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    Volume 23, Number 12: December 2022 Palliative Care Advances in the Caribbean By Dingle Spence IAHPC Board Member In 2019, in this space, I wrote about developments in palliative care in the Caribbean region. At the time, I noted that we had “come a far way” with some of our new initiatives in the field of palliative care. In this article, I’ll bring you up to date on some developments in the…

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    • “New or revised National #Cancer Control Plans in #Jamaica, #Trinidad&Tobago & #Guyana all cite need for access to quality #palliativecare services including essential medicines—particularly #opioids.” PC advances in the Caribbean @dingleja https://t.co/Zn7TQGWI1i https://t.co/eyixUrIuId

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    Farmer in Jamaica performs CPR on his Goat.

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    • Urban goat farming is common practice in my home town Kingston #Jamaica🇯🇲. An unfortunate goat got tangled up with colleagues. My nephew, a physician heard that I had to renew my CPR certificate and sent this video. Good outcome, maybe a little ataxia? https://t.co/0WKUjKRvxz

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    2020; Volume 21, No 12, December Cannabis as Medicine: A Jamaican Experience By Dr. Dingle Spence IAHPC Board Member Cannabis, marijuana, ganja, weed, pot — these are just a few names for this ubiquitous plant that is gaining in popularity for use as a medicine around the world. In this short article we examine a brief history of cannabis as medicine and the Jamaican experience with its…

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    • Hot off the press! The December newsletter. Lots of lovely gifts to unwrap to keep you enchanted over the holidays! Feature! Dr. Dingle Spence @dingleja relates the #Jamaica experience with cannabis https://t.co/1SuKmo9tJo https://t.co/hGqUomTkDp