Past webinars, including information about the webinar, guest speakers and links to re-watch the recording, will be posted below.
Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
COVID-19 Series
Episode 27: Impact on older generation
3 July 2020
In this episode we look at the impact of coronavirus on the older population and explore issues including care homes, the link between dementia and COVID-19, and how to better care for our older people during the pandemic.
Speakers:
Professor Gill Livingston – Professor of Psychiatry of Older People, University College London
Professor Adam Gordon – Professor of the Care of Older People, University of Nottingham
Dr Jugdeep Dhesi – Consultant Geriatrician and Clinical Leader, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Roger Kirby (Chair) – RSM President-elect
Lincoln’s Inn
Bar, BAME and COVID-19: a conversation that needs to be had
30 June 2020
Speakers:
Natasha Shotunde
Jo Sidhu QC
Professor Leslie Thomas QC
Brie Stevens-Hoare QC (Co-Chair)
Neil Chawla (Co-Chair)
UPSIGN
The untold story of BAME students impact of Covid-19
26 June 2020
The coronavirus crisis has caused significant disruption to the normal ways in which we deliver education and learning for students across the Higher Education sector. There is strong evidence of BAME communities affected disproportionately by the Covid-19. This webinar is a facilitated discussion about the impact of Coronavirus on students from BAME backgrounds. It sheds light on the specific issue that they are facing, and explores some of the solutions.
Speakers:
Madiha Sajid – Athena SWAN Forum Lead, University College London (UCL); Education Lead for UPSIGN
Dr Tamjid Mujtaba – Senior Research Associate, Institute of Education UCL
Dr Gurnam Singh – Associate Professor of Equity of Attainment, Coventry University
Esther Dada – MSc Student, UCL
Muhammad Omer Zulfiqar – MA Student, Westminster University
Link to recording: https://eu.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/playback
Kings Chambers
The Impact of Covid 19 on BAME workers and employees
23 June 2020
On 16 June 2020 Public Health England (“PHE”) published its report on the impact of Covid 19 on BAME communities. The report reaches some startling conclusions that employers and employees should be aware of. This seminar by Anisa Niaz-Dickinson covers the findings within PHE’s report and consider how to respond within the workplace.
Anisa Niaz-Dickinson is a leading junior Barrister with the field of employment law. She practices exclusively within the employment jurisdiction and across the full breadth of employment law.
Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
COVID-19 Series
Episode 23: Women’s health and pregnancy – what are the risk?
18 June 2020
This episode explores the effect of the pandemic on women’s obstetric and gynaecological health
Speakers:
Dr Pat O’Brien- Vice-President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Dr Maggie Blott- Consultant Obstetrician, Royal Free Hospital
Professor Sir Simon Wessely (Chair)- Professor of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London; President, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Consultant Psychiatrist, King’s College Hospital
Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
COVID-19 Series
Episode 22: Emerging from the pandemic: future health service challenges
16 June 2020
As the country emerges from lockdown, thoughts are turning to the challenges the health service will face in the next stage of the pandemic and beyond including the challenges of social care support, integrated health systems and inequalities for patients and staff.
Speakers:
Dr Jennifer Dixon – Chief Executive, The Health Foundation
Professor Sir Chris Ham – former Chief Executive, The King’s Fund
Nigel Edwards – Chief Executive, Nuffield Trust
Andrew Jack (Chair) – Global Education Editor, Financial Times
Associate for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)
Covid-19 and the African Diaspora
4 June 2020 (Part 2)
An international forum on the impact of Covid-19 on communities across the African Diaspora
Speakers:
Luciana Brito
Ugo F. Edu
Julius Fobil
Aaron Kamugisha
Angelique Nixon
Maboula Soumahoro
Michael A. Gomez (moderator)
PwC
The challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education sector- transitioning from the impacts of COVID-19
28 May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every sector, forcing them to make decisions rapidly in a highly uncertain environment. But what are the implications for Higher Education? Is COVID-19 sparking a revolution as universities worldwide are forced to digitise services and delivery models, or are there still more questions than answers?
We’ve spoken to many Higher Education Institutions during the pandemic as well as hosting a number of online focus groups with students. Now we want to address ‘the elephants in the room’: the issues you’re working through on a daily basis as you look at your short, medium and long term priorities.
Watch the recording of our webinar held on 28 May where we brought together a panel of experts to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on Higher Education. From supporting the welfare of staff with reimagined training programmes to the operational challenges for the September 2020 intake, we addressed some of the most pressing things on your minds. We also looked ahead at longer term issues, as our experts analysed the financial challenges of the expected fall in student numbers and the ongoing cultural implications of remote working.
Speakers:
Leo Johnson- Fellow Partner and Head of the Disruption Team, PwC
Laura Hinton- Chief People Officer, PwC
Damien Ashford- Partner and Lead for Financial Improvement, PwC
Professor Steve West- Vice-Chancellor, University of West England, Bristol; Non-Executive Director, Office for Students; Chair, Left Partnership; Chair, West England Academic Health Science Network
Professor Todd Landman- Professor of Political Science, University of Nottingham
Cat MsCusker (Chair)- Partner at PwC
Link to watch: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/government-public-sector/education/higher-education-covid-19-impacts.html
Brown University
Tricia Rose, “How Systemic Racism Works During a Pandemic: COVID-19”
27 May 2020
Professor Tricia Rose’s current research project examines the origins and manifestations of systemic racism in the United States. Here she addresses the crisis brought on by COVID-19 and its broad and deep impact on vulnerable communities of color due to long-standing elevated risks created by systemic racism.
Tricia Rose, PhD, Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Chancellor’s Professorship of Africana Studies, and Associate Dean of the Faculty for Special Initiatives, Brown University.
Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
COVID-19 Series
Episode 16: Mental health, mental illness and COVID-19
26 May 2020
This episode discusses mental health, mental illness and COVID-19
Speakers:
Professor Tim Kendall- National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England
Professor Ed Bullmore- Head of Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Professor Sir Simon Wessely (Chair)- Professor of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London; President, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Consultant Psychiatrist, King’s College Hospital
Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
COVID-19 Series
Episode 15: BAME patients and COVID-19
21 May 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic has progressed, evidence has emerged that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic patients are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Speakers:
Dame Donna Kinnair – Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
Professor Kevin Fention – Regional Director, PHE London; Regional Director, Public Health, NHS London
Dr Sarah Filson (Chair) – RSM Trustee
Associate for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)
Covid-19 and the African Diaspora
15 May 2020 (Part 1)
An international forum on the impact of Covid-19 on communities across the African Diaspora
Speakers:
Luciana Brito
Ugo F. Edu
Julius Fobil
Nicole Phillip-Dowe
Maboula Soumahoro
Michael A. Gomez (moderator)
Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
COVID-19 Series
Episode 10: The mental health of NHS Staff
5 May 2020
This episode discusses the emotional and psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the mental health of doctors, how to build resilience, and the extraordinary response to the NHS crisis
Speakers:
Dr Clare Gerada- GP and Medical Director, NHS Practitioner Health Programme
Adam Kay- former doctor and award winning-author
John L. Warfield Center for African American Studies
Critical Conversations: COVID-19 and the Structures of Crisis in the Black Community
6 April 2020
A conversation about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans
Speakers:
Dr Minkah Makalani – Associate Professor of History, University of Illinois; Graduate Advisor of African and African Diaspora Studies
Dr Deirdre Cooper Owens – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. – Columbia University
Dr Ruha Benjamin – Princeton University