Programme
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
8:00 - 9:15 AM
Welcome
Opening Remarks
Remarks
Presentation by Feature Speaker
Address by Minister of Health, T&T
9:20 - 10:20 AM
O1 | Mpox in Trinidad: Clinical Features of the First Two Cases
Jeffrey Edwards
O2 | Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, One-Year after COVID-19: A Cohort Study in South Trinidad, 2020-2021
Kavita Dharamraj, Shastri Motilal
O3 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine Views and Practices for the Treatment of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Eastern Trinidad, 2022
Saskah D Thompson, Artee Bridgelal
O4 | Pythiosis: An Emerging Disease of Dogs in Trinidad and Tobago
Karelma Frontera-Acevedo, Lana Gyan, Rod Suepaul, Stacy Rajh, Devina Supersad, Alissa Bally, Indira Pargass
Question and Answer Session 1
10:20 - 11:30 AM
Break / Poster Session 1
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
O5 | Modeling the Cost of Renal Replacement Therapy in Trinidad and Tobago
Henry Bailey, Sharlene Sanchez, Surujpal Teelucksingh
O6 | A Pilot Study to Measure Patient Satisfaction and Medical Compliance among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients Utilizing the Public Healthcare System in Trinidad and Tobago
Candace Kendall-Map, Jeffery Edwards
O7 | The Negative Experiences of Fat Women Accessing Healthcare in Trinidad and Tobago
Keisha C. Samlal
O8 | Evaluating the Quality of Life of Renal Transplant Patients in Trinidad and Tobago using the Kidney Transplant Questionnaire and EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Instrument
Sharlene Sanchez, Henry Bailey, Surujpal Teelucksingh
Question and Answer Session 2
12:35 - 12:55 PM
Sponsored Talk
Question and Answer for Sponsor
12:55 - 1:50 PM
Lunch
1:50 – 2:50 PM
O9 | Molecular Diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease in Trinidadian Families vs Triplet Repeat Primed PCR and Fragment Analysis
Shavana N. Rajkumar, Chris Gyan, Damion Basdeo, Rajini R. Haraksingh
O10 | Viral Metagenomics using the SMART-9N Approach to Screen for Viruses in Animal and Human Tissues
Anushka Ramjag, Soren Nicholls, Ingra M. Claro, Filipe Romero Rebello Moreira, Graham Simmons, Nuno R. Faria, Christine Carrington
O11 | Evidence to Support CYP2C19 Genotype-guided Antiplatelet Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Patients in Trinidad
Daniele Jones, Shana Persad-Ramdeensingh , Naveen Seecheran, Rajini Haraksingh
O12 | A Retrospective Study of the Antimicrobial Profiles of Bacterial Isolates Recovered from Food-Producing Animals Presenting at the Large Animal Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, the University of the West Indies
Kristen C. Jaggernath, Racquel A. Oakley, Christian L. Paul, Marc A. Driscoll, Michael J. Morris, Anil K. Persad
Question and Answer Session 3
2:55 – 3:15 PM
Sponsored Talk
Question and Answer for Sponsor
3:15 - 4:15 PM
Break / Poster Session 2
4:15 - 5:15 PM
O13 | Cannabis Use and Psychotic Disorders in Trinidad, India and Nigeria: Findings from the International Programme of Research on Psychotic Disorders (INTREPID) II
Joni Lee Pow, Casswina Donald, Marta di Forti, Tessa Roberts, Helen A. Weiss, Olatunde Ayinde, Sujit John, Bola Olley, Akin Ojagbemi, Georgina Miguel Esponda, Joseph Lam, Paramasivam Poornachandrika, Paola Dazzan, Fiona Gaughran, Palaniyandi Ponnusamy Kannan, Selvaraju Sudhakar, Jonathan Burns, Bonginkosi Chiliza, INTREPID Group, Alex Cohen, Oye Gureje, Rangaswamy Thara, Robin M. Murray, Craig Morgan, Gerard Hutchinson
O14 | Assessing Readiness for Change Among Mental Health Care Providers (MHPs) Towards the Implementation of Community-Based Mental Health Services (CBMHS) in Trinidad and Tobago
Shelly-Ann Hunte, Kershelle Barker, Whitney Arneaud, Michael Pierre, Claudine Sheppard, Carol Wiseman, Oscar Ocho
O15 | The Economic Burden of Dementia on the Household in Trinidad and Tobago
Althea D La Foucade, Gershwin K Davis, Nelleen Baboolal, Christine Laptiste, Haleema Ali, Don Bethelmie, Vyjanti Beharry
016 | The Epidemiology of Untreated Psychoses in Three Global South Settings: Findings from the International Programme of Research on Psychotic Disorders
Craig Morgan, Alex Cohen, Georgina Miguel Esponda, Tessa Roberts, Sujit John, Joni Lee Pow, Casswina Donald, Bola Olley, Olatunde Ayinde, Joseph Lam, Paramasivam Poornachandrika, Paola Dazzan, Fiona Gaughran, Palaniyandi Ponnusamy Kannan, Selvaraju Sudhakar, Jonathan Burns, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Ezra Susser, Helen A. Weiss, Robin M. Murray, Rangaswamy Thara, Oye Gureje, Gerard Hutchinson
Question and Answer Session 4
5:20 - 6:30 PM
Feature Speaker 2
Question and Answer for Feature Speaker
Awards & Prizes
Prizes
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Early Career Researcher Prize
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Student Researcher Prize
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Best Oral Presentation
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Best Poster Presentation
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Conference Delegates’ Choice - Best Poster
Lifetime Research Achievement Award
Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks