Clinical Research Fellow and GP at King's College London. Interest in social determinants of health, health tech, how we measure the impact of primary care.
Attention GPs of the UK - work is coming your way! 18% reduction in cardiovascular death in obese patients taking semaglutide. BUT we need to treat 67 patients to prevent one death. https://t.co/yXiQuHcvVX
Astonishing cRCT from @dranuragb and colleagues showing 40% reductions in TB incidence in household contacts from nutritional supplementation. Addressing social determinants is targeted and almost as good as a vaccine! #socialdeterminants
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@MichaelMarmot : Levelling up fund gives £32 per head to the north, on a background of a £413 cut since 2010. Ignore social determinants at our peril! #woncaeurope2022
'Continuity of care makes our job easier, and makes us better at our job' - just a few of the words of wisdom from @ChristmasRowena at #woncaeurope2022
Thank you for a great evening at King's IAT Annual Poster Competition and congratulations to the winners Dr Anya Borissova, Dr James Scuffell, Dr Max Emmerich and Dr Stephanie Lewis 👍
Upcoming @McGill_TB Seminar: ": The impact on mental disorders on active tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis" with Ga Eun Lee & @jamiescuffell.
Join the meeting tomorrow, Friday, Dec 4 2:30 PM EST.
Details: https://t.co/4dJCZm7MI6
Years ago when I left paediatrics to train in public health medicine, quite a few clinical colleagues thought it was a retrograde step. Public Health is seen by some as a backwater for failed doctors. Public Health was not sexy.
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"“Pilotitis”—a preoccupation with pilot projects that are ultimately unsustainable—must be avoided. Precision public health is about using the power of data to... https://t.co/T0QxhUW2RA