Cardiovascular Tutorial

There will be a cardiovascular tutorial/ review with Dr. Mills next thursday at 10am-12pm at the Main Medical Lecture Theatre (MMLT). This is optional.

Anatomy Schedule

ANATOMY SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
THIS WEEK WE WIND UP WITH THE STUDENTS



AND WILL DO FOUR PRESENTATIONS



WED MORNING – REVIEW OF ENDOCRINE GROSS ANATOMY WITH A MAJOR ON THYROID SPECIMENS – ADRENAL ETC, ETC



WED AFTERNOON – REVIEW – GUT AND ENDOCRINE HISTO



THURSDAY MORNING – DR. LODENQUAI – GUT GROSS REVIEW.



FRIDAY EVENING – PRESENTATION – A REPLAY OF THE HISTOLOGY



STUDENTS CAN CONTACT THEIR TUTORS – FOR ANY EXTRA HELP THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED.



I’M GOING TO FINISH UP GROSS WITH MY GROUP THIS WEEKEND.



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Secret Santa and Place of Safety Collection

Secret Santa

The Holiday Season is fast approaching so before you hop that flight or take that long drive back

home make sure you send some Christmas cheer to the people who, over the past year and a half

you’ve grown to like… or love ;) Whether you want to maintain the suspense anonymously or be

bold with your name on Monday, November 21 start placing your candy cane delivery orders!

The small and large candy canes are approximately 3 and 6 inches in size respectively and order

options are as follows:

1. SMALL cane and a Christmas tag- $50

2. SMALL cane and a SPECIALTY Christmas Card- $75

3. LARGE cane and a Christmas tag- $100

4. LARGE cane and a SPECIALTY Christmas Card- $125

Orders can be placed with Deandra, Gizelle, Shari or Tiffany until Friday, November 25. For

orders with specialty cards i.e. Options 2 and 4 please feel free to go directly to Samantha.

Candy Cane delivery will take place between Monday November 28 and Wednesday

November 30.

Place of Safety Collection

The Strathmore Place of Safety is located in Spanish Town (close to GC Foster College) and

currently houses 37 wards of the state ranging from ages 2- 25. Funds will be collected from the

class starting on Monday November 21 until Friday November 25 in order to offset costs for

a Christmas Concert which will be held for the home on Friday December 23 from 12- 3 pm.

Funds collected will be used to purchase ice cream, cake, associated utensils and decorations for

the children. Please support!!

PS

Remember to get your tickets EARLY for our beach trip scheduled for Wednesday December

21 (the day after our final exam)!

Socks and Sandals

Socks & Sandals" day tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16th. Those who are


 wearing socks & sandals pay $30 on entry to the lecture theatre and those without pay 


$50. The best combination wins $300 call credit! This is a fun & easy fundraiser so guys 


support support support!  Thanks for you participation.

Blame it on the Goose, Got yah feelin' loose :/

Come One, Come All! Come Tell Your Drunk Story!

The Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH) presents “SOBER: The Anti-Alcohol Abuse Campaign”.

On Thursday, November 17, 2011, there will be a place in the PLT for everyone! Share with us why you drink or don’t drink, a regretful tale of intoxication, an account of a loved one lost to drunk driving, a nameless friend’s embarrassing story; whatever’s on your mind.

Not bold enough? Can’t make it on the day? No problem! Anonymous notes/ letters are now being collected. Jhoelle Beckford has the private box every day, so feel free to just drop something in. You’ll be helping out our brothers and sisters in the struggle.

There will also be a competition for the best performance (song, poem, skit; anything) discouraging alcohol abuse. $6,000 CASH PRIZE!!!

Free Jell-O Not-Shots!!! 

See you at 2 p.m. :-).

Jhoelle Beckford

President (2011- 2012)

Standing Committee on Public Health

Jamaica Medical Students' Association.

Remember, Remember the 30th of November.

Greetings,
Gizelle wants you to remind you AGAIN... that the deadline for payment is the 30th and the amount owed should be deposited in FULL into our NCB UWI branch account (number - 401033378). Receipts from the deposit MUST be kept, your name and I'd number written legibly on the back and then handed in to our class' CEAC  (Gizelle Jackson ). ON OR BEFORE THE 30TH.

Thanks.

Make up Lecture: Pancreatitis

MAKE UP LECTURE FOR

DR. ARTHURS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011

AT 8:00 AM

Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS!

1. Socks and Sandals Day

Wednesday November 15 (Week 11)

We are less than a year away from our SMOKER and thus are in continuous fundraising

mode! As such we invite the entire class to participate in our 2ND theme day- SOCKS

AND SANDALS. If you adhere to the dress code it’s $30 on MMLT entry and $50 if you

don’t. Best COMBINATION outfit wins $300 call credit!!

2. Collection for Strathmore Place of Safety

Monday November 21- Friday November 25 (Week 12)

Funds will be collected from the class during this week to offset costs for a Christmas

Concert which will be held for the home (located in Spanish Town, St. Catherine) on

December 23 from 12- 3 pm. Funds collected will be used to purchase ice cream, cake,

associated utensils and decorations for the children. Please support!!

3. Mini Culture Presentation #3- BARBADOS

Thursday November 24 (Week 12)

Please make a special effort to get to school on Thursday, November 24 at 7:50 am (10

minutes before the start of the 1st class) as we will be having our 3rd Culture Presentation

for the semester on Barbados. This is in effort to help the entire class become more

aware of the countries we have represented in 2K15.

4. ‘Secret Santa’- Candy Cane and Note Delivery

Monday November 28- Wednesday November 30 (Week 13)

Similar to Secret Valentine held in Semester 2. Orders will be taken from Monday

November 21 onwards. Cost: small candy cane with Christmas tag attached- $50, large

candy cane with nicer Christmas tag attached- $100

5. After- Exam Jam with 2k16

Tuesday December 21 (Week 16)

6pm – 12am

Venue TBA

6. Beach Day

Wednesday December 22 (Week 16)

Tickets are on Sale Now (check EAC members!)

Venue: Boardwalk Beach (beside Fort Clarence)

Transportation Information: The buses will leave promptly at 9am from Pure and

Applied Parking Lot (For those driving please be at The Boardwalk by 9:45 am). The

buses will be leaving Boardwalk at 4 pm

Costs:

Entrance ONLY- $200 (includes a cup of fish soup and 2 festivals)

Round trip bus transportation and Entrance- $600

Jerked Chicken and bread- $350

Fried Fish and 2 Festivals- $650

Assorted Sodas and Water will be sold at the venue.

The class executive craves your support as we continue to plan and execute events and thanks the

Class of 2015 for their support thus far. Please remember if you have any concerns, comments or

suggestions please direct them to the exec email: execmbbs2k15@gmail.com or feel free to talk

to any member of the executive.

Thanks,

Kimberly Salmon

Vice President of External Affairs

MBBS/ DDS Class of 2015

Digestive Tutorials

                 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUTORIALS – November 2011

Date: Monday, November 7, 2011  2:00-4:00p.m.
Tutors	Learning Communities	Topic	Venues
Professor B. Hanchard	13-15	Digestive Pathology	Pathology Teaching Lab
Dr. T. Gibson	16-18	Digestive Pathology	Physiology Lab
Dr. N. Williams	19-21	Digestive Pathology	PreClinical Lecture Theatre
Professor K. Coard	22-24	Digestive Pathology	Physiology Lecture Theatre
Dr. L. Young-Martin	1 – 12 & WJC	Digestive Physiology	MMLT
Date: Monday, November 14, 2011  2:00-4:00p.m.
Dr. J. Jaggon	1-3 & WJC	Digestive Pathology	MMLT
Dr. K. Bishop	4-6	Digestive Pathology	Physiology Lab
Professor B. Hanchard	7-9	Digestive Pathology	Pathology Teaching Lab
Dr. S. Shirley	10-12	Digestive Pathology	PreClinical Lecture Theatre
Dr. L. Young- Martin	13-24	Digestive Physiology	Physiology Lecture Theatre

Digestive Pathology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This tutorial is supplementary to the lectures on diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and is designed to consolidate factual knowledge about common gastrointestinal disorders through case discussions.

By the end of the tutorial students should be able to:

Ø  Classify gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Ø  Discuss common causes of upper gastrointestinal tract haemorrhage

Ø  Outline the pathology of various causes and mechanisms of haemorrhage

Ø  Discuss the pathogenesis of Portal Hypertension

Ø  Discuss the causes and consequences of cirrhosis of the liver

Ø  Discuss gastrointestinal neoplastic disorders

Ø  Appreciate the natural history and prognosis of each disorder

The following cases will be discussed

CASE 1

A 65-year-old man was brought to the Accident and Emergency Unit at the UHWI by friends having been found in a collapsed state in the bathroom of a popular night club where he had spent most of the evening drinking.  When he was examined he was somewhat disoriented in time and space, had slurred speech and had no recollection of the events of the evening although he was fully conscious.  Alcohol was smelt on his breath and there was blood and vomitus on his clothes.

He stated that he had been relatively well in the past except that he had noticed that his abdomen was becoming distended and that his palms now looked redder than usual.  He had no known chronic illness.

The significant examination findings were a rapid thready pulse of 92/min, blood pressure 90/60 mm Hg and cold and clammy skin.  No organs were palpated in his abdomen but this was distended and there was evidence of a fluid thrill. His chest was clear and no central nervous system deficits were noted.

He was diagnosed as having had an upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage with shock and referred to the gastrointestinal service for further management.

QUESTIONS

1.         What are the possible causes of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (haematemesis) in this patient?

2.                  For each of these disorders, give an account of the:       

a.       Mechanism of haemorrhage

b.      What is the most likely cause in this patient?

c.       What other supporting findings may be present on examination?

3.                  What is the most likely underlying disease in this patient?

4.                  What is the most likely cause of the underlying disease?

a.       Discuss other possible causes and consequences of the underlying disease.

CASE 2

A 37-year-old man presented to his private doctor with a history of weight loss and exertional dyspnea.  On systematic enquiry he admitted to episodic diarrhoea and a family history of gastrointestinal disease.  A fecal occult blood test done was positive.  Colonoscopy was performed and multiple lesions were identified, the largest of which was biopsied.

1.         What is the most likely diagnosis?

2.         What is the likely result of the biopsy?

3.         Are there any other associated aetiologic factors?

4.         If a CT scan of the abdomen revealed pelvic lymphadenopathy, what would be the stage and prognosis?

Exercise Lab Presentation

Here in this document is outlined the exercise lab presentation that will be held on November 15, 2011. The instructions are outlined  in the document as well with each group defined and what they will be presenting on. Note: No more than 15-20 minutes per presentation and no more than three presenters from each group.

Here's the link for the document: Exercise Lab Presentation
which can be downloaded for your perusal or viewed on the site. Also the file will be placed in the dropbox for easy access. Any questions regarding each question or task to be carried out by the group can be inquired to the highlighted lecturer for that question or Prof. Parshad.

Lectures

Here