Programme

Thursday, 27 April

Session 1

OPENING SESSION

8:00 am

Opening Remarks

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

8:15 am

Welcome Remarks

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

8:20 am

Keynote Address

Title: 'Health is Wealth: The Role of Wellness in the National Development of The Bahamas'

Speaker: The Rt. Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Chairperson: M. Darville
Room: Imperial Ballroom C

8:45 am

PANEL DISCUSSION: Title: Health and Tourism Collaboration for Resiliency

Speaker: Dr. Lisa Indar; Ms. Nicola Madden Greig; Mr. Frank Comito; President BHTA; Dr. Pearl MacMillan, Chief Medical Officer, Bahamas; Dr. Hector Bolivar;
Chairperson: President BHTA
Room: Imperial Ballroom C

9:30 am

COFFEE BREAK/ EXHIBITS

Room: Imperial Ballroom E

Session 2

EMERGING RESEARCH THEMES

Chairpersons: C Macpherson; BAH

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

10:00 am

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

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

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

Room: Imperial Ballroom E

1:30 pm

FEATURE LECTURE 1:

Title: Exploring the Evidence Ecosystem: Pathways to Institutionalize Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in the Caribbean

Speaker:Prof. Donald Simeon

Chairperson: G Hutchinson
Room: Imperial Ballroom C

Session 3

A: COVID-19 I

Chairpersons: S. Bidaisee; H Bolivar

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

B: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/MENTAL HEALTH

Chairpersons: D, Ramdath; L. Indar

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

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, one-year after COVID-19: A Cohort Study in South Trinidad, 2020-2021.

K Dharamraj, S Motilal

3b:(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

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

Room: Imperial Ballroom E

Session 4

A: COVID-19 II

Chairpersons: F B.YIsrael, M. Frankson

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

B: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/MENTAL HEALTH

Chairpersons: N. Sobers; M. Murphy

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

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

Room: Imperial Ballroom HI

Friday, 28 April

7:30 am

Poster Session 1

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

Time	Poster#	Time	Poster#	Time	Poster#
7:30 am	P-01	7:48am	P-05	8:06am	P-11
7:34 am	P-03	7:52 am	P-08	8:10 am	P-12
7:38 am	P-04	7:58 am	P-09	8:14 am	P-13
7:42 am	Question and Answer	8:02 am	Question and Answer	8:18 am	Question and Answer

Session 5

A: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH TOURISM

Chairpersons: B Rolle; J. Hospedales

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

B: INFECTIOUS DISEASES I

Chairpersons: U Allen, R. Talati

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

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, M Dramé, 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-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

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) Long-term exposure to Sargassum-seaweed pollution in the French Caribbean Islands: clinical characteristics, consequences and outcome

D Resiere, J Florentin, R 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, G Tatkan

10:05 am

COFFEE BREAK /POSTERS/ EXHIBITS

Session 6

A: PUBLIC HEALTH I: POLICY

Chairpersons: P McMillan, S Harding

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

B: INFECTIOUS DISEASES II: HIV/AIDS

Chairpersons: M Fredericks-James, M Reid

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

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

Special Communication

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

Speaker: C Butler

Chairperson: P Swann

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

12:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH / LECTURE:

Room: Imperial Ballroom E

Time	Session 7a: Poster Session 2 Chairpersons: M Reid Room: Imperial Ballroom C	Session 7b: Poster Session 3 Chairpersons: S. Stewart Room: Imperial Ballroom D	Session 7b: Research Skills Workshop Chairpersons: D. Ramdath Room: TBD
2:00 - 2:04 pm	P-14; P15; P17	P-39; P40; P-42	Assistance with: Polishing your manuscript Analysing your data Preparing a research proposal Meet a Professor
2:08 – 2:12 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
2:16 – 2:20 pm	P-18; P-20; P-21	P-43; P-45; P-46
2:24 – 2:28 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
2:32 – 2:36 pm	P-22; P-24; P-25	P-47; P-49; P-50
2:40 – 2:44 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
2:48 – 2:52 pm	P-26; P-27; P-28	P-51; P-53; P-54
2:58 – 3:02 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
3:06 – 3:10 pm	P-29; P-31; P-32	P-55; P-57; P-58
3:14 – 3:18 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
3:22 – 3:26 pm	P-34; P-68; P-35	P-60; P-61; P-62
3:30 – 3:34 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
3:46 – 3:50 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
3:54 – 4:00 pm	P-30; P-52; P-16	P-63; P-69; P-19
4:04 – 4:08 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
4:12 – 4:16pm	P-23; P-70; P-33	P-36; P-41; P-44
4:20 – 4:24 pm	Question and Answer	Question and Answer
4:28 – 4:32 pm	P-48; P-56; P-59	Question and Answer

4:32 pm

END OF SESSIONS

6:30 pm

AWARDS BANQUET

Venue: Imperial Ballroom HI

Saturday, 29 April

8:00 am

FEATURE LECTURE 2:

Research for Action Agenda on Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean

Speaker: CJ Hospedales
Chairperson: C Phillipe
Room: Imperial Ballroom C

Session 8

A: PUBLIC HEALTH I: PRACTICE

Chairpersons: H. Daisley; S. Stewart

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

B: ECHORN SPECIAL SESSION

Chairpersons: M Smith, OP Adams

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

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

JC Browne MG St. Haliare

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) Contextual Factors and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns

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

Room: Imperial Ballroom E

10:30 am

FEATURE LECTURE 3: SickKids Initiative

U. Allen & V Blanchette

Chairperson: C Sin Quee Brown

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

Session 9

A: PUBLIC HEALTH III: NUTRITION

Chairpersons: D Simeon, A. Brathwaite

Room: Imperial Ballroom C

B: FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH

Chairpersons: M Thame, H. Harewood

Room: Imperial Ballroom D

11:00 am

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

A Harrison, K Ferguson-Henry, C James, G 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

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

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

Programme

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

Thursday, 27 April

Session 1

OPENING SESSION

8:00 am

Opening Remarks

8:15 am

Welcome Remarks

8:20 am

Keynote Address

Title: 'Health is Wealth: The Role of Wellness in the National Development of The Bahamas'

8:45 am

PANEL DISCUSSION: Title: Health and Tourism Collaboration for Resiliency

9:30 am

COFFEE BREAK/ EXHIBITS

Session 2

EMERGING RESEARCH THEMES

10:00 am

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

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

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

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

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

11:15 am

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

11:30 am

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

11:45 am

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

12:00noon

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

12:15 pm

LUNCH/POSTERS/EXHIBITS

1:30 pm

FEATURE LECTURE 1:

Title: Exploring the Evidence Ecosystem: Pathways to Institutionalize Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in the Caribbean

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

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

2:30 pm

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

3b:(O-76) Creating a local register for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases: Improving clinical and molecular characterization in Martinique through bioinformatics analysis

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

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

3:00 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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.

4:15 pm

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

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

4:30 pm

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

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

4:45 pm

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

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

5:00 pm

END OF SESSIONS