Ministry Of Health

New Staff Orientation


CE units/Contact Hours: 40
: February 15, 2021 (9:00AM - 2:00PM)
: Virtual

Schedule

Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions, Ground Rules & Ice Breaker Miss. Allea Brown, Nurse Educator
09:10 am to 09:20 am Welcome and Overview of New Staff Orientation Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
09:20 am to 09:40 am Opening Ceremony Mrs. Antoinette Cumber, Nursing Officer I (NOI)
09:40 am to 09:50 am TEA BREAK
09:50 am to 10:20 am Overview of Ministry of Health (MOH) Mrs. Gina Dean, Acting Director of Nursing (DON)
10:20 am to 10:50 am Overview of Department of Public Health (DPH) Mrs. Arneta Clarke, Deputy Principal Nursing Officer (DPNO)
11:20 am to 11:50 am Roles and Responsibilities of The Pharmacist Mrs. Gina Archer- Carey, Chief Pharmacist
11:50 am to 12:30 pm Ethics and Professionalism Mrs. Sherry Armbrister, SNO
11:20 am to 11:40 am Closing Remarks Mrs. Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Mrs. Kimbley Josey-McPhee, Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
09:10 am to 09:40 am Overview of New Providence Services; Roles and Responsibilities of the Nurse in Department of Public Health (DPH) Dr. Deborah Fox, SNO, New Providence Supervisor
09:40 am to 10:10 am Overview of Family Island Services Mrs. Genevieve Bowe, SNO, Family Island Supervisor
10:10 am to 10:40 am Clinical Preparation, Organization and Management Mrs. Beverley Rolle, SNO
10:40 am to 10:50 am TEA BREAK
10:50 am to 11:20 am Team Approach to Health Care Services Dr. Calae Philippe, Senior Medical Officer
11:20 am to 11:50 am The National Accreditation and Equivalency Council of The Bahamas (NAECOB) Dr. Lisa Rolle, Acting Executive Director
11:50 am to 12:20 pm Exceeding the Customer Expectation Mrs. Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
12:20 pm to 01:00 pm Wrap-up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Miss. Eltoya Dean, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
09:10 am to 10:10 am Triage Process Mrs. Kimbley Josey-McPhee- CEN
10:10 am to 11:00 am Interview Process Mrs. Cheryl Adams, Nursing Officer II (NOII)
11:00 am to 11:10 am TEA BREAK
11:10 am to 11:40 am Overview of The Training Unit Mrs. Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
11:40 am to 12:40 pm Overview of STI and Contact Tracing Mrs. Jessica Stubbs, NOI
12:40 pm to 01:00 pm Wrap-Up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotion and Ice Breaker Mrs. Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
09:10 am to 09:40 am Health Education Resources Available to You Miss. Nacara & Natoya Patterson, Health Educators
09:40 am to 10:10 am Disaster Preparedness Mrs. Peggy Cooper, SNO
10:10 am to 10:20 am TEA BREAK
10:20 am to 10:50 am Documentation Do's & Dont's Miss. Allea Brown, Nurse Educator, Staff Nurse (SN)
10:50 am to 11:20 am Overview of Adolescent Health Protocols Mrs. Teresita Rahming, NOI
11:20 am to 11:50 am Male Health Intiative Mr. Chesmond Finley, NIC-Male Health Initiative, Staff Nurse
11:50 am to 12:20 pm Travel and Subsistence Mrs. Linda Hall, Accounts Dept.
12:20 pm to 01:00 pm Wrap-up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Miss. Allea Brown, Nurse Educator, SN
09:10 am to 10:10 am Value of Community Assessment and Health of Target Groups Mrs. Gina Rose, Community Health Nurse (CHN)
10:10 am to 10:20 am TEA BREAK
10:20 am to 12:20 pm Syndromics Syndrome and Disease Notification Mrs. Gladys Capron, NOII
12:20 pm to 01:00 pm Needlestick Injuries (NSIs) and NSIs Protocol Mrs. Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
01:00 pm to 01:20 pm Wrap- up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Mrs. Kimbley Josey-McPhee, CEN
09:10 am to 09:40 am Overview of Nurses Association of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas (NACB) Miss. Rebecca Johnson, President
09:40 am to 10:40 am Criteria for Promotion and Types of Leaves Mrs. Nicola Andrews, DPS
10:40 am to 10:50 am TEA BREAK
10:50 am to 12:30 pm Principles of Home Visiting (HV), Bag Technique and DOCAP Recording Method Mrs. Youlanda Bullard, NOII
12:30 pm to 01:15 pm Retirement and Investments Mr. Orthniel Duncombe, Executive Agent BAF
01:15 pm to 01:40 pm Wrap- up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Miss. Allea Brown, Nurse Educator, SN
09:10 am to 09:40 am Hospital Liason Mrs. Shirley Strachan, SNO
09:40 am to 10:10 am Supplies Management
10:10 am to 10:20 pm TEA BREAK
10:20 am to 11:20 am Crash Course in Phlebotomy
11:20 am to 12:20 pm Overview of CNCD and CNCD Registry
12:20 pm to 01:00 pm Overview of Health Information Ms. Camille Nairn
01:00 pm to 01:20 pm Wrap-up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Miss. Eltoya McPhee, PMHN
09:10 am to 09:40 am Overview of The Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) Ms. Amancha Williams, President-BNU
09:40 am to 10:10 am Dress Code for Nurses in DPH Mrs. Kimbley McPhee, CEN
10:10 am to 10:20 am TEA BREAK
10:20 am to 11:20 am SCAN Overview, Cases, Examination and Management Mrs. Fiona St. Albond
11:20 am to 12:20 pm Overview of EPI Monthly Report and CAREC Graph Mrs. Ruth Bastian, NOII
12:20 pm to 01:00 pm Overview of TB Surveillance Unit Miss. Jacqueline Newbold, NOI
01:00 pm to 01:20 pm Wrap- Up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Mrs. Kimbley McPhee, CEN
09:10 am to 10:00 am Self- Care Management Miss. Eltoya McPhee, PMHN
10:00 am to 10:10 am TEA BREAK
10:10 am to 01:00 pm EPI Monthly Report and CAREC Part 2 Mrs. Ruth Bastian, NOII
01:00 pm to 01:20 pm Wrap- up and Evaluation of Presenters
Time Topic Speaker(s)
09:00 am to 09:10 am Devotions and Ice Breaker Mrs. Antoinette Cumberbatch, NOI
09:10 am to 09:40 am Overview of School Health Services (SHS) Mrs. Desamona Henfield, NOII, CHN
09:40 am to 10:10 am Overview of HIV Unit Miss. Branishka Lewis, Acting Director of HIV Unit
10:10 am to 10:20 am TEA BREAK
10:20 am to 10:50 am DDA Management and Emergency Drugs Miss. Ke-Sha Sands
10:50 am to 11:20 am Overview of Postnatal Services Mrs. Sarah Turnquest, NOI
11:40 am to 12:00 pm Evaluation of Presenters and Workshop