Charles Odiase
@shapeurthinking
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Consultant Pharmacist Primary Care&Diabetes. Diabetes UK Clinical Champion & PCOC Chair 2024. MSc Diabetes & Clinical Pharm, PGDip Adv Prac Urgent Primary Care
Hertfordshire UK
Joined June 2011
Hard truth: no Black African has won a Nobel in Phys/Med, Chem, or Physics. Not a talent gap. A systems gap. 🧪🌍 Fix it: fund African-led consortia; equitable IP/authorship; APC & visa waivers; mentorship + protected time; nominate relentlessly. ✊🏿 #AfricanScience #NobelPrize
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15 years ago, Catherine Evans secured an NIHR Clinical Lectureship as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in palliative care. With continued support through NIHR fellowships, lectureships, and research programmes, Catherine is now a Professor of Palliative Care, leading research to
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In June, nearly eight million people received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals 🤷🏿...Around 1.5% of claimants were refugees and 0.7% had arrived in the UK via safe routes such as those for Ukrainians and Afghans. https://t.co/0KMrqp5Ccv
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In June, nearly eight million received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals.
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Now…a few things about this new development in #T2D via @NICEComms Firstly? Good update in keeping with the science available Now the main points: 1. No way @NHSEngland can implement this AND #Obesity together with finances as they are. 2. One hope is the patent going
Millions of people are set to benefit from earlier access to newer type 2 diabetes treatments – the biggest shake-up in diabetes care for a decade. NICE's independent committee has expanded access to SGLT-2 inhibitors to first-choice treatments. 🔗 https://t.co/fM5GNV0y8T
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The force produced by a person's actions in one life that influences what happens to them in future lives: karma..... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...
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Interesting findings from a simple AI experiment that could have a huge implication https://t.co/CtBts4MVwk
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Great write up from @BT1DUK Is it really a subtype of autoimmune #T1D or a completely distinct insulin-deficiency #diabetes disease? More updates coming shortly 😉
Research news: A new subtype of type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been found in Africa 🔬 A recent study found that 65% of children tested and living with T1D did not have the genetic characteristics of the condition. This suggests a new subtype of T1D has been identified. Read the
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Something to think about when in leadership positions or hierarchy roles or professions... humility is key to good leadership....
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New—Non-autoimmune, insulin-deficient #diabetes in children and young adults in #Africa: evidence from the Young-Onset Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa (YODA) cross-sectional study https://t.co/6TiEthZjva
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In sub-Saharan Africa, clinically diagnosed type 1 diabetes is heterogeneous, comprising classic autoimmune type 1 diabetes and a novel, non-autoimmune, insulin-deficient diabetes subtype. There is...
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Pharmacists should have their student debts written off too. We do a lot of the NHS and now we are expected to prescribe and manage long term conditions with zero NHS pensions, understaffing and corporate KPIs. @wesstreeting
This is a no brainer Anyone that has worked in the NHS for 2 years should have their student written off
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Petition: Add Sickle Cell Disease to NHS Prescription Charge Exemption List https://t.co/B0SXq3rPYc
petition.parliament.uk
We ask the Government to add Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) to the NHS prescription charge exemption list as soon as possible. This will help ensure those affected by this serious condition, which can be...
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Our Opinion article in @bmj_latest Collecting diversity data in clinical research Our UK research regulators & funders are leading on this However worrying obstacles across the pond #HealthEquity #ClinicalResearch #Diversity" 2 https://t.co/SApw3ekDaR
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Thank you @parthaskar to you and all the @NHSDiabetes and volunteers and campaigners who have made the case over months of meetings and consultations. If we can get health right for people with all forms of diabetes we can do well for everyone.
@ctmarshallceo @DiabetesUK thank you for flying the flag!!
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At the launch of the 10 year health plan waiting for the Prime Minister. @DiabetesUK here as one of ten charities representing how important diabetes is to the health of our communities.
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Retrospective claims data reveals over 20 % of GLP-1 medicine users had nutritional deficiencies diagnosed within one-year of starting GLP-1RA treatment. https://t.co/UNDbW7pD9j
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We are looking for mentees to join the NIHR Mentoring Programme! We now have two streams per cohort: ⬜Early Career Researcher stream: final year PhD to 2 years post-doctoral ⬜Mid Career Researcher stream: two years postdoctoral and above. Both streams open now:
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Join us next week at the NEC Birmingham for this years Primary Care Conference, May 14th and 15th! 🌟 Connect with thousands of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, and hear from expert speakers across multiple clinical and medical disciplinaries.👍🏼 https://t.co/X6cVQGlHfA
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Higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially sweetened beverages associated with a higher risk of T2 #diabetes Even in those who are physically active - a https://t.co/AWW0qow9RP
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