THE SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION

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THE SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (U.K.)
Dr Kiran C R Patel Chair
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Why South Asian Focus?Why now?

• South Asians represent 4 (2million) of UK
  population
• Increasingly significant health issues e.g. CHD,
  diabetes, obesity, mental health
• Health inequalities
• Current under-representation from a policy and
  research perspective

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Aims and Objectives

• To promote improvements in the quality of, and
  access to, healthcare and health promotion in
  South Asians
• To represent South Asian health interests at a
  national, regional and local level
• Health promotion and education to healthcare
  professionals and communities

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Aims and Objectives

• Facilitation of high quality scholarship and
  research
• Utilise a network of individuals to deliver
  objectives

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SAHF Structure
SAHF National Executive National
Patrons National Trustees
CV
DM
GI
MH
MSS
SAHF WORKING GROUPS
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SAHF National Executive

• President/CEO/Chair
• Dr Kiran CR Patel

• Executive Trustees
• Dr Neeraj Bhalla
• Dr Rumeena Gujral
• Dr Gurprit Pannu
• Dr Pankaj Sharma
• Dr Shahid Zaman
• Dr Justin Zaman

Executive Patrons Lord Naren Patel Prof Raj
Bhopal Prof Ajay Shah Dr Kamran Abbasi
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SAHF Network

• Regional Patrons
• Regional Representatives
• National Network of members (800)
• International network
• USA, Canada, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
  Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand

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Influencing National and Regional Policy

• Formal representation on following bodies
• Government Health Committees
• Dept of health e.g. South Asian CHD toolkit
  contributor
• Kings Fund Health Inequalities Roundtable
• NICE Guideline groups and appraisal committees
• National Heart Forum
• British Heart Foundation
• Nuffield Council of Bioethics
• NGO Forum
• West Midlands Cardiac Strategic Review
• WELCOME
• National electronic library for health
• British Cardiovascular Society
• Diabetes UK

• National Patient survey (Picker Institute)
• HTA
• Plans for the future
• NSF for CHD revision contribution
• National Primary Prevention of CVD strategy

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Influencing International Policy

• Formal collaboration with following bodies
• American Heart Association
• Dept of Health USA health forum
• Advice and distribution of literature and DVD on
  CHD to Australian and New Zealand Government
  Departments
• Kaiser permanente
• Plans for the future
• NSF for CHD revision contribution
• National Primary Prevention of CVD strategy

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Public Health Initiatives

• Patient information publications in following
  disease areas
• CHD
• CVD
• Diabetes
• Health articles in several Asian newspapers and
  magazines e.g. Asian Marketing group
• 100 tailored community meetings hosted by SAHF
  to drive grassroots awareness of health issues
  relevant to South Asian population.
• Meetings with local clinicians and patients
  attending
• Population level plans for future
• SACHE (South Asian Community Health Empowerment)
  Campaign 2007
• Resource evaluation for ethnic minorities
• Healthy food projects

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Encouraging Scholarship and Research

• Initial focus is to catalyse high quality
  research in ethnic minorities, particularly in
  CHD, diabetes, mental health etc
• Research collaboration and dissemination network
  of 800 clinicians/HCPs many of whom experienced
  in research in ethnic minorities
• Healthcare professional education meetings from
  Tauton to Edinburgh
• Encourage translation of research findings into
  practice through development of guidance,
  consensus statements etc.
• Achievements to date
• 2 major books on CHD in South Asians (over 1000
  copies distributed)
• Consensus documents on dyslipidaemia,
  cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome
• National research bodies advisory input e.g.
  Wellcome trust, MRC, NPR, DH
• Forthcoming publications from SAHF
• Diabetes in Diaspora book
• Alcoholism in south Asians

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• The epidemic of coronary heart disease in South
• Asian populations causes and consequences

• hosted by
• The South Asian Health Foundation
• (Regd. Charity 1073178)

December 13th 2001
Seminal closed workshop of 50 key experts in
ethnicity and CHD
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Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of
Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians Promoting
Good Practice
A one day conference hosted by The South Asian
Health Foundation (U.K.) (Regd Charity No.
1073178)
200 HCP delegates from UK
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CHD in South Asians A Workshop of Experts to
Identify Research Needs and Promote Good Practice
hosted by The South Asian Health Foundation
(U.K.) (Regd Charity No. 1073178)
Closed workshop of key experts and researchers in
ethnicity and CHD
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BUPA National Communications Award

• Launch by Sec of State for Health
• Multiple media viewings
• Excellent evaluation and reception by media and
  communicites

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Partnership Opportunities

• National conferences
• Early years workshop 2007/8
• Mental Health conference 2007/8
• GI conference 2008
• MSS conference 2008
• Revascularisation in diabetes and in south Asians
  2007/8
• Healthcare professional meetings
• Regional workshops 2007/8 Identify issues and
  solutions
• GP and HCP Education 2007-8
• SAHF working group strategy development 2007
• Production and dissemination of publications
• Diabetes in the diaspora book 2007
• Consensus report on cardiovascular risk 2007
• Revision of dyslipidaemia management consensus
  2007
• Report on Ethnicity and alcoholism 2007
• Dietary resources report 2007

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THE SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION MENTAL HEALTH
Dr Gurprit Pannu Chair
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Working Group

• Shahid Zaman
• Rashid Zaman
• Kamalpreet Kaur
• Samir Shah
• Shamea Mia
• Sima Kureshi

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Mental Health

• NICE stakeholder
• New Statesman
• Royal College of Physicians Conference

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• THE SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH
• FOUNDATION (U.K.)
• (Registered Charity No. 1073178)
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• Alcohol - Impact on the South Asian population in
  the UK
• Tuesday 2nd December 2008 at Royal College of
  Physicians
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• 9.20              Introduction Lord N Patel
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• Chairs Prof Ian Gilmore (PRCP) Prof Raj
  Bhopal (SAHF Patron)
• 9.30 Epidemiology of liver cirrhosis - the scale
  of the problem
• (Prof David Leon, London School of Hygiene
  Tropical Medicine)
• 10.00 Epidemiology of alcohol misuse in South
  Asians
• (Professor Kam Bhui, Wolfson Institute of
  Preventative Medicine)
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• 10.30 COFFEE
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• Chairs Dr Gurpreet Pannu (SAHF Trustee) Prof
  Chandhu Bardhan (SAHF)
• 10.45 Alcohol misuse and dependence, the
  psychiatric complications

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• Patrons
• Prof Raj S Bhopal
• Dr Kamran Abbasi
• Dr Rashmi Shukla
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• Regional Patrons
• Dr Sandy Gupta
• (London SE)
• Dr Rubin Minhas
• (London SE)
• Dr Paramjit Gill
• (West Midlands)
• Prof Nilesh Samani
• (East Midlands)
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• Chair of Trustees
• Dr. Kiran Patel

• Lord Naren Patel

• Psychiatry Working Group

• Prof Ajay M Shah

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What Next?

• Collaborative
• Creative
• Innovative
• Supporting role
• Networking role
• Advisory
• Educational
• Lobbying

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What Next?

• PhD student
• Collect and survey all South Asian groups
• Link to BME workers in NHS
• Workshops
• Film
• Drama

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