Asan Akpan
Dr Asangaedem Akpan
University of Liverpool
I see my contribution as linking what we do in this project to the clinical community and try to help in bridging that gap and raise awareness in the clinical community how important this is and its impact on people’s mental and physical wellbeing. I would be especially keen to participate in any educational and raising awareness sessions and contribute to writing publications/supervising PhD students.
Asangaedem Akpan (MBBS MRCPI MPHIL MPH PGCert FRCPI FRCP (UK) FAcadMed) is Deputy Chair British Geriatrics Society England Council, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor (University of Liverpool), Consultant Geriatrician, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Ageing Specialty Research Lead, Clinical Research Network Northwest Coast, England. He practices collaborative working across traditional health and social care boundaries. He has facilitated the development of a community service for older people in Merseyside recognised regionally and cited in a national report. He has improved the wellbeing and health of the local population of older people using a population health approach which he gained knowledge of during a one-year international fellowship at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in the USA including time at Harvard University which culminated in the award of a Master’s in Public Health. He has been awarded NHS Clinical excellence awards in recognition of his contribution to the health and wellbeing of older people. He is an active member of a hub of researchers in ageing and has received research grants, has peer reviewed publications HYPERLINK "https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user=mgs44CYAAAAJ" and delivers talks/tutorials/lectures. Areas of interests are immune function in older people, care homes, multiple long-term conditions, frailty, population health, social epidemiology, health equity and integrated care.
