A record number of over 300 guests attended the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s Women’s Health Department annual Women’s Health Conference on Friday, 10 March 2023, at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort.
The increase in turnout supports the importance and need in the community for the sharing of information and continued education between both private and public sectors and within the region.
In its 11th year, the conference explored theme, “Common and Understated Emergency Conditions in Women’s Healthcare,” through several thought-provoking topics including:
- Case presentations on acute abdominal pain: Working the differentials
- Maintaining the quality of life with pelvic floor health intervention
- Male and female consensual coital injuries: Why care may be compromised
- Hematological emergencies: Too much clotting
- Morning sickness. When is it life-threatening?
- Emergency Management of Bleeding GYN Malignancy
- Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. A thing of the past?
- The impact of abortion on the family
- Women with heart disease: Implications for pregnancy
- Postnatal depression: Worst kept secret?
“When people think of women’s health, the first topics that come to mind may be gynecological concerns, such as infertility, menopause, pregnancy and childbirth, as well as breast health. But there’s a lot more to women’s health. Many health issues affect women differently from men, and in ways that have an impact on diagnosis and care,” HSA’s Deputy CEO Ronnie Dunn said in his opening speech at the conference.
“Doctors are increasingly aware of how managing various cancers, heart disease, urinary conditions, haematological conditions and diabetes in female patients may call for different approaches that take into account women’s physiological differences. Even within the familiar areas of gynaecology, pregnancy and childbirth there are many understated issues that require further attention and more exploration,” he continued.
A faculty of experts and healthcare leaders from across the region gathered at the conference to address these topical issues and provide clinical updates in the continuum of care for women across the rapidly changing global healthcare landscape. Their presentations emphasized an evidence-based approach to providing seamless preventative and/or curative care.
The conference coincides with International Women’s Day each year, celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.
The event was possible with the support and sponsorships of Complete Women’s and Children’s Health, Doctors Hospital and Team Integra, Health City Cayman Islands, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development, Ministry of Health and Wellness and all other sponsors and exhibitors.
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