bayo Ogunbiyi, OBGYN, Dr. Paul Rouse, Urologist, Mrs. Brenda Roach, Psychologist. The BFPA is working with us once again and represented by the Medical Director Dr. Rashida Daisley. Join us as we learn more and discuss these medical and mental health issues.
Topics:
Laparoscopic prostatectomy in a Barbadian context – Dr. Paul Rouse, Urologist
Aspects of a patient for surgery – Ms. Brenda Roach, Psychologist
Overview of laparoscopy and hysteroscopy – Dr. Bayo Ogunbiyi, OBGYN
Advanced laparoscopic and hysteroscopic suregy – Dr. John Barker, OBGYN
PCOS – Dr. Rashida Daisley, GP
Other topics to be announced.
CPE Credits: ~ 4
Target: Health care providers, social workers, counsellors and other sexual & reproductive health stakeholders are invited to attend. CPE credit available.
Cost: BDS$80.00 health professionals; BDS$50.00 – students
Hello everyone. We are back this year with a few CME events that range from Diabetes to Wound Care to Cancer. Join us on our educational journey to share information to empower health professionals with the information they need to improve their craft and the outcomes for patients. Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc. will update the page with more information as it comes.
Hibiscus Health Caribbean Events October – December 2022
Exploring various new cancer treatments & mechanisms, improved patient outcomes and survival rates. Guest presenters from the diaspora, local oncologists and surgeons ~ 3 CPE credits
BDS$80 Registration to be opened at a later date.
November 12, 2022 9am-5pm 3Ws Pavilion
STEMI Conference
ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Pathophysiology, contemporary management, Treatment outside of the hospital, other topics ~ 6 CPE Credits
Nutrition is important at every age. Childhood nutrition is of increasing concern with increasing rates of obesity, general malnutrition and early development of chronic disease. This CME explores the current situation in Barbados and the Caribbean taking a multidisciplinary approach to educate and equip the health care professional with tools to tackle and prevent this crisis. Topics include: Understanding the Pathophysiology of Weight Gain; Nutrition Psychology; Nutrition Recommendations in Children; Special Considerations in the Diabetic Child; School Nutrition Policy and more. CPE credit is available
Target: All health care professionals.
Title
Presenter
Time Allocation
Moderator and Welcome Dr. Diane Brathwaite
3:00-3:02
Sponsor Welcome and Address Suleiman Bulbulia Childhood Obesity Prevention
Understanding Childhood Nutrition in the 21st Century and Its medical implications.
Dr Diane Brathwaite The Barbados Diabetes Foundation
3:05-3:25
What the Evidence Says: Impact of COVID 19 pandemic on Childhood Lifestyle, and Obesity (local and international evidence)
Professor Anne St. John Consultant Pediatrician Childhood Obesity Prevention Champion
3:30-3:50
Recommendations For Healthy Pediatric nutrition through the age groups
Nicole Griffith (Registered Dietician)
3:55-4:15
Sponsor Messages
Considerations for Children Living with Diabetes In The School Environment
Dacia Moore (child with diabetes) Diabetes Specialist Nurse Tracey Bushell
4:20-4:40
Strategies for the Creation of a Nationally Impactful School Nutrition Policy
National Nutrition Centre
4:45-5:05
Sponsor Messages
The Psychosocial and Cultural Considerations around Nutrition, Body Image and Weight in Children
Professor Cheryl Vanderpool (Lecturer in Psychology)
5:10-5:30
Guest Perspectives (join in live) Panel Discussion
Wound Care Essentials Wound Care Workshop 1 – The New Paradigm
Sunday, 5 December 2021, 3pm to 7pm
Online via Zoom
Wound care management for healthcare professionals focusing on the basics of wound assessment, treatments, dressings and management of various types of wounds and infections, including diabetic wounds. Live demonstrations and updates on new wound treatments and technologies will be featured.
Speakers:
Dr. Steven Wells, Foot and Ankle Surgeon (USA)
Ottamissiah (Missy) Moore BS, RN, WCC, DWC, CHPN, Board President – National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (USA)
Veronica Webster, RN, Wound Care (Barbados)
TBA, Surgeon (Barbados)
Objectives
Draft Agenda: 3pm – 7pm
Time
Topic
Speaker
50 mins 1.
Introduction Definition of Wounds Classification of wounds – acute or chronic? Wound types Tissue types
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