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PCRS in Conversation - Health Inequalities: Health Literacy and Understanding

In our monthly webinar series, PCRS In Conversation, our Executive Chair, Dr Katherine Hickman, is joined by guest speaker/s to share their experience and insights and discuss topical issues that matter to you.

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In June's In Conversation webinar we will be joined by Dr Llinos Jones, who is a Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in asthma and Clinical Lead for Physician Associates at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust.

Llinos is passionate about tackling health Inequalities and has created a number of fantastic multilingual resources in order to support asthma patients. During this webinar Llinos will talk to us about how we can improve our patients care and understanding by overcoming cultural and language barriers.

These informal and interactive sessions are tailored to healthcare professionals who are new to PCRS - you'll have the opportunity to learn more about the work of PCRS and the benefits of becoming a member as well as the chance to connect with other respiratory-interested professionals.

Discounts on PCRS membership

Stay tuned until the end of each live webinar to receive an exclusive 20% discount on PCRS membership*. This discount opens the door to a wealth of resources, networking opportunities, and professional development.

*Discount available to UK resident healthcare professionals who remain until the final 2 minutes of the live session.
Exclusively available to those who are not current members of PCRS. Discount can only be applied to membership paid annually (not via direct debit).
Clinical Area
Health inequalities
Derivation
PCRS Produced / Collaboration

Speakers

  • Katherine Hickman

    photo of Katherine HickmanKatherine qualified from Leeds University in 2000. She originally did a Medicine Rotation acquiring her MRCP before settling into General Practice. She is a GP Partner in Bradford. Katherine is the Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire ICB, Primary Care Clinical Lead for the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP), and Chair of PCRS. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, baking, yoga, and outdoor swimming and has recently rediscovered her love for singing and joined a choir.

  • Llinos Jones

    photo of Llinos JonesDr Llinos Jones is a Consultant Respiratory Physician with a Specialist interest in Asthma and is the Clinical Lead for Physician Associates at Midyorkshire NHS Trust. She studied at Nottingham, and moved to Leeds to complete her postgraduate Specialist training and her Masters in Clinical Education. She has a keen interest in Medical Education, and helped set up the British Thoracic Society e-learning platform. Since setting up a multidisciplinary Difficult Asthma service in Dewsbury, she’s become keen to help address Health Inequalities, and over the last few years has worked to create a variety of multilingual and multimedia resources for asthma patients. She has founded a national repository with the Respiratory Futures team for these, and continues to work towards improving inclusivity and our understanding of the cultural aspects of asthma care.

PCRS in Conversation - Health Inequalities

At the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS), we believe in 'optimal'; respiratory health for all. Our aim is that, together, we can benefit every person with, or at risk of, lung disease.