By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: With the continued outbreak of Zika, and its spread, we’ve compiled a list of resource links, videos and infographics that you may find […]
Zika Resources
How Safe Are You with Modern Medicine?
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: Healthcare can be dangerous territory. What nobody talks or writes about is that it really starts with you. You, dear reader, know your […]
CHCC Good News
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: With all of the doom and gloom in the news, I thought I would share some of the highlights of CHCC’s venture into […]
The Value of Checklists
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: You start with a fever, some generalized aches and pains and the next thing you know you are being wheeled in for a […]
Pain Management for Our Elderly
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: Many of our elderly manage chronic pain. Some will try improving their diet, exercise and activities such as yoga, to decrease their reliance […]
Antibiotic Overuse Now a Global Issue
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: For decades there have been warnings of the over-prescription and over-use for antibiotics. Apparently the fear of facing ‘super-bugs’ or person’s immune systems […]
Necrotizing Enterocolitis – Be Vigilant!
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: The use of antibiotics has been seen to cause a plethora of other conditions, the most reported being the adaptations of germs that […]
Changing What We Eat – Caution!
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: I read with interest how the UK is imposing a tax on sugary drinks. The reason? Epidemic obesity. Dr. Adams writes: “The UK […]
Immunity Clause. Based On?
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: When the Whittaker article was published on 22nd February 2016 in the Cayman Compass notifying the community that a Judge had upheld the […]
Doctors On Strike in the UK – Lessons for the Cayman Islands?
By: Barrie Quappé RN, BSN – Consultant/Director: I have watched with interest the strike of junior doctors in the UK over pay cuts and long hours. Five answers to what […]