Details on the 2025 Conference
COMING SOON
2024
The Fifth Annual National Health Research Conference (NHRC) of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) was held on November 22, 2024. The theme was “Digital Health Transformation: Leveraging Technology for Better Care”. The 2024 NHRC was a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Health; Tobago House of Assembly; Faculty of Medical Sciences and Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, The University of the West Indies; University of Trinidad and Tobago; University of the Southern Caribbean; the Regional Health Authorities; and the Trinidad and Tobago National Nursing Association.
Highlights
RESEARCH & NETWORKING
Hyatt Regency Hotel
The 2024 NHRC convened at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain once again, with over 240 participants (researchers, policymakers, medical students, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals, and various other stakeholders).
The day was packed with live research presentation sessions, digital poster presentations, and as always, an environment of knowledge dissemination and professional networking.
FEATURE PRESENTATION
Mr Marcelo D'Agostino
Chief of Information Systems and Digital Health in the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, Mr Marcelo D'Agostino delivered a riveting presentation on “The Digital Transformation of the Health Sector in the Americas: Opportunities and Challenges”.
RESEARCH AREAS
Oral and poster presentations covered a wide range of areas including:
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Digital Health
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Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Infectious Diseases
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Non-Communicable Diseases / Nutrition
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Climate Change and Health
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Health Services
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Veterinary Services
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Oral Health
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Medical Education
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Laboratory Studies
The abstracts were published in a Supplement of the West Indian Medical Journal (Vol 71).
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LIFETIME RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE
Professor Dan Ramdath
Professor Ramdath was honoured with the Research for Health Lifetime Achievement Award. His early research led to the development of F100 therapeutic feed for severely malnutritioned children; he also contributed to a standardized method for measuring the glycemic index of foods.
Professor Ramdath delivered a feature presentation at the 2024 NHRC, "Implementing Dietary Guidelines to Reduce NCDs: Why aren't we there yet?"
RESEARCH PRIZE WINNERS
To culminate the exciting Conference, prizes were awarded to the top presentations in different categories.
Best Oral Presentation Prize;
Early Career Researcher Prize
Juliet Kisson
Best Poster Presentation
Z. Browne, M. McQuilkin, A.
Mustapha, R. Rochard, D. Sooklal, A. Williamson, C. Unakal
Best Optical Paper
[courtesy Courts Optical]
E. Bachoo, S. Bachu, A. Gokhool, F. Khan. R. Kium, S. Richards,
N. Ezinne
Postgraduate Student
Researcher Prize
Satesh Sookhai
Undergraduate Student
Researcher Prize
Nyah Lovell
Conference Delegates’ Choice
- Best Poster
G. Ramnanansingh, S.H. Ramlal, V.J. Seunarine, A.A. Hankey
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
In addition to the institutional partners, the 2024 Conference was supported by several sponsors, including Massy Distribution, Genethics Pharmaceuticals / Bryden pi Ltd., Caribbean Urology Clinic, Guardian Life of the Caribbean, John E. Sabga Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer, MSN Laboratories, RioMed, Smith Robertson & Company Limited, NGC, and the United Kingdom Government.
