Organizing Committee Member
Salma Mehar
Diabetes Specialist
London Metropolitan University
United Kingdom
Biography
Salma Mehar has completed a Nutrition & Dietetic Degree from the London Metropolitan University and then went onto to complete a further Postgraduate degree in Diabetes Care from Warwick University. Salma has been practicing as a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian for over 15 years. She is the key author of the new World Foods Book by Carbs & Cals which is the first visual Carbohydrate awareness resource for Ethnic Minority Communities. Salma is working on a Diabetes Transformation Programme developing resources for people from the BAME populations to improve health outcomes. Her role has extended working across the globe with various communities teaching and developing educational tools and resources to improve health literacy in local communities in the Middle East and South Asia. She is currently teaching Dietitians in Pakistan on setting up education programme for the South Asian communities. She is also working on developing digital resources for ehnic communities that improve diabetes education across the globe.
Research Area
Nutrition & Diabetes Specialist Dietitian