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protocol based on a low-calorie diet. Crucially, for the participants involved, definite weight loss can be achieved, and diabetes remission induced under these conditions. These are now well-resourced personnel who can continue to serve the needs of their community, utilising the equip- ment that was donated to them. If one considers the global impact of her work, Dr Quimby contributed the first report in the literature of a commu- nity-based diabetes remission implementation study. The successful study has been presented at the 64th Annual CARPHA Health Research Conference in 2018. Secondly, the feasibility of training community health advo- cates to support this intervention was presented at the Translational Science 2019 in Washington, DC. Dr Quimby also presented findings of the initiative at the “Sustaining Global Capacity for Implementation Research for Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries” National Institute of Health workshop, 2020 and the 66th Annual CARPHA Health Research Conference 2021. As an Immunologist, Dr Quimby has responded on behalf of The UWI, to calls from varying sectors of society regarding the immune response to the coronavirus and the vaccines available. Her integral role regionally involves working with government agencies through bi-weekly meetings with the core Coordination group comprising CDEMA, CARPHA, Ministries of Health and Chief Medical Officers. Dr Quimby serves as Chair of the joint - The University of the West Indies / Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners Continuing Medical Education Committee and has done so for the past seven years. During national lockdown in 2020, she spearheaded the effort that success- fully implemented an online CME in a format that was both acceptable to clients and suitable to the current circum- stances. By forging collaborations with Campus IT Services and the Bursary, she leveraged the infrastructure that was already available on the Cave Hill Campus – i.e., Zoom webinar and TouchNet – to create a system that seamlessly integrated payment, registration, and conference attend- ance for clients. For the Principal’s Award for Excellence in the following category: Outstanding contribution in a combination of two or more academic categories, Dr Kim Quimby is an excel- lent and deserving recipient.
Dr Michael H Campbell
Dr Michael H Campbell
In recognition of his University Service and Public Service
Dr Michael H Campbell ( BA Psychology and Latin American Studies, MS Geography, PhD Counselling Psychology, Barbados- Registered Psychologist, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and Chartered Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society ) is a Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Science and Clinical Psychology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences. Dr Campbell joined the FMS as a Lecturer in 2005. In 2006, he became Chair of the Institutional Review Board of The UWI (IRB) and the Ministry of Health. Since that time, he has worked to develop a comprehensive research ethics review framework to safeguard research participants, facilitate international research collaboration and funding, and greatly expand research ethics education for both colleagues and student researchers. Dr Campbell not only set up the current Board structure but arguably runs the best functioning Board in the English- Speaking Caribbean. The IRB meets monthly and currently considers about 100 projects annually. This is no easy task. It is not a rubber stamp. The IRB must ensure that projects adhere to ethical principles including respect for persons, doing good while minimising harm, and justice, which addresses equitable distribution of research burdens and benefits.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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