Update on the management of acute asthma exacerbations in children, Jamaica
Medical Association Conference, March 2003.

The management of chronic asthma in children, 48th Bi-annual Conference of the
Nurse Practitioners Association, June 2003.

Otitis Media - keeping pace with diagnosis and current management.
Continuing Medical Education Conference: Montego Bay Chapter of
Physicians, September 2002.

Tuberculosis - the essentials of diagnosis. TB update, Ministry of Health
Conference, December 2002

The use and abuse of antibiotics - Paediatric Association of Jamaica 14th
Biennial International Conference, Kingston, March 2003.

Pneumococcal pneumonia - The Jamaican experience, Caribbean Health
Research Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, April 2003.

CD Christie

“Meningitis in Children”. Ena Thomas Memorial Symposium on Emergency Medicine, Le Meridien Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, November 17, 2002. Christie C.D.

Christie C. D. “Pediatric and Perinatal HIV Leadership Initiative in Kingston, Jamaica.” Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, “ANNUAL THINK TANK”, Loew’s Ventanna Canyon Resorts, Tuscon, Arizona, On November 21-24, 2002.

Christie C. D. “Pediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS and Guidelines for Anti-Retroviral Therapy.” Guest Speaker, LASCO Pharmacist of the Year Awards Function, Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, December 1, 2002.

Christie C. D. “Perinatal HIV transmission reduction”. Perinatal Conference, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, 09 Feb, 2003.

Christie C. D. “Care and Research Programs: Issues with HIV Infected Women, Children Adolescents and Families in Jamaica.” National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS, Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Leadership Retreat, Puerto Rico, April 26-29, 2003.

Christie C. D. “Antiretroviral Drug Therapy in Children”. HIV Clinical Management and ARV Therapy Regional Workshop, Sponsored by Ministry of Health, Jamaica, USAID, CDC, CAREC, PAHO,WHO, in Montego Bay, May 14-16, 2003.

Christie C. D. “A Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Leadership Initiative in Kingston Jamaica”. Paediatrics Grand Rounds – Clinico-Pathological Conference, 09 April, 2003, Faculty of Medicine, UWI – Campus, Jamaica.

Dr. Vernon DaCosta

Management of postmenopausal bleeding, The Junior Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists symposium, Kingston, Jamaica, July 2003.

Management of chronic pelvic pain, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District IV Symposium, Kingston Jamaica, March 2003.

Ovarian dysfunction with special emphasis on polycystic ovarian syndrome, Association of General Practitioners of Jamaica Endocrinology Seminar, Alhambra Inn Hotel, April 2003.

Management of pelvic pain, Association of General Practitioners of Jamaica emergency medicine seminar, Kingston, Jamaica, February 2003.

Dr. Horace Fletcher

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, UWI Perinatal Conference 2003

Vulval Cancer in Jamaica 2003 – Clinicopathological conference - UHWI

Vulval Cancer in Jamaica 2003 - Caribbean Health Research Conference - Bahamas

Cervical Cancer Community education, research, evaluation of needs, what the future holds Grabham Society, LOJ Centre, Kingston, Jamaica 2003.

Dr. Joseph Frederick

Endometriosis, Investigations and Treatment Options, Continuing Medical Education
Nassua, Bahamas, May29, 2003

Investigations and management of infertility .The Association of General parishioners of Jamaica. Alhambra Hotel, June 15th, 2003

Assisted Reproduction in Jamaica/The expectant mother. Commonwealth Association of pharmaceutical society. Jamaica Grande Hotel, August 17th,2003.

Dr. Sharmaine Mitchell

Epidemiology, screening and diagnosis of uterine cancer – Grabham Society Clinical Symposium, LOJ Centre, Kingston, Jamaica, 2003.

Dr. Anthony Mullings

Congenital Malformations, Clinicopathological conference, UHWI – November 2002

Questioning as a teaching tool – Instructional Development Unit Workshop – January 2003.

Prenatal diagnosis – Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity Conference, UWI – February 2003.

Dr. Russell Pierre

? Daycare and your child. Paediatric Association of Jamaica, 14th Biennial
International Paediatric Conference on Community Paediatrics, Jamaica
Pegasus Hotel, Kingston. March 2003.

? HOPE worldwide Jamaica HIV Maze - an innovative intervention for
HIV/AIDS education and prevention in Jamaican high school students, 48th
Annual Council and Scientific Meetings, Caribbean Health Research Council,
Nassau, Bahamas. April-May 2003.

? A novel pilot camp for adolescent children of HIV positive parents in Jamaica.
Annual National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) International Research
Conference on the Role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS,
Capitol Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, USA. July 2003.

Dr. Audrey Pottinger

Effects of loss and violence on 9-10 year olds in inner city communities. World
Mental Health Day Conference, Jamaica Conference Centre, October 2002.

Dr. Maureen Samms-Vaughan

Minority International Research Training (MIRT) Programme
National Institutes of Health
The MIRT programme, jointly co-ordinated by Michigan State University (MSU) and the Section of Child Health, and funded by the NIH is now in its seventh year under the supervision of the NIH approved researcher, Dr. Maureen Samms-Vaughan

Determinants of early childhood development in Jamaica. PAHO/WHO / Chile
Forum on Health Promotion. Enabling and Empowering Partnerships for Health, Santiago, Chile. October, 2002

Exposure to violence: risk and protective factors and effects. 16th Annual Mental
Health Conference. Jamaica Conference Centre. October 2002.

Factors associated with violence and aggression in Jamaican children. PAHO
Technical Working Group Conference, St. Lucia, November 2002.

Long term outcome from neurological handicap. Perinatal Conference 2003,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical
Sciences, UWI. February 2003.

Child Abuse, death and disability. Paediatric Association of Jamaica 14thBiennial International Conference 2003. Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. March 2003.

The Jamaican Child’s Rights to Education. Workshop on the Inter-American
System of Human Rights and the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of the
Child. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. June, 2003.

Does HTLV1 infection affect childhood mental development? 11th International Conference on Human Retrovirology. Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco,
California. June 2003.

The influence of crime and violence on childhood. Medical Association of
Jamaica Conference. Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, June 2003.

The developmental and behavioural impact of paediatric disease. Medical
Association of Jamaica Conference, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. June 2003.

Dr. Minerva Thame

Early origins of adult disease. Perinatal Conference 2003, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI. February 2003.

The role of maternal size and adiposity in programming offspring blood pressure
and HPA activity (poster), Second World Congress on Fetal Origins of Adult
Disease. Brighton, UK. June 2003

Age at adiposity rebound is a predictor of blood pressure and body composition
in Jamaica children (poster) Second World Congress on Fetal Origins of Adult
Disease. Brighton, UK. June 2003

Dr. Helen Trotman

Overview of neonatal statistics 2002, Special Care Unit, University Hospital of the West Indies, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Perinatal Conference, February 2003.

Hypernatremic dehydration in Jamaican breast-fed neonates: An eleven year
review in a baby friendly hospital, Caribbean Health Research Conference,
Nassau, Bahamas, April 2003.