The Speakers
Professor Simon Gay
He/Him
You can find Simon on X @SimonGayGP @UK_CReME
Clinical reasoning and the management of uncertainty? – Now I’m not so sure !!!
A GP and graduate of St. George’s Hospital Medical School, Simon has worked at Keele, Nottingham and Leicester medical schools. He is a GMC Education Associate, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Education for Primary Care, immediate past Chair of ASME’s Educator Development Committee, and a former treasurer of both the UK Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education group and the International Clinical Skills Foundation, an Australian Registered Charity.
Active in both undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare education, he is now Professor of Medical Education (Primary Care) and Head of School at Leicester School of Medicine; and his research interests include clinical reasoning, reflection and the transition to qualified practice.
Simon has contributed to more than 60 clinical reasoning related academic outputs including peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, key-note presentations and workshops.
Dr Evelyn Mensah
She/Her
You can find Evie on X @eveosh & Insta @eye_surgeon_eve
Systemic Racism in HealthCare and Education - Say It! See It! Sort It!
Evelyn (Evie) Mensah, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH), serves as Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology and Co-Lead for the North West London Ophthalmology Clinical Reference Group. A graduate of Imperial College, Evie specialises in medical retinal disease and complex cataract surgery. As a former educational supervisor and college tutor, she has trained and accredited a multi-professional workforce, receiving two 'Best Trainer in Ophthalmology' Health Education England awards. Evie is a trustee of the Moorfields Lions Korle Bu Trust and has developed a diabetic retinopathy management course for West African Ophthalmologists (WACS). She runs a Laser simulation course for WACS and London Ophthalmology Specialist Trainees. Evie serves as the LNWH Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) Expert and Chair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the Royal
College of Ophthalmologists. Evie established SCR.net, addressing the paucity of knowledge on sickle cell retinopathy in the UK, and advocates for antiracism and social justice on social media. Leveraging her WRES expertise and lived experience, she leads projects and strategies locally, nationally, and internationally, working towards an antiracist NHS to reduce health inequities.
Ms Sophie Medlin
She/Her
You can find Sophie here on Instagram @sophiedietician
Navigating medicine in the world of social media
Sophie Medlin who is a well recognised colorectal dietitian with 17 years experience in her field and will be talking on “Navigating medicine in the world of social media”. Sophie runs her practice, CityDietitians which gives the public access to highly specialist dietitians. Sophie has been tackling misinformation on social media for over a decade and lectures on the topic around the country. She also uses social media as a platform to share her evidence-based approach to dietary advice, in an accessible way. She will be sharing her top tips on dietary advice to advise our patients and teach our students.
Student Presenters
Chihiro Nagano
A Mermaid’s Tale
Chihiro Nagano is a third year medical student at King’s College London. She has loved drawing from a young age, and has found great satisfaction from combining her creative talents with her medical career to promote patients’ health and education. This includes designing an educational children’s picture book about starting periods as part of a clinical humanities project run by KUMEC.
Chihiro believes that through drawing, she can convey important health information in a way that is easy to understand, engaging, and powerful. She is excited to continue using illustration as a tool to advocate for patients’ health and education!
Khadija Karim
A Mermaid’s Tale
Khadija is a third year medical student at King’s College London, with a interest in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. During her GP placement at Wells Park Practice, after hearing women’s experiences with gynaecological complaints, she decided to research menstruation for the group clinical humanities project. The group created a storybook called ‘A Mermaid’s Tale’ to reduce the stigma surrounding periods and start the conversation early in young children. This project won the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust prize at King’s College London, and Khadija and her colleague presented the storybook at the Society for Academic Primary Care SE Conference. She is working to publish the book in the future and involved in women’s health groups, drawing on their lived experiences of heavy bleeding and a scoping review on the management of fibroids.
Mili Shetty
The Burden of Chronic Pain through Sculpture
Mili is a 3rd year Medical student with interests in challenging health inequalities and outreach work. Mili will be presenting a sculpture she has made which aims to break social stigmas surrounding chronic pain which she has previously presented in this years regional SAPC conference in Cambridge. Mili has been awarded the D‘oyly carte clinical humanities award as part of her group GP placement project and a commendation for her philosophy essay at Kings. Mili has been working with the Global Child Palliative outcome scale project team for the past year and is hoping to be a part of a publication with her work on the concept of normality in child palliative care.
Vidisha Handoo
Rx for Reflection: Insights From a 50% Doctor
Vidisha is a third-year medical student at King’s College London, currently on placement at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust. Following her longitudinal General Practice placement last year, she was nominated for and won the Worshipful Society of the Apothecaries Prize. This award acknowledged her personal growth and development throughout the year, with her reflective essay being chosen by a panel of KUMEC judges. Currently, she is a King’s Undergraduate Research Fellow and Research Intern at RU Medical: a FemTech enterprise focussed on developing innovative solutions for women going through menopause.
Aman Hoonjan
Experiences of Black and South Asian Women Navigating the Perimenopause/Menopause in the UK: A Narrative Analysis
Aman is pursuing her medical degree at St George’s University of London after recently completing the Primary Care iBSc at King’s. Inspired by her audit on menopause diagnosis and management in a GP surgery, she recognised the need to explore its impact on ethnic minority women in the UK and the barriers they face in accessing care. During her intercalation, she conducted a qualitative project on the experiences of British Black and South Asian individuals navigating the perimenopause/menopause, shedding light on discrimination related to race, gender and age. Dedicated to enhancing the health outcomes for women from diverse ethnic backgrounds, Aman advocates for their voices to be heard in academic research. She emphasises the importance of narrative inquiries for a more inclusive and comprehensive understanding of lived experiences.