Conference Programme
Day 1 |
Thursday 8th October 2015 |
9:00am – 10:18am |
Opening Ceremony Chair- Mr. Martin Franklin |
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National Anthem |
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Welcome – Dr. Anne-Marie Mohammed, Head, Department of Economics |
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Greetings – Professor Ann Marie Bissessar, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences |
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Greetings –Professor Clement Sankat, PVC and Principal, UWI St Augustine Campus |
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Feature Speaker – Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) |
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Presentation of Prizes – COTE Youth Competitions – Professor Emeritus Karl Theodore |
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Vote of Thanks |
10.19am – 10.29am |
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY |
10:30am – 11:00am |
BREAK |
11:01am – 12:30pm |
ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION 1: Universal Access to Health (Requirements for achieving this goal) |
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Chair – Dr. Edward Greene |
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Civil Society/NGO –Ms Claudette Francis |
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Agencies – Dr. Amalia Del Reigo (PAHO) |
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Government – Dr. Anton Cumberbatch (HEU) |
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Discussion |
12:30pm – 1:20pm |
LUNCH & VIEWING OF POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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1:25pm – 2:52pm |
Session 2: Economic and Social Perspectives around Communicable and Non- Communicable Diseases |
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Chair – Dr. Karen Sealey |
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Vjanti Beharry – Cost Resistance, Risky Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS |
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Stanley Lalta– Efficiency in Managing Chronic Diseases-- Comparison of Four (4) Prescription Drug Assistance Plans (PDAP’s) in the Caribbean |
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Kimoy Worrell and Roger McLean – Getting to Stigma Free HIV Services – The Case of St Kitts & Nevis |
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Gerard Hutchinson – The Socio Economic impact of a Mentally Stable Society |
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Discussion |
2:50pm – 4:10pm |
Session 3: Social Security Challenges & Opportunities |
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Chair – Dr. Daren Conrad
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Rosa Mae Whitter - Sustainable Jobs Today for a Secure Retirement Tomorrow – The negative impact of increasing forms of precarious work on Pensions |
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Michael Raymond - Impact of Changing Population Dynamics on Pensions |
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Stefan Fortune - Philanthropic poverty alleviation and welfare maximization: a normative economics case study of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Rasheed Griffith, Winston Moore and Shakera Thompson - The Feasibility of Using a Basic Income Approach to Address Poverty in Barbados |
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Discussion |
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Close of DAY 1 |
Day 2 |
Friday 9th October 2015 |
9:00am – 9:10am |
Tribute to Professor Theodore - Sir George Alleyne |
9:10am - 10.40am |
Health & Sustainable Development Arm Chair – Role of Regional Institutions |
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Chair - Sir George Alleyne |
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Dr. Edward Greene - CARICOM Dr. James Hospedales - CARPHA Prof. Karl Theodore - UWI |
10.40am - 11.03am |
BREAK |
11:03am – 12:30pm |
Session 4: Health and Equity Considerations towards attaining Sustainable Development |
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Chair – Dr. Henry Bailey |
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Allister Mounsey and Tracy Polius – A Story worth Retelling: Development Challenges in CARICOM Countries |
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Kimberly Ann Gittens-Baynes - NCD Interventions and the socioeconomic environment: Equity considerations? |
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Althea La Foucade - The Search For Equity In Access To Health Services: Theodore Through The Years |
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Jennifer Jones- Morales - Does gender disparity exist in authentic Leadership Ascendance in Caribbean Business sector? |
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Discussion |
12.30 – 1:20pm |
LUNCH |
1:20pm – 1:30pm |
Presentation of Prizes for the Poster Competition |
1:30.pm – 2:55pm |
Session 5: Public Policy: Resource Allocation Challenges in Health |
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Chair – Dr Andrea Yearwood |
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Henry Bailey - Measuring Health Outcomes in Trinidad and Tobago. An Overview of Recent and Current Research using EQ-5D in T&T. |
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Julian Prescod - A Literature Review investigating the relationship between Socioeconomic Status and the allocation of Healthcare Services by the Public Primary Healthcare System with implications for St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Harricharan Seetharaman - Cost effectiveness of healthcare interventions for cardiovascular illnesses in Trinidad & Tobago |
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Christine Laptiste - The Impact of the Intangible Costs of Disease on GDP: A Case Study of End-stage Renal Disease in Trinidad and Tobago. |
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Discussion |
2.57pm – 4.19pm |
Session 6: Public Policy : Resource Challenges in Health |
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Chair – Dr. Christine Laptiste |
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Valerie Wilson and Wendy Kitson- Piggott - Caribbean Laboratories – Resourcing for Sustainability |
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Jamelia Harris and Alex Jones - Drivers of Health Expenditure |
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Don Charles– A Global Value Chain Analysis of offshore medical universities in the Caribbean |
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Roger McLean - An Assessment of the Financial Dependence of the Caribbean’s Response to HIV |
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Discussion |
4:20pm – 4:30pm |
REMARKS - PROFESSOR EMERITUS KARL THEODORE VOTE OF THANKS -Dr. Anne-Marie Mohammed, Head, Department of Economics |
Close of Conference |
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