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Thank you Dr Sarah Parry #GHS22 🌏Anxiety & Depression most common mental illness ‘Stigma and discrimination can be worse than the illness itself’ 🌏People with mental illness face reduced life expectancy 🌏Barriers to accessing physical healthcare & diagnostic overshadowing

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Dr @_VinithaS giving a brilliant overview on inequalities within mental health in the UK And her inspiration for becoming a #psychiatry trainee to tackle these #GHS22

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Question from Dr Sarah Parry on inequalities in mental health with regards to Stigma Ignorance -> prejudice -> discrimination Can we expand our role as healthcare professionals to be advocates for our patients? #GHS22 Changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviour

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Brilliant to see a huge range of attendees at @GHS22 today: From health health activists working in Nigeria to Care coordinators, Junior Doctors and Social Prescribers!

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Hearing from Sohail Jannesari about his research into Iranian and Afghan sanctuary seekers #GHS22 Sanctuary is about finding safe space The asylum process is torturous People undergo the process of minoritisation & loss of agency Uncertainty & fear form a negative spiral

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7th July 3pm HEE GHS conference 23 ‘Tackling inequalities in Child Health’ eventbrite.com/e/tackling-ine… Free to attend Guest speakers and panel discussion 🌏 More details soon! Nnenna Osuji @_VinithaS Health Professionals for Global Health Students for Global Health

7th July 
3pm
HEE GHS conference 23 ‘Tackling inequalities in Child Health’

eventbrite.com/e/tackling-ine…

Free to attend 

Guest speakers and panel discussion 

🌏 More details soon!

<a href="/nosuji01/">Nnenna Osuji</a> @_VinithaS <a href="/HPforGH/">Health Professionals for Global Health</a> <a href="/WeAreSfGH/">Students for Global Health</a>
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6 weeks until the 4th annual summer The Global Health Series conference We will be hearing from guest speakers about inequalities in #childhealth Free to attend and virtual - sign up to get your ticket! Medact Jo Szram 💙 Imran Qureshi

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Introducing our 1st guest speaker.. Dr Akudo Okereafor from ABC Parents She will be talking about ABC Parents, a paediatric outreach and education programme which provides families with first aid, child health education, preventative knowledge and practical resources #GHS23

Introducing our 1st guest speaker..

Dr Akudo Okereafor from <a href="/abc_parents/">ABC Parents</a>

She will be talking about ABC Parents, a paediatric outreach and education programme which provides families with first aid, child health education, preventative knowledge and practical resources

#GHS23
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Introducing our 2nd speaker @SarahB_Paeds Dr Sarah Boutros has an interest in safeguarding of vulnerable populations, including migrant children and victims of human trafficking. She’ll be talking about addressing the needs of migrant children #GHS23 Doctors of the World RCPCH Trainees

Introducing our 2nd speaker @SarahB_Paeds

Dr Sarah Boutros has an interest in safeguarding of vulnerable populations, including migrant children and victims of human trafficking. She’ll be talking about addressing the needs of migrant children  

#GHS23 <a href="/DOTW_UK/">Doctors of the World</a> <a href="/rcpch_trainees/">RCPCH Trainees</a>
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Introducing our final speaker, @_katieknight_ Dr Katie Knight leads the advocating for change stream of the RCPCH Climate Change Working Group RCPCH She will be talking about Climate Change: A Global Child Rights Crises #GHS23

Introducing our final speaker, @_katieknight_ 

Dr Katie Knight leads the advocating for change stream of the RCPCH Climate Change Working Group <a href="/RCPCHtweets/">RCPCH</a> 

She will be talking about Climate Change: A Global Child Rights Crises 

#GHS23
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First talk by Dr Laura Gordon Lennox on child health inequality RCPCH report: Ethnicity, obesity, climate change and poverty all contributing to child health inequality in the UK #GHS23

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Dr Akudo from ABC Parents Treat poverty as a disease Poverty impacts educational performance, family disruption, lifespan Junior docs should screen for poverty #GHS23

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We are learning how the incredible ABC Parents project has reduced A+E attendances for children through... Building parent skills and confidence Providing free courses for basic life support Developing a community network of volunteers

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Learning from @SarahB_Paeds how NHS charges to vulnerable children harms by.... Children and families deterred from healthcare Children denied care Vulnerable patients particularly affected #GHS23

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A huge THANK YOU to our increadible panel, discussing junior docs role in tackling child health inequality We are blown away by your passion, dedication and enthusiasm! @SarahB_Paeds ABC Parents @_katieknight_ @_VinithaS + our brilliant host Laura Gordon Lennox #GHS23

A huge THANK YOU to our increadible panel, discussing junior docs role in tackling child health inequality

We are blown away by your passion, dedication and enthusiasm!

@SarahB_Paeds <a href="/abc_parents/">ABC Parents</a> @_katieknight_ @_VinithaS  + our brilliant host Laura Gordon Lennox

#GHS23
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Galvanising talk from @_katieknight_ on addressing the climate crisis - code red for humanity Stay curious, keep learning Build local networks Be a hopeful activist Don't delay action until tomorrow! #GHS23