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the British West Indies. The Unit also has facilities for teaching postgraduate and medical students. Perinatal Audit for 2003, UWI, Mona,February 6-7, 2003 was attended by over 600 delegates. This was a jointeffort between Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Neonatology withexternal review by practitioners from outside units. Special emphasis wasplaced on topics such as Genetic Counseling, Premature Birth andNeonatal Neurological Outcome.Oncology UnitThis is run by three Consultants Dr Fletcher, Dr Rattray and Dr Mitchell.The Unit is also run By Sister Nash and her team of nurses as well asresidents who rotate through on a monthly basis. The services offered areconsultations for patients with gynaecological tumours, colposcopicdiagnosis and treatment, and surgery for gynaecological tumours. TheUnit also has facilities for teaching post graduate and medical students.Sterility & FertilityThe members of the Sterility & Fertility firm and Fertility ManagementUnit resumed the In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Programmefor the treatment of infertile patients from Jamaica and the widerCaribbean. The programme was restructured to streamline andaccommodate the treatment of infertile couples on a continuous basis.Professor Joseph Frederick as director of theprogramme with Drs. Shaun Wynter and Vernon DaCosta as cliniciansand Dr. Audrey Pottinger and Sister McKenzie as counselors. Two newstaff members joined the programme in Miss Denise Everett, a seniorembryologist (Biologist) and Miss Hillary Walters a staff Nurse as thecoordinator of the programme. Since the resumption, the pregnancy rateshave shown considerable improvement as we are also achievingpregnancies from the frozen embryos. A major break through is that allthe documents required for the registration of the drugs used in theprogramme have been submitted to the Pharmaceuticals & RegulatoryAffairs in the Ministry of Health.The unit also undertakes operative and diagnostic laparoscopy,contraception and sterilisation advice and management. Counseling infamily planning and family life is also offered.230