Friday 8th March 2013  2:00 PM


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

Friday, March 8, 2013

Session VII 2:00 PM ? 5:00 PM

TOPIC: REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: STEM CELL RESEARCH
Moderator - Dr. Locksley Munroe

2:00pm An Overview of Stem Cell Research and It?s Legislative Issues
Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj, MB.ChB, MD, FRCP (Edin.), FRCP (Glas.),FRCPath,
FACP, Director South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Clinical and Research Institute; Department of Internal Medicine Division of Hematology/ Oncology Bethesda Memorial Hospital Florida.

2:30pm Questions for speaker


TOPIC: BREAST CANCER: ARE WE ANY NEARER TO A CURE?

2:40pm Understanding BRACA 1 as a Treatment Strategy in Triple Negative Breast
Cancer Dr. Jason Carey Ph.D.Dept. of Experimental Radiation Oncology M.D. Anderson, Houston Tx.

3:00pm Imaging for Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Young Patients
Dr.Shantell Minnis MBBS,FRCPC, Maple, Ontario Canada

3:20 pm Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What does it Mean to the Surgeon
Dr. Wesley Francis MD, FACS Surgical Oncologist, Hepatobiliary and Pancreas surgery, General and Laparoscopic surgeon, Bahamas

3:40 pm Reconstruction for Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Who, What, When and Why?
Dr.Srikanth Garikaparthy MD, MCH, FRCS(Ed), Plastic Surgeon, PMH, Nassau, Bahamas

4:00 pm Questions to above panel of speakers

4:10pm Results of resident papers, posters, announcements, thank you note etc.


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6PM-9PM COCKTAILS HILTON HOTEL