Manasi is joined by PhD candidates Mackenzie Jorgensen and Tiarna Lee to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI), algorithmic fairness and the need for bias mitigation methods in datasets used for AI.
This week, Manasi was joined by Graham McClelland, Professor in Pharmaceutical Medicine Education, and PhD student Fatima Auwal on the episode 'Achieving Diversity in Medicine Development'.
In this episode Dr Manasi Nandi is joined by third year medical students Stacey Beyene and Siham Omar. They discuss the positive influence digital technology can have on medicine, the impact of the delay in diagnosis for those with menopause symptoms and the research they are involved in at King’s.
Manasi is joined by Professor Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Research Assistant Ailbhe Lawlor and Patient and Public Involvement/Engagement Manager Saran green. In this episode, ‘Women Power and Cancer’, they discuss under researched areas of women’s healthcare, lack of awareness for bladder cancer symptoms for women and how patients and carers can advise to improve healthcare and treatment experiences.
Manasi is joined by Dr Tetiana Lunova, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London. In this episode, ‘Sex, Gender and Cardiovascular Outcomes', they discuss patient experiences, the impact of differing symptoms in men and women that can lead to delays in treatment, and how current research can address this issue.
For our final episode, Dr Manasi Nandi spoke with Hannah Rayment-Jones and Nikel-Shaniece Hector-Jack about maternity outcomes, discussing their findings of outcomes within BAME and migrant communities, as well as reflecting on their personal experiences with healthcare education and services.
Manasi is joined by Dr Caroline Copeland, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology & Toxicology and Dr Nicola Kalk, Visiting Clinical Lecturer on the episode ‘Synthetic opioids claiming lives.’ They discuss new and emerging drug trends, the use and impact of nitazenes and how medical practitioners can improve their practice to better support people who use drugs
Manasi was joined by Imperial College London’s Dr Mike Emerson, Reader in Platelet Pharmacology and 2nd year PhD student Fama Manneh on the episode ‘Seeing red: HIV, antivirals and diversity in blood studies.’ They discuss the importance of diverse blood studies to increase the efficacy of antivirals and new devices, how HIV medications interact with platelets, the impact on cardiovascular health and the importance of personalised therapies.
Manasi was joined by Dr Jennifer Stevenson, Lead Pharmacist Older Adults/Honorary Senior Lecturer and Dr Carly Welch, Clinical Senior Lecturer on the episode ‘Personalising the use of medicines in older people.’ They discussed polypharmacy, the move towards ‘deprescribing’ medicine, and how ageing can affect the way the body absorbs medicines.
Manasi was joined by Dr Pete Charlton, British Heart Foundation Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge and Dr Caroline Jolley, Reader in Respiratory Medicine & Physiology on the episode ‘Racial bias in devices and diagnostics.’ They discuss the efficacy of oximeter devices, how recent research on the topic categorises race and the impact in the medical and bioengineering communities.
In this episode, Fake Medicines, Dr Manasi Nandi is joined by Dr Godwin Aleku and Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham. They share an insight into their careers and research, discuss the differences between falsified, substandard and counterfeit medicines, and broader problems that Fake Medicine can cause for global medicine.