Paths to equitable care: inclusion as the default
8th April 2025, 11-12pm
Hosted by : Dr Nicola Straiton and Professor Sandy Middleton, Nursing Research Institute and SPHERE Nursing and Midwifery Academy
Speaker: Professor Calvin Moorley, Professor for Diversity & Social Justice, Nursing Department, London South Bank University, UK.
Professor Moorley RN, PhD is a Professor for Diversity & Social Justice, Nursing Department, London South Bank University, United Kingdom. His research focuses on the interplay of gender, culture, race and health using a social justice lens. His secondary education was completed in Trinidad & Tobago his birth nation. Since graduating as an adult registered nurse, Calvin has followed a clinical/academic career, remaining close to clinical nursing, particularly in the critical care environment. He is a coach for the Council of Deans for Health 150Leaders programme, visiting Professor at University College Dublin, Ireland, a member for the Council of Deans for Health Anti-racist Advisory Group and Chair for the Chief Nursing Officer (England) Shared Professional Decision-Making Council for Research.
Professor Moorley holds the prestigious Churchill Fellowship looking at anti racism in nursing to improve the lives of racially minoritised nurses. He is working with colleagues at the University of the West Indies Trinidad & Tobago on organ transplantation among Caribbean people. He has developed the Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Lecture for Inclusivity in Nursing & Midwifery and launched the Anionwu Fellowship for Inclusivity in Nursing and Midwifery. His most recent works include Reach U a prostate cancer buddying system for African Caribbean Men in London, NIHR Into Research a programme a pipeline for creating Black and Minority Ethnic nurse; midwife researchers and ELEVATE a career leadership development programme for underrepresented ethnic minority midwives and neonatal nurses, young BME people’s perception of stoke risk factors in South London and British Caribbean Men career participation and progression in higher education.
Hybrid event (no registration required)
In-person: Level 4 AMR Seminar Room, Lowy Packer Building, 405 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst), with morning tea from 10:30am.
Online: bit.ly/4hmmiqo