Empowering Change
Croydon Conference
The Croydon Conference, July 3rd 2024.
Make sure you are part of this impactful event and contribute to addressing racial disparities within cancer support and healthcare equality.
Building Bridges to Better Health: Collaborative Approaches in Cancer Care for the BME Community
Date: Wednesday July 3rd 2024
Event duration: 10am – 5pm
Venue: St Mary Conference Centre, 70 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 2AR
Theme:"BeyondStatistics: Humanising Cancer Care for BME Patients and their loved ones"
Speakers
Mr. Orin Lewis OBE
Co-Founder & CEO of the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and Chair of the NBTA (National Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Minority Ethnic Transplant Alliance)
Organization: (ACLT) African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust
PresentationTitles: BloodCancer ‘It’s Beyond the Stats’
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BIO
Orin Lewis OBE is the co-founder (alongside his partner Beverley De-Gale, OBE) and CEO of leading UK blood cancer charity, the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust).
ACLT was founded in June 1996, after Orin and his partner Beverley received the devastating news that their 6-year-old son Daniel De-Gale needed a lifesaving stem cell transplant in order to win his 3-year battle against leukaemia.
Charmaine Case
Breast Screening Clinical Nurse Specialist
Organization: South West London Breast Screening Unit
Presentation Titles: Breast Screening and Breast Cancer in the BME community
BIO
Charmaine Case RGN, BSc.
Works as a Breast screening CNS with the South West London Breast Screening Unit. The role is to support the clients, advise GPs and encourage uptake of Breast Screening. She was involved with NHS England ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ targeting the Black and Ethnic minority grous like using churches social media and radio interviews. She previously worked with the Macmillan Breast CNS patients for 15 years.
On5th July 2023 She was awarded the lifetime achievement for 40 years of Nursing and pastoral care support for International Nurses at the NHS Parliamentary Awards and went to a reception at 10 Downing Street the same day.
Lorna Jones
Trichologist
Organization: Caringfor Hair Trichology Clinic
Presentation Titles: Cancer-related Afro Hair Loss
BIO
Lorna Jones is a qualified Trichologist from the prestigious International Association of Trichologists. She completed her clinical training in Australia, South Africa, Washington, and the UK. Based in London, she founded Caring for Hair, a clinic specializing in hair loss and scalp issues. A published author and international speaker, she also trains new trichologists.
Lorna leads the UK CCCA support group under the US-based Scarring Alopecia Foundation, focusing on Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia, a condition affecting primarily black women. Recognizing the unique challenges of cancer-related hair loss in individuals with Afro-textured hair, she founded C & Hair to offer dedicated support and guidance.
Mrs Lisa-Lyna Ofosu-Asare
Health Improvement Specialist
Organization: St George’s Hospital
Presentation Titles: Bowel Cancer and The Screening Programme
BIO
Lisa-Lyna Ofosu-Asare is a Health Improvement Specialist for Bowel Cancer, based at St Georges Hospital. Lisa-Lyna has a passion for all things cancer related, and has been working in cancer for the last 9 years.
She is an advocate for healthy lifestyle choices and works (both in the community and alongside Health Professionals) on raising awareness about Bowel Cancer, their signs and symptoms and eligible people that can take part in the screening programme.
Malcolm Gill
Croydon Project coordinator
Organization: St Christopher’s Hospice
Presentation Titles: Community Action at St Christopher’s
