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Physicians, technologists to benefit from Calgary University Medical Team
High Commissioner of Canada, David Devine, recently hosted a reception in honour of a visiting medical team from the University of Calgary. The team was headed by Professor of Medicine Dr. Debra Isaac.
The group of Canadian doctors and cardiac ultrasound technologist educators will be teaching a course in echocardiography in Guyana for eight weeks.
High Commissioner David Devine, Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran, three members of the Calgary University Team, Guyanese doctors and Ministry officials. Dr. Susan Isaac is on Minister Ramsaran's right.
“As I think of the tremendous impact that this particular collaborative mission will have on the medical arena in Guyana, I am filled with a sense of pride and admiration that the University of Calgary, one of Canada’s prestigious and reputable Universities, is able to play a key role in the process,” said High Commissioner Devine in his remarks.
High Commissioner Devine also congratulated Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran for facilitating the project, commended Dr. Isaac for her vision and leadership in designing and implementing the course, and encouraged the students benefitting from the course to take full advantage of the training to enhance their skills set and empower them to deliver quality health care in their chosen careers.
The programme commenced on June 4, last. An eight-week educational programme has been developed and will be taught by a group of Canadian doctors and cardiac ultrasound technologists. The goal of this programme is to teach public hospital physicians and technologists in Guyana to perform and interpret echocardiographic studies.
Included in this programme will be educational sessions on management of various heart conditions. Five students, among them, physicians and a radiography technologist, will participate in this programme.
This will provide doctors in Guyana with much needed access to this important diagnostic tool and provide them with the ability to identify cardiac disease and determine the best course of treatment for patients.
Four echocardiography machines have been donated by the Canadian medical team to the Ministry of Health and GPHC for the purposes of education and for ongoing use for patient care.
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