Gerardo Zavala Great summary from Gerardo Zavala of some of the academic papers that people are most proud of #TIIDE23 - great outputs

Prof. Najma Siddiki wrapping up the session of #TIIDE23 of Centre for IMPACT at University of York. Engaging discussions and interesting sessions to indulge in for the two days. Looking ahed for #C4IANNUAL next.

Amazing presentations at #TIIDE23, and proud to say that I’ve been a part of this excellent IMPACT 4S feasibility study. Very hopeful that this will set the stage for more of these smoking cessation studies on people with SMI in South Asia.

Impressed by all the great work done and in process. Looking forward to the Impact and learnings these programs will generate. #TIIDE23 Centre for IMPACT

South Asia's silent struggle: severe mental illness patients suffer increased burden of physical illness nationalelfservice.net/?p=174987

Today an international group of experts summarise a recent study by Gerardo Zavala et al, on the prevalence of physical health conditions & health risk behaviours in people with severe mental illness in South Asia nationalelfservice.net/?p=174987

We wrote a blog on the high burden of phyisical health conditions in people with severe mental illness. Have a read and share ! #mentalhealtg

Trial management meeting for ⁦DiaDeM Pakistan⁩ during the ⁦Centre for IMPACT⁩ #C4Iannualmeeting lunch break.

Great panel discussion and tips about stakeholder engagement. #GACDASM2023

Discussing how we used the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) eHub materials to create capacity on implementation science in research programmes and MPH students. Centre for IMPACT #GACDasm2023

We found a very high prevalence of obesity in people with severe mental illness (such as #schizophrenia) in South Asia. We explored the various risk factors associated with obesity to better inform clinical practice. doi.org/10.1017/jns.20… #globalhealth

Great to c this paper out. Fascinating & absolute pleasure to work alongside great teams in Bangladesh, Pakistan and UK. ⁦DiaDeM⁩ ⁦DiaDeM Pakistan⁩ ⁦DiaDeM Bangladesh⁩ ⁦TEWV research⁩ ⁦MHARG York⁩ ⁦⁦MODS_Research⁩ journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

We found a link between dietary energy density (DED) and higher risk of insulin resistance and elevated levels of leptin and cholesterol, which are markers of cardiovascular disease risk. #NutritionResearch #ChildHealth #ChronicDiseaseMarkers sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Again, I am trying to make a good space within #Crofam and the community we did well. We did save a lot of Crofam from some suspicious activity on blockchain recently. The scammer went around with fake smart contracts that impersonal Mery and even Corgi Ai to airdrop fake Token

Thankyou Gerardo Zavala for a wonderful session with the PhD students of Khyber Medical University . It was absolutely a delight to host you. Looking forward to more and more such interactions. Khalid Rehman PhD Meritorious Prof Zia Ul Haq, VC KMU, MBBS PhD FCPS Zoheb Khan ORIC - Khyber Medical University, Peshawar The PhD Story Centre for IMPACT NIHR Global Health

Gerardo Zavala It was great meeting you over tea during our session on reporting #errors in #ClinicalTrials at Khyber Medical University by ORIC - Khyber Medical University, Peshawar. Looking forward to future collaborations with Clinical Trials Unit-KMU, Peshawar Stay blessed always! #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #ClinicalResearch

Gerardo Zavala conducted a quick yet an insightful & a productive monitoring visit at IoP to explore the procedures and practices followed during the DiaDeM main trial. His feedback will surely help the team to learn & align the trial procedures as per the international guidelines.

Thank You Dr. Gerardo Zavala (Lecture Dept Health Sciences, University of York) for introducing us to the world of evidence synthesis & your support. Your guidance has been invaluable in our professional development. My sincere gratitude to Dr. Zoheb Khan for all his kind support and opportunities.