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NSE2021 VIRTUAL
2ND NURSES SEMINAR ON ENDOMETRIOSIS
Via Zoom
Sunday 14 March, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Beyond Period Pain: Healthier, Happier Patients
The Trinidad & Tobago Endometriosis Association in collaboration with the Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation Trinidad & Tobago Office, the Trinidad & Tobago Registered Nurses Association and the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Midwives is ecstatic to invite you to this new holistic approach to endometriosis patient care management in T&T. Please join us at the second Nurses Seminar (webinar) on Endometriosis on Sunday 13 March, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (AST), via Zoom free of charge.
Under the theme, Beyond Period Pain: Healthier Happier Patients, this pioneering webinar will continue to expose nursing professionals to and expand the conversation on best practices in managing endometriosis holistically. The webinar will feature a number of qualified and experienced local and international presenters from an array of interrelated patient care management fields who will be well equipped to address all your questions. We are elated to convene this meeting; the largest meeting on endometriosis in the Caribbean.
Special greetings from the TTEA’s patron, Former First Lady Mrs Zalayhar Hassanali will be shared.
We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar.
Registration
To register, please visit or contact:
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Nursing Services at the Regional Health Authorities and the private hospitals
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Trinidad & Tobago Registered Nurses Association
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Trinidad & Tobago Association of Midwives
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She.Is.Lotus, St Vincent & the Grenadines | Nursing professionals in St. Vincent & the Grenadines
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Barbados Association of Endometriosis & PCOS | Nursing professionals in Barbados
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St Lucia Endometriosis, Adenomyosis & PCOS | Nursing professionals in St. Lucia
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Trinidad & Tobago Endometriosis Association | Nursing professionals in Grenada only
Programme
Opening Ceremony | 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
*Session 1: Pain Management | 9:35 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.*
Moderator: TBD
The roles of health professionals in pain management (15 mins)
Ms. Madixia Broomes
Registered Nurse, Licensed Midwife & District Health Visitor
Trinidad & Tobago
Pain Management: A Medical Perspective (15 mins)
Dr. Dale Ventour
Consultant Anaesthetist
Trinidad & Tobago
Pelvic Pain Therapy for Endometriosis (15 mins)
Ms. Joanna Landreth-Smith
Licensed Physical Therapist
Trinidad & Tobago
Testimony: Living a Life of Pain (15 mins)
Ms. Nikki Crosby
Media Personality
Trinidad & Tobago
Open Forum (30 mins)
Question & Answers
*Session 2: Dissecting Endometriosis | 11:40 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.*
Moderator: TBD
Approach to Endometriosis Diagnosis (15 mins)
Dr. Janelle Jackman
Gynaecologist, Obstetrician & Minimally Invasive Reproductive Surgery Fellow
Trinidad & Tobago
Reoperative Endometriosis (15 mins)
Dr. Brian Brady
Consultant Gynaecologist, Obstetrician & Endometriosis Surgeon
Trinidad & Tobago
Thoracic & Diaphragmatic Endometriosis (15 mins)
Dr. Kenny R Sinervo
Medical Director, Gynaecologist & Endometriosis Surgeon
Atlanta, U.S.
Gold Standard Treatment (15 mins)
Dr. Camran Nezhat
Medical Director, Gynaecologist, Obstetrician & Endometriosis Surgeon
California, U.S.
Open Forum (30 mins)
Question & Answers
*Session 3: Let’s Talk Fertility | 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.*
Moderator: TBD
Caring for Endometriosis Patients with Infertility Issues (15 mins)
Dr. Oscar Ocho
Director, UWI: School of Nursing, St. Augustine Campus
Trinidad & Tobago
A Case Study:
Heightening Fertility in Couples with low Sperm Count & Endometriosis (15 mins)
Dr. Catherine Minto-Bain
Medical Director & Consultant Gynaecologist
Trinidad & Tobago
Preserving Fertility in Patients with Endometriomas: A Case Study (15 mins)
Dr. Roberta Corona
Consultant Fertility Specialist
Barbados
Empathy vs Sympathy: Managing Emotions in Patients with Endometriosis (15 mins)
Dr. Tracie Rogers
Managing Director & Psychotherapist
Trinidad & Tobago
Open Forum (30 mins)
Question & Answers
Closing Ceremony | 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.