The Day's Proceedings

• 9:30am

  • An Intentional Breathing Session

• 9:55am

  • Introductions 

• 10:10am

  • General Medicine Session: MANAGING ILLNESS AT HOME

• 10:50am 

  • Dietary Medicine Session: HEALTHY EATING - WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? 

• 11:30am

  • Physical Therapy Session: THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE LIVING - FROM INJURY TO FUNCTIONALITY

• 12:10pm

  • Psychology Session: ​MAINTAINING MENTAL HEALTH IN TODAY'S WORLD 

• 12:40pm 

  • A Message from our Sponsors: AA Laquis

• 12:55 pm

  • Final Round Table, Last Questions and Good Byes 

More about the Sessions

General Medicine Session:

MANAGING ILLNESS AT HOME

Hosted by Dr. Oneka Acco

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Figuring out how to manage your chronic illness or a long-term disability can often be overwhelming. My discussion is aimed at providing solutions to help patients to cope during this pandemic and as well as beyond. Emphasizing on patient responsibility, acting in concert with their doctor to provide a promising strategy for treating chronic conditions.

Dietary Medicine Session:

HEALTHY EATING - WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? 

Hosted by Ms. Kesha Sooklal

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The topic for this fair is healthy eating. I will be discussing the importance of well rounded meals and why it is unwise to cut out whole food groups from our meals. Quick tips on how to build a healthy plate using a variety of foods will also be provided.

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Physical Therapy Session:

THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE LIVING - FROM INJURY TO FUNCTIONALITY

Hosted by Dr. Wynelli Pierre

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The Physical Therapy Session in our Virtual Health Fair, will be discussing the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle and how to prevent, manage and improve one’s function even from an injured state. The presenter will highlight what an active lifestyle truly means and how simple it can be to implement into your day to day. Dr. Pierre hope to bring to the forefront the role active living can play in fall prevention in older adults, management of comorbidities, prevention of osteopenia / osteoporosis and decreasing the risk/ management of neck and back pain.

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Psychology Session:

Managing Mental Health in Today's World

Hosted by Ms. Usha Ramlakhan

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This session is one that we know holds high value for many of our attendees at home. Ms. Ramlakhan will discuss the importance of setting Mental Health Goals as well as exploring tools and exercises that you can incorporate for achieving those goals. She will also be delving into Setting Boundaries and how we go about doing that in today's world. This session is intended to leave you with more to maintain your daily mental health.