The President’s Message Dr. Karen Phillips
This year marks the 21st anniversary of
Our inaugural electronic magazine
the Association of Consultant Physicians
will tell you more about our
of Jamaica’s (ACPJ) Annual Symposium
Association, who we are, our activities
and Banquet/Cocktail Event and we are
over the years and where we are now.
excited to be doing things a little
It will feature our past presidents,
differently.
executive members, and our new graduates. Thanks to all the sponsors
The ACPJ is a charitable organization
who have helped to make this happen.
established mainly for the advancement of medical knowledge among physicians with the aim of improving healthcare in Jamaica. We launch off our anniversary events this weekend with a cocktail reception, ‘Melodies and Masterpieces,’ which promises to be an elaborate expose of music, art, and fashion with part proceeds towards the Computer and Simulation Laboratory at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Medical School. We see this as a very worthy initiative and are committed to help making this happen.
Our hybrid Symposium will focus on a topic which is always an elephant in the Doctor’s Office but is rarely explored. Our lives have become more challenging in recent times with worldwide social upheaval from all perspectives. COVID-19 in particular has contributed directly and indirectly to problems with sleep and so we thought it timely to curate a forum on Sleep. We have been lucky to confirm expert speakers in the field to share with us on this topic and we are sure that everyone will benefit from both a personal and professional level.
