Humans of Healthcare is a podcast show for University of Leeds students and senior staff in healthcare to talk about the challenges they have encountered and how they have dealt with them.
In this month's episode, our host Bee talks to Cilla Sanders, Programme Lead for Child Nursing at University of Leeds, about living and working with Keratoconus.
In this month's episode, a student panel (Hammda Bilqees, Umair Afzal, Zac Lanza) interviews the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians for the Faculty of Medicine and Health at University of Leeds (Farhana Mulla, Robina Mir). You can find out more about the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians here: https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/faculty-/doc/faculty-medicine-health-equality-inclusion/page/3 You can contact the Faculty of Medicine and Health Freedom to Speak Up Guardians by emailing medfsug@leeds.ac.uk
In this episode our host, Nafi, talks to George Greenlees (ST4 General Surgery) about difficulties and challenges associated with physiological tremor, particularly for surgical students. The conversation touches on some practical coping strategies as well as the impact of physiological tremor on mental health.
In this episode our host, Bee, welcomes three guests (Shakeela Brown - MBChB Student at University of Leeds, Dr Julie Duodu - GP, Prof Bridgette Bewick - University of Leeds) to talk about the Black Mentoring Scheme. Mentors interested in the Black Mentoring Scheme can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/Dv0byeqe38 Mentees interested in the Black Mentoring Scheme can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/v55x48QBua For more information, please contact med-edi@leeds.ac.uk
In this month's episode, our host Bee Wills talks to Lisa Forbes Grant, Lecturer in Mental Health at University of Leeds, about the challenges of supporting her son with his eating disorder. For more information on eating disorders, you can visit: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
In this episode our host Nafi Iftekhar talks to Kate Phillips, Lecturer in Child Nursing in the School of Healthcare at University of Leeds, about her experience with chromosome deletion and the challenges she has faced because of it. For more information about the podcast including information about our host please visit time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/
In this episode our new host Nafi Iftekhar talks to Martin Pelan, Student Support Manager for the Faculty of Medicine and Health at University of Leeds, about the journey of medical students and the support available to them throughout their time at university. For more information about the podcast including information about our host please visit https://time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/
In this episode Dr Yasmin Kader BMA Charter Lead, Robina Mir and Mrs Farhana Mulla Freedom to Speak Up Guardians, and 2nd year medical student Fatiya Mohamoud discuss how they raise awareness among medical staff and students of the BMA Charter within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, its purpose, progress, future actions and available contact points, plus the resources, support and reporting tools available to help students, including the support offered by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians too. • Contact details for the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians (Robina and Farhana): medfsug@leeds.ac.uk • Freedom to Speak Up Guardian webpage https://students.leeds.ac.uk/freedomtospeakupguardians • University of Leeds Report and Support Advice: reportandsupport@leeds.ac.uk • British Medical association (BMA) Advisers 0300 123 1233 The use of the term ‘As a student of colour' (linked to the term Person of Colour - PoC) was used within this podcast by a Panel member. The term PoC has primarily been used in the USA and seen by some to be a more positive term than BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) or BME (Black Minority Ethnic). However, as not everyone in the UK has adopted this as an acceptable term in the positive way this was intended, the Panel member wishes to extend her personal apologies to our student Faxi and anyone else who may take any offence by the use of it within this Podcast.
In this episode Bee speaks with second year medical student, Isabel Candir, about the barriers she faced to getting into medical school, and the ways in which she over came them.
In this episode Bee talks medical student Nafi Ifetkhar about his experience getting into the medical school and making YouTube video about his experiences. You can find Nafi on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/c/NafiIftekhar
In this episode Amelia talks to Zainab Fadhal, a first year medical student who complete the Gateway to Medicine programme last year, about her experience studying at medical school after receiving a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021. She discusses the various challenges, as well as the support she has received from the university.
In this episode Florence talks to Dr Emma O'Neill about planetary health, and how environmental issues such as climate change affect public health.
In this episode, Amelia talks to Bee MacPherson who is the Programme Lead for Post Graduate Clinical Education and the Associate Director Student Support at the University of Leeds, about the menopause and the work going on at the university around the menopause. In this candid discussion about both the perimenopause and the menopause, they discuss what led to the work, the challenges, support available, research, and the guidance document that has been accepted university wide, amongst a number of other initiatives to raise awareness and build support about this often taboo topic.
In the episode, Florence speaks with Bridgette Bewick, Associate Professor in Psychological Health, Wellbeing and Education, about her work as the School of Medicine lead for equality, diversity and inclusion and well as being one of the universities academic leads for belonging. They discuss the work going on within the university around belonging, and the emerging compassionate curriculum and campus, as part of Curriculum Redefined, and how to get involved. They also touch on Bridgette's role as University of Leeds LGBT Role Model.
In this episode, Joe talks Ben Hughes, who is a paediatric registrar about his experiences working in children's medicine. He discusses the challenges of dealing with critically ill children and coping with situations involving infant death.
In this episode Amelia talks to Linda Gask, retired consultant psychiatrist, talks about what it was like to be a medical student, junior doctor and later a consultant psychiatrist whilst also dealing with her own mental health issues and those of other family members too. Linda also explores how she has turned to writing throughout her life, and she has written a couple of memoires “The Other Side of Silence” and “Finding True North”.
In this episode, Florence speaks to Sheena Hussain about her experience with thyroid cancer, and how writing poetry helped her through her recovery. She also discusses her work setting up Femles:CAN which is a support group for females who have been through cancer, after her experience of slipping through the net of cancer support. Details of Sheena's poetry and Females:CAN can be found at Sheena's website - https://poetrybysheenapoetrybyname.com/ or you can contact her directly at sheena4076@live.com.
In this episode Joe talks to Jools Symons, the Patient and Public Involvement Manager at the Leeds Institute of Medicine and Health, about her work with the Leeds University Death Café, and the history Death Cafés more globally. If you would like more information relating to the Death Café more broadly, or would like to find a Death Café near you visit - https://deathcafe.com/
In this episode Amelia speaks to Amaya Ellawala, who is a research fellow in the Leeds Institute of Medical Education, about her time as an undergraduate medical student and in particular her experiences of receiving destructive feedback from her tutors.
In this series we explore the transition from being MB ChB students into being working doctors. In this episode we have a discussion between Imogen Bicknell who is a Foundation Year 2 doctor, and Jonathon Darling, who is the Director of Student Support at the University of Leeds and a Consultant Paediatrician, about their experiences transitioning into professional life as a doctor.
In this series we explore the transition from being MB ChB students into being working doctors. In this episode we hear a conversation between Kaat Marynissen, an FY3 doctor, and John Barke, who is an ST5 Registrar in general adult psychiatry and an NIHR funded academic clinical fellow. They discuss John's unconventional route in medicine and how that affected his experience transitioning into being an FY1 doctor.
In this series we explore the transition from being MB ChB students into being working doctors. Here we have a conversation between Imogen Bicknell and Abdelkader Harous, who shares his experience transitioning to being a FY1 doctor in the NHS having trained in Dubai.
In this episode Joe talks to Michelle Ellwood about her reflections on Covid-19 and its effects on student education.
In this ramble, speech and language therapist Wendy Neill talks about her experiences setting up the Giving Voice Choir for adults with neurological disorders and their carers. She discusses the positive effect that singing as had, not just on those who attend the choir but on her too.
In this episode, Amelia talks to Applied Theatre Practitioner Georgia Bowers, about her experiences working in a care home during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In this episode, applied theatre practitioner Georgia Bowers, shares her experience of working in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic. She talks about the benefits and challenges of producing theatre workshops with the strict safety restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
In the first episode of this new series exploring how people use the arts as a means to help their mental health and wellbeing, Emma Storr shares some of her poetry inspired by her time working as a GP, as well as some of her thoughts on writing. BMA Wellbeing Support Service: confidential counselling and peer support for all doctors and medical students, available 24/7. Call 0330 123 1245
In this episode Joe talk to Alison Conyer's who is the Head of the Learning Difficulties and Autism Service with in the Leeds teaching Hospital Trust, about how that service works and how it has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In this episode Amelia talks to Dr. Maddy Dann about her experience of burnout whilst working as a A&E doctor. You can find her on Instagram or on Twtitter @maddylucydann, where you can also find links to her YouTube channel.
In this episode Joe talks to Dr. Imogen Bicknell, who is an FY2 doctor working in Pinderfields Hospital, about her experiences of burning out as a junior doctor during the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the resources mentioned in the episode is the Take Time counselling service for doctors, here is a link to their website - https://heeyh-deanery-live.azurewebsites.net/sites/default/files/take_time1.pdf
In this episode Ameilia tralks to Lizzie Mitchell, about her experience becoming a healthcare assistant during the pandemic, and the stresses of entering a role in the NHS from a non-clinical background.
In this, the first episode of a new series of Humans of Healthcare, Joe talks to Dr. Megan Evans about her experience practicing medicine abroad with various different charities including Floating Doctors in Panama.
In this series, we explore what burnout is, how it manifests, why it happens and ways of recovery. In this episode we hear from Harriet Kinahan, a medical student from The University of Manchester, on her experience of burnout and her decision to take a year out before her final year of medical school. If you are looking for more information or support, head to time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/
In this series, we explore what burnout is, how it manifests, why it happens and ways of recovery. This week we hear Dr Rehna Kahn talk about how she manages stress and avoids burnout, whilst juggling her multiple roles as an ophthalmologist, as a mother, and as Head of School for Ophthalmology and Associate Director for Student Support at the University of Leeds. If you are looking for more information or support, head to time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/
In this series, we explore what burnout is, how it manifests, why it happens and ways of recovery. This week we hear from Andrea McGoverin, Associate Director for Student Support for the MBChB, who shares two different models for avoiding burnout. If you are looking for more information or support, head to https://time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/
In this series, we explore what burnout is, how it manifests, why it happens and ways of recovery. This week we hear Dr Anamika Parmar talk about her experience of burnout from a doctor's perspective and how she coped with it. If you are looking for more information or support, head to https://time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/
In this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we check in with Professor Trudie Roberts to see how she is dealing with the anxiety of coming out of lockdown. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk.
In this ramble, Florence shares her experience of joining the Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Bank and working in the A&E Department during the pandemic. This year UK National Mental Health week is Monday 18 to Sunday 24 May 2020 and the theme is kindness. Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK's national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all. Mental Health Foundation has been hosting this week since 2001. Visit the website for more information about support and events happening all across the UK.
Funmi talks to Dr. Joseph Thompson who is an AFP F1, about perseverance and personal growth through failure. This year UK National Mental Health week is Monday 18 to Sunday 24 May 2020 and the theme is kindness. Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK's national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all. Mental Health Foundation has been hosting this week since 2001. Visit the website for more information about support and events happening all across the UK.
In this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we hear from one of our post 3rd Year intercalating medical student, Ahmed Kouta, about attempting to find blessings in these testing times. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk. Show more
In this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we hear from one of our 4th Year students, Syme Bhopal, about his experience of life in lockdown. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk.
In this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we check in with Professor Trudie Roberts to see how she is doing after four weeks on lockdown. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk.
n this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we hear from one of Humans of Healthcare's new hosts Amelia Websdale on her experience of adjusting to life after having her studies interrupted by the lockdown. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk. Show more
n this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we hear from Dr Alex Nevard, a Registrar in Emergency Medicine on his experience of preparing for the Covid-19 response and coping with the barrage of information. Alex is currently on paternity leave. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk.
Funmi talks to John Dalton, Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, about different approaches to finding the balance between being a human and being a professional. John draws on pieces of poetry and literature to try and offer some insight in to dealing with the emotional stresses of being a doctor.
In this new series we are posting short 'reflective rambles' from various people looking at what challenges the recent Covid-19 pandemic brought them and how have they overcome those challenges. In this episode we hear from Professor Trudie Roberts about how she has been adjusting to life working from home. If you are interested in recording your own 'reflective ramble' please contact us via email at humansofhealthcare@leeds.ac.uk.
Funmi talks to Dr. Etienne Ciantar, who is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist as well as being Head of Forth Year at the Leeds School of Medicine, about his journey into his specialty and achieving a healthy work life balance.
In this episode, Funmi talks to James about how he dealt with a difficult case, and reflects what he learned from the situation.
In this episode Funmi talks to Michelle Ellwood about her experiences growing up in foster care, getting comfortable with authenticity and imposter syndrome.
In this mini episode, Funmi introduces an exciting new project, and lets you know you how you can get involved.
Funmi talks to Jack, a 4th year Medical Student, about his experience of having open heart surgery during his 3rd year of Medical School. Jack talks about how the tables were turned on him when he became a patient, how to avoid burn out at Medical School and his experience of seeking and receiving support.
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