wannabemedicalethicist
wannabemedicalethicist
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Bio
After contracting Polio from a vaccination as a child, I have developed an academic and vocational interest in Medical Ethics and the application of it in treatment and care of people. My inpatient, outpatient and more recently, employee interactions with the NHS has given me 20 years of experience of the changes in biomedical issues and changes in treatment in this Country. I am a regular blogger on my personal perspectives and opinions in this area.
From the study of Biochemistry and Philosophy in my undergraduate at Keele University, I moved onto complete a Masters in Medical Ethics and Law at Imperial whilst working full time. In October I will return to Keele to start a Professional Doctorate in Medical Ethics. I hope to look at the Ethics of Harm Reduction Policies within the Substance Misuse Field.
I currently work within a Public Health team in the NHS, here I am responsible for performance management of all drug treatment services, and more recently, supporting and developing the local emergency planning of administrating the HINI vaccine.
My extra-curricular activities are varied but reflect my committment to alltruistic and charitable work as a privileged citizen who has freddom and oppotunities in this country. I became a Youth Worker shortly after completing my Masters with a local young person's Charity, and 3 years later became Chair of the Board of Trustees. I continue to support and advocate this charity, the only one of it's kind, dedicated to the integration and empowerment of disadvantaged and socially excluded young muslims.
I have also been recently appointed Alternate Vice Chair of the Research Ethics Committee Panel, where we review Phase 1 - 3 clinical trials to consider issues of research ethics and patient saftey.
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