Cancer Society Education Officer Christine Sanders (right) presents travel funds to (left to right) Senior Nursing Officer Carol Sue Ryan, Dr Srirangan Velusamy, and Operating Room Nurses Olga Robb-Wright and Suzzette Young-Watson.
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) has made two donations to the Health Services on Sister Islands to help staff at Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac advance their medical knowledge.
While CICS Education Officer Christine Sanders was on the Brac for the Rotary Club of Cayman Brac’s Health Fair 11 November, she made presentations of an LCD projector and a donation of CI$1,000 for two theatre nurses’ training.
General Surgeon at Faith Hospital, Dr Srirangan Velusamy, said, “This projector will be used for our continuous medical education programmes for our nurses and paramedical team. We greatly appreciate the Cancer Society’s donation.”
He explained that two operating room nurses at the Brac hospital, Nurse Olga Robb-Wright and Nurse Suzzette Young-Watson, needed training in handling and sterilising endoscopes.
An endoscope is a device used to perform a minimally-invasive diagnostic medical procedure called endoscopy, which allows physicians to peer through the body’s passageways.
The CICS have come forward and sponsored the nurses travel expenses to Tampa for the necessary training.
“This additional training of the nurses completes our endoscope unit,” said Dr Velusamy, noting that Faith Hospital now offers full service of video gastroscope and colonoscope.
Gastroscopy is examination of the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. It is often used to diagnose ulcers and other sources of bleeding and to guide biopsy of suspect GI cancers.
Colonoscopy is an examination of the inside of the colon and large intestine to detect, for example, polyps, tumors, ulceration, inflammation, and discovery and removal of foreign bodies.
“We thank CICS Medical Director Dr Sook Yin and Ms Sanders for their continued support,” said Dr Velusamy.
On behalf of the CICS, Ms Sanders said, “The Society is committed to furthering the education of nurses in fields related to the diagnosis of cancer and the care of cancer patients. The Board of Directors was happy to be able to assist the nurses.”
She added, “The projector will enable the doctors, nurses and visitors to make continuing education and training presentations to the staff of Faith Hospital and the Sister Islands Community.
“The Directors of the Society are pleased to have been able to purchase this equipment as another sign of our commitment to helping educate the community on cancer related issues.”
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