NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 13 WORLD FAMILY DOCTOR D Y 2023 THE ANNUAL World Family Doctor Day conference will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023, on the Zoom virtual platform. It promises to be a day of rich sharing of information by eminent speakers. In our present world, the issue of ethics is foremost in many minds and this year we will take a look at ‘Ethical Issues in Primary Care’. In session one, we will look at ethical issues in treating non-communicable diseases, palliative care and COVID vaccination. Speakers for this session will be Dr Alverston Bailey, family physician and associate professor at the University of Technology; Dr Dingle Spence, clinical oncologist and palliative care specialist; and Professor Peter Figueroa, professor of public health, epidemiology, HIV and AIDS at The University of the West Indies. In session two, ProfessorWinston Davidson, professor of public health at the University of Technology; Dr Karen Carpenter, director of the Institute of Gender Studies at The University of the West Indies, Mona; and Professor HelenTrotmanEdwards, chair of the Mona Campus Research Ethics Committee and professor of paediatrics and neonatology at The University of the West Indies, will take us through the following topics: Electronic medical records: the new art of medicine and its medico-ethical implications Gender-based violence: Ethical considerations Ethical conflicts in patient-centred care The day’s activities will culminate with a panel discussion where we examine the World Organization of Family Doctors’ theme for World Family Doctor Day which is ‘Family Doctors: The Heart of Healthcare’. Our panellists for this session will be family physicians, Dr Donald Gordon, Dr PaulineWilliams-Green, Dr Kay-Ann Bookall and Dr William Brown. Dr Brian James, president of the Medical Association of Jamaica, will also be part of this panel. The day promises to be an intellectually stimulating one and we invite all family doctors, doctors in other specialties, nurses, other members of the health team and all interested persons to participate in this important event. We look forward to seeing you there! Register at https://bit.ly/3p7zb2j WORLD FAMILY DOCTOR DAY CONFERENCE 2023 Dr Aileen Standard Goldson
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