THIRD SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
'Poison Prevention: A Must for a Better Quality of Life
THIRD
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
'Poison Prevention: A Must for a Better Quality of Life
MAY 31- JUNE 1, 2008
Presentations
| Keynote Speaker | ||
| Medications as Poisons and Vice Versa, | ||
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Professor, the Honorable, Errol Morrison,
University of Technology, Jamaica |
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| Session 1 | ||
| Implications of Self Medication | ||
| Dr. Sonia Davidson, MD General Practitioner, Public Health Specialist and Wellness Consultant |
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Herbal Remedies: Interactions with Conventional Drugs . Be Careful!!! - |
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Dr. Arkene Levy, Pharmacology Section, BMS, UWI |
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| Herbs-Safety in Use | ||
| Dr. Winsome B. Christie, N.D. RPh, BPharm | ||
| Session 2 | ||
| Introduction to Pharmacovigilance | ||
| Mr. Francis Burnett | ||
| Toxic Effects of Household Products | ||
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Dr. Lucette Cargill Department of Government Chemist, Hope Gardens |
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| Session 3 | ||
| Accidental Pesticide Poisoning | ||
| Mrs. Andrea Tucker | ||
| Use of Pesticides at the Farm Level | ||
| Mrs. Marina Young, Senior Plant Health /Food Safety Specialist, Technology, Training & Technical Information Division, RADA |
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| Session 4 | ||
| Drug-Herb-Nutrient Interactions | ||
| Dr. Dorothea Dayley B.Sc., M.Sc., BS. | ||
| Medication Errors | ||
| Dr. Eugenie Brown-Myrie Dean, Faculty of Health and Applied Science, UTech |
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| Session 5 | ||
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The
"PharmWatch" Programme |
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| Dr..Maxine Gossell-Williams, PhD Pharmacology Section, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, UWI. |
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| Future Wave - Application of e-Tools in Poison Management | ||
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Dr. Daniel Sarpong Ph.D. |
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| Contribution of Counterfeit Medicine to Toxicity | ||
| Dr. Sarafadeen Adebayo, Ph.D. MFIP, MAPV. | ||
| Session 6 | ||
| Counterfeit Medicines and Regulatory Systems in Place to Safeguard the Public | ||
| Mrs. Princess Thomas Osbourne, | ||
| Toxicology and Management of Acetaminophen Overdose | ||
| Mr. Christopher S.G. Murray, B.Pharm., M.Phil. Pharmacology. | ||
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Presenters
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| Helen Malcolm (Moderator); | Dr. Dorothea Dayley |
Dr. Eugenie Brown-Myrie |
Dr. Mearle Barrett (Moderator) | Dr. Maxine Gossell-Williams | Dr. Daniel Sarpong |
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| Dr. Adebayo | Mrs. Princess Thomas-Osbourne | Mr. Christopher Murray. |
Miss Claudette Hobbins
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