Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica

CAP/PSJ Joint Convention: July 24-31, 2016

Caribbean Association of Pharmacists
&
Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica
Joint Convention; 24-31 July 2016
Hyatt Ziva/Zilara, Montego Bay, Jamaica

“Pharmacists: Knowledgeable Accessible, Promoting Health & Wellness”

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DATE TIME ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
Sunday, 24 July Travel day  
Monday, 25 July 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm CAP Executive meeting
Tuesday, 26 July 9:00 – 12:00 noon CAP Executive meeting
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Public Education Event- Medicinal Marijuana in the Management of Chronic Disease
Wednesday, 27 July 8:00 a.m. Secretariat Opens for Registration of delegates
8:30 – 11:30 a.m CAP Annual General Meeting begins
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Opening of Pharmaceutical Displays
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Workshop 1 – Ethical Responsibilities in Pharmacy Practice
Facilitators: Dr. Lisa Bromfield, Mrs. Michelle Isaacs, Dr. Michelle Russell, Dorraine Williams
Thursday, 28 July  8:00 a.m. Delegate Registration Continues
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. C.E. Session 1 – Non Concurrent: Alzheimer’s Disease – Molecular Imaging and the Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Speaker: Mr. Nicholas Neil
10:00 – 10:10 a.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
10:10 – 11:10 a.m. C.E. Session 2 – Non Concurrent: An Introduction to Pediatric Pain Assessment and Management
Speaker: TBA
11:10 a.m. – 11:20 p.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
11:20 – 11:35 a.m. COFFEE BREAK & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
11:35 – 12:35 p.m. C.E. Session 3 – Non Concurrent: An Introduction to Influenza A- H1N1 and Its Treatments
Speaker: Mr. Ashok Kumar
12:35 – 12:45 p.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
1:45 – 2:45p.m. C.E. Session 4 – Non Concurrent: The impact of Pharmacist Interventions on Diabetes Outcomes in the Diabetic Patients receiving care at a University Medical Centre
Speakers: Dr. Andrea Daly, Dr. Eugenie Brown-Myrie
2:45–3:45p.m. C.E. Session 5 – Non Concurrent: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees: Assessing New Medicines
Speakers: Dr. Rian Extavour
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Official Opening Ceremony
Friday, 29 July 7:00 a.m. Delegate Registration Continues
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon CAP Annual General Meeting cont’d- Election of Officers
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Workshop 2 – Obesity – A Chronic Disease: What We Need to Know?
Facilitators: Mrs. Novlette Mattis-Robinson, Drs. Tonoya Toyloy, Ernestine Watson, Diane-Newman-McKenzie and Andrea M. Daly.
7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. CULTURAMA – Evening of Cultural Expressions
Saturday, 30 July 7:00 a.m. Delegate Registration Continues
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. C.E. Session 6 – Non Concurrent: Management of Bipolar Disorders
Speaker: Dr. Rian Extavour
9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. C.E. Session 7- Non Concurrent: Smarter Medicine- Using Artificial Intelligence to Create Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Mr. Niven Narain
10:15 – 10:25 a.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
10:25 – 11:25 a.m. COFFEE BREAK & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
11:25 – 12:25 p.m. C.E. Session 8 – Concurrent: Regulatory Issues with Phytomedicines and Health products in Jamaica
Speaker: Dr. Dian Robertson
C.E. Session 9 – Concurrent: Marijuana Legislative Changes in Jamaica and the Effects on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Speaker: Dr. Marcia Williams
12:25 – 12:35 p.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
12:50 – 1:50 p.m. C.E. Session 10 – Concurrent: Antibiotic Stewardship
Speaker: Dr. Cameil Wilson Clarke
C.E. Session 11 – Concurrent: Alcohol and Medication Interactions
Speaker: Dr. Sean Moncrieffe
1:50 – 2:50 p.m. LUNCH & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
2:50 – 3:50 p.m. C.E. Session 12 – Non concurrent: Afzal Abdool Award Recipients’ Presentations
Speakers: TBA
3:50 – 4:10 p.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. C.E. Session 13 – Non Concurrent: Chronotherapeutics and Chronopharmaceutics in Asthma
Speaker: Dr. Sarafadeen Adebayo
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. CAP Awards Gala
Sunday, 31 July 7:00 a.m. Delegate Registration Continues
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. C.E. Session 14 – Non Concurrent: Pharmacoeconomics
Speaker: TBA
9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
9:20 – 10:50 a.m. PSJ Annual General Meeting
10:50 – 11:50 a.m. COFFEE BREAK & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
11:50 – 12:50 p.m. C.E. Session 15 – Concurrent: Design and Evaluation of a Novel Drug Delivery System for the Circadian Rhythmic Pattern of Asthma using Theophylline as a Model Drug
Speaker: Dr. Sarafadeen Adebayo
C.E. Session 16 – Concurrent: Extemporaneously Compounded Oral Liquids: A Closer Look at Current Trends, Formulation Principles, and Best Practices
Speaker: Ms. Tecia Harris
12:50 – 1:00 p.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. C.E. Session 17 – Concurrent: Emerging Disease and Climate Change – An Epidemiological Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Mullings
C.E. Session 18 – Concurrent: Management of the Warfarin Patient
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Prout
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. LUNCH & Viewing of Pharmaceutical Displays
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. C.E. Session 19 – Non Concurrent: Pharmacogenomics and its Significance in Pharmacy Practice
Speaker: TBA
4:15 – 4:25 p.m. Sponsor’s Spotlight
4:30 p.m. JAMAICA FAREWELL

Convention Room Rates

ZIVA GUEST ROOM RATES

Room Type Double Single 3rd Person Child
Ziva Resort/Delux King/Dbl 215 344 172 86
Ziva Ocean View King/Dbl 250 400 200 100
Ziva Club Level Ocean View King/Dlb 255 408 204 102
Ziva Ocan Front King/Dlb 270 432 216 108
Ziva Swim up King/Dlb 290 464 232 116

*Rates quoted are in US dollars & per person per night on all inclusive basis

ZILARA GUEST ROOM RATES

Room Type Double Single
Zilara Resort View King/Dbl 230 368
Zilara Ocean View King/Dbl 250 392
Zilara Ocean Front King/Dlb 270 424
Zilara Swim up King/Dlb 290 448

*Rates quoted are in US dollars & per person per night on all inclusive basis

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