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Programme

  • DAY 1

  • DAY 2

  • DAY 3

Thursday, 27 April

Session 1

OPENING SESSION

8:00 am

Opening Remarks

Dr. Joy St. John, Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency

Welcome Remarks

Honourable Dr. Michael Darville, Minister of Health & Wellness, The Bahamas

8:15 am

Keynote Address

The Rt. Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas

8:45 am

PANEL DISCUSSION: Title: Health and Tourism Collaboration for Resiliency

Dr. Lisa Indar; Ms. Nicola Madden Greig; Mr. Frank Comito; President BHTA;CMO or Minister Bahamas; Dr. Hector Bolivar;

9:30 am

COFFEE BREAK/ EXHIBITS & Scientific Communication Forum 1

Session 2

EMERGING RESEARCH THEMES

10:00 am

(O-01) Implementation of the Tourism and Health Program for Recovery and Resilience during COVID-19: The St. Lucia Model

L Atkins, S Kissoondan, L Indar

10:15 am

(O-02) The Caribbean Travellers Health Assurance Stamp for Healthier Safer Tourism: Creating a Competitive Tourism Industry during COVID-19 and for the Future

L Indar, F Mohammed, S Kissoondan

10:30 am

(O-03) Association between post-infection COVID-19 vaccination and symptom severity of post COVID-19 condition patients on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study

D.S.F. Berry, T. Dalhuisen, E. Geubbels, G. Marchena, I. Tiemessen, L. Jaspers

10:45 am

(O-04) Validation of the Trinidadian Primary Care Assessment Tool–Adult Edition and the Assessment of Primary Care in South-West Trinidad during the COVID-19 Pandemic

S Ramjit, S Motilal

11:00 am

(O-05) The double burden of COVID-19 and a natural disaster on local food production and food security in a Small Island Developing State

E Augustus, M M Murphy , C Guell , K Morrissey , D Ramdath , S G Anderson, N Unwin

11:15 am

(O-06) Parental perceptions, knowledge and practices related to unintentional injury among toddlers in New Providence, Bahamas.

T Gibbs, S Carroll, S Pinder-Butler, M Frankson

11:30 am

(O-07) The lived experiences and perceptions of middle-aged adults in Dominica who have survived severe storms – a qualitative exploration.

J Le Blanc, W Jones, H Harewood

11:45 am

(O-08) Patient reported outcomes in two outpatient clinics at a tertiary hospital in Trinidad and Tobago.

L De Freitas, D Basdeo, H Wang

12:00noon

(O-09) The relationship between health literacy and nutrition behaviours in adult hypertensive patients at a private health facility in Jamaica.

V Nurse, V White-Barrow

12:15 pm

LUNCH/POSTERS/EXHIBITS

1:30 pm

FEATURE LECTURE 2:

Prof. Donald Simeon

Session 3

A: COVID-19 I

B: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/MENTAL HEALTH

2:15 pm

3a: (O-10) Pandemic Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Health Adoption and Risk Avoidance Behaviors

Satesh Bidaisse

3b:(O-15) Measuring Stress During the Caribbean COVID-19 Pandemic: Psychometric Performance and Configural Invariance of the PSS-10 in a Multicountry Survey of Medical and Health Professions Students

MH Campbell, J Gromer-Thomas, K Khan, B Sa, PM Lashley, D Cohall, CE Chin, RB Pierre, OP Adams, MAA Majumder

2:30 pm

3a: (O-11) Patient-reported outcome measures, oneyear after COVID-19: A Cohort Study in South Trinidad, 2020-2021.

K Dharamraj, S Motilal

3b:(O-16) Completed and attempted suicides, and methods used among adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago from 2013- 2022

K Khan , J Francis , W Furlonge , R Gangoo , E Ganpat , J George , S George, T George , I Gonzalez Ibrahim

2:45 pm

3a: (O-12) Trends in respiratory diseases in the emergency room visits in children and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A hospital-based retrospective study in Jamaica 2019-2022

Tracy Evans Gilbert, Shellian Blagrove, Meghana Muppuri, Tafari Reid, Krish Chulani.

3b:(O-17) The Association Between Sociodemographic Factors, Psychiatric Disorders and Juvenile Delinquency Among Patients Remanded to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Bahamas Between January 2011 to December 2020

K Orimma, E Combie A Richards, MA Frankson

3:00 pm

3a: (O-13) Telehealth: Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond – The Sickle Cell Unit Experience.

L King, K Alexander-Gabbadon, N Chin, C Hammond-Gabbadon, P Simmonds-Brooks, J Harris, H Martin, R Bartlett, J Knight-Madden, M Asnani

3b:(O-18) Trends and predictors of incidence and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in the small island developing state of Barbados

Harvey A, Howitt C, Campbell JC, Forde SA, Hambleton IR, Bascombe I, Anderson SG, Scantlebury DC, Delice R, Sobers NP

3:15pm

3a: (O-14) Youth perspectives on mental health during COVID-19 lockdown in a Small Island Developing State: implications for public health emergencies

Madhuvanti M Murphy, Cecile Pemberton, Erica Wheeler, La Donna Gulston, Odessa Kerr-Layne, Ayana John, Beverly Baksh, Gail Thomas, Caroline Allen

3b:(O-19) Effectiveness of an inpatient stroke unit in a resource limited setting: Findings from the Barbados National Registry

Sobers NP, Young R, Hambleton IR Campbell JC, Forde SA, Anderson SG, Corbin DOC

3:30 pm

COFFEE BREAK /POSTERS/ EXHIBITS

Session 4

A: COVID-19 II

B: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/MENTAL HEALTH

4:00pm

4a: (O-20) Survival of COVID-19 cases after vaccination: Analysis using data from Jamaica’s National Surveillance System

K Webster-Kerr, A Grant , A Harris, E Campbell , M Brown , D Rowe, D Henningham, C Lord , R Thorpe, T Mullings, J Wiggan , N Martin-Chen, T Dawkins-Beharie, J AzilleLewis, T Roberts, J Duncan

3b:(O-24) Findings from a process evaluation of a community garden intervention for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) prevention among an Indigenous population in the Caribbean.

Rosana Emmanuel, Ursula M. Read, Seeromanie Harding

4:15 pm

4a: (O-21) Secondary Clinical Attack Rate of COVID-19 and Associated Risk Factors in Jamaica using National Surveillance Data.

Karen Webster-Kerr, Andriene Grant, Ardene Harris , Jovan Wiggan, Deborah Henningham, Daidre Rowe, Jemma Azille-Lewis, Romae Thorpe, Tanielle Mullings, Carol Lord, Tonia Dawkins- Beharie, Iyanna Wellington, Kelly Ann Gordon-Johnson, Nicole Martin-Chen, Eon Campbell, Marsha Brown, Tyrone Roberts, Jacqueline Duncan

3b:(O-25) Socioeconomic Status and Uncontrolled Hypertension in Urban Jamaica: A Cross-Sectional Study

J Augustine, K Rocke, N Guthrie-Dixon, JA McKenzie, NOM Younger-Coleman, RJ Wilks, MK Tulloch-Reid, TS Ferguson

4:30 pm

4a: (O-22) Exploring the Factors influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among the Adult Population of Trinidad and Tobago

D Lamont, RJ La Foucade, V Latchman, A La Bastide, V Latchmepersad, R Lal, J Lochan, A Kong, B Bhagwandeen, J Mohan

4b:(O-26) The Association between Tissue Fibrosis Biomarkers and Physical Function and Body Composition in Tobagonian Men: A Pilot Study

AL DePaulis, Y Zhang, Y Zhoa, I Miljkovic, CL Gordon, VW Wheeler, JM Zmuda, AJ Santanasto

4:45 pm

4a: (O-23) The Risk of COVID-19 Death in Jamaica by Wave Period

K Webster-Kerr, A Grant, A Harris, R Thorpe, D Rowe, D Henningham, T Mullings, I Wellington, J Wiggan, K Gordon-Johnson, C Lord, T Dawkins- Beharie, J Azille- Lewis, N Martin-Chen, E Campbell, M Brown, T Roberts, J Duncan

4b:(O-27) The Prevalence of Chronic Airflow Obstruction in a Jamaican Cohort ≥40 years – Results of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD JA ) Study

A Aquart-Stewart, M Reid, C. Walters

5:00 pm

END OF SESSIONS

7:00 pm

OPENING CEREMONY

Friday, 28 April

7:00 am

Scientific Communication Forum 2

8:00 am

FEATURE LECTURE 3:

Gilead Presenter

Session 5

A: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH TOURISM

B: INFECTIOUS DISEASES I

8:35 am

5a: (O-28) Climate Change and Early Warning Systems for Health: The Caribbean Perspective

LG Boodram; P Williams

5b: (O-34) Risk of Infectious Disease Outbreaks following Natural Disasters in the Caribbean Region

Kamini Ramsammy- Boyce

8:50 am

5a: (O-29) The Climate Change and Health Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey Insights from The Bahamas

C.D. Philippe, Y.Holder , W. Hamilton, C. Watson

5b: (O-35) Respiratory Syncytial Virus bronchiolitis in tropical areas: example of a 12 years analysis from French Caribbean Martinique island

O Fléchelles, R Banydeen, F Najioullah

9:05 am

5a: (O-30) The Caribbean Public Health Agency’s response to COVID-19 and its impact on tourism in the Caribbean Region

Michelle Hamilton, SueMin Nathaniel, Nikhella Winter, Carlos Rampersad, Risha Singh

5b: (O-36) What we can learn for older adults from the 2014 Chikungunya outbreak in the French West Indies

Moustapha Dramé, Fatiha Najioullah, Seendy Bartholet-Gazeuse, Lidvine Godaert

9:20 am

5a: (O-31) COVID-19 Pandemic Response through the Regional Tourism and Health Program

L Indar, S Kissoondan, F Mohammed, K Daniel, A Bissoon-Pustam

5b: (O-37) Impact of a Vaccine Mandate on infection rates at a Tertiary Education Institution in Grenada

N Cudjoe, PJ Fields, V Matthew-Belmar, B Sharma, E Chitan, TP Noel, K Yearwood and CNL Macpherson

9:35 am

5a: (O-32) The Significance of Electronic, Real-time Health Surveillance Systems for Healthier, Safer Tourism

L Indar, S Kissoondan, K Daniel, A Bissoon-Pustam

5a: (O-38) Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of Stethoscope Hygiene and Microbial Contamination of Stethoscopes at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

J Hatton, R Singh, C Panday, M Scott, E Tyrell, B Ally-Charles, P Carter, M Haynes, C Boston, D Van-Veen

9:50 am

5a: (O-33) exposure to Sargassum-seaweed pollution in the French Caribbean Islands: clinical characteristics, consequences and outcome.

Banydeen, M Drame, H Kallel, H Mehdaoui, R Neviere

5b: (O-39) An Examination of the Growing Incidence of "Chemsex" Among the Men Who Have Sex with Men Population in Region 4 of Guyana

C France

10:05 am

COFFEE BREAK /POSTERS/ EXHIBITS

Session 6

A: PUBLIC HEALTH I: POLICY

B: INFECTIOUS DISEASES II: HIV/AIDS

10:45 am

6a: (O-40) Estimating the direct medical and indirect cost of interpersonal violence injuries: A three country study

J Agard, N Sobers, H Wong, M Joseph, J Toppin, N Florquin, A-S Fabre, R King, G Gordon- Strachan, SG Anderson

6b: (O-45) Estimation of the Potential Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for STI Clinic Attendees in Jamaica

I.J. Rao, M.L. Brandeau1, G.J. Barow

11:00 am

6a: (O-41) Awareness of Amendments to the Jamaican Dangerous Drug Act (2015) and Substance Use: The Role of Workplace Substance Use Policy

Tamecia Moore, C Cunningham-, U Atkinson, KP Theall

6a: (O-46) Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns in Two Major Healthcare Centres Among Adult Patients in Guyana

N Ramdeholl, C Lam, S Milton, M Sobers, S Lakhram

11:15 am

6a: (O-42) A PESTLE Analysis on the global ageing population, a Healthcare perspective in Trinidad and Tobago

N D Maharaj

6b: (O-47) Community HIV Adherence and Adolescent Mental Health Program (CHAMP++) -. Preliminary findings of a pilot program for adolescents living with HIV in Western Jamaica

A Barnett; Z Shim, G Reid, D Johnson Wallace, SA Williams, Clive Anderson, M Scott,T Evans-Gilbert

11:30 am

6a: (O-43) The public health threat of human: dog zoonoses in the Caribbean

MLA Macpherson, W Sylvester, TP Noel, CNL Macpherson

6b: (O-48) Pilot of HIV Self Testing in Guyana

T Jagnarine, V Wilson

11:45 am

6a: (O-44) Research needs of postgraduate DM students at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus: An exploratory research

Bidyadhar Sa, Rohan Maharaj, Raveed Khan, Zahra Mendoza, Joel Partap, Joshua Marjadsingh, Shastri Motilal

6b: (O-49) Substance Use Among Men who Have Sex with Men In Region 4 Guyana and its Effects on Risky Sexual Behavior

Niccollette Tamayo- Jimenez, Deoanand Sharma

12:00 am

FEATURE LECTURE 4: The Roll-Out of the NHI Bahamas: Administrative & Financial Progress

12:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH / LECTURE:

Session 7

A: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION FORUM 3

B: RESEARCH SKILLS WORKSHOP

2:30 pm

7a:

7b:

  • Polishing your manuscript
  • Analysing your data
  • Preparing a research proposal

4:30 pm

END OF SESSIONS

6:30 pm

AWARDS BANQUET

Saturday, 29 April

8:00 am

FEATURE LECTURE 5:

CARPHA Awardee #2

Session 8

A: PUBLIC HEALTH I: PRACTICE

B: ECHORN SPECIAL SESSION

8:45 am

8a: (O-50) The Microbial Burden in Poultry Broiler Chickens and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the poultry meat handler in Barbados

Jeffrey Browne

8b: (O-55) A System Dynamics Framework for Understanding Rising Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean

S Hassan, L Guariguata, A Burlar, N Greaves, H Harewood, W Jones, R Khan, R Rosario, OP Adams, R Maharaj, CM Nazario, M Nunez, and M Nunez-Smith

9:00 am

8a: (O-51) Microbiological Analysis of Street- Vended Beverages in Georgetown, Guyana

B Ally-Charles, R Holder, E Tyrell, A Hutson

8b: (O-56) Adult Perception of Child Weight in the ECHORN Cohort Study is Associated with Parental Self-Perception of Weight and not Socioeconomic Status

S Hassan, D Galusha, C Magny-Normilus, C Oladele, OP Adams, R Maharaj, CM Nazario, M Nunez, and M-Nunez-Smith on behalf of the ECHORN Writing Group

9:15 am

8a: (O-52) Evaluation of the Stop, Take a Deep Breath, and Relax (STAR) violence prevention media campaign in Grenada, West Indies

ED Thomas, T Murray, J Noel, J Smarzinski, L Mohammed, R Isaac, R Evans, L Orlando, B Landon and R Waechter

8b: (O-57) Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns Based on Contextual Factors

B Shanab, Z Nowroozilarki, B Mortazavi, M Burg, B Roy, JL MartinezBrockman, B Tessier- Sherman, OP Adams, R Maharaj, CM Nazario, M Nunez, ES Spatz, M Nunez-Smith

9:30 am

8a: (O-53) Safety and efficacy of a new anti-venom Fab2 variety in the treatment of Bothrops genus Snakebite Envenomings in French Territories in the Americas: a 12 years reprospective study

D Resiere, J Florentin, H Kallel, R Banydeen, H Mehdaoui, R Neviere

8b: (O-58) Diabetes Prevention in the Caribbean using Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation: Results from the LIME Study

S Hassan, NP Sobers, J Paul-Charles, J Herbert, K Dharamraj, E Cruz, E Garcia, L Fredericks5 D Galusha, OP Adams, R Maharaj, CM Nazario, M Nunez, and M Nunez-Smith

9:45 am

8a: (O-54) Clinical features and management of acute Ciguatera poisoning in the French Caribbean territories: a case series

R Banydeen, JFlorentin, M Drame, R Nevière, H Mehdaoui, D Resiere

8b: (O-59) Caribbean Data Sharing Initiatives: Examples from the ECHORN Cohort Study

K Wang, I Hambleton, M Campbell Britton, JL Martinez-Brockman, C Brandt, L Marenco, T McCall, S Date, OP Adams, R Maharaj, C Nazario, M Nunez, M Nunez Smith

10:00 am

COFFEE BREAK /POSTERS/ EXHIBITS

10:30 am

FEATURE LECTURE 6: SickKids Initiative

U. Allen & V Blanchette

Session 9

A: PUBLIC HEALTH III: NUTRITION

B: FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH

11:00 am

9a: (O-60) Eating Disorders Among Adolescents and Young adults in Kingston, Jamaica

Abigail Harrison, Kimberley Ferguson-Henry, Caryl James, Gillian Lowe

9b: (O-68) Sickle Cell Leg Ulcer Improvised “Available Technology Dressing” Intervention Study

A Barton-Gooden, J Garvey-Henry, L Benskin

11:15 am

9a: (O-61) An assessment of the sodium, total fat, saturated and trans fats, free and total sugars content in processed and UPF products in Trinidad and Tobago using nutrition fact labels

Dan Ramdath, Ravi Rampersad, Davin Ramdath, Dianna Neascu, Katy Qi

9b: (O-69) Socioeconomic inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in Guyana: A time trends analysis

Gary Joseph, Luis Paulo Vidaletti

11:30 am

9a: (O-62) The Health of First Generation Caribbeans Across the Diaspora: Findings from Population Data Surveys from Guyana, Jamaica, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom

K Lacey

9b: (O-70) The influence of empowerment on contraceptive use in reproductive aged Guyanese women: An analysis using DHS data

O Perreira, S Neal, D London, S Goberdhan, Z Matthews

11:45 am

9a: (O-63) Differences in income, farm size and nutritional status between female and male farmers in a region of Haiti

P Duvivier, R P Tescar, N Unwin, M Murphy, C HOWITT, E Augustus

9b:(O-71) The prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) among women using Oral Contraceptives (OCs) in Trinidad and Tobago

Reanna Richardson, Danielle Reverand, Ramon Russell, Anastasia Ramsook, Favour Rege, Ariana Roberts, Marquis Robley, Kristina Ramsoomair and Arlene Williams-Persad

12:00noon

9a: (O-64) Effects of biochar-amended tropical soils on herbicide pollution: column leaching studies

G Aldana, E, Lopez-Capel, D Werner

9b:(O-72) Systematic review of the psychosocial impact of infertility on men in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed research synthesis

S Goberdhan, O Perreira, J Balen

12:15 pm

9a: (O-65) Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a primary care setting, East Trinidad, 2018-2020

Artee Bridgelal-Gonzales, Shastri Motilal

9b:(O-73) The contribution of the high dependency unit to the Management of neonates during the covid-19 pandemic

S Griffiths Nelson, M Thame, B Crosdale, J Lewis

12:30 pm

9a: (O-66) The Prevalence of Occupational Noise- Induced Hearing Loss among Power Plant Workers in Georgetown Guyana

Blair A, Richmond A, Niles K, Brush K, Robinson L, Pennock R, Villareal M and Cummings E .

9b:(O-74) Zika and Neurodevelopment Among Children in Grenada: The First Four Years

R Evans, M Fernandes, N Cudjoe, K Blackmon, M Cheng, B Landon, T Noël, C Macpherson, R Waechter, AD LaBeaud

12:45 pm

9a: (O-67) A qualitative exploration of parenting under adversity: “Surprisingly, it worked - using firecrackers to get her accustomed to the sound

J Mottley, K Devries, A M Buller, S Rathod

9b:(O-75) Prognosis of nephrotic syndrome in children at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

A Hutson, D Van- Veen, O Van-Lewin, B Ally- Charles, E Tyrell, T Braithwaite, S Hutson

1:00 pm

9b:(O-76) Creating a local register for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases: Improving clinical and molecular characterization in Martinique through bioinformatics analysis

AG Giguet-Valard, I Antolin, A T. Vincent, N Garofalo-Gomez, Smith- Ravin, J Inamo, R Bellance

1:15 pm

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