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E41 - Professor Zafar Iqbal - FPH Vice Presidential Candidate
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.
We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.
Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.
In the fourth episode in the series, we are joined by Professor Zafar Iqbal:
Zafar has a wealth of experience as Director of Public Health, Medical Director and Deputy Director Public Health as well as currently being Chair of the NHS Provider Public Health Network and a board member UK Faculty Public Health. He has served the Faculty for over a decade in various roles such Assistant Registrar, during which time he led the four nations Public Health workforce strategy.
Zafar has served on the Global Health Committee for over a decade and sits on the FPH Health Services Committee. He is also a visiting professor in four institutions and is active in training, previously receiving a Trainer of Year award.
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Introduction
(01:55) Why Prof. Iqbal is running for vice president of FPH
(03:50) Prof. Iqbal's priorities as vice president
(07:24) Supporting FPH members
(10:10) Prof. Iqbal's leadership brand
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.
We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.
Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.
In the third episode in the series, we are joined by Rachel Flowers:
Rachel is a seasoned leader in public health with over three decades of experience and a proven passion for tackling health inequalities. She has been a vocal advocate for equity and career pathways in public health and brings a unique perspective, having started her career as an Environmental Health Officer.
Rachel’s background spans local government, the NHS, the Greater London Authority, and central government roles. She has served as Director of Public Health in two different areas over 13 years, and has actively contributed to public health organisations, holding positions like Vice Chair of the UK Public Health Association and serving on the Faculty of Public Health’s Board.
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Introduction
(01:53) Why Rachel is running for FPH Vice President
(03:35) Rachel's key priorities
(05:28) Supporting FPH members
(09:30) Rachel's leadership brand
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E39 - Dr. David Walker - FPH Presidential Candidate
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.In the second episode in the series, we are joined by Dr. David Walker:David has over 3 decades experience working across the public health system - both nationally and internationally. David originally trained in medicine and infectious diseases before training in public health.David has developed his senior leadership skills across a wide range of roles in his career - including as a CCDC in Durham, Director of Public Health in Newcastle and North Tyneside, Regional director of Public Health for the North-east and as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England between 2013 and 2015. He also held a number of senior roles including Chair of the UK National Screening Committee and national lead for Rare Diseases as well as a number of academic Professorial appointments across a number of universities.More recently, David retired from his role as the chief medical officer at the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation trust, one of the largest acute trusts in the Country.CHAPTERS(00:00) Introduction(02:16) Why Dr. Walker wants to be FPH President(07:40) Vision for FPH(13:34) Addressing the needs of members(16:05) Dr. Walker's leadership brand
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E38 - Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz - FPH Presidential Candidate
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.In the first episode of the series - we have the pleasure of hosting Presidential candidate, Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz:Tracy is a well-known and proven public health leader with nearly three decades experience working across the public health system - including NHS, local government, civil service and voluntary sector. Tracy has developed her senior leadership skills across a wide range of roles in her career including as Director of Public Health at Wiltshire council where she played a pivotal leadership role in the response to the 2018 Novichok poisoning incident in Salisbury. She also held roles as the Deputy Director of Population Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England and the Director of Public Health for Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham Borough councilsShe is currently the executive director for public health and Strategic Partnerships at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales, current Vice President of the Faculty of Public Health and a visiting professor at the University of the West England in Bristol. She is also a visiting lecturer at Exeter University and a Trustee of the Swindon Domestic Abuse Support service.(00:00) Introduction(02:19 Why Professor Daszkiewicz is running for FPH President(04:07) Professor Daszkiewicz's 3 year vision and priorities(07:03) Plan to address the needs of FPH members(11:33) Professor Daszkiewicz's leadership brand
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E37 - Chikwe and Vivianne Ihekweazu
In this episode we sat down with Chikwe and Vivianne Ihekweazu to talk about their public health careers and the experiences shared in their new book called 'An Imperfect Storm: A memoir of a pandemic and the coming of age of a Nigerian institution."Vivianne Ihekweazu is currently the Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch. A health communication and advocacy organisation based in Nigeria that advocates for improved health and access to health care. Vivianne has over 20 years experience in health communication and has built her skillset over a range of leading communications and research agencies across Europe and Africa in the development, media and real estate sectors. She has an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science, an MSc in Development economic and is currently an African Public Health Leaders Fellow at Chatham House. Vivianne’s work has ranged across a number of key areas in global health including maternal, newborn and child health as well as immunisation and health security. She played a leading role in the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria - supporting the Nigeria centre for Disease Control in public health communication and developing guidelines.Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu is the Assistant Director-General for the Division of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems in the WHO Emergencies Programme. He leads the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence - a global collaboration that aims to address future pandemics with better access to data, better analytical capacities and better tools for decision making.Chikwe has over 25 years experience in epidemiology and public health and served as the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control between 2016 and 2021. He has developed skills across a number of senior public health and leadership positions including at the South African Institute for Communicable Diseases, the UK’s former Health Protection Agency and Germany’s Robert Koch Institute. He has also completed the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training as well as the UK public health speciality training programme in 2008.CHAPTERS(00:00) Teaser and introductions(03:08) The story of the book(07:29) Early years at the Nigeria CDC(11:28) Motivating staff during challenging times(21:00) Inspirational stories of staff(23:18) Public health communication during uncertainty(28:40) Public trust and infodemic management(31:56) Politics and public health(35:43) Personal toll(42:23) A love letter to Nigeria(46:45) Brain drain and global equity(49:30) Parachute research from high-income countries(52:10) Career tips
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