Proudly presents its 13th ANNUAL CLINICAL AND ETHICS CONFERENCE

THEME: “What’s That Smell?” Demystifying Halitosis and Medical Ethics

 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2023 (Virtual)

Virtual meeting! Individual link provided upon registration.         Time:  9:00 a.m.
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 7 CME hours approved for (including 2 hours of Medical Ethics)

Doctors: Members – $2,500 & Non-members Doctors -$3,000      Nurses & Paramedicals: $1,500

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13th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE JAMAICA ASSOCIATION OF
OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS – HEAD & NECK SURGEONS
THEME: “What’s that smell?” Demystifying Halitosis And Medical Ethics
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2023 (Virtual)

PROGRAMME
Registration (8:30am – 9:00am)
Prayer: Dr. Halda Shaw Otolaryngologist/Faciomaxillary Surgeon (8:55am – 9:00am)
Welcome: Dr. Guyan Channer – President JAO-HNS (9:00am – 9:05am)
Opening Remarks: Dr. Leslie Meade, President, Medical Association of Jamaica (9:05am – 9:15am)

Session 1: Moderator Dr. S. Hemmings
Is it my Teeth? (9:15am – 9:35am)
Dr. Akhilesh Wodeyar Faciomaxillary Surgeon, University Hospital of the West Indies
Is it my Immune System? (9:35am – 9:55am)
Dr. Stacy Davis Rheumatologist
Knowing the Triggers – Nutritional Guidelines for Alleviating Halitosis (9:55am.-.10:15am)
Mrs. Shawnette Earle Dietician, University Hospital of the West Indies

Sponsor Presentation SQUARE PHARMACEUTICALS (10:15am – 10:20am)
Personal Hygiene and Psychosis (Is it in My Head?) (10:20am – 10:40am)
Dr. Geoffrey Walcott Psychiatrist – Psychotherapy Associates Ltd
Microbes & Bad Breath, Who’s at Fault here? (10:40am – 11:00am)
Dr. Camille Rodriguez Microbiologist, University Hospital of the West Indies
Is it Coming from my Aerodigestive Tract? (11:00am – 11:20 am)
Dr. Patrice Pinkney Cardiothoracic Surgeon, University Hospital of the West Indies

Questions & Answers (11:20am – 11:30am)
Sponsor Presentation MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES (11:30am – 11:35am)

Session 2: Moderator: Dr. Andrew Manning
Platinum Sponsor Presentation GlaxoSmithKline (11:35am – 11:45am)
Perioperative Thyroidectomy Complications at the Kingston Public Hospital (11:45am – 12:00pm)
Dr Giovanni Henry Otolaryngology Resident, Kingston Public Hospital
Is it My Teeth or My Sinuses? Both? (12:00pm – 12:15pm)
Dr. Warren Mullings Otolaryngologist/Rhinologist – Kingston Public Hospital
(12:15pm – 12:55pm)

NEOPLASTIC CAUSES OF HALITOSIS INCLUDING ROBOTIC TREATMENT OPTIONS
Dr. Umamaheswar Duvvuri Mendik Foundation Professor & Chair
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
NYU Grossman School of Medicine NYU Langone Health
Journey Down a Narrow Path: Paediatric Subglottic Stenosis (12:55pm – 1:15pm)
Dr. Anika Mitchell-Daley Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Cornwall Regional Hospital

 

Questions & Answers (1:15pm – 1:30pm)
Sponsor Presentation GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS (1:30pm – 1:35pm)
Panel Discussion on Interesting ENT Cases With Expert Opinion (1:35pm – 2:20pm)
Moderator: Dr. Celois Lawrence Otolaryngologist, Cornwall Regional Hospital
Sponsor Presentation ABBOTT NUTRITION (2:20pm – 2:25pm)

 

Session 3: Medical Ethics – Moderator: Dr. Ladi Doonquah
Accountability in Healthcare Delivery (2:25pm – 3:25pm)
Dr. Carolyn Jackson Paediatric Surgeon – Caribbean Tots to Teens
Sponsor Presentation A A LAQUIS JAMAICA LTD. (3:25pm – 3:30pm)
Data Protection Act and its Implication for Medical Practice (3:30pm – 4:30pm)
Dr. Rudolph Stephens Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Questions & Answers (4:30pm – 4:45pm)
Vote of Thanks (4:45pm – 4:55pm)
Dr. Myrton Smith, Immediate Past President – JAO-HNS