The Medical Association of Jamaica
in association with
The Ministry of Health & Wellness
Presents
MAJ SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Hybrid)
Resilience in Healthcare! A Global Imperative
June 6-9, 2024
CME: 27 1/2 hrs (including 2 hrs ethics)
Registration Fees
MAJ
Members
Season –
J$6,500 or USD$110
Daily –
J$2,500 or USD$30
Non-members
(Physicians)
Season –
J$7,500 or USD $110
Daily –
J$3,000 or USD $30
Nurses/Other Allied Professionals
Season – J $4,000 or USD$80 Daily – J$1,500 or USD $25IMPORTANT DETAILS
Virtual
Thursday June 6, 2024 1:30p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday June 7, 2024 11:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday June 8, 2024 9:00a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Hybrid
Venue: Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
Sunday June 9, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Public Forum “Cancer Screening”
Thursday June 6, 2024 6:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(Broadcast on Nationwide90FM)
Annual Awards Banquet
Saturday June 8, 2024 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel at 7:00p.m.
Contribution: $20,000.00
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- Thursday, June 06 2024
- Friday, June 07, 2024
- Saturday, June 08, 2024
- Sunday, June 09, 2024
OPENING CEREMONY
1:30 p.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks – Dr. Leslie Meade, President, MAJ
1:35 p.m. Greeting – Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO/WHO Director
1:40 p.m. Greeting and Declaration of Symposium Open – Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health
1:55 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
Moderator: Dr. Colette Cunningham-Myrie
Session I Public Health – Seeing Red?
2:00 p.m. The Jamaican Public Health Dashboard: What’s flashing? – Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr
2:20 p.m. On Boarding Communities: Communication strategies to improve population health – Dr. Simone Spence
2:40 p.m. Q/A Discussion
3:00 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: NATIONAL HEALTH FUND
Session II Public Health – Tuning the Engine
3:05 p.m. All Talk and No walk: Tuning the physical environment to improve health – Dr. Alverston Bailey
3:25 p.m. Motorcycle injuries – Steps to mitigate the impact on the health sector – Dr. Cary Fletcher
3:45 p.m. Q/A Discussion
4:05 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
Session III Public Health – Augmenting Services for Health Equity
4:10 p.m. Rehabilitation Services and the Disabled: Are we doing enough? – Dr. Rory Dixon
4:30 p.m. Preparing for the Next Pandemic, How is our Blood Supply? Are we ready to fulfill the demand for SAFE Blood & Blood Products? – Professor dr. A. J. Duits
5:00 p.m. Q/A Discussion
5:15 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: DIAMED CARIBBEAN INC.
FEATURED LECTURE I
5:20 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
5:25 p.m. Obesity Management – The ABC – Dr. Patrice Francis-Emmanuel
5:55 p.m. Q/A Discussion
PUBLIC SESSION (RADIO BROADCAST – NATIONWIDE 90FM)
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion – Cancer Screening (Dr. Tamu Davidson)
CME for Thursday June 6th 2024: 4 Hrs
WORKSHOP 2 Vaccine Education Workshop (PAHO)
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Moderator: TBA
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Moderator: Dr. Samantha Walker
Session IV INFECTIOUS DISEASES – Pesky Viruses or Submissive hosts
2:00 p.m. Public Crises – Lessons from Dengue Outbreak – Dr. Michelle Brown
2:20 p.m. HIV Cured? The Public – Private Collaboration – Dr. Nicola Skyers
2:40 p.m. Health Connect: The HIV Care Cascade – Dr. Alicia Webster
3:00 p.m. Q/A Discussion
3:15 pm Sponsor’s Presentation:
Session V INFECTIOUS DISEASES – The Emperor’s New Clothes: Viruses exposed
3:20 p.m. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in the Management of Fungal Infections- Dr Niel McKnight
3:40 p.m. Viral Surveillance Networks: Do they matter? – Dr. Sandra Jackson
4: 00 p.m. Q/A Discussion
4:15 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: MSN
Session VI INFECTIOUS DISEASES -Therapeutics: Too much of a good thing
4:20 p.m. Multi Drug Resistant Pathogen Animal Health – Dr. Paul Cadogan
4:40 p.m. Achieving ‘No antibiotics ever’ in poultry and other livestock – Dr. Patrick Craig
5:00 p.m. Q/A Discussion
5:15 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS
FEATURED LECTURE II
5:20 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
5:25 p.m. Our Role in a Global Effort Addressing the Burden and Improving Outcomes from Sepsis – Professor Niranjan Kissoon
5:55 p.m. Q/A Discussion
CME for Friday June 7th 2024: 6 Hrs
WORKSHOP 2 (MENTAL HEALTH)
Moderator: Dr. Lisabeth Crossman
9:00 a.m. Depressive Disorders: Changes since covid: Dr. Geoffrey Walcott
10:00 a.m. Assessment and Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder – Dr. Doreth Garvey
10:40 a.m. Q/A Discussion
10:55 a.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: VIATRIS
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS (STREAM A)
Moderator: Dr. Garfield Badal
Session VII Surgery – Building for the Present & Future
11:30 a.m. Resilience in Surgery – Dr. Rajeev Venugopal
11:50 a.m. Advances in Trauma Care – Dr. Andre Coombs
12:10 pm Q/A Discussion
12:30 pm. Sponsor’s Presentation: APEX RADIOLOGY
Session VIII Surgery – Surgical Triumphs: Transplantations and Cancer Care
12:35 p.m. Transplantation Surgical Services: A pipe dream or developmental necessity – Ms. Aimee Jewitt-Harris
12:55 p.m. Problems We Face in the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Solving them One By One – Dr. Hugh Roberts
1:15 p.m. Q/A Discussion
1:35 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: PRECISION IMAGING
Session IX Surgery – Mainstreaming the Menopause and Advances in Urology
1:40 p.m. Delivering Advanced Urological Care in Jamaica – Dr. Roy McGreggor
2:00 p.m. Advances in the Management of Menopause – Dr. Matthew Taylor
2:20 p.m. Q/A Discussion
2:40 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: RDL DISTRIBUTORS
(STREAM B)
Moderator: Dr. Anona Griffith
Session X CHILD HEALTH – Twin Vulnerabilities -Children with Neurodevelopmental disorders and Cancers
11:30 a.m. Paediatric Cancer Care – Dr. Michelle Reece Mills
11:50 a.m. Autism Trends: Causation, epidemiology and challenges – Dr. Andrea Garbutt
12:10 pm Q/A Discussion
12:30 pm. Sponsor’s Presentation: NESTLE Jamaica Limited
Session XI CHILD HEALTH – Paediatric infections : Old and New foes.
12:35 p.m. Covid19 and Children: The legacy – Professor Celia Christie
12:55 p.m. Emerging Infectious Diseases … the present and predicting the future – Professor Celia Christie
1:15 p.m. Q/A Discussion
1:35 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
Session XII CHILD HEALTH – Clinical Practice Guidelines
1:40 p.m. Current Guidelines for UTI Management – Dr. Sandrica Young-Peart
2:00 p.m. Gastroschisis in Jamaica – Adaptive Strategies for Better Outcomes – Dr. Autrene Buchanan-Waite
2:20 p.m. Q/A Discussion
2:40 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
FEATURED LECTURE III
2:45 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
2:50 p.m. Artificial Intelligence in Surgery, a means of building resilience in healthcare – Professor Andrew A. Gumbs
3:20 p.m. Q/A Discussion
CME for Saturday, June 8th 2024: 10 Hrs (including 2 Hrs Mental Health) Breakdown: Live Stream: 4; Recorded Stream 4; Mental Health: 2 Hrs
9 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ETHICS WORKSHOP
Panel Discussion – Ethics & Moral Resilience in Healthcare Practice
9:00 a.m. Panelists Presentations: Professor Jan Helge Solbakk , Ms Pauline Anderson-Johnson, Dr Colin Abel & Team
10:30 a.m. Q/A Discussion
10:55 a.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: LASCO DISTRIBUTORS
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. VIEWING OF EXHIBITS
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Moderator: Dr. Myrton Smith
Session XIII HEALTH CARE System – Reformation vs Transformation: The Pursuit of Change
11:30 a.m. Secondary Care Reform – Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie
11:50 a.m. Stroke & Neuroplasticity: Future perspective and opportunities – Dr. Francene Gayle
12:10 pm Q/A Discussion
12:30 a.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: INDUS LIFE SCIENCES
12:30 – 1:15 p.m. LUNCH/ VIEWING OF EXHIBITS / VIRTUAL SPACE
Session XIV HEALTH CARE Delivery – The Pursuit of Resilience
1:15 p.m. Vaccination across life-course: A developmental and health imperative – Dr. Julia Rowe-Porter
1:35 p.m. Enhancing Healthcare Resilience: Integrative Strategies for Financial Security and Risk Management – Mr. Shubhash Gosine
1:55 p.m. Q/A Discussion
2:15 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: MAJIF TRUST
Session XV HEALTHY Heart & Healthy Lifestyle – The Pursuit of Wellness
2:20 p.m. Healthy Lifestyle – demystifying the nutritional prescription – Dr Suzanne Soares Wynter
2:40 p.m. Resilience in Cardiac Health – Dr. Victor Elliott
3:00 p.m. Q/A Discussion
3:10 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation: HEART FOUNDATION OF JAMAICA
FEATURED LECTURE IV – Mike D’Silva Memorial Lecture
3:15 p.m. Sponsor’s Presentation:
3:20 p.m. Caribbean Cooperation in Health – A Caribbean Regional Framework for Resilience and Development – Dr. Joy St. John
3:50 p.m. Q/A Discussion
4:10 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY
CME for Sunday, June 9th 2024: 6 Hrs (including 2 Hrs Ethics)
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