BARBADOS DIABETES FOUNDATION - Key Persons

Amor Forde

A graduate of the University of Brighton (UK) school of Podiatry, Amor has completed the Masters program in Podiatry specialising in the diabetic foot. She is a registered member of The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists and the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK. Her international work experience includes hospital and community placements spanning south-east England. Locally, Amor has worked in private practice since 2013 and at the Diabetes Centre since its inception. Amor's entry into podiatry was driven by her concern with the alarming number of diabetes related amputations in Barbados and its impact on the most vulnerable in the society. By becoming a member of the Diabetes Centre's multidisciplinary team, she is able to contribute her unique podiatric qualifications to an internationally proven and successful model of patient care, which focuses on prevention, education, management and surveillance, with hopes of improving diabetic foot care locally.

Carolyn Prescod

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Registered Nurse

Dr Charles Pierce

Dr Pierce graduated from the University of the West Indies and pursued specialist ophthalmology training in England including fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital and a postgraduate doctoral degree from the University of Southampton. Main interests are diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory eye diseases, retinal vascular diseases, macular degeneration, ocular oncology and ocular genetics. Passionate about the development of diabetic retinopathy screening with a view to reducing the long-term morbidity associated with the disease and research into new treatment strategies.

Dr Nya Maughn

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Psychiatrist ( Part - Time )

Dr Maughn is a medical graduate of the University of the West Indies. She pursued her postgraduate Psychiatric training in England and is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She was awarded a CCT in General Adult Psychiatry and Specialist Registration in 2013.

Dr. Diane Brathwaite

Completed her undergraduate training at the University of The West Indies, and has many years of postgraduate experience in the field of Diabetes and Endocrinology acquired in the United Kingdom. While there she also had the opportunity to work in Diabetes Care Centers in Jersey (Channel Islands) and Barnsely (Yorkshire). She believes in helping patients attain a position of empowerment and understanding in relationship to their health and more specifically diabetes. Dr. Brathwaite's past experience as a professionally trained dancer encourages her to promote movement and exercise as a tool accessible and necessary for all persons. Other areas of interest in Diabetes are the young adult, obesity and the diabetic foot.