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The UK research ethics committee: Making the case for better serving the underserved – can we do better? - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@LancetGastroHep Thank you to lancet GH in highlighting call for action in global hepatology training and education .

New Comment - Yin et al - Transforming global hepatology training: a call for action thelancet.com/journals/langa… #GITwitter #MedTwitter

@clairefuller17 @SurreyHeartland @pramitpatelgp @SCCLeader @mcpherson_ian @SusanSjuve @AndyField1 @ThirzaSawtell @AStevensonNHS This is great news . Congratulations Claire.

@UHS_LiverTeam @ryanmbuch @UHSFT @unisouthampton @Marktheliverdoc @helpatologist @janishapatel2 A great appointment . Congrats on your post Ryan . Well deserved . Fantastic for patients and Southampton.

We’re delighted to 📣 the appointment of🌟@ryanmbuch🌟as our new Hepatology Consultant @UHSFT & Associate Professor @unisouthampton 🎉🎊🎈 He brings skills hugely complementary to our services. Future looks bright for our patients @Marktheliverdoc @helpatologist @janishapatel2

@AmranMR_ @RoyalSurrey @NIHRresearch @UKRI_News @adilray Delighted & grateful to our partners & NIHR/UKRI in recent further funding & support, national evaluation program of ongoing ‘COBHAM study’ understanding power of digital media & influencers in COVID19 testing & vaccination uptake in UK ethnic minority groups #Covid19

Excited to be kicking off the evaluation phase of the COBHAM study (COVID-19 & Ethnicity @RoyalSurrey) funded by @NIHRresearch & @UKRI_News. Check out our interventions on royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ethnic-communi…, with films featuring the community, @adilray, Art Malik and Sir Trevor McDonald!

Excellent, troubling new analyses led by @Ladyroho @bengoldacre et al. Nice linked editorial by @AliRacaniere thelancet.com/journals/lance…. In pandemic wave 2, South Asians had even higher rates of infection, admission, mortality. Structural inequalities. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

@SanjayaSatapath @AASLDtweets very well deserved Sanjaya ..hard working , passionate , determined , compassionate all qualities and more.

I really liked this gift from my colleague on my promotion..⁦@AASLDtweets⁩

Ethnic minority groups are the solution not the problem. Here is our latest #covid19 community observations with @drshujashafi @AliZumla @ChantalEdge @RoyalSurrey @NIHRresearch @NHSEngland @NHSDigital @PHE_uk @cabinetofficeuk @UKRI_News sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@BBCFergusWalsh @mancunianmedic great to see almost 90%efficacy in novavax covid-19 vaccine with important beneficial implications against new variant

Breaking: Novavax Covid vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials. Half the cases on the trial were the new ‘Kent’variant so this is first vaccine to show it is effective against the new more contagious variant

Post-COVID syndrome after hospitalization-our latest work led by @dayoubkhani @Vnafilyan @ben_humberstone @kamleshkhunti. 47,780 individuals with matched controls. Mean age 65 years, 55% male. 140 days mean follow-up. (1/4) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

A number of barriers & tailored interventions to overcome the barriers identified Lets all work with the community to overcome these barriers 3/3

Current surveys show #CovidVaccine hesitancy highest in black & Asian groups 2/3

SAGE papers on #CovidVaccine hesitancy in ethnic populations published Thanks to @JuliaHCox QResearch data show In previous programmes (flu etc) minority populations 10-20% less likely to be vaccinated ⬆️ uptake in Bangladeshi populations assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… Thread1/3

@kamleshkhunti @LiluWheeler @NikkiKF @BeingMo @amibanerjee1 @hssood @AmalLadMusic @SouthAsianHF Thank you Kamlesh for sharing. Targeted interventions could be the answer we are looking for and actively engaging the community at local levels through the appropriate settings is key in increasing uptake of #COVID19 vaccines.

Our @NIHRresearch supported work demonstrates engagement of ethnic minority communities is critical in building trust and improving health outcomes. A model which can be upscaled to the national #COVID19 vaccination programme. ijidonline.com/article/S1201-…

We can build on our developing links with the community. Learning invaluable lessons from our community and faith settings shows we can significantly improve uptake of hepatitis testing in high risk groups which we can easily translate to COVID-19 testing and vaccination uptake.

@SanjayaSatapath @AASLDtweets @AASLDFoundation @NorthwellDHM @NorthwellHealth Wonderful news Sanjaya. With your enormous enthusiasm and vision you have the ability to build on the great work already done by your predecessors. Best of luck in your new role.

I am thrilled to announce that I will be serving as the Chair of the Education Committee (2021-2022) of the Clinical Practice SIG of AASLD. I will do my best to foster an environment that aligns the mission of #AASLD. @AASLDtweets @AASLDFoundation @NorthwellDHM @NorthwellHealth