13th NHRC 2022 Programme Agenda-Final

Ministry of Health and Wellness
MOHW
13th National Health Research Virtual Conference
NHRC
Combatting Non-Communicable Diseases: Looking to a Healthier Future
November 16-18, 2022
AC Hotel by Marriot,
39-42 Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston, Jamaica
Day 1
November 16
Opening Ceremony
Touch of Elegance
Prelude Ms Paulette Bellamy/Ms Roselyn Williams/ 8:45-9:00 am
Mr Alex Martin Blanken
Opening Remarks Miss Dahlia Harris, Master of Ceremonies 9:00-9:05 am
National Anthem Played 9:05-9:10 am
Miss Takese Foga, Director, Health Promotion and

Invocation 9:10-9:15 am
Education, Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW)
Dr Karen Webster-Kerr, Chief Medical Officer (Acting),
Welcome 9:15-9:25 am
MOHW
Dr Joy St John, Executive Director, Caribbean Public
Greetings 9:25-9:35 am
Health Agency (CARPHA)
Mr Ian Stein, Pan American Health Organisation/World
Health Organisation Representative (PWR)-Jamaica, 9:35-9:45 am
Bermuda and Cayman Islands
Dr Emily Kainne Dokubo, MD, MPH, Captain, United

States Public Health Service, CDC Director-Jamaica and
9:45-9:55 am
Caribbean Regional Program, U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Dr Wayne Henry, CD, JP, Chairman and Director General,

9:55-10:05 am
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
Literary Piece-“NC Mr Brandon Christie, Geographic Information Systems

10:05-10:10 am
Didn’t” Officer, MOHW
Musical Performance Sabree, Singer/Songwriter 10:10-10:15 am
Dr the Honourable Christopher Tufton, MP, Minister,

Feature Address 10:15-10:30 am
MOHW
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Touch of Elegance
Musical Performance Ms Paulette Bellamy/Ms Roselyn Williams/Mr Alex 10:30-10:35 am
Martin Blanken
Unveiling of NHRC Dr the Honourable Christopher Tufton, MP and Dr Karen

10:35-10:40 am
Logo Webster-Kerr, Chief Medical Officer (Acting), MOHW
Closing Remarks Miss Dahlia Harris, Master of Ceremony 10:40-10:45 am
Break Coffee Break 10:45-11:00 am
Feature Presentation I Ministry Commissioned Studies 11:00-11:45 am

Prof Marvin Reid, Chairman, Essential National Health
Chair
Research Committee (ENHRC)
Introduction of Panel 11:00-11:05 am
Prof Trevor Ferguson, Director, Epidemiology Research
Unit (ERU) at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research
Presenter 11:05-11:20 am
(CAIHR)
SALT Study
Question and Answer 11:20-11:25 am
Prof Fitzroy Henry, Chairman of the National Food
Presenter Industry Task Force 11:25-11:40 am
Trans Fat Study
Break Commercials 11:45-11:50 am
Scientific Session I Nutrition 11:50-12:45 am

Mrs Marchelle Turner Pitt, Acting Director, Nutrition,
Moderator
MOHW
Introduction of Oral Presenters 11:50-11:55 am
Dr Sophie Abrikian
Attitudes Towards and Barriers Faced by Primary Care 11:55 am -12:05 pm
Presentation One
Physicians in Jamaica Regarding Provision of Chronic
Illness Preventative Nutrition Care
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Dr Sharon Dawson
Presentation Two The Nutritional Status of Primary and Secondary School 12:05 -12:15 pm
Children (Cohort 1)
Question and Answer 12:15-12:20 pm
Dr Novie Younger Coleman
Presentation Three Nutritional Status of the Jamaican Elderly: Results of the 12:20 – 12:30 pm
Jamaica Health and Lifestyle III
Dr Andriene Grant
Presentation Four The Prevalence of Anaemia in Jamaicans 15 Years and 12:30-12:40 pm
Older
Poster Presentations Poster Reel 12:45-12:55 pm
LUNCH 12:55-2:00 pm
Scientific Session II Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health 2:00-2:55 pm

Prof Jennifer Knight Madden, Director Sickle Cell Unit,
Moderator
Caribbean Institute for Health research (CAIHR)
Introduction of Oral Presenters 2:00-2:05 pm
Dr Nickeisha Goldson DePass
Urine Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio and its Association with
Presentation Five 2:05-2:15 pm
Socio-demographic and Clinical Factors Among Jamaican
Adults
Ms Keri-Ann Facey
Presentation Six The Impact of Screen Time Activities on Physical Activity 2:15-2:25 pm
Levels in Jamaican Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years Old
Ms Marsha Brown
Presentation Seven Early Childhood Body Weight and Non-Communicable 2:30-2:40 pm
Disease Risk in Pre-Pandemic Urban Jamaica
Dr Jacqueline Duncan
Presentation Eight Medical Specialists in Primary Health Care: The Case of 2:40-2:50 pm
Rheumatic Fever Prevention and Control in Jamaica
Break Commercials 2:55-3:00 pm
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Workshop I Ethics in Research Workshop 3:00-3:50 pm
Mrs Renée Brooks, Director, Standards Research and
Chair
Development, MOHW
Introduction of Presenter 3:00-3:05 pm
Dr Princess Thomas-Osbourne, Member of the MOHW
Presenter 3:05-3:35 pm
Advisory Panel on Ethics and Medico-Legal Affairs
Dr Andriene Grant, Director, Epidemiological Research
Closing Remarks
and Data Analysis, MOHW
Day 2
November 17
Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal and Child
Scientific Session III 8:00-9:05 am
Health
Dr Simone Spence, Director Health Promotion and
Moderator
Protection Branch, MOHW
Welcome Welcome 8:00-8:05 am
Mr Calvin Goodin, Technical Support Service
Opening Prayer Administrator, Information Communication and 8:05-8:10 am
Technology Unit (ICTU), MOHW
Mrs Patrice Whitehorne-Smith
Exploring Comorbid Severe and Enduring Mental Illnesses
Presentation Nine 8:15-8:25 am
and Chronic Physical Illnesses Among Patients Attending
Community Mental Health Clinics in Jamaica
Dr Carol Lord
A Five-Year Review of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes for
Women with Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy (HDP) 8:25-8:35 am
Presentation Ten
at Public Hospitals in the South East Regional Health
Authority (SERHA) Jamaica
Ms Latoya Smith
Association Between Antihypertensive Medication Class 8:40-8:50 am
Presentation Eleven and Orthostatic Blood Pressure Dysregulation in Older
Caribbean Adult Patients
Dr Julia Rowe-Porter 8:50-9:00 am
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Private Physicians’ Adherence to Administrative and
Clinical Guidelines: Results from Pilot Phase of the Public
Presentation Twelve
Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases
Project
Feature Presentation
Health Economics 9:10-9:45 am
II
Chair Mr Howard Lynch, Chief Technical Director, MOHW
Introduction of Presenter 9:10-9:15 am
Prof Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator, Statistics and
Social Development Unit, United Nations Economic
Presenter 9:15-9:35 am
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean,
(ECLAC)
Scientific Session IV Health Economics 9:50-10:45 am

Moderator Mr Howard Lynch, Chief Technical Director, MOHW
Dr Valence Jordan
Vision-Related Quality of Life in Jamaican Glaucoma 9:55-10:05 am

Presentation Thirteen
Patients: Economic Perspectives
Dr Kimikawa Morgan Channer

Financial Burden of In-Patient Stroke Care at Kingston 10:05-10:15 am
Presentation Fourteen
Public Hospital in 2020
Dr Heather Reid-Jones
Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical
Presentation Fifteen 10:20-10:30 am
Cancer Screening in Jamaica
Dr Adedamola Soyibo
Adding Injury to Infection: COVID-19 Disease and Acute 10:30-10:40 am
Presentation Sixteen
Kidney Injury (AKI)
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Conference Fun Prizes and Giveaways 11:00-11:45 am
Scientific Session V COVID-19 11:50-12:45 pm

Dr Ardene Harris, Principal Medical Officer National
Moderator Epidemiologist (Acting), National Surveillance Unit,
National Epidemiology, MOHW
Dr Yohann White
Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2
Presentation (SARS-CoV-2) Nucleocapsid Antibody Status Among 11:55-12:05 pm
Seventeen Healthcare and Restaurant Workers in Jamaica Between
February and July, 2021
Dr. Lori-Ann Fisher
Acute Kidney Injury in Sickle Cell Disease Patients 12:05-12:15 pm
Presentation Eighteen Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection at the University
Hospital of the West Indies, Mona
Dr. Andrea Garbutt
Students’ Online Learning Experience in Jamaican Schools 12:20-12:30 pm
Presentation Nineteen
– the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Dr. Patrick Toppin
The Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality in 12:30-12:40 pm
Presentation Twenty COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the University Hospital of
the West Indies Intensive Care Unit
LUNCH 12:45-1:45 pm
Feature Presentation
Childhood Development – Reach Up Jamaica 1:45-2:15 pm
III
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Dr Kemisha Shaw-Kelly, Programme Development
Chair Officer, Medical Officer of Health, Family Health Unit,
MOHW
Introduction of Presenter 1:45-1:50 pm
Prof Susan Walker, Director, Child Development Research
Presenter 1:50-2:10 pm
Group, CAIHR
Scientific Session VI Public Health 2:20-3:15 pm

Mr Everton Baker, Director, Environmental Health,
Moderator
MOHW
Dr Abigail Harrison
Presentation Twenty- Disparity Between Adolescents’ Health Information Needs 2:25-2:35 pm
One and the Information Received in a Middle-Income Country
Dr Michelle Brown
Validation of the Jamaican Language Version of the Oral 2:35-2:45 pm
Presentation Twenty-
Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) for Use Among Adults:
Two
JAM-OHIP Study
Mr Kemar Bundy
Treatment Outcome for PLHIV of First Line ART 2:50-3:00 pm
Three
Dr Kunal Lalwani
Presentation Twenty- A Secondary Analysis of Alcohol Use and Driving While
3:00-3:10 pm
Four Intoxicated in Jamaica
Scientific Session VII Substance Abuse 3:20-3:50 pm

Dr Kevin Goulbourne, Director, Mental Health and
Moderator
Substance Abuse, MOHW
Mrs Venessa Williams-Tyndale
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The Effects of Extracts from Various Strains of Cannabis
sativa on Blood Glucose Concentrations in 3:25-3:35 pm
Five
Normoglycaemic Sprague-Dawley Rats
Dr Kunal Lalwani
Presentation Twenty- Driving High: A Secondary Analysis of Cannabis Use and
3:35-3:45 pm
Six Driving in Jamaica
Dr Andriene Grant, Director, Epidemiological Research

Closing remarks
and Data Analysis, MOHW
Day 3
November 18
Feature Presentation Frontiers-Latest Research in COVID-19 in the
9:00-9:55 am
IV Caribbean
Dr Karen Webster-Kerr, Chief Medical Officer (Acting),
Chair
MOHW
Welcome Welcome 9:00-9:05 am
Dr Carol Lord, Programme Development Officer, Public
Opening Prayer 9:05-9:10 am
Health Specialist, Family Health Unit, MOHW
Introduction of Panel 9:10-9:15 am
Mr Casimiro Dias, Pan American Health Organisation
Panelist 9:15-9:30 am
(PAHO)
Panelist Mr Paul Bourne, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) 9:35-9:50 am
Workshop II Quantitative Methods in Research 10:10-11:30 am

Mrs Shara Williams-Lue, Research and Planning Officer,
Chair Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies,
Mona
Introduction of Presenter 10:10-10:15 am
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Presenter Dr Olusegun Afis Ismail, Jamaica Statistical Society (JSS) 10:15-11:15 am
Virtual Networking Break Out Rooms 11:35 am-12:35 pm

Ms Nicole Martin-Chen, Director, Health Status
Chair
Monitoring Unit, MOHW
Introduction to Breakout Rooms 11:35-11:40 am
Breakout Room Session I 11:40 am-12:05 pm
Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR)
Jamaica Statistical Society (JSS)
The Mico University College (MICO)
Nurses Honour Society (NHS)
University of Technology (UTECH)
Breakout Room Session II 12:05-12:35 pm
Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR)
Jamaica Statistical Society (JSS)
The Mico University College (MICO)
Nurses Honour Society (NHS)
University of Technology (UTECH)
LUNCH 12:35-1:35 pm
Feature Presentation Innovation in Science and Medicine- The Business of

1:35-2:25 pm
V Medicine
Dr Tazhmoye Crawford, Director, Monitoring, Evaluation
Moderator
and Research, National Family Planning Board (NFPB)
Introduction of Panelists 1:35-1:40 pm
Mrs Georgia Crawford Williams,
Panelist 1:40-1:50 pm
Innovator, LifeSaver Wipes
Dr Yohann White,
Panelist Medical Epidemiologist, National Surveillance Unit 1:50-2:00 pm
(NSU), National Epidemiology, MOHW
Dr Maurice McNaughton,
Director, Centre for Innovation, Mona School of Business
Panelist 2:00-2:10 pm
and Management
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Award and Closing

Award and Closing Ceremony 2:30 pm
Ceremony
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Ministry of Health and Wellness

Opening Remarks Miss Dahlia Harris, Master of Ceremonies 9:00-9:05 am

National Anthem Played 9:05-9:10 am

Miss Takese Foga, Director, Health Promotion and

Dr Emily Kainne Dokubo, MD, MPH, Captain, United

Dr Wayne Henry, CD, JP, Chairman and Director General,

Literary Piece-“NC Mr Brandon Christie, Geographic Information Systems

Musical Performance Sabree, Singer/Songwriter 10:10-10:15 am

Dr the Honourable Christopher Tufton, MP, Minister,

Unveiling of NHRC Dr the Honourable Christopher Tufton, MP and Dr Karen

Closing Remarks Miss Dahlia Harris, Master of Ceremony 10:40-10:45 am

Break Coffee Break 10:45-11:00 am

Feature Presentation I Ministry Commissioned Studies 11:00-11:45 am

Break Commercials 11:45-11:50 am

Scientific Session I Nutrition 11:50-12:45 am

Poster Presentations Poster Reel 12:45-12:55 pm

Scientific Session II Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health 2:00-2:55 pm

Break Commercials 2:55-3:00 pm

Break Commercials 9:05-9:10 am

Break Commercials 9:45-9:50 am

Scientific Session IV Health Economics 9:50-10:45 am

Vision-Related Quality of Life in Jamaican Glaucoma 9:55-10:05 am

Dr Kimikawa Morgan Channer

Break Coffee Break 10:45-11:00 am

Conference Fun Prizes and Giveaways 11:00-11:45 am

Break Commercials 11:45-11:50 am

Scientific Session V COVID-19 11:50-12:45 pm

Break Commercials 2:15-2:20 pm

Scientific Session VI Public Health 2:20-3:15 pm

Break Commercials 3:15-3:20 pm

Scientific Session VII Substance Abuse 3:20-3:50 pm

Dr Andriene Grant, Director, Epidemiological Research

Panelist Mr Paul Bourne, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) 9:35-9:50 am

Question and Answer 9:50-9:55 am

Break Coffee Break 9:55-10:10 am

Workshop II Quantitative Methods in Research 10:10-11:30 am

Break Commercials 11:30-11:35 am

Virtual Networking Break Out Rooms 11:35 am-12:35 pm

Feature Presentation Innovation in Science and Medicine- The Business of

Break Commercials 2:25-2:30 pm

Award and Closing

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