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First Women's Health Conference Sint Maarten

From June 13, 2025 13:00 until June 14, 2025 18:00
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Putting our Caribbean Queens in the spotlight

It is time to finally give extra attention to the generations of strong Caribbean women; grandmothers, mothers & ambitious girls who keep this society at its feet.
For years its known that men and women differ physically, emotionally and mentally; that is why they make such a great team. But for medical professionals it is important to realize males and females are not interchangeable in the way we approach and treat both genders. Symptoms can present in different ways, medicine do not work the same and side effects can present differently in men and women, to name a few examples.
Furthermore, there are illnesses that only affect women, e.g. gynecological cancers. Hormonal balances have a big impact on our overall wellbeing. Those balances change a lot over the course of a woman’s life span. The menopause has a very big effect on the wellbeing and functioning of women. This has been under-acknowledged until recent. Time to teach our medical professionals how to address and treat these peri-menopausal symptoms in a safe way and re-strengthen the women that have carried our society for so long. What about the way women experience psychological stress or trauma and how do they deal with sexuality and their (gender)role in this society?
So many interesting topics in women’s health to articulate on. It was time to organize a full conference on WOMEN only!
Therefore, we decided to address a variety of illnesses, symptoms, hormonal changes, psychological & sexual subjects over the generations, from girls to grandmothers.
With topics like this, we rest assured this will be an inspiring and fruitful conference on women’s health. We hope to see you at the American University of Medicine AUC on the 13th and 14th of June 2025.

Registration Fee $ 250 GP & MD
                               $ 125 Nurses and Paramedics

 
$ 200 up to May 15th, 2025 (GP & MD)
$ 100 up to May 15th, 2025 (Nurse & Paramedic)


Payment instruction:
Please pay the registration fee by transferring the funds to the bank account information below
Online payment via the Naskho conference page is NOT POSSIBLE, please select 'Wire transfer' when checking out.

Bank information
WIMA Wire Transfer Information XCG
Beneficiary Bank: RBC SXM Royal Bank Of Canada
Beneficiary Bank Address: Cannegieter Street 24
Beneficiary Bank City: Philipsburg
Beneficiary Bank Country: St Maarten

Swift Code/BIC : RBTTSXSMXXX
Reference: WIMA Women's Health Conference, June 2025, St Maarten

Final Beneficiary Acct # : 8200000009270235 (7nils) XCG
Final Beneficiary Name: WIMA Windward Island Medical Association
Final Beneficiary address: Peridot Road 20
Final Beneficiary City: Pelican
Final Beneficiary Country: St Maarten

Please mail your proof of payment to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Friday June 13th, 2025- Session 1

 

From  Subject Speaker
 13:00 - 13:00 Registration  
13:30 - 13:45 General Welcome & Introduction First Lady & Gynecologist Patricia Roumans
13:45 - 14:20 Epidemiology of St. Maarten and statistics Eva de Weever
14:20 - 14:55 Gynaecology in Primary Care Anique Swanston
14:55 - 15:30 Early Menarche Frits Muskiet
15:30 - 15:45 Break  
15:45 - 16:20 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding  Alfredo Callo
16:20 - 16:55 Contraception Wai Lam
16:55 - 17:30 Sexual Education, Prevention STDs Ria Uiterloo
17:30 - 18:30 Dinner break  
18:30 -19:15 Cervical Cancer Igor Gomes Bravio 
19:15 - 19:50 Pelvic Pain Alfredo Callo
19:50 - 20:25 Female Sexuology Hendrikus van Gaalen

Saturday June 14th, 2025 - Session 2

 

From - To Subject Speaker
08:00 - 08:30 Registration  
08:30 - 09:05 Urinary urgency in women

 

Carlos Rojas
09:05 - 09:40

Fertility

Randall Friday
09:40 - 10:15 Post-partum depression AUC students
10:15 - 10:30 Break  
10:30 - 11:05 Domestic Violence / Femicide and Safe House

 

Rashida Boyrard & Estika Halley
11:05 - 11:40 Mental Health in Women / Postnatal depression/effects of domestic violence

 

Hendrikus van Gaalen
11:40 - 12:25 Endometrial/Ovarian Cancers

 

Igor Gomes Bravio
12:25 - 13:25 Lunch break  

Saturday June 14th, 2025 - Session 3

 

From - To Subject Speaker

13:25 - 13:35

Registration  
13:35 - 14:10 Mood complaints in Menopause Dorenda van Dijken
14:10 - 14:55 Epigenetics Basis of Women's Health and Disease Frits Muskie
14:55 - 15:40 Menopause Dorenda van Dijken
15:40 - 15:55 Break  
15:55 - 16:30 Female Cardiology Emiko Bird-Lake
16:30 - 17:15 Heart and Hormones Dorenda van Dijken
17:15 - 17:30 Discussion & Closing  

 

      Pending accreditation