@drAzra_

General Surgical Registrar, Founder of @SurgicalScarf #EDI #WomenInSurgery

Joined February 2018
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1/ Here’s a #tweetorial on a paper about the experience of female, Muslim healthcare professionals wearing headscarves in theatre, published by the BMJ in 2018. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo… #MedEd #EDI #IWD @NHSEngland @RCSnews @EmmaWiley16
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Delighted to have been part of the first iftar event at the college in celebration of Ramadan 🌙✨ Brilliant initiative championing inclusion and diversity in surgery, thank you @RCSnews @NuhaZsurgeon @TMitchellFRCS
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Really enjoyed the landmark first ever #Ramadan #iftar event at the Royal College of Surgeons, held to recognise the 3000 Muslim members in the UK. Great talks introduced by President @TMitchellFRCS including @SurgicalScarf Well done @RCSnews for organising 🙏🏾❤️
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Just a brown woman pulling up a seat with a few more letters to my name. Thank you @RCSnews for a lovely afternoon at the college! #ILookLikeASurgeon #MRCS
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Thank you to everyone that attended and engaged in the panel discussion. Great to meet like-minded colleagues passionate about bringing change to the operating theatre #ASGBI2023 👏🏽
Mx Karen Kai Chui@karenkchui19 May 2023
Thank you to the speakers for an inspiring & thought-provoking #DEI session @asgbi 🙌🏽 ✊🏿Race in surgery @missbaj @babsuk_org 🧕Surgical hijab @drAzra_ @SurgicalScarf 🕍Invisible diversity/being Jewish @JMG_urology 🌍Global surgery @deepamusafir1 @Orthoconcern #MedTwitter
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Delighted to have been invited by @NuhaZsurgeon to present at the #EDI session at #ASGBI2023 alongside @missbaj @JMG_urology @deepamusafir1 we need to continue this conversation to make the surgical workplace more inclusive 💪🏽
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Absolutely delighted to see these surgical hijabs being handed out at #ASGBI2023 incredible work from @TheTraumaSurg 👏🏽
shifa@shifa_10119 May 2023
At #asgbi2023 conference and loving the hijabi representation! Best freebie from a conference ever @ASGBI_MA
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Our latest episode of The Theatre podcast discusses perspectives from hijab-wearing Muslim #WomeninSurgery and the challenges faced in theatre environments and trusts. Learn more from a fantastic panel @drAzra_ @NuhaZsurgeon @ninsalsaadi @drfarahroslan ow.ly/i3m050M139Y
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Chaired a session on the perspectives of hijabi Muslim women in surgery for the @RCSnews theatre podcast. Joined by a panel of incredibly talented surgeons @NuhaZsurgeon @ninsalsaadi @drfarahroslan who share some sobering and uncut experiences, have a listen 🙂
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Have you ever felt anxious about wearing a hijab in the operating theatre? @ninsalsaadi et al explore hijabi Muslim women's struggles and anxieties surrounding head covering in operating theatres in our latest Bulletin. Read the full piece: ow.ly/716550KxPGQ
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1 week today! As part of our 'Situated Hair' series we'll be joined by @drAzra_ (@SurgicalScarf) and @zinaalfa (@UBhair_) who will talk about their work to end hair discrimination in surgical theatres and the wider workplace Sign up here: bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/webina…
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Fantastic example of #innovation #leadership and #equalityanddiversity to support staff of all faiths publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/… @RCSnews
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Welcome to The Surgical Scarf page! Here's a bit more about our mission:
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13/ @SurgicalScarf initiative was started by @suga_roy and I in 2021 to: - Raise awareness about the changes in national policy - Update individual trust policy & procure disposable headscarves - Empower female, Muslim med students & junior doctors to enter careers in surgery.
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14/ We created a virtual package containing: 1. A copy of the latest national guidance 2. BIMA modest medical wear catalogue 3. Infographics on appropriate usage of disposable headscarf. This package will be sent to theatre management and E&D leads at all UK hospital trusts.
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15/ Thanks for reading! Huge thanks to @EmmaWiley16 and @BIMA for the support and continued work on dress code for Muslim women in the NHS. #IWD2022 #DressCode #EDI
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8/ Results 3: 56% of respondents felt their religious requirement to cover their arms was not respected by their trust, and 74% were not happy with their trust’s BBE uniform policy alternative.
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12/ In April 2020, NHS England has published updated guidance on dress code england.nhs.uk/wp-content/up… highlighting that cloth headscarves can be worn in surgical theatres. The UK’s first disposable headscarf was also created by @drfarahroslan
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11/ Conclusion: The absence of a national policy & misconceptions about infection control left dress codes open to interpretation in individual trusts. The indirect discrimination negatively impacted individuals and some women were even dissuaded from pursuing careers in surgery.
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10/ Results 5: 99% responded positively to the hijab prototype proposed by the research team.
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9/ Results 4: 14% reported an impact on their career choice due to surgical head covering.
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7/ Result 2: Over half of the respondents (52%) had problems when trying to wear the headscarf in theatre, leaving healthcare professionals feeling embarrassed, anxious and bullied.
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