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o North Central Regional Health Authority
o North West Regional Health Authority
o South-West Regional Health Authority
o Tobago Regional Health Authorities
Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association
Obstetrician-gynecologists from the Private Sector
The University of the West Indies
The Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health, delivered the Opening Remarks. He expressed his gratitude to all participants for agreeing to contribute their expertise and time to examine this matter of national concern.
While Vaccine Induced Prothrombotic Immune Thrombocytopenia (VIPT) is rare, the possible link between this syndrome and the administration of certain COVID-19 vaccines has impacted the COVID-19 vaccination policy in some international territories. It was thus determined that further discussions were warranted.
NCRHA doctors do major heart procedure, first in region
In this stock photo from istock.com, a surgeon is picking up surgical tool from tray.
A team of doctors, led by head cardiologist Fareed Ali, have successfully done the Caribbean’s first-ever removal of a complex implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), otherwise known as a pacemaker.
In a release on Friday, the North Central Regional Health authority (NCHRA) said the high-risk procedure was done by a multidisciplinary team of doctors at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mt Hope.
It said the team also included doctors specialised in chest, vessel, and general surgery, along with radiologists and anaesthesiologists.