UWI hosts Symposium today on the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Systems

Donald Trevor Simeon

Donald Trevor Simeon

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05/03/2020

2020

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The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St Augustine Campus and the Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development (CCHSRD) hosted a Virtual Symposium on, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Systems” on Sunday, 3 May 2020. The symposium will provide an insightful forum and perspectives of medical professionals, economists and academics as they discuss issues currently affecting Trinidad and Tobago and the region before, during and after COVID-19, such as: Lessons from the Spanish Flu of 1918 SARS-CoV-2 Survival in the Environment Post-COVID Challenges for the Health Care System Pathogenesis: Implications for the Health Care System The Economic Impact of the COVID Lockdown on the Caribbean The Virtual Symposium will be moderated by Ms. Marsha Ivey, Lecturer in Public Health and Primary Care, The UWI St. Augustine, and will include the following speakers: Professor Terence Seemungal – Dean Faculty of Medical Sciences, The UWI St Augustine Professor Donald Simeon – Director of the CCHSRD at The UWI St. Augustine Dr Godfrey St. Bernard – Senior Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), The UWI St. Augustine Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul – Lecturer, Biometrics, The UWI St Augustine Dr Marlene Attzs – Lecturer, Economics, The UWI St Augustine Dr Sateesh Sakhamuri – Lecturer, Adult Medicine, The UWI St Augustine Dr Stanley Giddings – Lecturer in Adult Medicine, The UWI St Augustine Professor Christine Carrington – Professor, Molecular Genetics and Virology, The UWI St Augustine Professor Christopher Oura – Professor, Veterinary Virology, The UWI St Augustine Established in 2008, the CCHSRD is a Campus Research Centre at The UWI St. Augustine which provides a program of work in Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) as a means to strengthen health systems in the Caribbean region. Its aim is to generate and facilitate the use of research evidence, empowering Caribbean countries to strengthen health systems and policy making processes, thus enabling greater equity in health.