The Schedule

JDTAN-Health & Wellness

 Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Virtual Summit

August 14-15, 2025

Schedule

Summit Day 1

August 14, 2025

9:00 AM (US)/8:00 AM (JA) - 3:30 PM (US)/2:30 PM (JA)

9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dr Angela Wright - Co-Chair, JDTAN Health & Wellness Taskforce

Prayer - Dr. Sherian Demetrius

Greetings - Dr. Leo Gilling - JDTAN, Chairman

   Dr. Jorge Valdes - Dean, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences (FIU).

                         Dr. Alwin Leiba - Campus President, Miami Dade College

9:10 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Azizi Seixas - Interim Chair, Department of Informatics and Health Data Science 

                                    Director, The Media and Innovation Lab

                                    Director, Population Health Informatics, Institute for Data Science and Computing 

                                    Co-Director, Institute for Health Engineering and Medicine Associate Director, Center for Translational Sleep and    

                                    Circadian Sciences

                                     Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

   Reimagining Health in the Global South: How Artificial Intelligence Can Power a Healthier Jamaica 

Moderator: Dr. Dahlia Blake

9:45 Speaker: Dr. Taraleen Malcolm - Public Health Specialist for NCDs and Mental Health, PAHO

Status of NCD in Caribbean: The Burden of NCDs – Caribbean and Global Perspectives including Risk Factors and Best Practices

    Moderator: Dr. Sylvanus Thompson – Chair Program & Content Committee

10:10 Speaker: Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-Mckenzie - Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health

Status of NCD in Jamaica: The Global Implementation Roadmap & MOHW Strategic Plans. Best/ Good/Promising Practices, Gaps and areas     needing priority attention

Moderator: Dr. Tamu Davidson

10:40: Panel Discussion: Innovations in NCD Management and Health Systems Strengthening 

Panelists:   Desmond Croker - CEO, Annie's Memorial Chronic Dieases Education Centre

Dr. Jennifer Goldman - Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief of Primary Care, Memorial Healthcare System

Vernice Douglas - Associate Chief Nursing Informatics, Officer Jackson Health System 

      Moderator: Larkland Morely

11:40 Posters For  Presentation - Facilitator: Dr. Sherian Demetrius

Your Brain Health Matters: A tailored tool for Dementia Awareness

Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among High-Risk African American Young Adults with Obesity

The Lived Experience of Black Young Adults with Hypertension

Best Poster Award Nomination/Presentation

12:20 BREAK

01:20 Panel Discussion: Environmental and Socio-economic factors and NCDs 

Panelists:     Dr. Henroy Scarlett, Past President, IFEH

  Dr. Cheryl Holder- Internal Medicine

Moderator:  Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey

2:20 Interaction Sessions 

2:50 Reporting and Closing Remarks

9:00 Opening Remarks: Dr. Leo Gilling - Chairman, JDTAN 

               Presentation: Non-Communicable Diseases: A  Holistic Response

    Keynote Speaker:  Dr Marvin Reid

9:45 Panel Discussion: Role of Educational Institutions in NCD Management: Strengthening Health Systems for NCD Prevention and Control 

Panelists:    Rev. Dr. Noel Holder, Director and Lecturer, The School of Nursing, College of Medical Science, University of Guyana.

 Dr. Shani Marks - Donker - Neuroscience Nurse Practitioner, FIU

   Dr. Andrew Dhanoo – President, Diabetic Association of Trinidad & Tobago

Moderator: Dr. Dorothy Brown - Vice Chair, JDTAN Health & Wellness Taskforce

10:30 Panel Discussion: Role of Professional and Similar Organizations: Partnerships and Multi-Sectoral Approach 

Panelists:    Dr. Marvin Reid - President Elect – Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ)

 Michael Myles, President Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors

   Fred Hibbert, 2nd Vice President Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica 

    Moderator: Patsy Henry

11: 30 Poster For  Presentation - Facilitator: Dr. Sherian Demetrius

  Confidence Through Connection: How Webinars Tackle Caregiver Burden Within Communities

Black/African American and Afro-Caribbean Older Adults’ Perspectives on Home-Based Evaluations

Improving Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Care in Pregnancy

 Best Poster Award Nomination/Presentation

12:00 BREAK

1:00 Interaction Sessions 

 Identifying specific areas for diaspora collaboration

2:00 Closing Remarks