About This Event

FREE TO ATTEND

Daphne Steele was a Guyanese Born nurse who became the first Black Matron in 1964 in the National Health Service (NHS). She was also the Vice President of the Association of Guyanese Nurses & Allied Professionals (1988 – current).

Therefore, the AGNAP’s Daphne Steele series of Memorial forums aim to facilitate sharing knowledge and experiences in nursing, midwifery, and health education in the UK & Guyana. AGNAP 2022 forum will aim to continue this philosophy by encouraging the sharing of research and practice in nursing, midwifery, and health education, as this will impact the experiential learning of students and qualified practitioners and the health and social care needs, the safety of individuals and the community in which it serves.

There will be oral presentations throughout the session, allowing attendees to hear about the latest research in healthcare in a myriad of different contexts and participate fully in an interactive programme.

Oral Presentations Include:

Topic 1: Black, British Caribbean, Female, and a Registered Nurse. Who are we? Her Ph.D. work seeks to investigate Black British-born Caribbean female nurses (BBBCFNs) stories & experiences in the nursing profession & NHS. How do the effects of colonialism and intersectionality inform this group and the significant impact on their professional identity?

Topic 2: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an important global public health problem and contributes to significant social and economic cost to societies (WHO, 2019). In Guyana, IPV is an issue with major public health and developmental implications. Similar to other counties, there is a grave imbalance in the proportion of violence inflicted on women by their male partners as opposed to males being abused by their female partners. To examine the predictors of IPV within families of Zeelugt and Klien Pouderoyen, Guyana.

This forum is for anyone who has a keen interest in the delivery and development of nursing, midwifery, healthcare education, and those who are actively participating in educational programs.

AGENDA

1pm-15 mins- Registration

1:15pm-10 mins-Welcome & Introduction/ HousekeepingDr Samantha Tross

1:25pm-20 mins

Topic 1 - Black, British Caribbean, Female, and a Registered Nurse. Who are we?

Q&A Beverley Brathwaite , MSc, SFHEA, RN

1:45pm -10 mins- Break

1:55pm -20mins

Topic 2 - To examine the predictors of IPV within families of Zeelugt and Klien Pouderoyen, Guyana

Q&A Mrs Osiola Nadata Chilcott

2:15pm- 10 mins- Awards Ceremony

Mrs. Gwendolin Tross & Miss Vilma Todd

2:25 pm - Vote of Thanks by Chair

2:45pm- Closing Remarks / End

HOST:

MISS SAMANTHA Z. TROSS, MBBS, FRCS, FRCS Ed, FRCS Ed (Tr&Orth)

Miss Samantha Tross is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in London. She specializes in treating conditions of the hip and knee and was the first black female to become a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the UK in 2005. She scored another first in 2018, becoming the first woman in Europe to perform Mako Robotic Hip Surgery,

Miss Tross was born in Guyana, South America and moved to England aged 11. She graduated from University College London. Her basic Surgical training was on the Royal London rotation and higher surgical training on the Southeast Thames rotation via Guy’s & St. Thomas’s hospitals. She undertook subspecialisation fellowships in Toronto, Canada and Sydney, Australia.

Apart from her clinical work, she is the immediate past Lead of the Orthopaedic department at Ealing Hospital and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Case Reports, Medical Examiner for Imperial College, London and University of the West Indies in Trinidad. She is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics for the American University of the Caribbean and recipient of a Black British Business Award in 2016 for her work promoting science and medical careers to her community. She has been included in the Powerlist of 100 most Influential Black Britons since 2011, is a recipient of the WINTRADE Award for Woman in the Public Sector in 2019, Pioneer Award for Black Women in Care in 2021 as well as recipient of a special recognition award by Zenith Global Health in the same year.

Miss Tross is passionate about promoting diversity in surgery and was part of the recent Diversity Review Panel set up by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, to investigate the College’s performance with respect to diversity and suggest ways to improve. She is also a member of the Cultural and Diversity Committee of the British Hip Society, British Association of Black Surgeons, for which she is a Trustee and Founder Member, British Caribbean Doctors and Dentists Association and the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance.

Miss Tross was the Keynote Speaker for the Mayor’s Black History Month Event in City Hall in 2019. She has spoken regionally and internationally on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in surgery, for which she is a passionate advocate.

Presenters

Speaker 1 - Beverley Brathwaite (MSc, SFHEA, RN,Published Author)

Became a registered adult nurse in 1991, working clinically in acute general medicine, tissue viability, practice development, NHS direct, and the 111 services. Gaining a degree, MSc, and postgraduate teaching certificate Beverley is also a registered teacher with the NMC, a Senior fellow with the higher education academy (SFHEA), and currently nearing completion of her Ph.D. Beverley’s teaching focus has ranged from tissue viability to acute and long-term nursing care, evidence-based practice, to inequalities in health and diversity. She has worked with undergraduate, post-graduate degree, and nursing associates’ students from all fields. She has written journal articles, a book chapter, and presented at national and international conferences on Diversity in healthcare, Black British nurses’ professional experiences, COVID- 19 and minority infections rates, the awarding gap between Black and Brown student nurses, and racism in nursing and the NHS. Her latest published book is : Diversity & Cultural Awareness in Nursing Practice (2020), Sage Pub.

Speaker 2 – Mrs. Osiola Nadata Chilcott, RN

I am Osiola Nadata Chilcott. Academically, I received both nursery and primary education within my home village, Vergenoegen. Whereby, I attended the Central High School in the city and graduated in 2007 with seven (7) subjects. After being motivated by my love for nursing and also inspired by the long line of nurses from which I came, I decided to make nursing my profession. My journey started at the Georgetown School of Nursing in 2010 where I successfully graduated as a Registered Nurse in 2014. Thereafter, I worked at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) for approximately seven (7) years at various departments throughout that healthcare facility.

In 2021, I graduated from the University of Guyana with Distinction, as the best graduating Nurse and the class Valedictorian for the academic year 2020. I also received the Association of Guyanese Nurses and Allied Professionals (AGNAP) award including awards for the best research, best pathophysiology and best innovation project. After graduation, I continued to work at WDRH delivering evidence-based nursing to everyone in my care, sharing my knowledge with friends and colleagues and striving to advance in the nursing profession. I am now a Registered Nurse (R.N) for the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK).

The Daphne Steele Memorial Lectures are sponsored by the Association of Guyanese Nurses and Allied Professionals (UK).