Asian Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting
Friday 9th October 2015, The Nightingale Centre and Genesis Prevention Centre
Wythenshawe Hospital, UHSM NHS Foundation trust
Draft Programme:
1.00 pm
Tea, coffee and light refreshments, meet/greet and networking
1.45 pm
Welcome and Introduction: Dr Atilla Vegh, CEO UHSM
1.55 pm
How we can raise Asian BME breast cancer awareness much more widely? Jagtar
Singh OBE, Chair Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
2.25 pm
Healthwatch Perspective: Dr Kailash Chand OBE, Chair Healthwatch Tameside
2.35 pm
Harnessing power of social media in raising breast cancer awareness. Dr Amir
Hannan, GP and Jo Taylor, Patient & Creator of After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Website (abcdiagnosis.co.uk)
3.00 pm
Short Break
3.15 pm
Impact of Deprivation and Ethnicity on Breast Screening Uptake in the North
West of England: Anil Jain, Consultant Radiologist
3.30 pm
Update from the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Strategic Group: Dr
Abdul Razzaq, Director of Public Health Trafford Council & Chair of North West
Directors of Public Health
3.45 pm
Patients/Carers Presentation/ Update from other Regions in the UK
4.00 pm
Supporting new breast cancer patients & survivors at the Nightingale Centre: Dr
Anneela Saleem GP; Liz Leaver Hospital Chaplain & Breast Care Nurse Specialist
4. 30 pm
Addressing Global Health Inequalities: Professor Mukesh Kapila CBE, Professor of
Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, Executive Director, Office for Global Health, University
of Manchester, UK
5.00 pm
Feedback and Evaluation; Vote of Thanks:
Anil Jain & Lester Barr
Eligible for 3 Category 1 RCR CPD Credits
ABC SUPPORT GROUP
Asian Breast Cancer @BME_CANCER
RSVP (ASAP for catering purposes): Saima Rashid, Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Appeal
01612914400 / Email: saima.rashid@genesisuk.org