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Send us a textDr Chris McCarthy is a Clinical Fellow (Associate Professor) at Manchester School of Physiotherapy. He researches musculoskeletal interventions including exercise in long-term conditions and manual therapy. Prior to this he was a Consultant Physiotherapist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital Paddington, London. After qualifying as a Physiotherapist in 1989 he undertook post-graduate training in Biomechanics and Manipulative therapy at Strathclyde and Coventry Universities before undertaking a PhD degree in rehabilitation within the faculty of Medicine at Manchester University. He was awarded a “Young Investigator of the Year” award in 2001, for his PhD studies, by the British Society of Rheumatologists.Chris has published over 60 peer reviewed papers on musculoskeletal rehabilitation and diagnosis and spoken at over 50 conferences. He has taught internationally on Manual Therapy, specifically on Combined Movement Theory, and lectures on five of the Masters courses in Manual Therapy in the UK. He is a member of the international advisory board for Manual Therapy journal and regularly reviews and publishes papers in the academic field of Manual Therapy. In this (at times clinical) conversation with Andrew Cox | Joint Dynamics he discusses his life's work, his PhD, some of the controversy surrounding hands on musculoskeletal therapy, and he shares his dream for best practice in the ever evolving field of health care and performance enhancementShow sponsor is Muvitality Medicinal Mushrooms for modern day health and wellness | Mu …Go to muvitality.com and use the code JD10 to receive a 10% discount on your purchase of Mu Functional mushrooms such as Lions Mane, Cordyceps, Chaga, Reishi, and Turkey tail functional mushroomsEnjoyHere are some useful links for this podcastLinked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/combinedmovements/?originalSubdomain=ukCombined Movement Theory - https://images.app.goo.gl/awnrWEDA4repUc3W6Relevant episodesEpisode 120 - Your morning erections link to heart disease with Colin Symmonds https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-120-your-morning-erections-link-to-heart-disease/id1527374894?i=1000692986665Episode 107 - Father of Function Gary Gray https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-107-father-of-function-gary-gray-of/id1527374894?i=1000665866997JOINT DYNAMICS links:Joint Dynamics Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JointDynamicsHongKong/Joint Dynamics Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/jointdynamics/Joint Dynamics Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQZplKxZMSvtc6LxM5WckwJoint Dynamics Website - www.jointdynamics.com.hkHost - Andrew Cox -

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

This special episode of RealTalk MS is sponsored by Sanofi.  By now, you may have come across the term smoldering MS and wondered what it means. An international panel of MS experts has published a consensus statement on the definition, biology, and clinical implications of smoldering MS. Joining me is the lead author of that paper, Dr. Antonio Scalfari. Dr. Antonio Scalfari has a research background in multiple sclerosis and neuro-inflammatory conditions. From 2003 to 2006, he was a clinical fellow in the neurology department of Oxford University. In 2011, Dr. Scalfari obtained his PhD in neuro-epidemiology at Imperial College London, where he was then a post-doctorate research fellow from 2011 to 2013. Since 2006, Dr. Scalfari has been working at the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, and in 2013, he started working at the multiple sclerosis unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. In 2017, Dr. Scalfari was appointed as a substantive consultant neurologist. Along with other consultants, he manages the multiple sclerosis and neuro-inflammatory diseases service at Charing Cross and St Mary's hospitals and is a general neurologist at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. Sanofi convened the meetings and paid for medical writing assistance, but the authors worked independently to develop and draft the consensus statement. While Dr. Scalfari has been compensated by Sanofi, his views and opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Sanofi.

The Right Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the Bishop of Dover, is a trailblazer, who has been right at the heart of a changing nation for over 40 years. Despite discrimination due to her gender and ethnic minority background, Bishop Rose has never wavered from the call she received to enter ministry at the age of 14. She joined Nuala McGovern to discuss her memoir, The Girl from Montego Bay.A Royal College of Nursing report, On the Frontline of the UK's Corridor Care Crisis, which came out this week, found that the situation in A&E is the worst it has ever been and that a lack of hospital beds means corridor care has been "normalised". One nurse described caring for a 95-year-old woman dying with dementia who had spent eight hours lying on a trolley in a crowded corridor next to a drunk person who was vomiting and being abusive. Others describe women having a miscarriage in side rooms. Professor Nicola Ranger, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing joined Anita Rani to discuss what is going on.Holly Bourne, bestselling author of How Do You Like Me Now? and the Spinster Club series, is back with So Thrilled For You, her most personal novel yet. It's a story about four friends navigating motherhood, career ambition, and societal pressures, all unfolding during a sweltering summer's day at a baby shower. Holly joined Nuala and explained what inspired this book. Can AI improve the success rates of women undergoing fertility treatment? Anita discusses the impact of AI on IVF with Dr Cristina Hickman, an embryologist, co-founder of Avenues, and Chair of the Global AI Fertility Society, and Dr Ali Abbara, a Clinician Scientist at Imperial College London, and Consultant in Reproductive Endocrinology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.Hermine Braunsteiner was the first person to be extradited from the US for Nazi war crimes. She was one of a few thousand women who had worked as a concentration camp guard and was nicknamed ‘the Mare' by prisoners because of her cruelty; she kicked people to death. In 1964, Hermine's past was unknown: She was living a quiet existence as an adoring suburban housewife in Queens, New York when she was tracked down by a reporter from The New York Times who exposed her past. Angharad Hampshire, a Research Fellow at York St John University, joined Nuala to talk about The Mare, her novel based on Hermine's life.The all-female, Welsh-language, post-punk trio Adwaith are the only band to have won the Welsh Music Prize twice, for their first two albums. They are about to release their third album, Solas, all about returning to their hometown in Carmarthen. Band members Hollie Singer, Gwenedd Owen and Gwen Anthony performed live in the studio. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Rebecca Myatt

Can AI improve the success rates of women undergoing fertility treatment? Anita Rani discusses the impact of AI on IVF with Dr Cristina Hickman, an embryologist, co-founder of Avenues, and Chair of the Global AI Fertility Society, and Dr Ali Abbara, a Clinician Scientist at Imperial College London, and Consultant in Reproductive Endocrinology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.The second reading is due today of a private members bill that seeks to ban first-cousin marriage. It's particularly prevalent among Pakistani and Muslim communities. But what would this mean for women? And how would genetic testing to enforce the ban work? Anita Rani speaks to CEO of Karma Nirvana Natasha Rattu and Emeritus Professor of Health Research at Bradford University, Neil Small. The award winning documentary Sugarcane follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system, and the attempts of survivors and their descendants to try to understand what happened in them. Emily Kassie is the film's producer and co-director and joins Anita on Woman's Hour. Mark Zuckerberg says companies need to embrace more “masculine energy”. The Meta boss told a podcast that instead of trying to get away from it, corporate culture should celebrate the positive side of things like “aggression”. But what even is ‘masculine energy'? And do we really need more of it? Anita talks to Josh Smith, contributing editor of Glamour magazine and Becky Hewitt, Chief Exec of culture change company Kin&Co.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Laura Northedge

În cadrul ediției de pe 19 noiembrie 2024 a emisiunii Știința360 de pe Radio România Cultural, Dr. Marius Geantă, Președintele Centrului pentru Inovație în Medicină, a comentat ultimele noutăți din domeniul sănătății.  Oamenii de știință de la Imperial College London și Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust au dezvoltat o platformă bazată pe inteligență artificială care poate determina riscul de afecțiuni cardiovasculare și de deces, cu o acuratețe superioară metodelor tradiționale de evaluare a riscului.  Modelul analizează rezultatele EKG ale pacienților, diferențiază între trei dintre cele mai comune BCV (boala cardiovasculară aterosclerotică, aritmia ventriculară, insuficiența cardiacă) și estimează riscul de deces atât din cauză cardiovasculară cât și din orice altă cauză. În urma testelor, AIRE (AI-ECG risk estimation) a putut prezice cu acuratețe cazurile de insuficiență cardiacă în rândul persoanelor fără istoric personal sau familial de boli cardiovasculare.  În ceea ce privește mortalitatea, instrumentul digital a identificat corect, în 78% de cazuri, riscul de deces la 10 ani de la realizarea unui EKG. Performanțele AIRE se păstrează și atunci când se folosesc înregistrări EKG cu o singură deviație, fapt care oferă platformei aplicabilitate și în monitorizarea la distanță, nu numai în contexte clinice. Mai multe detalii despre subiectele discutate -  ▶ ⁠⁠Reducerea aportului de zahăr în primele 1000 de zile de viață scade cu până la 35% riscul de diabet zaharat și hipertensiune arterială⁠⁠ ▶ ⁠⁠Riscul cardiovascular poate fi evaluat mai precis prin folosirea inteligenței artificiale pentru interpretarea înregistrărilor EKG⁠⁠ ▶ ⁠⁠Testarea farmacogenetică ar putea fi utilă pentru majoritatea pacienților cu cancer⁠⁠ ▶ ⁠⁠Pacienții cu cancer pulmonar non-microcelular la risc de recidivă după intervenția chirurgicală, depistați precoce prin testarea ADN-ului tumoral circulant

Amy and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week's newsletter with help from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Dr Gareth Thompson, with segments from Jason C. Foster and Vijay Luthra exploring the future of US healthcare.[19:45] - 3 Types of Startups that Healthcare Leaders Want to See More Of[37:35] - Swedish startup Yazen Health raises €19.5M to combat obesity across Europe

Have you ever thought about how you breathe? For many of us, the 20,000+ breaths we take each day go underneath our conscious awareness. But every now and then, a short-lived spout or a chronic case of breathlessness can remind us just how vital good breathing is for our health. But can we all breathe “better”? Some wellness trends suggest so... James Gallagher gets to grips with mouth-taping: the practice of taping the mouth shut during the night to promote exclusive ‘nasal breathing'. Many claim it has improved their sleep, their athletic performance and even given them a more chiselled jaw. Ken O'Halloran, professor of physiology at University College Cork, explains what research has been done looking into this trend and warns about when taping might do more harm than good. James also visits The Coliseum in Covent Garden to hear how an operatic training programme has improved the quality of life for people living with Long-COVID. ENO Breathe, designed by The English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has seen 4000 people learn to breathe like a classical singer to help them handle breathlessness. Creative director, Suzi Zumpe, and respiratory registrar, Keir Philip, talk through the programme and its impacts. Finally, could taking consciousness control of our breathing for a short time each day improve our health? Guy Fincham, researcher at the University of Sussex, dives into his PhD research on breathwork, including his initial studies looking at who might benefit from these practices. Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Julia Ravey Content Editor: Holly Squire Studio Engineer: Giles Aspen Production Coordinator: Ismael Soriano This programme was produced in partnership with The Open University.

In this episode of the DiepCJourney podcast I am joined by another podcaster. What I am most excited about is that he is one of our international guests this year. We have known each other for some time. Not trying to age either one of us but I have enjoyed knowing him, having robust conversations, and learning so much about the world of plastic surgery and microsurgery from him. We will talk about these topics in the podcast in a cross-continental discussion with my guest Mr. Vimal Gokani. Notice I said, “Mister.” That is because he is a well-respected microsurgeon in the UK and rather than Dr. as we refer to physicians in the U.S. they are bestowed the honor and title “Mr..” Mr. Gokani is a consultant plastic reconstructive surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust with expertise in: ·       Lymphoedema surgery ·       Skin cancer surgery ·       reconstructive surgery following breast cancer and other types of cancer. ·       body contouring following weight loss. ·       abdominal wall reconstruction and… ·       aesthetic surgery of the breast, body, and face. We are going to find out in this interview how he became interested in plastic surgery, and we will discuss some of my preferred topics to talk about: ·       Diep Flap ·       Lymphedema treatment service and surgery ·       Neurotized breast… restoring sensation to the breast. ·       And robotics surgery… where are we and what does the future look like in robotics. Please be sure to go to Spotify and check out his podcast: PRS GLOBAL OPEP DEEP CUTS where he interviews notable colleagues in his field. Mr. Gokani Social Media Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vimal-gokani-251b3336/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vimal.gokani/  

In this second instalment, Jonathan and Saira Hameed, Consultant Endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and a Senior Tutor and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, delve further into advocating for patients and collaborating across specialities. Find out her plan to prevent the children of today from ever becoming patients.   Use the following timestampsto navigate this episode!  (00:33)- Introduction (01:03)- Dangers of drug use without a prescription (03:17)- Perseverance in clinical research  (06:20)- Advocating for patients (09:00)- Thinking upstream (11:28)- Advice for aspiring medical professionals (13:37)- Saira's three wishes for healthcare

What is the relationship between food and metabolic health? Find out with Saira Hameed, Consultant Endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and a Senior Tutor and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. In this episode, Jonathan and Hameed discuss her book “The full Diet,” and how food intake alters energy expenditure in turn metabolic rate. Please use the following timestamps to navigate the episode:  (00:00)-Introduction (02:54)-The evolution of Saira's journey  (05:49)- Imperial-SatPro weight management programme (12:27)- The Full Diet (20:59)- Powerful of the 200 references  (24:54)- What we eat, how we eat, and what we weigh have an impact 

Nick Oliver, Wynn Professor of Human Metabolism at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, joins Jonathan to discuss all things diabetes, from patient education to awareness for diabetes prevention, as well as research into islet cell transplantation. Use the following timestamps to navigate our episode! (00:00)-Introduction (02:25)-Nick Oliver, playwright (05:07)-Nick's ‘origin story' (07:33)-Acknowledging the current challenges in diabetes treatment, and goals for the future (11:00)-Patient awareness and education in the treatment and management of diabetes (15:29)-Technology in aiding diabetes treatment (19:03)-Quality of life in real-time continuous glucose monitoring in children (21:49)-The artificial pancreas: where is it now, and where is it going? (26:12)-Intraocular islet cell transplantation in early-onset diabetic retinopathy (29:54)-Innovative developments on the horizon (33:07)-Research on increased glycaemic variability in pregnant females with gastric bypass (35:43)-The work of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (37:16)-Three wishes for the future of healthcare

Professor Dame Lesley Regan is the Government's first Women's Health Ambassador for England. She is one of the main drivers behind the upcoming Women's Health Strategy which aims to tackle the gender health gap and improve services for women. As a former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – only the second woman to hold that post in its 94-year history – she shone a light on historically taboo subjects from period problems and contraception to the menopause. Lesley was born in London in 1956. When she was seven she told her father that she wanted to be a doctor and although the sciences weren't her strongest subjects at school, she won a place at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in London in 1975. In 1991 she was appointed a senior lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary's Hospital in London and consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The following year she set up the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic at St Mary's which is the largest miscarriage referral service in the world. In 2020 she was appointed a DBE for services to women's healthcare. DISC ONE: Mr Bojangles – Nina Simone DISC TWO: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp. Composed by Mahler and performed by Berliner Philharmoniker DISC THREE: Agnus Dei. Composed by Bach and performed by Iestyn Davies, (counter-tenor), The English Consort, conducted by Harry Bicket DISC FOUR: I Cried for You - Katie Melua DISC FIVE: Norma: Act I, Scene 1: Casta diva (Norma/Coro) Composed by Vincenzo Bellini and performed by Maria Callas (soprano), The Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra, conducted by Tullio Serafin DISC SIX: The Best – Tina Turner DISC SEVEN: Metamorpheme – Shakespeare and the Bible DISC EIGHT: Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 - II. Adagio. Composed by Mozart and performed by Karl Leister (clarinet) and Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert Von Karajan BOOK CHOICE: The Works of George Eliot LUXURY ITEM: Marmite on toast CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Best – Tina Turner Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

This month, Dr. Rachel Agbeko, Senior Editor of ADC, is joined by Dr. Catherine Branthwaite to discuss the viewpoint, "Safeguarding concerns in the Illegal Migration Bill". They speak about the key points of the bill, its scientific shortcomings, and put it into the context of global rights of children. Read the paper: https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2023/05/15/archdischild-2023-325589  (1) Paediatrics, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK The ADC Spotlight podcast is the Archives of Disease in Childhood podcast covering areas that don't usually get much attention or might be taken for granted in children's health. This series is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe to Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832 

Join me on this week's podcast episode to hear the intriguing journey of Lamia Samrin, a dedicated paediatric pharmacist at Great Ormond Street Hospital, as she unfolds her passion for paediatrics and pharmacy. From being captivated by pharmacy as a university student, to leading a team in a hospital setting, Lamia's story is filled with inspiration and determination. She also reflects on her early career days at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, or as known then, St Mary's Hospital, in London that laid the foundation for her career in hospital pharmacy. The conversation takes an interesting turn as we dive into the realities of pharmacy residency. Hear how Lamia, with her perseverance, managed to strike a delicate balance between her demanding job and personal life amidst shift work. She shares her experiences making a successful leap into the specialist area of cncology despite initial hesitations, shedding light on the struggle of balancing job loyalty and professional growth. The emotional turbulence associated with leaving a job is also candidly discussed.  The ever-evolving landscape of pharmacy practices is also on the table. You'll get a scoop on how pharmacy is shifting from inpatient to outpatient services. Lamia sheds light on her experiences with electronic prescribing, its benefits and the challenges it brings. The intricacies in paediatric oncology pharmacy and how Lamia's role in NHS England intertwines with her work at Great Ormond Street are also discussed. In a high note, Lamia shares her aspirations of becoming the first paediatric oncology consultant pharmacist, emphasising on the importance of celebrating wins along the journey. Join us in this insight-packed episode that takes you behind the scenes of paediatric pharmacy. PARTNERSHIPS: 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. Sunjay Vyas, my husband and videographer, is offering my podcast listeners a one-off 20% discount for videography services. Maybe you want to launch a podcast. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Book a call with him using the link above! SUPPORT THE PODCAST: As I continue to grow and evolve this podcast, I am committed to bringing you inspiring and empowering content. But in order to do that, I need your support. I've set up a Buy Me a Coffee donation page where you have the opportunity to donate a coffee (£5). You'll be helping us invest in the infrastructure, equipment, and team needed to take Pharmacist Diaries to the next level. With your help, we can continue to inspire and empower pharmacists around the world, and create a community that supports and uplifts one another. CONNECT WITH LAMIA: LinkedIn: Lamia Samrin-Balch FILMED AND EDITED BY: Sunjay Vyas Follow me on My Website, YouTube, 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.

Welcome to season 1  of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, a podcast about the people who work in this field. This episode is an interview with Professor Christoph Lees. We talked about his path into fetal medicine, its challenges and joys, some of the research he's been involved with including the TRUFFLE study and High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound (HIFU), training, and his tips for people working in fetal medicine. See below for a more detailed biography. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. Christoph is Professor of Obstetrics as Imperial College London; Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Head of Specialty for Fetal Medicine at the Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Clinical Director for Fetal Medicine for North West London and Visiting Professor KU Leuven (Belgium). Christoph qualified from Guy's Hospital, London in 1990. Following subspecialty accreditation in fetal-maternal medicine at King's College Hospital, London he established the fetal medicine unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge in 2001 and inaugurated the RCOG MFM subspecialty programme in 2006.His research interest is on fetal assessment and in particular the use of Doppler ultrasound to assess the health of the baby, scanning in labour, and non-invasive fetal surgery. He is the Chief Investigator of The Trial of Umbilical and Fetal Flow in Europe (TRUFFLE), a Collaboration of 51 Centres across Europe; co-founder of the International Working Group of Maternal Haemodynamics and Intrapartum ultrasound ISLANDs group. He is a Board member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG) 2015-2023, is chairman of the ISUOG Doppler and vascular imaging group and member then chair of the ISUOG Safety Committee (2018-2022).Professor Lees was awarded £2.2m grant from the Medical Research Council for first in human studies of high-intensity focused ultrasound in 2017, a £2.5m grant from the NIHR in 2019 to undertake the TRUFFLE 2 RCT and a £2.1M grant from the NIHR for a study on ultrasound of breech pregnancy at 36 weeks in 2023. In 2020 Professor Lees was awarded £253k by the MRC for the PANCOVID project, a Global registry of women affected by COVID-19 during pregnancy. He has published widely in scientific journals and has authored textbooks on fetal growth restriction, maternal haemodynamics and the widely read Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.He has a strong interest in healthcare funding, medical regulatory issues and mentorship. With Professor Steve Smith, he set up the campaign group Doctors for Reform (2003-2011) comprising 1000 senior doctors that argued for a European type social health insurance system to supplement the NHS tax funded model. He has written papers for Civitas and Reform on the feasibility of this approach. He has written widely on GMC reform, was a consultant staff council mentor at Addenbrooke's (2010-2013), Chair of the Addenbrooke's Local Negotiating Committee and is a co-founder of the RCOG Supporting our Doctors group (2017).

Tim Orchard is a consultant physician and gastroenterologist and Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust which provides acute and specialist healthcare in North West London for around a million and a half people every year. It is one of the largest NHS trusts in England and together with Imperial College London forms an academic health science centre.  In this episode of Voices of Care, Tim Orchard talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the importance of job satisfaction and attention to health and wellbeing within the workforce, the role of technology in the health and social care sector, and how vital it is to ensure that everyone is offered the same career progression opportunities. 

How can revolt against industrialized healthcare? Can we design careful and kind care? Dr. Dominique Allwood is a healthcare leader with almost 20 years of experience working as a medical doctor and public health physician in healthcare in the UK. She enjoys variety and juggling multiple roles and is currently Chief Medical Officer of UCLPartners, a health innovation partnership across a population of 5.2 million people, and Director of Population Health at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, at a large teaching hospital in London. She is interested in a range of areas including improving equity, population health, anchor institutions, accelerating net zero in healthcare, clinical engagement, and quality improvement. She has worked extensively across healthcare in delivery, leadership, management and advisory roles for provider and commissioner organisations, academic institutions, national policy bodies, management consultancy, charities and think tanks. She holds an MPH, has previously undertaken a Darzi Fellowship in Clinical Leadership, and is an Associate Editor for BMJ Leader Journal. She is a Governor of University College Hospital and a Board member of The Patient Revolution in the US. She was previously named a Rising Star in the Health Services Journal and shortlisted for a prestigious national mentoring award. She is currently completing an MBA at Henley Business School. Episode mentions and links: Careful, kind care is our compass out of the pandemic fog Taking one step further: five equity principles for hospitals to increase their value as anchor institutions Restaurant Dominique would take you to: Lefteris O Politis Bonus: This is Athens: A beginners guide to souvlaki Follow Dominique: LinkedIn | Twitter  Episode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/112

Dr. Amy Ross Russell(1) discusses a recently published review by Dr. Christopher Carswell(2) on the historical context of normal pressure hydrocephalus, the challenges faced when dealing with patients, and the current state of clinical evidence for diagnosis and treatment. Read this latest Editor's Choice paper on the Practical Neurology website (https://pn.bmj.com/content/23/1/15) and the February print issue of the journal. The paper is also discussed by Practical Neurology editors, Dr. Phil Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller, in their latest podcast: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/editors-highlights-of-the-february-2023-issue?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/pn-podcast (1) Neurology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK (2) Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Please subscribe to the Practical Neurology podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the Practical Neurology Podcast iTunes page (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pn-podcast/id942932053). The PN podcast is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole. Thank you for listening.

Is it possible to tackle climate change without further widening health inequalities? Jo Vigor speaks to Dr Dominique Allwood, Chief Medical Officer at UCL Partners and Director of Population Health at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, about her leadership journey, why clarity of mission is so important and the challenge of creating a sustainable and equitable health and care system. You can read the paper on anchor institutions mentioned by Dr Dominique Allwood in this episode on the Royal College of Physicians website.  Related resources What are health inequalities? (Explainer) Health inequalities - from evidence to action (Virtual conference) Getting to grips with climate change: how can the NHS get to net zero? (Blog)

In the previous episode, you had a chance to listen to  Dr Phil Koczan, GP in North East London and the Chief Clinical Safety Officer for London, Dr Katherine Buxton, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Director, Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Network for London talk about the recently introduced digitized urgent care planning across London.  OneLondon is a project that supports a vision of joined-up health and care. It is a pan-London collaboration between leaders from the 5 Integrated Care Systems in the capital.  London's healthcare system is complex. It covers a population of 10 million people and is connecting 35 NHS Trusts and 1385 GP practices.  In this episode, Gary McAllister, Chief Technology Officer of OneLondon explains how is London approaching the digital transformation of healthcare in London, how complex is the IT infrastructure at the moment, and how the core team of OneLondon works with vendors to try to connect different systems as efficiently as possible. More about OneLondon: https://www.onelondon.online/ More about Urgent Care Planning: https://ucp.onelondon.online/ MONTHLY Newsletter which recaps episodes in the past month: https://fodh.substack.com/ www.facesofdigitalhealth.com ***** The topic of this episode is supported by Better - a provider of an open data digital health platform, electronic prescribing and medication administration solution, and low code tools that help you rapidly build applications that suit your needs. The company focuses on simplifying the work of health and care teams, advocates for data for life, and strives for all health data to be vendor-neutral and easily accessible. More about the company: better.care

Too often, patients need to repeat their medical history when in contact with different healthcare providers. Consequently, clinicians need more time to make decisions than necessary because they can't access patient data. London managed to digitize urgent care plans and make them available across 40 NHS Trusts and 1400 GP offices.  This episode presents the Urgent Care Plan Programme, aiming at giving clinicians easy access to patients' desires about their care, as defined in their care plan. Patients can fill out an urgent care plan at various points in their patient journey. The problem so far has been that accessing these plans by different providers was often difficult. Now the situation is improved with an introduction of a regional platform that stores urgent care plans and enables different care teams to access them when needed.  Urgent Care Plan Programme is a part of OneLondon Portfolio. OneLondon is a project that supports a vision of joined-up health and care. It is a pan-London collaboration between leaders from the 5 Integrated Care Systems in the capital.   London's healthcare system is complex. It covers a population of 10 million people and is connecting 35 NHS Trusts and 1385 GP practices. As part of the OneLondon portfolio, the Urgent Care Plan Programme led the design and implementation of a new digital care planning solution in 2021. This solution enables Londoners to have their care, and support wishes digitally shared with healthcare professionals across the capital. By connecting all care levels, clinicians can now easily access urgent care plans to guide them in the care they provide to patients based on patient's individual preferences.  This episode presents what urgent care plans are, why they matter, and more as explained by Dr Phil Koczan, GP in North East London, and the Chief Clinical Safety Officer for London, Dr Katherine Buxton, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Director, Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Network for London. They explained what the joint urgent care plan means for patients and healthcare providers in London.  More about OneLondon: https://www.onelondon.online/ More about Urgent Care Planning: https://ucp.onelondon.online/ MONTHLY Newsletter which recaps episodes in the past month: https://fodh.substack.com/ www.facesofdigitalhealth.com The topic of this episode is supported by Better - a provider of an open data digital health platform, electronic prescribing and medication administration solution, and low code tools that help you rapidly build applications that suit your needs. The company focuses on simplifying the work of health and care teams, advocates for data for life, and strives for all health data to be vendor-neutral and easily accessible. More about the company: better.care

The next episode of Digital Health Unplugged takes a look at how a shared domain can impact an Integrated Care System (ICS). Brought to you in partnership with Oracle Cerner, the episode features James Bird (chief nurse information officer at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust) and Nicholas Ferran (chief clinical information officer at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust). The pair discuss the impact of a shared domain at an ICS level, reveal insights into the collaboration between trusts and outline the governance structures. During this podcast, both Bird and Ferran also share lessons learned and discuss what other organisations can learn from and apply to their vision and strategies.

Previous Doctor Informed episodes have discussed how to prevent patient safety issues from occurring, but sometimes situations are beyond anyone's control - like COVID. It can be hard to look back, especially if difficult decisions and compromises were made, including ones we did not completely agree with, or if there could be criticism of the way we responded. We ask how individual doctors, teams, and organisations could respond to and recover from major problems? In this episode, we're joined by Annelieke Driessen, a THIS Institute fellow and medical anthropologist. She is a research fellow at the University of Oxford and honorary assistant professor in medical anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who has spent hours listening to and understanding patient experiences of ICU during the pandemic. We'll also hear from Dominque Allwood, Chief Medical Officer at UCL Partners, and Director of Population Health at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, who focuses on creating positive change in healthcare. The research Annelieke Driessen discussed, and the full versions of the patient interviews that are included in the podcast are available at https://healthtalk.org/Experiences-of-Covid-19-and-Intensive-Care/overview

The pandemic challenged every health care system in the world. But what can we learn from one another aboutin the way we responded, and how we might improve for future threats?   In this episode we look up close at the experience of two large academic teaching hospitals embedded in two different health care systems – the Charité in Berlin, Germany's largest teaching hospital, and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, one of the UK's largest.  How do these two health care systems compare when dealing with the pandemic and its aftermath? And what can we learn?  Our Chief Executive Dr Jennifer Dixon is joined by:  Professor Heyo Kroemer, chief executive of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, one of the largest hospitals in Europe. A pharmacologist by trade, Heyo joined Charité in 2019 from the University of Göttingen's Medical Center, where he held the positions of Dean and Chairman of the Managing Board.  Professor Tim Orchard, chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare. NHS Trust. A consultant physician and gastroenterologist, Tim was appointed chief executive in June 2018 after having been the director of clinical studies at St Mary's Hospital.  Show notes How does the NHS compare internationally? big election questions (2017) The King's Fund  NHS hospital beds data analysis (2022) BMA  How does the UK compare internationally for health funding, staffing and hospital beds? (2017) The Health Foundation  Performance of UK National Health Service compared with other high income countries: observational study (2019) BMJ  What can England learn from the long-term care system in Germany? (2019) Nuffield Trust  Taxes and health care funding: how does the UK compare? (2021) The Health Foundation 

Our guest on this episode is a leading voice in women's health. Professor Dame Lesley Regan is Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital, London. She remains only the second woman, and the first in 64 years, to be elected the President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Professor Regan joins us to share her experiences and insights on the importance of open communication around periods and women's health, gained from her decades of experience in this area, both in the UK and with the WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Subscribe on Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts and Youtube (w/subtitles) - Applied Theatre PodcastIncredible conversation with Dr Nicola Abraham, (Senior Lecturer, Applied Theatre Practices, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama) and Victoria Ruddock, (Dementia Specialist Healthcare Support Worker, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) detailing their work on a range of Applied Theatre, film and VR projects in NHS hospitals. We discussed in detail how they have been developing new ‘person-centred' approaches to creating bespoke artefacts, including VR 360 videos, intergenerational augmented reality-based process dramas with primary school children and older adult patients living with dementia. A huge thank you to Nicola and Victoria for sharing their inspirational and innovative practice. Nicky's Links:Twitter - @DrNickA@Vic2ria2285 @CSSDlondonWebsite - https://www.cssd.ac.uk/staff-profiles/dr-nicola-abrahamApplied Theatre Podcast:Twitter - @ApptheatrepodInstagram - @AppliedTheatrePodEmail - appliedtheatrepodcast@gmail.comSubscribe on Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts and Youtube (w/subtitles) - Applied Theatre Podcast

This episode focuses on the critical subject of race equality. Coinciding with the launch of our new report, Race 2.0 - Time for real change, Adam Brimelow speaks with chief executive Chris Hopson, who shares his journey on how to be actively anti-racist. Deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery discusses the anti-racism statement we are producing as well as what actions we are taking, while associate director of programmes Jenny Reindorp discusses the findings from Race 2.0 - Time for real change. We're also joined by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust non-executive director Sim Scavazza, to discuss how the NHS (and NHS Providers as an organisation) needs to do more and the challenges we must tackle personally and professionally.

Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to a new series of BLA Connections – A Clear Voice. In today's episode we talk to Professor Guri Sandhu about the management of airway stenosis.“That's what got me interested, because you could improve someone's quality of life immensely in a relatively short timeframe.”Professor Guri Sandhu works in the national Airway Centre for Airway Reconstruction based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London. Prof Sandhu is also our BLA president and having trained in airway stenosis at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and  with Prof David Howard, he is the ideal person to take us through this rare complaint. He explains that patient history is the first key step in diagnosis and management for a cohort of patients including those who have been ventilated in intensive care units, those with idiopathic stenosis and those with systemic conditions. We go through the various diagnostic steps, however for Prof Sandhu, the most valuable assessment of the nature of the stenosis takes place on the operating table. We look at the different surgical techniques employed for systemic conditions, scarring and stenosis treatment, with Prof Sandhu explaining that his aim is to do something that gives you the maximum gain for minimal injury. Postoperative treatment is also differentiated by patient history and diagnosis, from day case procedures to longer hospital stays. Finally, Prof Sandhu shares his key, take home messages. To find out more about this topic please take a look at his many published works: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guri-Sandhu.Our full series can be found in the podcast provider of your choice or you can find every episode on our BLA Connect App. We would love to hear from you about the topics you would like us to explore, any questions you have, and the experts you would like to hear from. Get in touch at enquiries@britishlaryngological.org. If you enjoy these podcasts please do remember to subscribe and leave a review with your podcast provider. Thank you for listening.Upcoming BLA Events VIRTUAL Webinar "Paediatric Stridor & Dysphagia" on Saturday, 19 March from 15:00 - 18:30 (GMT, UK TIContact InformationVisit www.britishlaryngological.org or download BLA Connect from your app store for further information and details on becoming a BLA member.Register for Cutting Edge Laryngology 2024, 2-4 October 2024, at the Royal Society of Medicine London, here. Email: enquiries@britishlaryngological.org for any questions or topic suggestions you may have for future episodes. This show is brought to you by the BLA, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram hosted by Natalie Watson @surgeonsinger produced and directed by Heather Pownall of Heather's Media Hub Ltd. The opinions of our host and guests are their own; The BLA does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice.

Haem: 1. Yvonne talks dan through the causes of microcytic anaemia and the basics of RBC transfusion. This episode was vetted by Dr Nina Salooja, Consultant Haematologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.

On the podcast is Bob Klaber.Dr. Bob Klaber is a  Consultant Paediatrician & Director of Strategy, Research & Innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He has a strong interest in behavioral insights work and leadership development.  Bob is a true role model when it comes to kindness. In the episode, he explains the value of kindness in delivering outstanding care and cultivating kindness in our organizations to deliver better results. I promise you that he has some exciting experiences to share. On kindness"Kindness is right at the heart of everything that is about care.""There is a lot of evidence that kindness in care leads to better outcomes."On opportunities in healthcare"Over the last 10-15 years, in England where I work, our healthcare system has been quite systematically unkind." Show notes and some recommendations from Bob:Find Bob on Twitter: @bobklaberTwitter: Conversation for Kindness. Organizations: The Hush Foundation by Prof. Catherine Crock is hosting an annual conference called The Gathering of Kindness.UK consultancy called the Kaleidoscope. Person to follow: Leonard Berry's research about kindnessBook: Intelligent Kindness by John Ballat & Penelope CamplingHow to measure kindness: Take a look at this publication by Simon Andersson and JulieBrownlie called Getting the measure of kindness: A guide for organisations

The use of cannabidiol, or CBD, in food and drink is booming in the UK.  CBD-infused drinks, ice cream, functional snack bars - you name it - have helped the sector to astronomical growth in recent years.  In 2021, the sector saw sales worth £690m. But with that growth have come some questions.  In this episode of the Table Talk podcast, Stefan Gates is joined by two experts who can tackle some of the most pressing issues around CBD.  Clinical lecturer, Dr Mikael Sodergren, explains how the supplement works, and addresses some of the "mystique" and "anecdotal claims" that surround it. Lawyer, Sarah Ellson, sets out the dos and don'ts when making claims about products containing CBD, and addresses the surprisingly complicated question of whether or not it's legal to produce it in the UK. Sarah also raises significant questions about whether the regulatory system is working. Dr Mikael Sodergren, Imperial College, London Mikael Sodergren MBChB, DIC, PhD, FRCS is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London and Consultant Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.  He leads the Medical Cannabis Research Group - a research programme which evaluates and develops novel therapies targeting the endocannabinoid system through a framework of in vitro, in vivo and clinical translational activities. Sarah Ellson, Partner, Field Fisher Sarah is a partner at law firm Fieldfisher where she co-leads the firm's regulatory group and specialises in healthcare and life sciences regulation.  She acts for numerous regulators but also for a diverse range of private providers in the cannabis, pharmaceutical, optical, pharmacy and wider healthcare sectors and particularly supports new clients looking to enter or expand in the English/UK market.   She has worked with many businesses involved with cannabis products, on supply chain and transactional due diligence as well as licensing and compliance.

Send us a Text Message.Justin Roe is the Speech and Language Therapist representative for the BLA. He works at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction treating people with laryngotracheal stenosis and a wide range of swallowing problems. Gemma Clunie is a specialist dysphagia speech and language therapist also working at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction at Charing Cross Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Justin and Gemma share their expert knowledge on the management of dysphagia, explaining the importance of treating each person holistically as an individual. The partnership between clinicians, patients and multidisciplinary colleagues is key to achieving and measuring successful outcomes.  Useful links:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003489420966339 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00455-017-9799-x.pdfhttps://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2009/10/prochaska-and-diclementes-stages-of.htmlhttps://wContact InformationVisit www.britishlaryngological.org or download BLA Connect from your app store for further information and details on becoming a BLA member.Register for Cutting Edge Laryngology 2024, 2-4 October 2024, at the Royal Society of Medicine London, here. Email: enquiries@britishlaryngological.org for any questions or topic suggestions you may have for future episodes. This show is brought to you by the BLA, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram hosted by Natalie Watson @surgeonsinger produced and directed by Heather Pownall of Heather's Media Hub Ltd. The opinions of our host and guests are their own; The BLA does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice.

Mr. Mohamed Barkat and Mr. Nick Greaves discuss what trainees should know about the evaluation and management of thoracoabdominal aneurysms with Mr. Michael Jenkins. Mr. Michael Jenkins MD FRCS qualified in 1989 and trained in surgery at Charing Cross, University College London, the Royal Brompton, and Royal Free hospitals and was awarded the Gold medal at FRCS. He was appointed as a consultant vascular surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Chelsea and Westminster hospitals in 2001. Mr. Jenkins was the Director of AAA   screening in Northwest London from 2011-2018. He is currently President of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and was chair of the Circulation Foundation 2016-18 and a past President of the British Society of Endovascular Therapy. He was the Director of the Major Trauma Centre at St Mary's Hospital, 2010-16 He developed both a local and a national tertiary referral practice for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and dissection. Resources Crawford Classification ESVS recommendation of management of Thoracic aortic pathologies Open Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Step-by-Step https://www.circulationfoundation.org.uk https://www.bset.co.uk/ https://www.vascularsociety.org.uk/ Yale Vascular Review Podcast Episode 1: Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms Host Introductions  Mr. Mohamed Barkat (@mo_barkat) is a vascular trainee in the Northwest of England and is the Vascular Society Affiliate representative for the Rouleaux Club Mr. Nick Greaves is a consultant Vascular Surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary with a specialist interest in open aortic surgery. Please share your feedback through our Listener Survey! Follow us on Twitter @audiblebleeding Learn more about us at https://www.audiblebleeding.com/about-1/ and #jointheconversation. Credits:  Authors: Rachael Forsythe, Mohamed Barkat Editors: Sharif Ellozy, Leanna Erete

Innovation specialist, Principal Genetic Counsellor, and Transformation Manager at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Demetra Georgiou, draws on her experience in service design and genetic counselling to discuss how genetic departments and staff can improve patient care. Hosted by DNA Today's Kira Dineen. Watch the full episode at https://phenotips.com/speaker-series/improving-the-patient-experience.html (https://phenotips.com/speaker-series/improving-the-patient-experience.html)

Season 2. Resp 4: Harry and Yvonne talk about COPD, its presentation and management in both primary and secondary care. This episode was vetted by Dr. Georgina Russell, Consultant Respiratory physician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.

This episode of Tuning Healthcare features Dr. Matthew Harris, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health, in the department of Primary Care and Public Health at Imperial College London. Dr. Harris is an honorary consultant in public health medicine for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. His research spans global health, innovation, diffusion, primary care and health services. Dr. Harris has worked for several years as a primary care physician in Brazil, a WHO polio consultant in Ethiopia, an HIV technical consultant in Mozambique and the global health advisor to the UK Department of Health. Dr. Harris discusses The benefits, biases and challenges for adopting frugal innovations and community health solutions in leading healthcare markets. 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 episode of Tuning Healthcare features Dr. Matthew Harris, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health, in the department of Primary Care and Public Health at Imperial College London. Dr. Harris is an honorary consultant in public health medicine for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. His research spans global health, innovation, diffusion, primary care and health services. Dr. Harris has worked for several years as a primary care physician in Brazil, a WHO polio consultant in Ethiopia, an HIV technical consultant in Mozambique and the global health advisor to the UK Department of Health. Dr. Harris discusses The benefits, biases and challenges for adopting frugal innovations and community health solutions in leading healthcare markets

Experts from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust describe the presenting symptoms and diagnostic challenges for patients in their syncope clinic presenting with autonomic dysfunction in Long-COVID.

Experts from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust describe the presenting symptoms and diagnostic challenges for patients in their syncope clinic presenting with autonomic dysfunction in Long-COVID.

Dr Bob Klaber, Consultant General Paediatrician and Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, speaks about the importance of kindness in relation to healthcare and quality improvement. https://twitter.com/BobKlaber Find out more about the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare Europe 2021, which took place on 9-11 June 2021 internationalforum.bmj.com/europe/

In this episode Laura talks with Dinah Ofosu- Asante, Lead Nurse for Healthcare support workers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. They discuss Dinah's route into nursing having since been a qualified accountant through the access to nursing qualification. They discuss her experience as a mentor and the importance of a positive attitude to learning. Dinah outlines her role as a Lead Nurse for healthcare support workers and gives advice for any HCSWs listening on career progression,

In this weeks podcast we discuss accessing HIV services during the pandemic and thereafter. Following on from our online discussion, we brought your questions to the panel to find out more on the issues that affect people living with HIV. As services adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic, many services changed to telephone and online appointments. You can find a full list of resources and support organisations in our show notes below. We hope you enjoy the show. Dr Stuart Flanagan is a Consultant in GU/HIV & Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Medicine at CNWL Trust's Mortimer Market Centre in Central London and Honorary Consultant at University College London Hospital. He is the Viral Hepatitis Lead for CNWL Trust. Stuart was an NIHR Clinical Research Fellow in Hepatology on the HepFREE study (testing for HBV and HCV in Primary care), which was published in Jan 2019 in the Lancet Gastro & Hep. He is chair of the BASHH HIV/BBV Special interest Group and the organising committee for the annual BASHH HIV Masterclass conference. Stuart has been a medical broadcaster for the BBC (BBC Radio 1 Surgery, CBBC's Newsround, BBC Breakfast). He wrote and presented a BBC Radio 4 documentary on antimicrobial resistance The Path Of Least Resistance, available to listen to via BBC iPlayer. Dr Richard Ma is a GP principal in London and NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at Imperial College London. He has a research interest in delivery of sexual and reproductive health in primary care. His current research focuses on equity and impact of contraceptive provision in general practice. He has held positions including: member of RCGP's Sex Drugs and Blood Borne Virus Group, National Chlamydia Screening Advisory Group, expert member on NICE Guidelines on Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections and under-18 conceptions and more recently expert member for NICE Quality Standards Advisory Committee on Contraception and NICE Scholar. He frequently writes and lectures on all matters related to sexual health/HIV and campaigns for better experience for LGBTQ+ patients in general practice. Most recently, he has been one of the founding members of #PrideRCGP programme, set up to improve experiences and well-being of LGBTQ+ community of peers and patients. Shaun Watson has worked in and around HIV since 1989 initially as an HIV link nurse in Hull (ensuring that healthcare professionals were educated and people living with HIV received appropriate care) and a volunteer counsellor at AIDS Action. Since 2005 I have worked as a community HIV clinical nurse specialist in central London and Chair of the National HIV Nurses Association for the past 4 years. Dr Nicola Mackie is a Consultant Physician and Clinical Director for HIV at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Her research was in the field of HIV-1 drug resistance and she runs the weekly Virtual Clinic. Although her main interest is clinical work, she is involved with writing national guidelines; examining for dipHIV and teaching for BASHH and EACS. She is a Trustee of the British HIV Association and a member of SWIFT (Supporting Women with HIV Information Network). Resources & support organisations The Mortimer Market Centre - https://www.shl.uk/clinic/mortimer-market-centre Jefferiss Wing Sexual Health - https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/our-services/sexual-health-and-hiv Positively UK podcasts https://positivelyuk.org/lgbt-podcast/ Dean Street Sexual Health https://dean.st/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/positivelyuk/message

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Ben Maruthappu, the Co-Founder and CEO at Cera, which is a technology-enabled home care provider using digital and data to improve elderly care services. Cera was launched in November 2016 and since then has grown to over $160 million in revenues and is EBITDA positive. The company now has 5,000+ employees, with 50 offices across the country, delivering ~30,000 care visits a day, making it the largest care company in Europe, if not beyond.  It has raised approximately $100 million of financing.  Dr. Ben is highly accomplished in the business and medical fields with degrees from Oxford University, Harvard University and Cambridge University.  He served as a Senior Advisor to Bain, Board Member of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Operating Partner at Kairos, among other notable positions. We hope you enjoy the show.

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

Nephrology/Urology: 1. Yvonne and Harry talk through renal stones, their types, underlying causes and the initial investigations and management. This episode was vetted by Mr Ranan Das Gupta, Consultant Urologist at Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.

ENT: 1. Harry and Yvonne talk through tonsilitis, pharyngitis, strep throat and glandular fever. This episode was vetted by Mr. Matthew Rollin, Consultant ENT Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. Links: FeverPAIN score for Strep Throat: https://www.mdcalc.com/feverpain-score-strep-pharyngitis Atypical lymphocytes on blood film: https://webpath.med.utah.edu/HEMEHTML/HEME013.html Throat examination of kissing tonsils: http://www.ghorayeb.com/KissingTonsils.html Throat examination of a quinsy (3rd image): http://www.clinicaljunior.com/entoncallquinsy.html

Resp: 1. Sally and Yvonne talk through typical community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the CURB-65 score. This episode was vetted by Dr. Laura Martin and Dr. Georgina Russell, Consultant Respiratory Physicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. Links: CURB-65 parameters and interpretation: https://www.mdcalc.com/curb-65-score-pneumonia-severity#evidence Bronchial vs. Vesicular breathing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd0sIgncxx0 Examples of different types of lobar consolidation on chest radiograph: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/lobar-consolidation

Neuro: 1. Sally and Harry talk through Stroke medicine - in particular anterior circulation strokes. This episode was vetted by Dr. Harri Jenkins, Consultant Neurologist & Stroke Physician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. Links: Bamford classification: https://geekymedics.com/stroke-classification/ Images of the Motor and Sensory hormunculus of the brain: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortical_homunculus

This is Part 2 of a really enjoyable and uplifting conversation with Dr Bob Klaber OBE. If you haven't yet, Part 1 is worth a listen first!Bob is a Consultant General Paediatrician & Director of Strategy Research & Innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He has a strong interest in individual and systems learning, behavioural insights work and leadership development.In 2015, Bob set up a team who continue to drive an ambitious project to create a culture of continuous quality improvement across Imperial, and is now leading work on the development and implementation of the Trust's new organisational strategy.Bob is also a strong advocate for child health, and co-leads the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) integrated child health programme in North West London, which is focused on developing whole population integrated care models of service and training within paediatrics and child health. He was awarded an OBE in 2018.This conversation is in two parts. In Part 2, we discussed:*Highlights:Balancing clinical work with leadership roles (1.5 mins)Multitasking (4 mins)Language and tone in virtual communication (9 mins)Work-life blend (14.5 mins)Switching off (18 mins)Final 3 questions- a book recommendation, a leader he admires, and top 3 bits of advice (20 mins)*Resources:Book recommendation- Humankind, by Rutger Bregman*Social media:@BobKlaber@CC4CLondon@NextGGP*Subscribe to our monthly bulletin for further webinars, podcast episodes, and programme updates:https://bit.ly/NGGPbulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we go backstage with the wonderfully optimistic and energetic Dr Bob Klaber OBE.Bob is a Consultant General Paediatrician & Director of Strategy Research & Innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He has a strong interest in individual and systems learning, behavioural insights work and leadership development.In 2015, Bob set up a team who continue to drive an ambitious project to create a culture of continuous quality improvement across Imperial, and is now leading work on the development and implementation of the Trust's new organisational strategy.Bob is also a strong advocate for child health, and co-leads the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) integrated child health programme in North West London, which is focused on developing whole population integrated care models of service and training within paediatrics and child health. He was awarded an OBE in 2018.This conversation is in two parts. In Part 1, we discussed:*Highlights:Coping with Covid-19 on the paediatric wards (3 mins)Leading through a crisis (7.5 mins)What it means to be a leader (8.5 mins)Early influences (11 mins)Dealing with conflict (16 mins)"Managing up" (21 mins)Connecting Care 4 Children, and the leadership lessons from this (23.5 mins)A renewed focus for the NHS (32 mins)*Social media:@BobKlaber@CC4CLondon@NextGGP*Subscribe to our monthly bulletin for further webinars, podcast episodes, and programme updates:https://bit.ly/NGGPbulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we speak with Dr Bob Klaber- Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Dr Klaber is a consultant paediatrician and discusses with us what the future of digital health could look like in paediatrics. We discuss how integrated care and prevention is key in digital health success. Dr Klaber spoke at the RSM's 'Big Data, Big Change' event 2020. Find out more about the RSM digital council: https://rsm.ac/dhsection Follow us: #RSMdigihealth

Iqbal Malik, consultant cardiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, joins Mabel Chew to discuss the role of angioplasty and stenting in patients with stable angina. Read the full article online: http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i205

Medicine has long been a rewarding career, but doctors say the profession needs to overcome the frustrations of working in the NHS to ensure it remains so. During the Big Debate at BMJ Live in London last week six speakers argued for and against the motion, “This house believes that medicine is the best career in the world.” After presentations from the six speakers and questions from the floor, the audience voted in favour of the motion. Arguing the motions are: Jennie Watson, medical student, Imperial College (for) Janis Burns, junior clinical fellow, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (against) Helgi Johannsson, anaesthetic consultant, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust(for) Pete Deveson, GP, Epsom, Surrey(against) Clare Gerada, medical director, Practitioner Health Programme(for) Partha Kar, diabetes and endocrinology consultant, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust(against) edit: To see Pete Devesons slides - check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRezS1dZJY