DEEP DIVE: Menopause Management, Early Detection of Cancer and Cardiovascular Continuum (London)

Dr Javaid qualified from Cambridge University and completed his VTS training in Northampton. He has a specialist interest in cardiology and echocardiography and was a clinical lead in the Northamptonshire Community Cardiology service, which had a focus on patients with heart failure and valve disease. He was also the primary care Cardiovascular lead for the East Midlands Clinical Network from 2013-2020. He was named Pulse “GP of the Year” in 2015 for his work in reducing stroke emergency admissions in the East Midlands. He is on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology and a trustee of Heart Valve Voice.

Dr Farah Ahmed is a GP with over 15 years of NHS experience and has a special interest in women’s health and menopause. She exclusively works within the Women’s Health &

Menopause space both within the NHS and private sector.She is a diplomate of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. She also holds a Certificate in the Management of Menopause from the British Menopause Society and is a member of the National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome.Dr Ahmed is passionate about making medical information accessible and empowering women to take control of their health. Her writing has featured in Newsweek, Hello!,Mumsnet, Refinery29, Women’s Health and Vogue. She has also recently worked with Rock My Menopause (a patient resource approved by NICE) to create culturally competent health information for South Asian communities.She is also a clinical educator having delivered menopause webinars to >200 Primary Care colleagues and is a regular speaker on women’s health topics, having presented at events for Stylist magazine, appearing as a panellist at Pause Live, a leading menopause and midlife event as well as delivering a lecture at the Royal College of Nursing Autumn conference. Dr Ahmed is committed to delivering proactive, preventative and personalised care to women at every stage of life.

Dr Bushra Khawaja is a GP Partner at Wood Lane Medical Centre and serves as the RM Partners Primary Care Cancer Clinical Lead for Hillingdon and Harrow. In this role, she plays a key leadership position in strengthening cancer pathways across primary care and sits on the RM Partners colorectal pathway group, contributing to service improvement and pathway redesign.She graduated from UCL Medical School with distinction and was awarded the prestigious Wolfson Award in recognition of academic excellence.Dr Khawaja has a strong interest in early cancer detection and quality improvement within primary care, with a particular focus on innovative and system-wide approaches to improving patient outcomes.Alongside her clinical work, she is an active member of the Hillingdon Local Medical Committee (LMC), where she advocates for GPs and supports the strategic development of local healthcare services. She is also a medical tutor at Imperial College London, supporting undergraduate medical education with an emphasis on clinical excellence and patient-centred care.In addition, Dr Khawaja is the first primary care representative to join the board of CCLG: The Children and Young People’s Cancer Association as a trustee. She is currently contributing to the organisation’s new five-year strategy, due to be launched in January 2026.