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Organisations should be aware of the tsunami of chronic disease they may be facing in the next 12 – 24 months – and the importance of working proactively to assist with prevention. COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for what had already been a poor situation in terms of chronic disease – and particularly for mental health and heart disease – as healthcare programmes were either repurposed or postponed during the pandemic.
Lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic have also contributed to an increase in rates of obesity. In a recent World Health Organisation study, it was found that overweight and obesity have reached 'epidemic proportions' in Europe, with the UK now second only to Malta in rates of obesity.
Join Dr Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez, Global Health Advisor, Wellness and Mental Health, and Dr Stuart Scott, Medical Director, Scotland, as they look at the effects of the pandemic on chronic disease, how this has affected our clients' workforce, and what organisations can do to assist in keeping their people healthy.
SPEAKERS
Dr Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez
Global Health Advisor, Wellness & Mental Health
Based in London, Dr Rodriguez-Fernandez currently acts as Chief Medical Advisor to a number of major organisations and governments on health and wellbeing strategy, integrated models of healthcare delivery, non-communicable disease prevention and global health policy development. Dr Rodriguez-Fernandez is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester.
Prior to taking up his current role, Dr Rodriguez-Fernandez served as an advisor to the WHO, USAID, the World Bank, the European Commission, as well as Ministries of Health in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Central Asia and South-East Asia in the areas of health system strengthening and disease prevention.
Dr Stuart Scott
Medical Director, Scotland
As Medical Director, Scotland, Stuart provides medical advisory services to offshore operators, drilling contractors, service companies and vessel operators.
Stuart is also clinically responsible for our occupational health services across the UK, our Aberdeen-based Topside service, offshore medic training centre and the global International SOS MedDive service.
He is a member of the Energy Institute Health Technology Committee, a member of the Oil and Gas UK Occupational Health and Hygiene Technical Committee, a member of the Society of Occupational Medicine and a Diplomate of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
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