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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

These 4 articles in BMA are so depressing 1️⃣ Doctor dies by suicide after GMC email. His family can’t sue 2️⃣ Surgeon attempts murder, yet claims he’s the victim 3️⃣ Surgeon harasses colleagues for 10+ yrs still not struck off 4️⃣ PA crisis: no safeguards or consensus #Racism #Misogyny #Power #Privilege

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Im not fitting in - I’m BECOMING I’m not editing myself to fit in I’m BECOMING: 1️⃣ You understand systemic barriers and transform them into stepping stones of success 2️⃣ You lead in a way that is not traditional but self-designed 3️⃣ You show up unapologetically, authentically and aware as yourself!

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Dear All, Join us at National Diabetic Eye Screening Conference on Friday! “Patient Focused Communication Across Screening, Primary & Secondary Care” 📅 4th Apr 2025 📍 Royal Society of Medicine ⏰ 9am - 5pm Register here: 🔗 www.rsm.ac.uk/events/ophth... #NDESC25 #DiabeticRetinopathy #Screening

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Gentle reminder ⤵️ National Diabetic Eye Screening Conference 2025: Patient Focused Communication Across Screening, Primary & Secondary Care. Learn about art of communicating. 📆 Fri 4th Apr 2025 📍 RSM, 1 Wimpole St, W1G 0AE ⏰ 9am - 4.30pm 🔗 Register www.rsm.ac.uk/events/ophth... #NDESC25

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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

More for my reading list and to update our local resources! www.med.scot.nhs.uk/wellbeing/an... TY @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social

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Anti-Racism Resources

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Say it‼️ See it‼️ Sort it‼️ Sharing my invited piece in BMJ “How Can I Be Antiracist?” My 3-step framework for antiracism 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/388/... 4 essential reads⤵️ 📚The Anti-Racist Organization – Shereen Daniels 📚Divided – Annabel Sowemimo 📚Legacy – Uché Blackstock 📚The Good Ally – Nova Reid

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Bullying has no place in NHS. 80 Moorfields Consultants wrote letter expressing their dissatisfsction with leadership. Chair has resigned. This is how collective action works. If you aren’t happy about something, you act collectively. #MoorfieldsConsultants #CollectiveAction #Bullying #NHS

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

‼️ Webinar is TODAY at 6pm ‼️ There’s still time to register for “Visionary Insights with Experts from the Five Nations” Don’t miss the chance to hear from top ophthalmologists and optometrists across the UK & Ireland. 🔗 Please register here: www.rsm.ac.uk/events/ophth... See you there! 👁️👁️👀🤩😍👁️‍🗨️👁️‍🗨️🧿🧿

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

‼️ Stop exhausting yourself explaining to people committed to ignorance. 🚫 Not everyone deserves your energy. 📖 If they didn’t do the reading… 🗣️ They’re not ready for the conversation. 💡 Save your breath. 🙏🏾 Protect your peace. Love as always Evie 💖 #DoTheReading #ProtectYourPeace #DEI #EDI

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Good morning lovely people! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Collective Action works!!!! It is powerful, protects, inspires & informs. There are now 2 approved curative treatments on NHS for Sickle Cell. Let’s keep going….. Link to full article here 👉🏾 apple.news/A9oCcJtFeRBC... #SickleCell #NICE #NHS #Exacel #CollectiveAction

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane” ~ Martin Luther King Jr Great lecture last night with my fave Prof Camara Jones #HealthJustice #RacialEquity #EndHealthDisparities #HealthIsAHumanRight #AntiRacismInMedicine #InequityInHealthcare

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Advancing diversity isn’t about sidelining merit but addressing inequities that often prevent true merit from being recognised. Diversity programmes address systemic bias and discrimination #equity #diversity #inclusion #belonging #EDI #DEI #mythofmeritocracy #bias #discrimination #systemicracism

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

🤩 Visionary Insights with Experts from 5 Nations 🤩 👁️‍🗨️ Thu 6th Feb 2025 6pm–8pm 👁️‍🗨️ Link 👉🏾 www.rsm.ac.uk/events/ophth... During this webinar, hear from top ophthalmologists & optometrists from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland & Wales share their expert insights! Thanks Evie 🙏🏾💖

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Visionary Insights with Experts from the Five Nations

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Anna Baverstock @annabav.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Stop scrolling, make a cuppa and sit, watch, listen and learn from the wisdom of @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social Thank you to the RSM for generosity in sharing full recording for those of us unable to make it live.

Lean into your discomfort- the edge of our comfort is our growing edge Prof Camara Jones

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Anna Baverstock @annabav.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Waving from across the pond! @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social and I did a podcast with the fabulous @bmj.com sharp scratch podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

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What’s in a name?

Podcast Episode · Sharp Scratch · 18/01/2023 · 43m

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Is it naive to pray for world peace? Perhaps, but wouldn’t it be wonderful? This season I’m praying for peace in our homes, communities, workplaces & across the world. Let’s hold on to hope, work for justice & believe in the power of humanity to create a peaceful world. #Peace #Hope #NewYear2025

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

“Equitable, Diverse & Inclusive Ophthalmology through the Eyes of a Geordie Ghanaian” FULL recording of my Presidential Address for RSM Ophthalmology is FREE to watch. A raw account of navigating systemic racism, anti-Blackness & misogynoir. Love & light Evie 💖✨ www.rsm.ac.uk/sections/oph...

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Ophthalmology Section | The Royal Society of Medicine

The RSM Ophthalmology Section’s purpose is to promote and provide accredited educational study of best practice in the field of ophthalmology.

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Dr Hellena Habte-Asres @drhellena1.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Thrilled to be speaking at the upcoming Diabetes Africa Forum where we’ll be tackling vital issues in eye and kidney health in Black communities 👁️🩺🫁 I’ll be joined by an incredible panel: Prof @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social, Dr Janaka Karalliedde @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social

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Ajay Mehta @ajaymehta.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I just love that quote, and it’s so true: “When one wins, we all win for race equity”. #equality #equity #raceequality #nhs #diversity #inittogether

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

We, London North West University Healthcare Trust received a High Commendation HSJ Award towards becoming an anti-racist organisation 🙌🏾 Congrats to winners The Royal Marsden, for their skin-tone softie for Black & Brown women post-breast cancer surgery 🌟 When one wins, we all win for race equity 💙

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Sethina Watson @sethina.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Compassionate leadership helps to create psychologically safe working environments…health and care staff is affected by 8 key factors that can be organised into 3 core needs from @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Systemic Racism & Anti-Blackness in MPTS 1️⃣ Ms El-Neil, Black surgeon, 9/12 suspension for 1 incident 6 yrs ago, NO harm, risk or recurrence 2️⃣ Mr Dixon, white surgeon, 6/12 suspension for MULTIPLE failings - unnecessary surgeries & sexual misconduct. Harm caused, risk of REPETITION See difference⁉️

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W.ORTH Women in Orthopaedics @laurahamilton.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Now we’re finally talking honestly about sexism; sexual misconduct is top of my hot list with intersectionality issues particularly for black women and gay men. No-one can put the genie back in the hat. We are slowly making progress… 💪🏽@collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social is leading the way #equity

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Balsam @drbalsamahmad.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A good starting point for NHS organisations is to enable a culture of openness & trust for employees to talk about #Race openly.

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Bullying & harassment costs NHS £2 billion annually. Shocking but sadly unsurprising. The hesitation to call out racism, compared to sexism, shows the urgent need for antiracism & compassionate leadership as it saves costs & lives #NHS #AntiRacism #CompassionateLeadership #Bullying #Harassment

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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 16/11/2024

Evie is on Bluesky. Make sure you follow her for #FOAMed and her continued important work on equality and justice.

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

🎤 Thrilled to chair session “Saving eyes and kidneys: Pathways to increase screening in Black populations” at the Diabetes Africa 2024 UK Forum! 🌍 📅 28.11.24 ⏰ 8:30-17:00 📍 Coin Street Conference Centre, London, SE1 9NH 🔗 Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/diabe...

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Advancements in Ophthalmology: Bridging Global Divides with AI, VR & XR Technology Prof Mathenge said 64% of patients in Rwanda prefer AI. Fab country! Prof Dhanda wowed with VR/XR innovations in surgical training & equity in learning vm.tiktok.com/ZGdFgxeUp/ #AI_VR_XR_Tech #RSMOphthalmology

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

🙋🏽‍♀️ I'm thrilled to be speaking at the B.I.D.E Summit 2024! Please join me ⤵️ 📆 Thursday, 26th September ⏰ 10.30am 📍 Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD Register now for this *FREE* event: bamehscawards.org/workforce-su... #BIDESummit24

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Evelyn Mensah @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social · 27/08/2024

3rd Peaceful Protest outside #NMC 📅 Thu 29th Aug ⏰ 1-5pm 📍 23 Portland Pl, London, W1B 1PZ Removal of Sir David Warren to: 📌 End toxic & discriminatory culture 📌 Ensure accountability 📌 Restore trust & confidence 📌 Promote inclusive environment DM if you’d like to speak vm.tiktok.com/ZGeTrUaf1/

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