{"id":1501,"date":"2022-05-09T12:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-238295-2611438.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:29:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:29:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.majdoctors.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1501\" class=\"elementor elementor-1501\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-172727c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"172727c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-259a2f3\" data-id=\"259a2f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b809df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b809df1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc70504\" data-id=\"bc70504\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100bf62 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"100bf62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Medical Association of Jamaica<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012a16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"012a16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Presents<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e37b3a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e37b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd16fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd16fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAJ SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Hybrid)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e104a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e104a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Resilience in Healthcare! A Global Imperative<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3711474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3711474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>June 6-9, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3628136 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3628136\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d89b4bc\" data-id=\"d89b4bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c818a elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b9c818a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.majdoctors.com\/symposium-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a6f07f\" data-id=\"9a6f07f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0564964 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0564964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.majdoctors.com\/symposium\/#schedule\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Schedule<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13a570c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13a570c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f9c754\" data-id=\"75f9c754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c660b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60c660b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAJ Symposium<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e66ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53e66ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdcf25b elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bdcf25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;3&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpolyline points=&#039;0,18 12,6 24,18 &#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b8a2e6a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b8a2e6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54465fa8\" data-id=\"54465fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dbef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76dbef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CjVfdc\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small Island Developing States like Jamaica face unique developmental, environmental, and health challenges exacerbated by the distal effects of Climate Change and other environmental issues. Many are undergoing an epidemiological transition where there is an increase in the prevalence of obesity and chronic noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke, coronary heart disease, cancers, and trauma with a concomitant decline in malnutrition in children, while infectious diseases are being dominated by viral infections such as HIV and arbovirus infections. These twin challenges to public health are magnified by the disruptions to physical, biological, and ecological systems caused by environmental threats. The velocity of these effects requires urgent actions to understand, develop and implement adaptive responses to protect our world, and secure our health.\u00a0 Within this context, the MAJ will host its annual symposium in 2023 with the goals of:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying the scope of environmental challenges and climate impacts, on populations, and the associated potential health outcomes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appraising the evidence for health intervention strategies to mitigate the impact on the environment and health.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c83cfe6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c83cfe6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29c5a5b\" data-id=\"29c5a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2bae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff2bae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recent Covid 19 pandemic revealed the fragility of health care systems throughout the world and highlighted the need\u00a0for a more integrated approach to health system strengthening. In Jamaica our healthcare system experienced similar challenges to the rest of the world. It took herculean effort to adjust to the realities of the pandemic.<\/p><p>Developing a resilient health system will ensure that countries can effectively\u00a0prevent,\u00a0prepare for,\u00a0detect,\u00a0adapt\u00a0to,\u00a0respond to,\u00a0and recover from\u00a0public health threats while ensuring the maintenance of quality essential and routine health services in all contexts.<\/p><p>Public health emergencies, like those seen with covid-19, uncovered and exacerbated pre- existing health and socioeconomic inequalities within and across societies. Vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children are often disproportionately affected by emergencies. When these emergencies are added to the already fragile health systems the impacts are compounded.<\/p><p>Most definitions of health systems resilience focus on the health system preparedness and response to a severe and acute shock, and how the system can absorb, adapt and transform to changes (Barasa, Cloete &amp; Gilson, 2017) and cope with such. However, with the growing body of literature around health systems resilience, the focus of the definitions has broadened. Today, literature on resilience extends to looking at minimizing exposure (risk and susceptibility) to shocks, which is usually termed as vulnerability (Adger, 2006), and to looking at the management of predictable and enduring system strains or stresses, such as population ageing or increasing incidence of multimorbidity (due possibly to NCD\u2019s), and even to what can be termed everyday resilience, i.e. resilience to stresses that are commonplace and chronic (eg human resources, vaccine hesitancy) (Barasa, Cloete &amp; Gilson, 2017).<\/p><p>In Jamaica we have seen many factors which hindered its resilience. Research has shown that persons over 60 years is the fastest growing segment of the Jamaican population which now accounts for about 15% of our population, it is estimated to reach 20% by 2030. As this continues to grow this will put great strain on the healthcare system due to increasing NCDs.<\/p><p>Over the years we have seen an increase in viral illness and an increase in the number of cases of vaccine preventable diseases. Vaccine hesitancy has been highlighted by WHO as one of the top 10 Global threats to health. In Jamaica we had firsthand experience of this during covid-19 and as such addressing Vaccine hesitancy is of paramount importance in building resilience in our healthcare system.<\/p><p>Greater use of technology innovations such as electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, to streamline operations can go a long way to enhance patient care and assess. The greater utilization of minimally invasive surgical techniques can limit the number of days of hospitalization post surgical procedures and the need for added bed space and manpower.<\/p><p>Addressing the chronic human resource shortage in health is also a key factor in building resilience. Worldwide there exist shortage of healthcare personnel with a great pull factor to high income countries as they are able to provide better employment packages and oppurtunity for training and advancement in careers. Longterm planning of healthcare human resource needs is essential if we are going to meet the needs of our citizens in the years to come. This information can be derived from active epidemiological and demographic survillence.<\/p><p>This symposium therefore aims to look at these and other factors provide practical solution to building resilience into the healthcare system in small island developing states like Jamaica.<\/p><ol><li>To disseminate the latest research, best practices, and evidence-based strategies related to resilience in healthcare.<\/li><li>Discuss policy implications and best practices that can enhance the overall resilience of healthcare systems.<\/li><li>Equip healthcare professionals and organizations with the knowledge and tools necessary to improve their preparedness and response to various healthcare challenges, such as pandemics, natural disasters, and public health crises.<\/li><li>Encourage collaboration and communication between different healthcare disciplines, including clinicians, administrators, public health experts, and researchers, to strengthen the overall resilience of the healthcare 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