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Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 1 - The colonial legacy in clinical medicine

Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 1 - The colonial legacy in clinical medicine

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 1 - The colonial legacy in clinical medicine

FromThe BMJ Podcast

ratings:
Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Healthcare leaders discuss the ways in which colonial-era bias and eugenics persist in today’s medical education and clinical practice in the UK and beyond, and what meaningful change is required to overcome racial and other healthcare inequalities
Our panel
Annabel Sowemimo, sexual and reproductive health registrar and part-time PhD student and Harold Moody Scholar at King’s College London, UK
Thirusha Naidu, head of clinical psychology, King Dinuzulu Hospital, and associate professor, Department of Behavioural Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Subhadra Das, UK based researcher and storyteller who specialises in the history and philosophy of science, particularly scientific racism and eugenics
Amali Lokugamage, honorary associate professor, Institute of Women's Health, University College London, and consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
Released:
Oct 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.