March 2013


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Making a difference is something most aspire to do. The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) at UWI, St Augustine wanted to do this in the specific area of health care delivery because it sees itself largely responsible for the quality of the region’s health care professionals.

This was one of the rationales for the conference held over two days (Jan 18-19) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Learning Resource Centre on the subject, “Improvement in Health Care Quality and Delivery: Making a Difference.”

Bringing together participants from the public and private sector, the inclusive approach was meant to broaden perspectives on the current state of the region’s health care. A comprehensive range of subjects was discussed and all were assessed for the level of quality associated with them. Various models were studied, looking at areas such as access, insurance, risk management, tourism, information technology, professional development, communication, education. The question that tied every area together was how could the quality of care be improved?