7TH QUADRENNIAL HEALTH CONFERENCE& 85th ANNIVERSARY
THEME & TOPICS
June 1-6, 2015
Theme: “Nursing and Midwifery: Power and Best Practice in the 21st Century”
Keynote Address: “Nursing and Midwifery: Rebranding for Effectiveness and Best Practice in the 21st Century” - Ms. Jill Iliffe Executive Secretary, Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation, UK
Areas of Focus/ Topics
Nursing Regulation/ risk management
• Nursing Regulation – Nurse License: What is it?& Anticipating Litigation Insurance: Who is liable?- Mr. Lennox Marcelle Attorney at Law& Legal, IR Consultant, T&T
• Patient Safety /risk Management & Clinical Practice - Dr. Una V. Reid, HRD Consultant, Jamaica
• Nurse Recruiting , Client Safety and Nursing Practice – Mrs. Betty Ann Pilgrim Nurse Manager, SFGH, T&T
Public Health
• Nurse Practitioner: A Strategy for Improving Client Outcomes -Advance Practice Nursing: Overcoming Introductory Challenges in a Developing Island State –Ms. Kisha Lorraine Carrington, MSN, FNP-BC, TTNAA Inc.
• Violence amongst Adolescents - Dr. Cynthia Archer – Gift, Assistant Professor of Nursing-Clinical; Dr. Feleta L. Wilson Associate Professor, & Umeika Stephens, Family Nurse Practitioner & Assistant Professor Clinical Education/Training, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA
• Bullying in the Workplace - Mr. Jason Ramcharan, College of Nursing ,T&T
• Impaired Health Care Worker: Role of Employer and Employee- Ms. Marcia Skeete. USA
• Community Home Based Care as an effective Model of Care: Who benefits – Mr. Iroy des Vignes RN, T&T
• Trialability of Nurse Practitioner in the Primary Health Care Setting in Trinidad and Tobago: Key Stakeholders Views – Ms Vanna Roberts RN, T&T
Leadership &Management
• Positioning Nursing & Midwifery Education for effective delivery of care and advancement of Nursing and Midwifery in the 21st Century – Dr. Oscar Noel Ocho, Head, School of Advance Nursing Education UWI, T&T & Ms. Debrah Lewis, Fmr. Vice President, International Council of Midwives
• Concurrent Workshop on Leadership and organizational Effectiveness –Ms. Jean Leon & Ms. Celia Y. Bramble TTNAA Inc. USA
• Leadership and Management: The Role of the Nurse Leader in shaping the Organisational Culture and improving the effectiveness of the nursing staff. Ms Rosemarie Josey, Board Member of the Commonwealth Nurses & Midwives Federation, Bahamas
• Maternal and Child Health
* Health Visiting: Making the Difference in Diverse Populations Ms. Pamela Shaw DHV/Practice Educator & Queens Nurse 2014, UK * Post Partum Depression – Mrs. Sarah Celestine- Balfour, TRHA T&T
*Preventing birth incidents: Role of the Health Visitor &the Midwife Mrs. Stacey Allen-John, TTNAA Inc. USA
* Male Midwives: Is the T&T Society Ready- Mrs. Beryl Brewster, Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing, COSTAATT
• Developmental Issues
• Nursing and Midwifery: Challenges in Developing Island States in CARICOM - Dr. Una V. Reid HRD Consultant, Jamaica
• Documentation: Implications for best practice and clinical outcomes. TTNAA Inc. USA
• Ways of Knowing in Nursing - Nursing Students COSTAATT, Poster Presentation
• The Aging Population: Are Health Professionals prepared? – Dr. Jennifer Rouse T&T & Ms. Naomi Henry TTNAA Inc. USA
• Clinical Care
• Cancer Care in Trinidad and Tobago: A Situational Analysis – Dr Dylan Narinesingh, Director of the National Radiotherapy Centre.
• Cancer Care – Palliative Care in a Developing Island State Mrs. Karen Frank, TRHA, T&T
• Pressure Ulcers: A Nurses Eye sore - Dr. Marion Howard , Associate Professor Nursing, University of the Virgin Islands
• Nurses advocating for nurses to enhance quality of life and quality of care – Mr. John Lashley TTNA Amer. Inc & Fmr. President, TTRNA
• Closing Ceremony Guest Speaker Presentation
Sustaining the legacy while embracing new Frontiers (Awaiting confirmation from Speaker)