SABRH Hosts Annual Scientific Conference

The St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital (SABRH) hosted a successful 10th annual Scientific Conference, on Sunday, July 21, under the theme ‘Revitalising & Refocusing – Mining Our Own Data in Healthcare’.

The conference serves as a forum for the research findings from studies undertaken by staff members of the hospital in various specialty areas to be shared with their peers on an annual basis.

In an interview with JIS News, SABRH Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson pointed out that data drives decision-making.
“It is imperative that we harness the vast amount of information generated within our own healthcare systems,” the SMO said.

“By doing so, we can uncover valuable insights that lead to improved patient outcomes, optimised resource utilisation and enhanced quality of care,” she added.

Dr. Hamilton-Johnson further explained that the hospital utilises the data for reports but argued that there needs to be much more analysis of the information that is garnered by the facility.

“We weren’t analysing enough to provide a guide to how we manage patients and to look back at our outcomes by doing comparative studies,” the SMO said. It is against this background, Dr. Hamilton-Johnson said, that she encouraged every department to look back at their data, because she believes that after analysis, “we would be able to come up with instructive guidance towards management and also instructive guidance towards enhancing what is already there”.

For his part, Chief Executive Officer at the Hospital, Dennis Morgan, said that the conference stands as a beacon of knowledge sharing, collaboration and innovation in healthcare.

He commended the researchers for their invaluable work, which would pave the way for a brighter and healthier future for all.

“Your unwavering commitment to advancing healthcare through research is commendable and plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery,” he said.

Research findings were presented on areas such as Neonatal Mortality Rate, Readiness for the Implementation of an Electronic Health Records System, and the Cost for Rehabilitation for Road Traffic Accident Victims.