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While in Washington, DC for the IFSSH and IFSHT Triennial Congress, Stephanie and Cara had the pleasure of sitting down with Lisa Newington, a physiotherapist and hand therapist from London to discuss sustainability and the efforts that the UK is taking toward this. Lisa shares with us how their medical system is addressing sustainability and how we as hand therapists can do our part when treating our patients.Guest Bio: Lisa joined the Barts Bone and Joint Health team in September 2023. She is an ac-credited hand therapist (British Association of Hand Therapists) and has combined research and clinical practice throughout her career. Lisa continues to work clinically at Barts Health NHS Trust, having previously worked as an advanced practice hand therapist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust. She is involved in national and international hand therapy research and mentors re-search active allied health professionals through NIHR and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy mentorship schemes. Lisa was recently appointed to the Scientific Committee of the European Federation for Societies of Hand Therapy (EFSHT) and has previously chaired the British Association of Hand Therapists Clinical Evidence Committee. Lisa is a Deputy Director for the London Centre for Work and Health and an Editorial Board Member for the journal Hand Therapy. Lisa completed her PhD at the MRC Life course Epidemiology Unit at the University of Southampton through an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (2016-2019) and held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with Imperial Biomedical Research Centre and Imperial Health Charity (2020-2023).

When we hit our teens it's often a time when everything starts to change. We meet new friends through work or studies, we start going out more at night and we're often in new situations independent from our parents. For people with severe allergies it can be a risky time because they have all this change in their life, on top of what Priya Matharu calls the 'full time job' of managing your condition. Presenter James Gallagher talks to Priya about her experience of having severe allergies from a young age and how she has coped with reactions that mean just touching her face after chopping a carrot has put her in hospital. For Priya, when she reached adolescence and moved out of her family it was a scary time and she had to grow up quickly to take responsibility for her allergies. In a recent debate in the House of Lords it was discussed that moving young people out of the paediatric allergy services they have grown up with the support of and into adult services, just as everything else in their life is changing too can be really difficult for patients, and potentially dangerous. Dr Claudia Gore from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust shared her experience of working in a children's allergy clinic in London for that debate and she joins James along with Dr Paul Turner from Imperial College London to discuss how this transition from children's to adult services could be made safer and smoother for patients.Also in the programme, James is joined again by Dr Vanessa Apea, Consultant in Genito-Urinary and HIV medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust to answer more of your questions on genital herpes, UTIs and urinary incontinence.Presenter; James Gallagher Producer: Tom Bonnett Assistant Producer: Anna Charalambou Editor: Colin Paterson

Has James been buying shoes that are bad his feet? He meets podiatrist Dao Tunprasert to find out how healthy his shoes are. Also, returning to our theme of health conditions you find embarrassing, we get the lowdown on genital herpes from Dr Vanessa Apea. She's consultant physician in Genito-urinary and HIV medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and answers some of your questions.Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Tom Bonnett Assistant Producer: Siobhan Maguire

James Gallagher discusses the risk from H5N1 bird flu in the UK as a poultry worker in the West Midlands is infected and looks to the US where the disease is spreading in cattle. He's joined by virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson from the University of Glasgow to discuss how the virus is evolving, whether we are edging closer to bird flu becoming a pandemic and how it's being handled in the US as President Trump's government takes office.Also, you've been sending in your questions on embarrassing health problems and lots of you have asked about the problem of leaking urine, known as urinary incontinence. James puts your questions to Dr Vanessa Apea, a consultant physician in Genito-urinary and HIV medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London.Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Tom Bonnett

Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is calling for more prostate cancer testing after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Prostate cancer can often present without symptoms, and for people like Sir Chris, this can mean it isn't diagnosed until it has spread and become incurable. Unlike breast, bowel, or cervical cancer, there is currently no national screening programme that routinely invites men for prostate cancer testing. Instead, men over 50 can request what's known as a PSA blood test from their GP, but it's not automatically offered. Sir Chris wants that to change and is calling for the test to be made more easily available for men under 50, especially those with a family history of prostate cancer. But, expanding prostate screening is a divisive issue. While it could help detect cancer earlier in some cases, there are potential drawbacks. Inside Health's James Gallagher talks with Professor Frank Chinegwundoh, Consultant Urological Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, Professor Hashim Ahmed, Chair of Urology at Imperial College London and Inside Health's resident GP Dr Margaret McCartney about the evidence for and against prostate cancer screening - and whether Sir Chris's campaign could and should change the guidance. This programme was produced in partnership with The Open University.Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Tom Bonnett Editor: Holly Squire

This episode features a conversation that explores the intersectionality of race, careers in engineering and joy. These are big topics on their own and become highly amplified and sometimes harmful, when one's self-identities and protected characteristics intertwine.  Today, we're going to approach them with care and mindful intention as these are themes that we don't often get to share in this way. My name is Beatrice Udeh and I am the guest host for this Black History Month episode of Impulse to Innovation.   Beatrice Udeh is Head of Diversity at the Arts Marketing Association (AMA). She is an award-winning creative specialist, a theatre producer, broadcaster & poet, and has held positions at both the BBC and Arts Council England. She has a degree in mechanical engineering and was a mechanical design engineer for Rolls Royce.   So, why am I hosting and not Dr Helen Meese? Well, Helen approached me as she was keen for the IMechE to celebrate Black History Month, but wanted to make sure that somebody with lived-experience and a professional EDI background was at the helm to hold the space for the panel. I'm no stranger to the IMechE or to the microphone. I'm a former broadcast journalist and radio producer. I'm a former Mechanical Design Engineer and was an IMechE member nigh on 25 years ago, chairing the Young Members Panel for Derby and Nottingham in the East Midlands. I am joined on the episode by some amazing people who are leaders in their technical and engineering fields including start-ups, geeks, policymakers and just plain, smart engineers. I'm excited to get to the pulse of what makes them rock and find out how they roll during BHM and beyond.   I wanted to share a few things as provocations for this discussion, here are some interesting stats by the Association of Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK): “Currently, around 30% of the U.K.'s engineering university graduates are from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. However, these underrepresented groups account for only 9% of professional engineers. This is largely due to the barriers and challenges these groups face in recruitment, retention, and advancing professional development.” With my Diversity-lead hat on, three things stick out for me. One, there is the language - black and minority ethnic. Two, the stats (30% of University graduates vs 9% entering the sector) and three the business case for a thriving workforce: recruitment, retention and career advancement.   According to Engineering UK, Global Majority individuals in the UK engineering sector face several specific challenges. Research has been done to quantify this, with specific examples of inclusion of people and inclusivity written into processes and policies. Not being seen aka representation  Different types of bias such as the halo effect, or conformity bias and even attribution bias. All of these biases impact our behaviours and lead to discrimination even before reaching the workplace, let alone in the recruitment, onboarding and retention processes. The National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), released a report this summer highlighting the importance of increasing representation in engineering and emphasising the need for a diverse and skilled workforce.  And with a reported 700,000 people contributing to the engineering economy and 'Statista Data' showing that there are 540,000 engineers working in the UK, what does this mean when we intersect this with Black-British history and Global Majority engineering futures?    This months guests are:   Swati Swati is a dedicated, award-winning Biomedical Engineer. Having moved from India  where she worked at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, she studied for her engineering degree before starting a new career as a Clinical Technologist at Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. With a passion for STEM education and Healthcare Swati has set up her own company and now provides a variety of leadership, technical and regulatory affairs courses for students at universities and healthcare related solutions to hospitals and healthcare industries.   Dr Nike Folayan MBE is a chartered engineer and Fellow of the IET. She holds a PhD in Electronics Engineering with referenced international research publications and citations. She sits on a number of advisory boards for various governmental and non-governmental organisations including the Royal Academy of Engineering, Transport for London and  the University of Kent Industrial Panel. Nike is recognised as one of the top 100 most influential women in engineering and recieved her MBE for services to diversity in engineering in 2020. Nike is co-founder and chairperson of AFBE-UK, a UK-wide organisation that promotes higher achievement in Engineering particularly for underrepresented groups in engineering. She is presently Technical Director at WSP UK.   Shefali Sharma is an Aeronautics & Space Engineer and Co-Founder & Director of Oxford Dynamics. Seconded to India on behalf of the UK space industry & the Dept. for International Trade in her early career, Shefali has gone on to become a leading Entrepreneur in the space sector creating OxLABS and Oxford Dynamics in less than five years. With multiple honours to her name, she is now focusing on cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence research for the space industry.     Dr Bridget Ogwezi is an award winning doctoral research engineer and civil engineering graduate. She is Senior Strategic Project Manager for Ansys UK. Bridget is passionate about the process of discovery in particular, how to harness human innovation, technology and the materials we build with to make buildings healthier and less damaging to the planet.     Maira Bana is a chartered mechanical engineer with expertise in analysing and resolving cooling and airflow challenges in the data centre industry, through thermal simulation. She manages the CFD Team at RED Engineering Design. Maira is an active IMechE volunteer and Co-Chairs the Construction & Building Services Division, she is also a past Trustee of the Institution. Presently she is a Trustee of SheCanEngineer.     Useful Links: Assoc. for Black & Minority Ethnic Engineers UK SheCanEngineer The Hamilton Commission Mission 44 IMechE DEI Information     We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode. If you would like to get in touch, email us at podcast@imeche.org You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org   

In this episode of Radical Reformers, I speak to Martin P Griffiths, CBE, Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and Clinical Director of Violence Reduction at NHS London and Chair of the Board of Trustees at SHiFT UK. This episode is different from previous episodes. It is about gun and knife violence, its impact and why we all need to pay attention. As well as having to operate (often repeatedly) on young people involved in gun and knife violence, Martin spends a lot of his time and effort reaching out to communities where children may be at risk. He is an advocate of showing young people ‘green lights' and a positive alternative rather than just ‘red lights'. We also delve into what real collaboration in public services means and how there is often a need to “unlearn” and to undertake “cultural healing” to get out of a siloed mentality. One of my favourite parts of the conversation is where Martin talks about the importance of having conversations and the power of an additional voice… a simple but often neglected practice. NB – parts of this conversation are quite hard hitting, especially for those who may be affected by the themes being discussed.

There are so many campaigns now to stop stigma and embarrassment - from Davina McCall talking about the menopause to Idris Elba campaigning for black men to get their prostate checked. And when we asked for your stories of how embarrassment impacts your health, our inbox was flooded with stories of incontinence, IBS, genital problems, skin issues, fertility troubles, fatty lumps and more - along with the huge and varied ways these issues are affecting your lives. So, how does embarrassment affect how we behave regarding our health, how can doctors and our health service adapt to alleviate it, and do awareness campaigns really help? To discuss James Gallagher is joined by:Dr Margaret McCartney, GP Dr Vanessa Apea, consultant in sexual health at Barts Health NHS Trust and Medical Director at Preventx Professor Ruth Parry, communications expert who studies clinician-patient interactions about sensitive issues. Plus, James gets some top tips to help alleviate embarrassment when talking to your doctor. Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Hannah Robins Content Editor: Holly Squire Production Coordinator: Ismael SorianoThis programme was produced in partnership with The Open University.

Are you ready to elevate your pharmacy career to the consultant level? In this must-listen episode, we're joined by Chloe Benn, a Consultant Pharmacist specialising in paediatrics at Barts Health NHS Trust, who shares her invaluable insights on mastering the path to consultant status. With over two decades of experience, Chloe is not just a leader in pharmaceutical care for children across a major London Trust; she's also a specialist Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist with expertise spanning neonatal care, maternity, and gynecology. Her journey from Principal Pharmacist for Women and Children at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to her current role offers a blueprint for success in the field. What sets this episode apart is Chloe's unique perspective as a contributor to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's credentialing process. Her secondment to the RPS Faculty Development Group and subsequent involvement in updating the consultant credentialing process make her insights particularly valuable for anyone aspiring to consultant status. Chloe regularly mentors colleagues through the portfolio submission process, and in this episode, she shares her strategies for building a compelling portfolio and navigating the credentialing journey successfully. You will gain practical advice on career advancement, including the importance of pursuing advanced qualifications like the Advanced Practice MSc, gaining diverse experiences through strategic job rotations, and engaging with professional organisations. Chloe breaks down the four pillars of consultant credentialing, offering a step-by-step guide to meeting these crucial requirements. Sign up to our FREE community called Behind The Mic!  We are excited to engage with you and provide you with the support & guidance you need to get started.  Register here: https://behindthemic.circle.so/  SIGN UP to my NEWSLETTER below so you'll be the first to know when new episodes are being released. You'll also receive regular inspiration, tips, tools, and free content. https://pharmacistdiaries.ck.page/newsletter PARTNERSHIPS and DISCOUNTS: The Naked Pharmacy is offering my podcast listeners a 20% discount on all their products. Use discount code PD20 at checkout to receive the offer. https://www.thenakedpharmacy.com/

Some Cochrane Reviews include network meta-analyses to bring together a range of comparisons to help identify the relative effects of different interventions and to rank them based on effectiveness. In June 2024, we published one of these, examining cardioversion for atrial arrhythmias. In this podcast, one of the authors Rui Providencia (left) interviews the first author, Kishore Kukendra‐Rajah (right) both from Barts Health NHS Trust in London in the UK.

Some Cochrane Reviews include network meta-analyses to bring together a range of comparisons to help identify the relative effects of different interventions and to rank them based on effectiveness. In June 2024, we published one of these, examining cardioversion for atrial arrhythmias. In this podcast, one of the authors Rui Providencia (left) interviews the first author, Kishore Kukendra‐Rajah (right) both from Barts Health NHS Trust in London in the UK.

Following the publication of our new guideline, ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk, the latest episode of NICETalks focuses on genetic testing and how it can help to identify those most at risk of ovarian cancer. We talk to Ranjit Manchanda, professor of gynaecological oncology, Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, Dr Judith Hayward, GP with special interest in genetics and Joanne Stanford who joined us to share her personal experience of genetic testing.

Whose knowledge is represented in our health research, policies, and practice? Who is heard, listened to and believed in our health system, and why? There are differences in not only whose perspectives are represented in society, but also what knowledge is valuable. On this episode of the Race & Health Podcast, we explore the concept of epistemic injustice: the idea that knowledge and systems of knowledge production favour the perspectives of those at the top of the social hierarchy. We will explore how epistemic injustice works, what this means for representation in research, services, and policies, and ultimately, how this relates to racism and health.    This episode's guests include Dr Seye Abimbola, Associate Professor and Principle Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, and Dr Naidu Thirusha, Head of Clinical Psychology at King Dinuzulu Hospital and an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Public Health at University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Whose knowledge is represented in our health research, policies, and practice? Who is heard, listened to and believed in our health system, and why? There are differences in not only whose perspectives are represented in society, but also what knowledge is valuable. On this episode of the Race & Health Podcast in collaboration with The Lancet Voice, we explore the concept of epistemic injustice: the idea that knowledge and systems of knowledge production favour the perspectives of those at the top of the social hierarchy. We will explore how epistemic injustice works, what this means for representation in research, services, and policies, and ultimately, how this relates to racism and health.This episode's guests include Dr Seye Abimbola, Associate Professor and Principle Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, and Dr Naidu Thirusha, Head of Clinical Psychology at King Dinuzulu Hospital and an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Public Health at University of KwaZulu-Natal.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

In this episode, Jane Dacre talks to Dr Katherine Ordidge. Kate is a Consultant Radiologist at Barts Health NHS Trust, London and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, UK. She graduated from University College London (UCL) Medical School in 2007, with an intercalated BSc in Medical Physics and Bioengineering. Kate and Jane discuss radiology career paths and the barriers faced by female radiologists, plus the importance of finding a good mentor and having a strong support network in the medical field.For the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/medical-women-talking-podcast   Date of episode recording: 2024-02-12T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:31:27 Language of episode: English Presenter: Professor Dame Jane Dacre Guests: Dr Katherine Ordidge Producer: Matt Aucott

The Met Police have reported that cases of spiking - putting alcohol or drugs into another person's drink or body without their consent - have quadrupled in London over the last five years. This week the Home Office set out new provisions to provide training for venue staff and test-kits for customers. Campaigner Sharon Gaffka joins Jessica Creighton to talk about whether that's enough for spiking victims. As we gear up for Christmas, some people might be considering the age-old question: How do you survive the big day without falling out with your family? With unwanted questions about your parenting style, your career or even your love life - tensions can often rise over the brussels sprouts. Camilla McGill is a parent coach and joins Jessica to give us tips on how to manage anxieties and stress with loved ones.A 16-year-old girl died last week from what is thought to have been a blood clot - three weeks after being prescribed the contraceptive pill. According to the NHS, there is a very low risk of serious side effects from taking the pill. Dr Janet Barter is a consultant in sexual and reproductive health at Barts Health NHS Trust in London – she tells Jessica the facts we need to know around the pill.Last year, female-owned businesses received just 2% of all venture capital funding, Parliament's Treasury Committee found. Entrepreneur Grace Beverley wants to raise awareness of the female funding gap. She joins Jessica to talk about her business model and using her platform to empower women. If you are a woman who is adopted, then the decision to have children of your own can be a complicated one, as your own birth family's medical history may be a mystery to you. How do you know what you are passing on through your genes? Writer and journalist Katharine Quarmby has been looking into this issue because she has had to grapple with it herself. She joins Jessica to discuss. Presenter: Jessica Creighton Producer: Lottie Garton

This special episode of RealTalk MS is sponsored by EMD Serono and is only intended for a U.S. audience. EMD Serono is the healthcare business of Merck, KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the United States and Canada. In this special episode of RealTalk MS, we're exploring what the invisible symptoms of MS are, and how to best empower people living with MS to talk about them with their healthcare team. Professor Klaus Schmierer is a Professor of Neurology at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary's Univerrsity of London and a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal London Hospital, which is part of Barts Health NHS Trust in the U.K. Professor Schmierer has a keen interest in MS and focuses his research on the underlying mechanisms of the disease and how to improve diagnosis with imaging tools, such as MRI. Jane Shanahan is a patient advocate who was diagnosed with MS in 2016. Jane lives with her husband and two children. She has developed an interest in better understanding MS, as well as educating her family, friends, colleagues, and others about the disease. Both Professor Schmierer and Jane are active members of the MS in the 21st Century initiative. MS21 is a Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, initiative involving healthcare professionals and patient advocates. To learn more about MS in the 21st Century, please visit www.msinthe21stcentury.com.

With the UK government announcing plans to make recreational use of nitrous oxide illegal, JNNP podcast host Dr. Saima Chaudhry (1) is joined by London-based neurologist Dr. Alastair Noyce (2)(3) to examine the findings of his group's recently published research paper, "Nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy: a case series". Read the paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/94/9/681 Related links: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nitrous-oxide-to-be-illegal-by-end-of-the-year (1) Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA (2) Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK (3) Preventive Neurology Unit, Centre for Prevention, Diagnosis and Detection, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, London, UK Please subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or find it on your platform of choice. Your feedback and reviews are very appreciated. Follow JNNP on twitter: @JNNP_BMJ

When it comes to HIV, women are forced to contend with more than just stigma and barriers to care. Factors like gender inequality, intimate partner violence, and bodily autonomy make everything from prevention and treatment to status disclosure more difficult and more dangerous. In this episode, we're exploring common obstacles women encounter in the fight against HIV, as well as the global efforts to improve women's visibility and protection. Our guests are: Dr. Rageshri Dhairyawan, a sexual health and HIV doctor currently serving as Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust in London. Roukhaya Hassambay, program coordinator at Ikambere, an organization that offers holistic supports to women living in precarious situations and with chronic illness. This podcast was created and fully funded by Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILEAD, the GILEAD logo, and the & design are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. © 2023 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. IHQ-UNB-4319 Date of Preparation August 2023. References: Borumandnia N, Khadembashi N, Tabatabaei M, Majd HA. The prevalence rate of sexual violence worldwide: a trend analysis. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:1835. doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09926-5 UNAIDS. Fact sheet 2023. Global HIV statistics. Accessed August 7, 2023. Available at: https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheet GLAAD. Glossary of Terms: Transgender. Accessed August 7, 2023. Available at: https://glaad.org/reference/trans-terms/ World Bank. Girls' education. Updated February 2023. Accessed August 7, 2023. Available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/girlseducation Cabecinha M et al. Current PrEP provision does not align with women's preferences: early results from a cross-sectional survey investigating PrEP awareness, interest, and preferences among women in England. British HIV Association conference, Gateshead, April 2023. Abstract P028. Available at: https://www.bhiva.org/file/645cfa43aca4f/P028.pdf Desgrées-du-Loû A, Pannetier J, Ravalihasy A, et al. Sub-Saharan African migrants living with HIV acquired after migration, France, ANRS PARCOURS study, 2012 to 2013. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(46):1-8. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.46.30065 Dhairyawan R, Tariq S, Scourse R, Coyne KM. Intimate partner violence in women living with HIV attending an inner city clinic in the UK: prevalence and associated factors. HIV Med. 2013 May;14(5):303-10. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12009 Smith K, Coleman K, Eder S, Hall P. Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2009/10. Supplementary Volume 2 to Crime in England and Wales 2009/10. 2011 Home Office Statistical Bulletin. Accessed August 7, 2023. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/116512/hosb0111.pdf Sullivan TP. The intersection of intimate partner violence and HIV: detection, disclosure, discussion, and implications for treatment adherence. Top Antivir Med. 2019 May;27(2):84-87. US Department of Health and Human Services. Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. March 2023. Accessed August 7, 2023. Available at: https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/sites/default/files/guidelines/documents/adult-adolescent-arv/guidelines-adult-adolescent-arv.pdf. American Association for the Advancement of Science. People living with HIV at substantially higher risk of depression and suicide, especially in first 2 years after diagnosis. Press Release. European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID); Copenhagen, Denmark, 15-18 April, 2023. Accessed August 7, 2023. Available at: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/984677

Dive into a deeper understanding of the role of inflammation in causing injury to the brain and spinal cord in multiple sclerosis. It's a journey marked by ups and downs, where the adaptive immune system composed of lymphocytes (T and B cells) attack myelin and the innate immune system clears damaged myelin. An immune cell called microglia can create smoldering inflammation in MS that poses a threat of progressive disability. Explore the arsenal of MS treatment strategies developed over the past 3 decades to either alter or suppress the immune system to reduce inflammation. Triumphs and limitations of our current MS therapies shared. Antioxidant research, diet and new therapeutics tackling smoldering inflammation bring newfound hope. Barry Singer MD, Director of The MS Center for Innovations in Care, interviews: Klaus Schemierer MB BS, PhD, FRCP, Professor of Neurology at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, and Consultant Neurologist at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. Michael Kornberg MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at John Hopkins.

Hosts Gregg Masters and Fred Goldstein meet Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, Professor at McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Neurologist at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust. They discuss recent developments in the race to detect, treat and optimally cure Parkinson's Disease. The interview was conducted live at the recently concluded Michael J Fox Foundation's Annnual gathering in New York. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio.” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

This special edition of PopHealth Week was recorded live from the Michael J. Fox Foundation 2023 Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Annual Meeting, our guests are Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, Professor at McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Neurologist at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust. The landmark Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) study has built the most robust data and biospecimen library in Parkinson's research history. It is a cornerstone of our growing understanding of Parkinson's pathology and clinical experience and has heavily influenced emerging clinical trials. We discuss recent developments in the race to detect, treat and optimally cure Parkinson's Disease. The interview was conducted live at the recently concluded Michael J Fox Foundation's Annnual gathering in New York. PopHealth Week is produced by PopUp Studios dot Productions. a service of Health Innovation Media, streaming LIVE and sydicated on demand by HealthcareNOW Radio5:30am, 1:30pm and 9:30pm Eastern via all major podcasting platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Spotify/Anchor FM. ==##==    

In this special version of PopHealth Week, we broadcasted live from the 2023 Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Annual Meeting, hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Our esteemed guests for this session were Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, a professor at McGill University and researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, along with Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, a Consultant Neurologist at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. The pivotal PPMI study has constructed the most comprehensive database and collection of biological samples in the history of Parkinson's research. This initiative is integral to our expanding comprehension of Parkinson's disease mechanisms and clinical manifestations, and has significantly shaped emerging clinical trials. Our conversation delved into the latest strides in identifying, treating, and ultimately curing Parkinson's disease. This interview took place on-site at the recently wrapped up annual event of the Michael J Fox Foundation in New York. PopHealth Week is produced by PopUp Studios dot Productions. a service of Health Innovation Media, streaming LIVE and sydicated on demand by HealthcareNOW Radio5:30am, 1:30pm and 9:30pm Eastern via all major podcasting platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Spotify/Anchor FM. ==##==  

For this edition of the podcast, Farida Khawaja caught up with Gerald Enuezie of Barts Health NHS Trust who were short-listed in HFMA's 2022 national costing award. Gerald shares the journey that finance and clinical teams have been on together to develop interactive dashboards, demonstrating the result of fantastic collaboration between the two teams.

On 25th March 1123 a former courtier of Henry I, a man called Rahere, founded St Bartholomew's Hospital. In this special episode to mark its 900th anniversary, Kate Jarman, Trust Archivist for Barts Health NHS Trust takes us on a journey through the archives and some of the most defining moments of the hospital's incredible history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first Digital Health Unplugged episode of 2023, host Jordan Sollof is joined by an exciting panel to discuss developing informatics skills and capabilities in nurses, midwives and AHPs (NMAHPs). Louise Hicks, CNIO and director of development at Barts Health NHS Trust, Roda Luz Trinidad, informatics lead nurse at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, and Robert Waterson, dean for health, sport, and bioscience at the University of East London, drive the discussion. They look at how developing informatics skills and capabilities impacts careers and development in clinical informatics, the kinds of initiatives currently in place to support NMAHPs and advice for those wanting to develop their skills. Lastly, the panel discuss the future digital opportunities for digital and clinical informatics learning, and top tips for developing those already in CNIO or similar roles.

Hypothermia is a serious condition - it can cause rhabdomyolysis, electrolyte disturbances, and cardiac arrhythmias. It can also kill. In the UK, the annual number of hypothermia-related deaths is about 300. And in countries with colder climates, the numbers are far higher. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. In this BMJ Best Practice podcast, Kieran Walsh talks to Dr Alexander Alexiou, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Barts Health NHS Trust about hypothermia. Competing interests: none declared

Diversity and inclusion are a key part of the discussion about how to run effective public services. The Cabinet Office's ‘Declaration on Government Reform' reinforced the need for the civil service to draw on a more diverse range of experiences, skills and backgrounds, and set the standard for inclusive workplaces where people achieve their full potential. The new prime minister will need to make decisions about the government's approach to managing diversity and inclusion in the public sector. Such key decisions will be: How can current leaders create public sector workforces that reflect wider society? How can organisations support diverse groups of future public sector leaders and how can diverse public sector institutions deliver more inclusive policies and services? This panel event will draw on insights from the three previous private roundtables in the IfG and PwC's Future Leaders Series. This series has brought together a mix of current and future public sector leaders to consider how the public sector can best reflect and serve society in a more inclusive way. On our panel to discuss these questions: Paul Cleal, Adviser and non-executive board member for the Premier League, Guy's & Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and the Metropolitan Police Cllr Georgia Gould, Leader of Camden Council and Chair of the Leaders' Committee of London Councils Rupert McNeil, former Government Chief People Officer Ming Tang, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at NHS England Bernadette Thompson, Associate Director of Inclusion at Barts Health NHS Trust and former Deputy Director for Inclusion, Wellbeing and Employee Engagement at DLUHC The event was chaired by Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. #IfGfutureleaders We would like to thank PwC for kindly supporting this event as part of their Future of Government research programme.

For part one of this series go here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/part-1-know-aki-and-say-no-to-acute-kidney-injury-for-patients-perioperative-renal-injury This piece is a series of recommendations from the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI-24) and the Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI-7). The article mentioned in this piece is here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-021-00418-2 Originally part of the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) World Congress this presentation is also available in video format via www.ebpom.org Presented by John Prowle, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine within the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London and is an Honorary Consultant Physician in Intensive Care Medicine and Nephrology at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

Wednesday 5th January 2021                 Dietetics Digest            The views discussed on the podcast are the views of the guest alone and not of another organisation.Endoscopy Trained Dietitian? with Graeme Syme RD (Episode 10)Graeme Syme is a Clinical Specialist Dietitian & Clinical Endoscopist at Barts Health NHS Trust.Graeme Syme (Linkedin) If you enjoyed the podcast, please can you support us by: Write a review on Apple Podcasts.Follow us on social media ( Twitter / Instagram ) Please share this podcast with a friend!Thank you for your support!

It was a pleasure to talk with Thivi on my podcast this week about all things skin. Dr Thivi Maruthappu MA MBBS FRCP PhD is a leading Consultant Dermatologist and expert voice in the field of Skin Nutrition. She studied Medicine at Oxford University and holds a Certificate in Nutrition Science from Stanford, USA. With over a decade of experience as a Dermatologist, Thivi trained at many prestigious centres and for several years led the care of patients with severe and advanced skin conditions at Barts Health NHS Trust, one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK. Drawing on her clinical acumen as well as the latest cutting-edge advances, Thivi has carefully curated a 360°approach to skin health, that is much sought after in her Practice. Dr Thivi is a dedicated academic researcher, who has published widely in prominent medical journals and her scientific advances have garnered numerous accolades and awards from the British Association of Dermatologists and the Royal Society of Medicine. She recently became the first Dermatologist to receive funding for Skin Nutrition research at King's College, London. An authority on all things skin, Dr Thivi is invited to lecture nationally and internationally by both her Medical and Nutritionist colleagues. She is frequently featured in the media, including The Sunday Times, Vogue, The Guardian and BBC Radio and works with international brands such as L'Oreal and Procter & Gamble to provide an Expert insight into media campaigns in addition to charitable endeavours for the British Skin Foundation. In her free time, you'll find Thivi in the kitchen, happily experimenting with new recipes to share with her husband and three sons. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be delighted if you would give us a 5* rating and leave a review, so other people can find us too. Thank you!⁠

Have you ever wondered what it's like to take part in a clinical trial? It's one of those things we hear about taking place but we don't really find out what goes on, unless we get invited to take part. Today you'll hear from Hemant Kocher who is a professor of Liver and Pancreas Surgery at Barts Cancer Institute & Queen Mary University of London, and Consultant Pancreatic and Liver Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust. He tells us what it's like to be part of a clinical trial as well as explaining the research he's working on when it comes to beating Pancreatic Cancer. You can follow these hashtags #Sethslegacy and #30PRPodcasts as well as #ShineASpotlight4Seth and #Sparkle4Seth You can find out more about Purple Rainbow herehttps://purplerainbow.co.uk/ ( https://purplerainbow.co.uk/) Music Credithttps://www.purple-planet.com/ ( Purple Planet Studios) DISCLAIMER: All views, information or opinions expressed in this podcast series are solely my own and those of individuals interviewed and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Pancreatic Cancer UK , Pancreatic Cancer Action, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund And The Elizabeth Coteman Fund  The charities and their employees are not responsible for and do not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast series is to inform, but it does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

On today's episode, I am delighted to introduce the current Associate Chief Pharmacist at Evelina London Children's Hospital (ELCH), Nanna Christiansen. Nanna has over 15 years' experience in paedatrics and has worked at both Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) and Barts Health NHS Trust. Since moving to London, United Kingdom, she has excelled in her career at a fast pace and has made all the right decisions in her journey to reach where she is today. Nanna's impressive and inspiring career timeline: - 2005: Senior Specialist Pharmacist in Haematology and Oncology at GOSH - 2007: Completed her MSc Pharmacy Practice - 2008: Principle Pharmacist for Women and Children at Bart's Health - 2012: Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Paediatrics at Bart's Health - 2012: Completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) - 2017: Consultant Pharmacist at Bart's Health - 2018: Associate Chief Pharmacist at ELCH Today's episode focuses on this journey as well as her passion for leadership and management within pharmacy. I hope you all enjoy it. Social media: LinkedIn: @Nanna Christiansen Don't forget to check out the Evelina London Children's Hospital Foundation in Paediatric Pharmaceutical Care: 9th International Masterclass that will be held as a virtual event over four afternoons on October 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and/or Twitter. Feel free to subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcast platform so you can be notified when a new episode is released or leave a review on apple podcasts. If you have any suggestions for guests you want me to talk to or if you'd like to come on yourself, please feel free to contact me via social media, or email at info@pharmacistdiaries.com.

Born in South East London to Jamaican parents, join violence reduction lead Martin Griffiths as he shares his inspiring story in our latest #orthohub #seeonedoone podcast!Our special guest for this story is Martin Griffiths, consultant trauma and vascular surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and National Clinical Director for  violence reduction for NHS England,  awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021.We talk about the future and what's next!In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss: - Martin's time at medical school- his surgical training- the changes he has seen and his development to become an opinion leader, activist and National Clinical Director for violence reduction.  - where did his activism against knife crime come from and where do you start, trying to break the cycle of interpersonal violence.  - how can you intervene in the lives of vulnerable individuals and their families without being pushed away?  - what's it like to be a trauma surgeon? Why choose that specialty; surely there were easier career paths on the menu for him?Please subscribe on your podcast player and leave us a rating and a review!  You can also find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and at www.orthohub.xyzTwitter:@orthohubxyz@petebates

On Episode 20 of NHE's Finger on the Pulse podcast, Dr Shanti Vijayaraghavan of Barts Health NHS Trust and Will Warburton, Director of Improvement at the Health Foundation, join host Matt Roberts to discuss the innovative work on video consultations that Shanti and her team have been carrying out for a number of years in Newham, in London.

Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan is a consultant in sexual health and HIV medicine in Barts Health NHS Trust and honorary senior lecturer in Queen Mary University of London. She is a clinical doctor, researcher and advocate for sexual health and reproductive rights. In this podcast Rageshri discusses violence against women, racism and sexism in HIV care, and her own experiences of being a patient in the NHS.

Today I have the pleasure of introducing Victoria Rutter to the podcast! Victoria is the current Executive Director at the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA). She is a pharmacist by background with over 20 years of diverse practice across the Commonwealth, including high-level advocacy, policy, strategic development and international project management. She started her career as a hospital pharmacist with Barts Health NHS Trust and specialised in Cardiac and Intensive Care services early into her career. Similar to myself, she was intrigued by the idea of working internationally and spent 10 years working as a pharmacist in Singapore. She talks about this experience in depth and we enjoyed sharing memories of our personal journeys abroad. The variety of experience she gained internationally is inspirational, especially as she was relatively newly qualified at the time. Please go and check out the CPA website for membership details and their recently launched global continuing professional development platform. The Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Programme includes a wide breadth of courses developed for pharmacists in community and hospital pharmacy. The programme courses are aimed for pharmacists at all stages of their careers, offering knowledge for newly qualified pharmacists as well as deeper development for those who seek to focus on AMS roles. Social media: Twitter: @ReturnoftheVIC LinkedIn: Victoria Rutter Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and/or Twitter. Feel free to subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcast platform so you can be notified when a new episode is released or leave a review on apple podcasts. If you have any suggestions for guests you want me to talk to or if you'd like to come on yourself, please feel free to contact me via social media, or email at info@pharmacistdiaries.com. Check out the Stay Whole website for full access to my show notes. Also subscribe on the website for email news and free content and follow Stay Whole on instagram @staywholelife

Today I have the pleasure of launching the first paediatric pharmacist on the podcast, Poonam Lumb! This episode was an absolute delight to record and a wonderful conversation between two passionate paediatric pharmacists sharing their journeys into this speciality. Poonam is currently the Lead Pharmacist for Women's and Children's Services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and has working within paediatrics for approximately 8 years. Listening to her journey was personally very inspiring and I am sure that many of you will enjoy it just as much as I did. One of the main elements of this conversation that I'd like to reflect upon is Poonam's dedication to paediatrics and self development in her professional career. She completed her Postgraduate Dimploma in General Pharmacy Practice with UCL whilst she was a resident pharmacist with Barts Health NHS Trust. She then continued her education journey by completing her Non-medical Indepedent Prescribing Course with the University of Greenwich and her scope of practice is paedaitric bone marrow transplantation supprotive care. And if that wasn't enough education, she identified an element of her career that she wants to develop and is currently a student with Henley Business School working on her Masters in Leadership which she will finish in 2022. She also enjoys writing poems in her spare time and collaborated on a book called Poems for a Pandemic as well as publishing her own book called Pink Tinted Glasses: The World Through a Poet's Eyes. Please go check them out! Poonam's social media: Instagram: @poonamlumb and @poetrypaintpalette Linkedin: Poonam Lumb Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and/or Twitter. Feel free to subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcast platform so you can be notified when a new episode is released or leave a review on apple podcasts. If you have any suggestions for guests you want me to talk to or if you'd like to come on yourself, please feel free to contact me via social media, or email at info@pharmacistdiaries.com. Check out the Stay Whole website for full access to my show notes. Also subscribe on the website for email news and free content and follow Stay Whole on instagram @staywholelife

In this episode the focus is on our Intensive Care friends in the UK and what they are going through right now with COVID-19. My guest is Rupert Pearse, a Professor and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London. He works at the Royal London Hospital, which was at the epicentre of the first wave and now the second COVID wave in East London. Rupert's recent work on Twitter through public health messaging has been outstanding and you can follow him @Rupert_Pearse. Despite being terribly busy in London, Rupert willingly gave his time to talk about: How the cases of COVID-19 are tracking right now How the logistical challenge is being gradually replaced by important reflection What the Royal London Hospital ICU did to deal with the surge The ongoing research they’ve been doing during the pandemic Why the Nightingale hospitals of the first wave seemed to struggle The stress and strain associated with diluting the nurse to patient ratio The difficulty with blending leadership structures during an intense period How they have maintained their ICU culture The struggle of his colleagues caring for themselves as healthcare professionals His advice to less affected areas of the world Why he changed his approach to delivering public health messages for the second wave The principles he follows when speaking to the media How he describes this period of his career.   I hope you will find value from listening to Rupert Pearse.   Andrew Davies   -------------------- About the Mastering Intensive Care podcast: The podcast aims to inspire and empower you, through conversations about the human side of Intensive Care, to bring your best self to the Intensive Care bedside, with a focus on compassion, collaboration and personal wellbeing.   --------------------   Links related to Rupert Pearse Rupert Pearse Rupert Pearse on Twitter @rupert_pearse Royal London Hospital   Links to other resources (in order of mentioning) Twitter prose posted by Rupert Pearse Recovery trial REMAP-CAP trial   Links related to Mastering Intensive Care podcast Mastering Intensive Care podcast Mastering Intensive Care page on Facebook Mastering Intensive Care at Life In The Fast Lane Andrew Davies on Twitter: @andrewdavies66 Andrew Davies on Instagram: @andrewdavies66 Andrew Davies on LinkedIn Email Andrew Davies Audio Producer Chris Burke Burke Sound & Media

For our first programme of 2021 we brought together three journalists to talk about the big religious news stories of the past year and what they expect to be reporting on in the next. Emily Buchanan is joined by Justin Cohen, News Editor at The Jewish News, Aina Khan a freelance journalist who writes for Al Jazeera among others and Ruth Gledhill, Multi-media Editor of the Catholic magazine The Tablet. As hospitals across the country struggle under the strain of the current spike in coronavirus cases we hear from Yunus Dudhwala, Head of chaplaincy at Barts Health NHS Trust, about the work they are doing to support both patients and staff. And what role does religion play when it comes to vaccine scepticism? Emily Buchanan talks to Dr Eric Stoddart, lecturer in practical theology at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, University of St Andrews and Dr Hina Shahid, Chair of the Muslim Doctors Association.

Professor Calvin Moorley RN, PhD is a Professor in Nursing Research and Diversity in Care, Adult Nursing Department at London South Bank University, with a background in public health and diversity in care. His research focuses on the interplay of gender, culture ethnicity and health. Since graduating from the University of Essex as an adult registered nurse, Calvin has followed a clinical/academic career, remaining close to clinical nursing, particularly in the critical care environment, and currently works one shift a week in an inner-city hospital in central London. He supports clinical nursing at the point-of-care through his role as a link lecturer for Barts Health NHS Trust. Calvin has a keen interest in how health is theorized using social media platforms. He has published widely in nursing and social media and is developing an area on the use of social media to enhance research literacy of nurses. His most recent works include Knowledge, attitude and beliefs on sex among Black Africans; Psychosexual Experiences of FGM survivors and Experience of Stroke among Caribbean populations in the UK. Calvin is well recognised in the field and this can be seen in his esteem factors which include: Guest Editor for a special issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing on LGBTI Health 2017; the Mary Seacole Prize for Leadership in Nursing 2013/14 by the Royal College of Nursing, and various editorships including Evidence Based Nursing Journal and Journal of Transcultural Nursing. Calvin collaborates nationally and internationally including working with teams in Trinidad, Jamaica and Australia. He publishes widely in various nursing journals, and has a current H-index of 6 (Google Scholar 2019). Calvin further serves the nursing community on various panels such as the Nursing Times Student Nurses awards; Edith Cavell Awards and Health Service Journal awards. A key objective of Calvin's programme of work is to reduce the gap in health inequalities through developing and improving cultural competence and health literacy. Support this podcast

"Three-quarters of women with HIV in the UK are BAME..." In episode seven, I talk to Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, an NHS Consultant who's also a Sexual Health & HIV activist, working primarily among South Asian womxn. Many of whom have contracted the virus through their husbands, but are unable to tell anyone because of the stigma around HIV. Plus an interview with Mina Kakaiya, who's had HIV for 20 years and is now an activist working to help other South Asian womxn tackle the stigma associated with HIV. Both Rageshri & Mina who have such passion and compassion in their work, help us look at HIV in a totally different way. We explore: • The shame and secrecy that surround HIV in South Asian culture • How stigma prevents South Asian womxn with HIV seeking support • How shame is such a huge part of South Asian culture MORE ABOUT DR. RAGESHRI: Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan is a Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. Her clinical work, teaching and research focuses on health inequalities, especially on the intersections between health, race and gender. She is an elected trustee of the British HIV Association, medical board member of NAZ, a charity specialising in the sexual health of minority ethnic communities and has recently joined the Race and Health collective. She has recently co-founded SAHAR, the South Asian HIV Advisory Resource and is passionate about reducing the stigma of talking about sex, sexuality and sexual health in South Asian communities in the UK. Twitter: @crageshri Insta: @crageshri MORE ABOUT MINA:Mina Kakaiya is a social entrepreneur, speaker, author and wellbeing coach. She is a trainer in mental health, emotional resilience and mindfulness. And has been a volunteer peer mentor with Positively UK and informed national BHVIA HIV standards for Peer Support. She has also been involved in HIV campaigns and national and is an international speaker on HIV. Twitter: @KakaiyaMina LinkedIn: @mina-kakaiya RESOURCES: If you've been affected by the themes of this episode, please check out these resources: NAZ POSITIVELY UK TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST THE FOODCHAIN AIDSMAP ORGANISATIONS FOCUSSED ON SEXUAL HEALTH FOR SOUTH ASIANS NAZ & MATT FOUNDATION IMAAN

"Three-quarters of women with HIV in the UK are BAME..." In episode seven, I talk to Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, an NHS Consultant who’s also a Sexual Health & HIV activist, working primarily among South Asian womxn. Many of whom have contracted the virus through their husbands, but are unable to tell anyone because of the stigma around HIV. Plus an interview with Mina Kakaiya, who’s had HIV for 20 years and is now an activist working to help other South Asian womxn tackle the stigma associated with HIV. Both Rageshri & Mina who have such passion and compassion in their work, help us look at HIV in a totally different way. We explore: • The shame and secrecy that surround HIV in South Asian culture • How stigma prevents South Asian womxn with HIV seeking support • How shame is such a huge part of South Asian culture MORE ABOUT DR. RAGESHRI: Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan is a Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. Her clinical work, teaching and research focuses on health inequalities, especially on the intersections between health, race and gender. She is an elected trustee of the British HIV Association, medical board member of NAZ, a charity specialising in the sexual health of minority ethnic communities and has recently joined the Race and Health collective. She has recently co-founded SAHAR, the South Asian HIV Advisory Resource and is passionate about reducing the stigma of talking about sex, sexuality and sexual health in South Asian communities in the UK. Twitter: @crageshri Insta: @crageshri MORE ABOUT MINA:Mina Kakaiya is a social entrepreneur, speaker, author and wellbeing coach. She is a trainer in mental health, emotional resilience and mindfulness. And has been a volunteer peer mentor with Positively UK and informed national BHVIA HIV standards for Peer Support. She has also been involved in HIV campaigns and national and is an international speaker on HIV. Twitter: @KakaiyaMina LinkedIn: @mina-kakaiya RESOURCES: If you’ve been affected by the themes of this episode, please check out these resources: NAZ POSITIVELY UK TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST THE FOODCHAIN AIDSMAP ORGANISATIONS FOCUSSED ON SEXUAL HEALTH FOR SOUTH ASIANS NAZ & MATT FOUNDATION IMAAN

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Royal College of Midwives are urging all pregnant women to take up the offer of a free flu vaccination this winter to protect themselves and their baby from complications caused by the flu virus. Sangita Myska is joined by Dr Jo Mountfield, Consultant Obstetrician and Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, to discuss why this is so important. Three-quarters of women living with HIV in the UK are women of Black, Asian or minority ethnic background. Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, a consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust in London, wants to see a renewed focus on how to access those women, ensure that they have the healthcare they need to live long and healthy lives, and break down the stigma around HIV that is intense within some communities. She says South Asian women form a silent and often overlooked minority of women living with HIV, which is concerning as sexually transmitted infections are rising fastest in Asians compared to other ethnicities. Sangita Myska talks to Rageshri and two women living with HIV; Mina Kakaiya who is a mental health and mindfulness trainer of South Asian heritage, and Bakita Kasadha who is a British-Ugandan poet, activist and researcher. What are the new trends for fashion and make up this autumn, and has your approach to beauty changed with the pandemic? Sangita is joined by Edwina Ings-Chambers, beauty director at YOU magazine, Kaushal, a beauty and lifestyle content creator who has 2 million subscribers on YouTube and also to the Telegraph’s Shopping Editor Krissy Turner. Debra Whittingham spent over 31 years in the Royal Navy before taking over a role that is steeped in history. She became the first female Deputy Governor of the Tower of London in 2017. Debra is one of the stars in a new series of The Tower of London documentary to be shown on Channel 5 this Wednesday, and joins Sangita.

In this episode Dr Paolo d'Arienzo and Dr Nicola Robinson discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the MRCP(UK) PACES exam and what changes candidates can expect. Dr d'Arienzo is a CT2 IM Trainee at Barts Health NHS Trust, London, and a junior member of the RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee. Dr Robinson is a clinical research fellow and ST6 in Respiratory and General Medicine, MRCPUK trainee representative for PACES, and is Vice Chair of the RCPE Trainee and Members' Committee. For more information on PACES and RCPE Diploma Ceremonies: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/careers-training/preparing-paces-exams Please share this episode with your colleagues and suggest future interviewees by emailing us at cme@rcpe.ac.uk

Contraceptive pill check-up appointments used to be simple and straightforward for GPs, and frequently felt like a welcome reprieve from more complex consultations. However, there's often more to them these days, especially given the rise in tailored regimens, with more and more women moving away from the standard of 21 pills followed by a 7-day break. In this week's episode, we discuss common misconceptions around the pill cycle compared with a woman's natural cycle, the various side effects caused by taking an oestrogen-dominant versus a progesterone-dominant pill, and the purely arbitrary nature of the standard regimen. How do we ensure that our patients are able to make an informed choice on their method of contraception, and how do we avoid the risk of contraceptive coercion? Our guests: Anne MacGregor is a professor, working in Secual ans Reproductive Healthcare at Barts Health NHS Trust. She is a specialist in women's health, and also in headaches and migraines. Tara Stein is a Family Medicine doctor at Montefiore Medical Center, and the Clinical Curriculum Manager for RHEDI – Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine.

Contraceptive pill check-up appointments used to be simple and straightforward for GPs, and frequently felt like a welcome reprieve from more complex consultations. However, there's often more to them these days, especially given the rise in tailored regimens, with more and more women moving away from the standard of 21 pills followed by a 7-day break. In this week's episode, we discuss common misconceptions around the pill cycle compared with a woman's natural cycle, the various side effects caused by taking an oestrogen-dominant versus a progesterone-dominant pill, and the purely arbitrary nature of the standard regimen. How do we ensure that our patients are able to make an informed choice on their method of contraception, and how do we avoid the risk of contraceptive coercion? Our guests: Anne MacGregor is a professor, working in Secual ans Reproductive Healthcare at Barts Health NHS Trust. She is a specialist in women's health, and also in headaches and migraines. Tara Stein is a Family Medicine doctor at Montefiore Medical Center, and the Clinical Curriculum Manager for RHEDI – Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine.

Karim is a Professor of Trauma Sciences in the Blizzard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, and Consultant Trauma & Vascular Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust. He is also the director of the pan London trauma system. In this episode we look at: Monitoring modalities and diagnostics (the advent of pre-hospital and in-hospital US, in-hospital CT & MRI) that have led to an improvement in outcome. Whether front loading pre-hospital critical care teams with more interventions had a net positive impact on survival to discharge. The benefit of numerical targets for physiology such as blood pressure in resuscitation or more organic end-points such as mentation/AVPU or pallor/diaphoresis/respiratory rate are more useful? The adverse effects of complex interventional involvement in pelvic blunt injury (such as REBOA or ECMO) are worth the investment at point of injury or whether they are better placed in centres of specialism? What we can do to prevent penetrating trauma as the upward trend in penetrating disease continues? Look at the advances in rehabilitation services Vs impact on survival to discharge in comparison to pre-hospital, & surgical intervention? Some of the more common injury patterns that exist more-so now compared to when Karim first started as a surgeon. The recent challenges faced within the Pan London Trauma Networks. The advent of Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy (ATC) in the early 2000’s and its consequential impact on survival since. Where Karim sees the largest gains that can be made in pre-hospital care? What Karim looks for potential in other junior clinicians Advice that Karim would pass on to someone starting their medical career. Aspects of mindset and approach that have changed in Karim's practice over the last 10 years I hope you enjoy the episode.

Welcome to COVID-19 Conversations, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's podcast series which presents different perspectives on COVID-19 from health care professionals on the frontline. For our seventh episode, Dr Paolo Davide D'arienzo, CT1 Internal Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust, Dr David Ryan, F1 Doctor at St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Jemma Proudfoot, Academic FY2 at Liverpool University Hospitals Trust, discuss their top tips for new FY1s. Recorded on 15 April 2020. Please share this episode with your colleagues and suggest future interviewees by emailing us at: standards@rcpe.ac.uk

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What's the best way to tackle serious youth violence such as knife crime? What does a public health approach look like and does it work? Helen McKenna sits down with Karyn McCluskey, who pioneered this approach in Glasgow, and Martin Griffiths, Vascular/ Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust. Related reading The role of cities in improving population health: international insights A vision for population health: Towards a healthier future Shared responsibility for health: the cultural change we need If you or a loved one require advice, information or support relating to serious youth violence, the charities Victim Support and Childline have lots of resources on their websites and a helpline if you would like to speak to someone directly.

Audit vs. Quality Improvement Methodology. How to undertake quality improvement and integrate it into GUM and HIV services? Hanna Bos, from the Municipal Health Service of Deventer, The Netherlands, discusses with Anna Hartley, one of the authors of a article, which explores the premise that true quality improvement methodology is poorly understood and poorly used in the NHS. Dr. Hartley, from the Ambrose King Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK, brings some examples to the discussion to illustrate why audits alone cannot bring about continual improvement. "How to integrate quality improvement into GUM and HIV services" is the title of the study that can be found here: http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/22/sextrans-2016-052732.

Steven Weeks, policy manager at NHS Employers talks to Hannah Forbes, co-founder, Optimise LTD about their Listening into Action (LiA) approach to increasing staff engagement. A large number of NHS organisations are currently working with Optimise to help increase their levels of staff engagement using this method. You can read how Barts Health NHS Trust are using LiA in their comprehensive national case study of their work.

Sotiris Antoniou, consultant pharmacist for cardiovascular medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust, talks through the importance of anticoagulation, and how to consult patients.This podcast was recorded at EAHP 2014.