ASCAT 2023 | The importance of ASCAT 2023
In this video, Baba Inusa, MBBS, King’s College London, London, UK, shares his view on the 18th Annual Scientific Conference on Sickle Cell and Thalassemia (ASCAT) held in October 2023, and emphasizes the importance of the conference in increasing interaction and networking between a range of professionals, leading to discussions and key developments in the field of sickle cell disease and thalassemia treatment. This interview was recorded at ASCAT 2023, held in London, UK.
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Transcript (edited for clarity)
What have I enjoyed? And also, why should somebody come for the conference?
I think what I’ve really enjoyed is the opportunity to provide a platform for interaction for younger colleagues, advanced colleagues, and a multidisciplinary team- from doctors, nurses, psychologists- who actually come together to work for the benefit of patients. I think that is something I’m very excited about- that [having] different categories of people actually has a different level of benefit, but one common thing is that it increases interaction and also increases networking, because as a result of this conference, a lot of developments have happened across the world...
What have I enjoyed? And also, why should somebody come for the conference?
I think what I’ve really enjoyed is the opportunity to provide a platform for interaction for younger colleagues, advanced colleagues, and a multidisciplinary team- from doctors, nurses, psychologists- who actually come together to work for the benefit of patients. I think that is something I’m very excited about- that [having] different categories of people actually has a different level of benefit, but one common thing is that it increases interaction and also increases networking, because as a result of this conference, a lot of developments have happened across the world. So for example, newborn screening across Europe happened because people met in this conference and they have been able to go back and have a discussion and that led to a consensus statement and therefore led to an improvement in care.
So why would you come? I think one of the key things I would really want people to come [and do] is to be able to showcase their work. So I’m just about to go for poster work, looking at posters submitted by young people, submitted by advanced people, submitted by nurses, and by doctors in different parts of the world. Then you know exactly what is happening across the board.
And I’m hoping that this will also be an opportunity for different networks. So by networks I mean something like, it’s called SPARCO- sickle cell in Africa; also Arise, which is an African research initiative funded by the European Union. So they can all come together. You know we have some side rooms, we have some side meetings to try and actually have an interaction. And we’re hoping that it’s still going to take place in London, a nice place to be. Thank you.
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