EP 177: The vision of Our Future Health with Raghib Ali
MAR 6, 202543 MIN
EP 177: The vision of Our Future Health with Raghib Ali
MAR 6, 202543 MIN
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<p>This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Raghib Ali, CEO, CMO, and Principal Investigator of Our Future Health UK. As a clinical epidemiologist with a passion for reducing health inequalities, Raghib offers fresh insights into the priorities, challenges, and transformative impact of the groundbreaking genomics initiative, Our Future Health. </p><p><strong>Show Notes: </strong></p><p><strong>0:00 </strong>Intro to The Genetics Podcast</p><p><strong>01:00</strong> Welcome to Raghib and background on Our Future Health (OFH)</p><p><strong>03:57</strong> Diseases that are a priority for OFH or are likely to benefit from its impact</p><p><strong>06:07 </strong>Challenges and opportunities for implementing change in the National Health Service (NHS), a partner of OFH, based on study findings</p><p><strong>09:20</strong> Factors that contributed to the rapid recruitment of participants to OFH</p><p><strong>14:12 </strong>Efforts to ensure diversity of OFH participants and facilitate accessibility for all</p><p><strong>16:35 </strong>Why OFH chose to use arrays for genomic profiling</p><p><strong>18:57 </strong>Navigating the obstacles and opportunities in public and private partners</p><p><strong>22:28 </strong>Strengths and weaknesses of the medical record system in the UK</p><p> </p><p><strong>25:54 </strong>Efforts to rapidly provide results from OFH and integrating other datasets and techniques in the future</p><p><strong>28:43</strong> Raghib’s unique educational and training journey </p><p><strong>31:49 </strong>The importance of evaluating components beyond genetics for a full picture of health</p><p><strong>33:28</strong> Aims and findings of the first prospective cohort study in the UAE</p><p><strong>35:26 </strong>The potential contribution of epigenetic inheritance to disease risk </p><p><strong>37:43 </strong>How Raghib overcame adversity early in life</p><p><strong>40:56 </strong>Closing remarks </p><p><strong>Find out more</strong></p><ul><li><p>Our Future Health (<a href="https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/"><u>https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/</u></a>)</p></li></ul><p>Please consider rating and reviewing us on your chosen podcast listening platform! </p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bp2_wVNSzntTs_zuoizU8bX1dvao4jfj/view?usp=share_link"><u>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bp2_wVNSzntTs_zuoizU8bX1dvao4jfj/view?usp=share_link</u></a><br></p>