23 rd TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE T&TMA MEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

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1 23 rd TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE T&TMA MEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE Unlocking the Potential of the Commonwealth 4-7 July, 2013, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Provisional Programme Day Date Time Thursday 4 July am 11.00am 4.00pm CMA Executive Meeting CMA Council Meeting and Elections Friday 5 July 8am 2pm Commonwealth Foundation Seminar Saturday 6 July 8am -1pm Unlocking the Potential of the Commonwealth Sunday 7 July 8am-4pm T&TMA Medical Research Conference/ CMA Conference Communique

2 Thursday 4 th July 2013 MARIOTT COURTYARD, Port-of-Spain 8.00am 10.30am - CMA Executive Meeting 11.00am 4.00pm - CMA Council Meeting and Elections Friday 5 th July 2013 MARIOTT COURTYARD, Port-of-Spain Participatory Governance/ Strategic Planning 8am 1pm - Details to follow Saturday 6 th July, 2013 Learning Resource Centre, University of the West Indies, Trinidad Unlocking the potential of the Commonwealth 8am 8.50am: Registration 8.50am: Welcome Address: Dr. Rohit Dass (President, T&TMA) 8.55am: Opening Remarks: Dr. G. Caruana-Dingli (President, CMA) 9.10am: Therein lies the Potential Dr. S. Juman, CMA Conference Chair (T&T) 9.25am: Dual Disease Epidemic-Culture and GPs Dr. Sundaram Arulhraj (India) 9.40am: Medicolegal matters and the Commonwealth 9.50am Role of mhealth for lifestyle modification in rural India Dr. J. Jayalal (India) 10am: Q & A am: Coffee Break 10.40am: And in the beginning New Horizons in GDM Screening Prof. S. Teelucksingh (T&T) 10.55am: The Transition Years Adolescent DM Dr. A. D. R. Mackie (UK) 11.10am: The public health burden of vision loss and eye disease Dr. D. Murray (T&T) 11.20am: Too much too late? - Metabolic Surgery Dr. D. Dan (T&T) 11.35am: Readiness for online learning among Medical Professionals The Sri Lankan experience Dr. P. Liyanage (Sri Lanka)

3 11.45am: Vaidation of routine maternal health services data Dr. M. Coleman (Ghana) 11.55pm: Palliative care experience in a government hospital setting Dr. I. Ometumbe (Cameroon) 12.05am: Impact of an intervention to improve clinic attendance of patients with NCD s through follow-up phone consultations Dr. L. Hirimuthugoda (Sri Lanka) 12.15am: Introduction of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in a Developing Country the National Breast Unit in Trinidad. Dr. R. Rampaul (T&T) 12.25am: Just plain old salt. Oral Rehydration therapy for Gastroenteritis Dr. D. Bratt (T&T) 12.40pm: Q&A 1.00pm: Vote of Thanks Sunday 7 th July, 2013 REGENCY IV, V & VI BALLROOM, HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN am: Registration 8.00am National Anthem & Prayer 8.05am: Welcome Address: Dr. R. Dass President, T&TMA 8.10am: Unlocking the potential of T&T s Health Sector The Honourable Dr. F. Khan, Minister of Health, Trinidad and Tobago 8.25am: The Potential of Education role of the UWI Prof. S. Ramsewak. Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI St. Augustine 8.40am: Health Tourism a work in progress TBA 8.55am STEPS in the right direction Dr. K. Sundaraneedi (Public Health Department, Ministry of Health, T&T) 9.10am: Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Prof. C. Perez-Mitchell (Puerto Rico) 9.20am: Regional Cardiac Surgery and Cath Lab Registries in the Caribbean: The Beginnings Dr. E. Primus (T&T) 9.30am: Sri Lankan health information seeking behaviour among health net users Dr. N. Rajapaksa-Hewageegana (Sri Lanka) 9.40am: Q&A 9.55am: COFFEE BREAK

4 10.50am: Implementation of emergency training in the Caribbean: challenges, successes and scope for the future Dr. J. Paul (T&T) 11.05am: Access to Cancer care: a disparity and a solution Dr. A. Ahamad (T&T) 11.15am: Breast surgery audit of a Caribbean rural county hospital Dr. N. Sham Ku (T&T) 11.25am: Male s attitudes concerning tobacco industry s interference to undermine the enforcement of pictorial health warning (PHW) Dr. S. Wanniarachchi (Sri Lanka) 11.35am: Scarless surgery Dr. Y Singh (T&T) 11.45am: KAP to oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS among patients in Tanzania Dr. E. Joseph (Tanzania) 11.55am: Oncology training needs assessment for clinical healthcare professionals Ms. A. RIchardson (T&T) 12.05am: Type 1 DM in Trinidad and Tobago Dr. A. Bhajman (T&T) 12.15am: 50 cases of PCNL at S.F.G.H. Dr. M.S. Rampaul (T&T) 12.25am: Gp A Streptococcus in primary school children at Mbulu district Manyara Region Dr. F. Makuka, (Tanzania) 12.35am: Real life experience with Stroke prophylaxis therapy for Atrial Fibrillation over a three month period at San Fernando General Hospital Dr. P. Ramoutar 12.45: Q&A 1pm: LUNCH 1.45pm: 2013 Conference Honouree for Medical Research : Dr. Lester Goetz Introduction of Dr. Goetz: Dr. Alan Patrick Response: Dr. L. Goetz 2pm: The evolution of stone disease treatment at S.F.G.H. Dr. T. Kawal (T&T) 2.10pm: DON and medical decompression a MDT approach Dr. S. Lalchan (T&T) 2.20pm: Glycaemic profile of HIV patients on HAART: a review of 117 cases Dr. R. Mutube (Rwanda) 2.30pm: Comparison of electronic and paper based M&M reporting systems Dr. N. Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka) 2.40pm: Towards achieving universal coverage of ITN distribution Dr. M. Coleman (Ghana) 2.50pm: To drop or not to drop Dr. L. Roop (T&T)

5 3.00pm: Instant access at Sangre Grande Dr. F. Rampersad (T&T) 3.10pm: The dilemma of diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in patients with Psychiatric disability in the Caribbean Dr. A. Coleman (T&T) 3.20pm: MTHFR C677T polymorphism in Ischemic Stroke patients Dr. C. Abeysekara (Sri Lanka) 3.30pm: Open long bone fractures management at S.F.G.H. Dr. D. Roopnarine Singh 3.40pm: Urine Microscopy: Meeting the gold Dr. V. Singh (T&T) 3.50pm: Introduction of a Breast MDT approach in the care of Breast Cancer patients Dr. R. Rampaul (T&T) 4pm : A Caribbean advocacy and NCD sensitising campaign in support of the UN High level meeting (UNHLM) on NCD s Dr. L. Williams (Barbados) 4.10pm Q&A 4.25pm CMA Conference Communique 5.00pm: Vote of Thanks