CAIHR in Cartegena

Left to right: Dr Nadia Bennett, Ms Carlene Lindsay, Prof Trevor Ferguson and Prof Marshall Tulloch-Reid

 

A team from CAIHR attended the 30th Congress of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH2024) in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from September 19th to 22nd, 2024. During the conference, the team engaged with global leaders in hypertension research and established potential collaborations.

Dr Nadia Bennett presented a poster entitled: "Vascular Growth Factors and Arterial Stiffening in Young People from the 1986 Jamaica Birth Cohort".

Left to right: CAIHR alumnus and avid supporter of CAIHR's work, Prof Kennedy Cruikshank, Kings College, London, with CAIHR's Prof Marshall Tulloch-Reid and Prof Trevor Ferguson

 

CATCH Steering Committee Meeting

Following the meeting the team also attended the Steering Committee Meeting for the Caribbean and South America Team Based Strategies to Control Hypertension (CATCH) study which involves researchers from Jamaica (CAIHR, University of the West Indies), Colombia (University of Santander) and the USA (Tulane University). The CATCH Study is an NIH-sponsored implementation study to improve hypertension control in Jamaica and Colombia.

CAIHR team with our Colombian collaborator Prof Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Universidad de Santander alongside colombian performers

 

After all the work was done they went to a restaurant to enjoy the festive Colombian atmosphere and local cuisine