Pulmonology, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Adolescent Medicine, Insulin Resistance, Hypertension, Obesity
Professor Terence Seemungal is Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences which comprises five schools (Medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine and nursing). Prof. Seemungal completed his MBBS (hons) degree at UWI and then proceeded to London where he did a PhD on the chronic lung disease, COPD and COPD exacerbation caused by respiratory viruses and completed the specialist training programme in internal and respiratory medicine. He returned to Trinidad in 2003 as Senior Lecturer in medicine and in 2008 he started the postgraduate training programme in Internal Medicine. In 2011, Professor Seemungal was elected President of the newly founded Thoracic Society of Trinidad and Tobago. In April 2020 he was appointed as a Member of the UWI COVID-19 Task Force. His professional career has been focused on teaching and research and in 2017 he and his team completed the first National Study of chronic lung disease.
[Book]
Caribbean Guidelines for the Management of Asthma.. more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence and Pinto Pereira, Lexley and Bailey, Kay and A, Hinds and Maharaj, Rohan
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[Journal Article]
The SARS epidemic: emergence of a new respiratory virus? more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, T
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[Journal Article]
Aquaporin-4 Immuneglobulin G testing in 36 consecutive Jamaican patients with inflammatory central nervous system demyelinating disease more..2014
Terence Anand SeemungalSandy, Sherri and Pittock, Sean J and Seemungal, Terence AR and Ali, Amza
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Managing asthma in the Caribbean more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalSandy, S and Simeon, D and Bailey, K and Pereira, L Pinto and Maharaj, R and Seemungal, T
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[Journal Article]
Safety Of Sputum Induction In Patients With Copd S58 more..1997
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmik, A and Seemungal, T and Paul, EA and Devalia, JL and Davies, RJ and Wedzicha, JA
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[Journal Article]
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among stable chronic disease subjects in primary care in Trinidad, West Indies more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalThorington, Peterson and Rios, Maria and Avila, Gina and Henry, Josia and Haynes, C and Pereira, Lexley M Pinto and Seemungal, Terence AR
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Survival outcomes in renal transplantation in Trinidad and Tobago-SORTTT study more..2012
Terence Anand SeemungalRoberts, L and Ramsaroop, K and Seemungal, T
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[Journal Article]
Does the ‘slipping slipper sign’in patients with diabetes predict the presence of retinopathy and nephropathy? more..2016
Terence Anand SeemungalTeelucksingh, Joel David and Ramdass, Neela and Ramnath, Alicia and Teelucksingh, Siara S and Seemungal, Terence A and Teelucksingh, Surujpal
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Does insulin resistance co-exist with glucocorticoid resistance in the metabolic syndrome? Studies comparing skin sensitivity to glucocorticoids in individuals with and without acanthosis nigricans more..2012
Terence Anand SeemungalTeelucksingh, Surujpal and Jaimungal, Sarada and Pereira, Lexley Pinto and Seemungal, Terence and Nayak, Shivananda
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[Journal Article]
Effect of regular intermittent noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in stable hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients more..1999
Terence Anand SeemungalRoland, M and Restrick, L and Mills, P and Lyall, R and Seemungal, T and Wedzicha, JA
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[Journal Article]
Effect Of Damp Housing On Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease more..1998
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Brown, JM and Herring, R and Hague, NC and Seemungal, T and Wedzicha, JA
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[Journal Article]
A preliminary investigation of periodontal disease and diabetes in Trinidad more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalBalkaran, R and Naidu, R and Teelucksingh, S and Seemungal, T and Pereira, L Pinto and Prayman, E and Bissoon, A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Acanthosis nigricans in type 2 diabetes: prevalence, correlates and potential as a simple clinical screening tool-a cross-sectional study in the Caribbean more..2014
Terence Anand SeemungalBahadursingh, Sarasvati and Mungalsingh, Catherine and Seemungal, Terence and Teelucksingh, Surujpal
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Airway and systemic inflammation and decline in lung function in patients with COPD: Chest 2005; 128: 1995–2004 more..2006
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, TA and Patel, IS and Bhowmik, A and Wilkinson, TM and Hurst, JR and Maccallum, PK and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Relationship Between Sputum Il-6 And Frequency Of Exacerbations In Patients With Copd more..1998
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmick, A and Seemungal, T and Sapsford, RJ and Devalia, JL and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Effect of temperature on lung function and symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..1999
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, T and Jeffries, DJ and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Effects of exacerbations and seasonality on exhaled nitric oxide in COPD more..2005
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmik, A and Seemungal, TAR and Donaldson, GC and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Audit of sudden deaths in the accident and emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Trinidad and Tobago more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalBeharry, A and Rios, M and Sandy, S and Chin, J and Pooran, S and Welch, W and Seemungal, T
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Chlamydia pneumoniae and COPD exacerbation more..2002
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, TAR and Wedzicha, JA and MacCallum, PK and Johnston, SL and Lambert, Peter A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Relationship between bacterial colonisation and the frequency, character, and severity of COPD exacerbations more..2002
Terence Anand SeemungalPatel, IS and Seemungal, TAR and Wilks, M and Lloyd-Owen, SJ and Donaldson, GC and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Early therapy improves outcomes of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..2004
Terence Anand SeemungalWilkinson, Tom MA and Donaldson, Gavin C and Hurst, John R and Seemungal, Terence AR and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Effect Of Cold Exposure On Lung Function In Copd Patients With Exacerbation. S22 more..1997
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, T and Evans, C and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Update in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2014 more..2015
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence AR and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
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[Journal Article]
Potential role of macrolides in the treatment of COPD: current evidence.(discussion) more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalFukuchi, Yoshinosuke and Kudo, S and Ichinose, M and Yamatani, M and Seemungal, TA
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[Journal Article]
Time course and recovery of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..2000
Terence Anand SeemungalSEEMUNGAL, TERENCE AR and Donaldson, Gavin C and BHOWMIK, ANGSHU and JEFFRIES, DONALD J and WEDZICHA, JADWIGA A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Pulmonary artery catheters are not routinely indicated during and after surgery more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, TAR
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[Journal Article]
Treatment of external nasal valve (alar rim) collapse with an alar strut more..2001
Terence Anand SeemungalKalan, A and Kenyon, GS and Seemungal, TAR
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[Journal Article]
Renal acidosis, thyroiditis, hemolytic anemia: an autoimmune link? more..1992
Terence Anand SeemungalRoberts, Lesley and Seemungal, Terrence and Patrick, Alan and Barton, Everard
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[Journal Article]
Uzun süreli Eritromisin Tedavisi Kronik Obstrüktif Akci\uger Hastali\ugi Alevlenmelerinin Azalmasi ile \.Ili\cskilidir more..2008
Terence Anand SeemungalBAKI\cS, KISA
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[Journal Article]
Relação entre a colonização bacteriana e a frequência, o carácter e a gravidade das agudizações da DPOC more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalPatel, IS and Seemungal, TAR and Wilks, M and Lloyd-Owen, SJ and Donaldson, GC and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Airway and systemic inflammation and decline in lung function in patients with COPD. 2005. more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, TA and Patel, IS and Bhowmik, A and Wilkinson, TM and Hurst, JR and MacCallum, PK and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Plasma Fibrinogen Is A Marker Of Copd Exacerbation more..1998
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, T and Maccallum, P and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Reality and understanding of asthma control more..2015
Terence Anand SeemungalBeharry, Stephen and Gidla, David and Maharaj, Anitra and Bisram, Satesh and Sakhamuri, Sateesh and Seemungal, Terence A and Pinto Pereira, Lexley M
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Investigating new standards for prophylaxis in reduction of exacerbations—the INSPIRE study methodology more..2007
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence and Stockley, Robert and Calverley, Peter and Hagan, Gerry and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) Risk Score as a Predictor of In-hospital Mortality for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Trinidad and Tobago. more..2016
Terence Anand SeemungalChin, M and Cummings, T and Thomas, C and Seemungal, T
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Respiratory viruses, symptoms, and inflammatory markers in acute exacerbations and stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..2001
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence and Harper-Owen, Rhian and Bhowmik, Angshu and Moric, Ivana and Sanderson, Gwendolyn and Message, Simon and MacCALLUM, PETER and Meade, Thomas W and Jeffries, Donald J and Johnston, Sebastian L and others
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Monitoring And Reporting Of Copd Exacerbations In The Community S102 more..1997
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, T and Donaldson, GC and Bhowmik, A and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Restrictive pulmonary deficit is associated with inflammation in sub-optimally controlled obese diabetics more..2013
Terence Anand SeemungalPereira, Lexley M Pinto and Seemungal, Terence AR and Teelucksingh, Surujpal and Nayak, B Shivananda
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Reported pneumonia in patients with COPD: findings from the INSPIRE study more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalCalverley, Peter MA and Stockley, Robert A and Seemungal, Terence AR and Hagan, Gerry and Willits, Lisa R and Riley, John H and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Relationship of fasting total homocysteine, high sensitivity C-reactive protein and features of the metabolic syndrome in Trinidadian subjects more..2013
Terence Anand SeemungalNayak, BS and Pinto Pereira, LM and Seemungal, T and Davis, G and Teelucksingh, S and Jagessar, A and Legall, G
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Comparison Of Cell Viability And Counts In Spontaneous And Induced Sputum In Patients With Copd S54 more..1997
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmik, A and Seemungal, T and Sapsford, RJ and Devalia, JL and Davies, RJ and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Predictive accuracy of patient-reported exacerbation frequency in COPD more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalQuint, JK and Donaldson, GC and Hurst, JR and Goldring, JJP and Seemungal, TR and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are accompanied by elevations of plasma fibrinogen and serum IL-6 levels more..2000
Terence Anand SeemungalWedzicha, Jadwiga A and Seemungal, Terence AR and MacCallum, Peter K and Paul, Elizabeth A and Donaldson, Gavin C and Bhowmik, Angshu and Jeffries, Donald J and Meade, Thomas W and others
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Comorbid disease in asthma: the importance of diagnosis more..2010
Terence Anand SeemungalPinto Pereira, Lexley M and Seemungal, Terence A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Magnesium sulphate added to standard treatment in acute severe asthma causes significantly higher FEV1% predicted at 4 hours more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, TAR
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[Journal Article]
Effect of exacerbation on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..1998
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence AR and Donaldson, Gavin C and Paul, Elizabeth A and Bestall, Janine C and Jeffries, Donald J and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
P17 Effect of exacerbation on plasma levels of tissue factor in patients with COPD. more..1999
Terence Anand SeemungalRoland, MA and Seemungal, TAR and Bhowmik, A and Sapsford, RJ and Wedzicha, JA and MacCallum, PK
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Outdoor air pollution and respiratory health in patients with COPD more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalPeacock, Janet L and Anderson, H Ross and Bremner, Stephen A and Marston, Louise and Seemungal, Terence A and Strachan, David P and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..2002
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, TAR and Bhowmik, A and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Unreported Exacerbations Have A Similar Health Burden To Reported Exacerbations more..1998
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, T and Bhowmik, A and Donaldson, GC and Roland, M and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Management of Patients with COPD: A Comparison of the INSPIRE and TORCH Studies more..2008
Terence Anand SeemungalWedzicha, Jadwiga A and Calverley, Peter MA and Seemungal, Terence A and Hagan, Gerry and Ansari, Zainab and Stockley, Robert A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
The slipping slipper sign: a marker of severe peripheral diabetic neuropathy and foot sepsis more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalTeelucksingh, S and Ramdass, MJ and Charran, A and Mungalsingh, C and Seemungal, T and Naraynsingh, V
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Management of exacerbations of COPD more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
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[Journal Article]
Paraneoplastic syndrome presenting as progressive cognitive decline more.. Terence Anand SeemungalSathyapala, SA and Bathula, R and Seemungal, TAR and MacLeod, DPJ and Kuitert, LM
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[Journal Article]
Time series analysis of FEV1 in patients with exacerbations of COPD more..1996
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence and Donaldson, Gavin and Paul, E.A. and Wedzicha, Jadwiga
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Detection of rhinovirus in induced sputum at exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..2000
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, TAR and Harper-Owen, R and Bhowmik, A and Jeffries, DJ and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
The prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations by salmeterol/fluticasone propionate or tiotropium bromide more..2008
Terence Anand SeemungalWedzicha, Jadwiga A and Calverley, Peter MA and Seemungal, Terence A and Hagan, Gerry and Ansari, Zainab and Stockley, Robert A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Prevalence of self-reported diabetes, hypertension and heart disease in individuals seeking State funding in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies more..2013
Terence Anand SeemungalChadee, Derek and Seemungal, Terence and Pereira, Lexley M Pinto and Chadee, Mary and Maharaj, Rohan and Teelucksingh, Surujpal
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolism more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, TAR
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Exacerbations and the risk of hospitalisation in patients with COPD more..2000
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, T Ar and Donaldson, GC and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Viral infections in obstructive airway diseases more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence AR and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Comparison of spontaneous and induced sputum for investigation of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..1998
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmik, A and Seemungal, TAR and Sapsford, RJ and Devalia, JL and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Detrended fluctuation analysis of peak expiratory flow and exacerbation frequency in COPD more..2012
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, Gavin C and Seemungal, Terence AR and Hurst, John R and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
The INSPIRE trial results: are they truly breathtaking? more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalWedzicha, Jadwiga A and Calverley, Peter MA and Seemungal, Terence A and Hagan, Gerry and Ansari, Zainab and Stockley, Robert A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Evaluation of asthma control using patient based measures and peak expiratory flow rate more..2009
Terence Anand SeemungalPereira, LM and Boodoo, S and Dindial, KA and Hosein, A and Seemungal, TAR and Bekele, I
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Relation of sputum inflammatory markers to symptoms and lung function changes in COPD exacerbations more..2000
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmik, Angshu and Seemungal, Terence AR and Sapsford, Raymond J and Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Plasma homocysteine is elevated in COPD patients and is related to COPD severity more..2007
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, Terence AR and Lun, Johanna Cho Fook and Davis, Gershwin and Neblett, Carlos and Chinyepi, Nkhabe and Dookhan, Christina and Drakes, Samantha and Mandeville, Elizabeth and Nana, Fatima and Setlhake, Seatshogeng and others
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Sputum and plasma endothelin-1 levels in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more..2001
Terence Anand SeemungalRoland, M and Bhowmik, A and Sapsford, RJ and Seemungal, TAR and Jeffries, DJ and Warner, TD and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Longitudinal changes in the nature, severity and frequency of COPD exacerbations more..2003
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, TAR and Patel, IS and Lloyd-Owen, SJ and Wilkinson, TMA and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Five-year follow-up of patients treated with imatinib mesylate for chronic myeloid leukaemia in Trinidad and Tobago more..2011
Terence Anand SeemungalCharles, KS and Ramon, L and Leelah, N and Oluwabusi, TAA and Seemungal, T
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Exhaled nitric oxide in stable COPD and exacerbations more..1999
Terence Anand SeemungalBhowmik, A and Seemungal, T Ar and Roland, M and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Prevention of COPD exacerbations by salmeterol/fluticasone propionate or tiotropium—the INSPIRE study more..2008
Terence Anand SeemungalKaplan, Alan
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Obstructive lung disease in acute medical patients more..2008
Terence Anand SeemungalSeemungal, T and Harrinarine, R and Rios, M and Abiraj, V and Ali, A and Lacki, N and Mahabir, N and Ramoutar, V and Poon King, C and Bhowmik, A and others
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Adverse effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy in sleep apnoea syndrome more..1999
Terence Anand SeemungalKalan, A and Kenyon, GS and Seemungal, TAR and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Natural History Of Exacerbations In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. more..2000
Terence Anand SeemungalDonaldson, GC and Seemungal, T Ar and Wedzicha, JA
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Member, UWI COVID-19 Task Force more..March 2020
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
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[Education and Training]
BSc, Mathematics and Chemistry (First Class Honours) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
PhD (Medicine) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
MRCP, Membership Royal College of Physicans (UK) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
MB BS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
FRCP, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
Certificate of Completion, Specialist Training in Chest and General Internal Medicine more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Education and Training]
MSc, Mathematics more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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[Membership]
Member, British Medical Association more..Contribution of > Membership
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[Membership]
Member, Medical Protection Society more..Contribution of > Membership
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[Membership]
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians more..Contribution of > Membership
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[News Article]
Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago Virtual Media Conference more..Contribution of > News Article
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[News Article]
Virtual Symposium: The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Systems more..Contribution of > News Article
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