Thursday 7th March 2013  2:00 PM

Medical Association of The Bahamas
41st Annual Scientific Conference
March 6 ? 8, 2013
British Colonial Hilton Hotel

Thursday March 7, 2013

2:00pm ? 2:30pm The C.R. Walker Memorial Lecture
?A JOURNEY THROUGH CHILDHOOD? Dr. Percival McNeil Paediatrician Nassau, Bahamas

Session IV 2:30pm - 5:20pm

TOPIC: THE COST OF MEDICAL CARE IN THE BAHAMAS IS TOO HIGH
AND PHYSICIANS ARE THE CAUSE Moderator - Dr. Sheena Antonio-Collie

Panel debate: 2 teams (4 speakers)
PRO: Dr. Robin Roberts Director UWI.SCMR (Presenter- 10 min)
Dr. Glen Beneby Medical Advisor PHA (Rebutter- 5 min)

CON: Dr. Paul Ward Chief of Staff, Rand Hospital (Presenter- 10 min)
Dr. Duane Sands Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Rebutter- 5 min)

3:00pm Questions for debate panel


3:10pm BREAK/ VIEW EXHIBITS


TOPIC: CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: STEMMING THE UPSURGE
IN OUR SOCIETY

3:20pm Updates In Stroke Management in The Bahamas
Dr. Charles Rahming MBBS, Neurologist and internist PMH Nassau, Bahamas


3:40pm Treating To Targets
Dr. Winston Forbes MD, Cardiologist, The Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Bahamas

4:00pm The Medical Management of Obesity and It?s Effectiveness in Our Society
Dr. Nikkiah Forbes MBBS, DM Internal Medicine, Nassau, Bahamas

4:20pm Questions to the above panel of speakers

4:30pm Keynote Speaker: Local Experience With Weight Loss Surgery; Effect of Weight
Reduction and Control of Co-morbid Conditions
Dr. Charles Diggis, MBBS, FRCS(GLAG),Med Net

5:00pm Questions for keynote speaker

5:10PM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - MAB

5:00pm-7:00pm LIGHT COCKTAILS
7:00pm-9:00pm SATELLITE DINNER SYMPOSIUM - By invitation