Session 9. Social determinants of health - Health inequalities in diabetes post Covid19 pandemic
- Diabetes in ethnic minority populations..
. Kamlesh Khunti
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester
Kamlesh Khunti is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK. He is Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre and leads a research group that is currently working on the early identification of, and interventions with, people who have cardiometabolic disease or are at increased risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases.
His work has influenced national and international guidelines on the screening and management of people with diabetes. He has led a programme of work during the Covid-19 pandemic and is a member of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and Chair of the SAGE Ethnicity Sub-panel. Professor Khunti is also Director of the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) East Midlands, Director of Centre for Centre for Ethnic Health Research, Director of The Real World Evidence Unit and Director of the NIHR Global Research Centre for Multiple Long Term Conditions. He is a Emeritus NIHR Senior Investigator and Principal Investigator on several major national and international studies. He has published over 1200 peer-reviewed articles.
Professor Khunti is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and is currently an advisor to the Department of Health, Member of the International KDIGO on diabetes and CKD, Member of the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care 2023 and Clinical Advisor for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). He is Chair of the American Diabetes Association Therapeutic Inertia Initiative. and Chair of National Diabetes Audit Research Group. He is Past Chair of the Department of Health–RCGP Committee on Classification of Diabetes and is Past Chair of the NICE Guidelines on Prevention of Diabetes. He is also Honorary Visiting Professorial Fellow with Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne.
He has won numerous awards nationally and internationally, including ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award for Excellence in Medical Research, India’ and ‘Primary Care Diabetes Society Lifetime Achievement Award’. He was awarded the CBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honour’s List for services to health. He has been cited as the top researcher globally by publication by Expertscape.
• The prevalence and incidence of certain complications such as cardiovascular disease are higher in ethnic minority populations
• There are large variations in care for people from ethnic minority populations
• We need to improve wider determinant of health in people from ethnic minority populations
- Increased diabetes burden due to the pandemic hegemony in health care
. Kamlesh Khunti
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester
Kamlesh Khunti is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK. He is Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre and leads a research group that is currently working on the early identification of, and interventions with, people who have cardiometabolic disease or are at increased risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases.
His work has influenced national and international guidelines on the screening and management of people with diabetes. He has led a programme of work during the Covid-19 pandemic and is a member of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and Chair of the SAGE Ethnicity Sub-panel. Professor Khunti is also Director of the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) East Midlands, Director of Centre for Centre for Ethnic Health Research, Director of The Real World Evidence Unit and Director of the NIHR Global Research Centre for Multiple Long Term Conditions. He is a Emeritus NIHR Senior Investigator and Principal Investigator on several major national and international studies. He has published over 1200 peer-reviewed articles.
Professor Khunti is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and is currently an advisor to the Department of Health, Member of the International KDIGO on diabetes and CKD, Member of the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care 2023 and Clinical Advisor for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). He is Chair of the American Diabetes Association Therapeutic Inertia Initiative. and Chair of National Diabetes Audit Research Group. He is Past Chair of the Department of Health–RCGP Committee on Classification of Diabetes and is Past Chair of the NICE Guidelines on Prevention of Diabetes. He is also Honorary Visiting Professorial Fellow with Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne.
He has won numerous awards nationally and internationally, including ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award for Excellence in Medical Research, India’ and ‘Primary Care Diabetes Society Lifetime Achievement Award’. He was awarded the CBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honour’s List for services to health. He has been cited as the top researcher globally by publication by Expertscape.
• Globally, diabetes has also been shown to be the most disrupted chronic condition during the pandemic.
• Disruptions have had a major impact on risl factor control and increased mortality
• It is therefore imperative that people with diabetes are prioritised during the recovery phase for routine care including risk factor assessment and management