Creativity in Healthcare: Prof. Keith McAdam, Founder of Music for My Mind on music therapy, transforming HIV care in Uganda and leveraging AI for scale

Professor Keith McAdam is the Founder of Music For My Mind an innovative young charity aiming to improve the well-being of people living with dementia by making personalised music playlists widely available, as an affordable therapy in dementia care. 

Keith's upbringing in East Africa led to medical training in England, progressively to work on: leprosy and amyloidosis in Papua New Guinea, laboratory and clinical research in Bethesda and Boston, US and then a chair in clinical tropical medicine in London.  Subsequently, as director of the UK Medical Research Council unit in the Gambia, he led an international research team studying infectious diseases and engaged in clinical trials relevant to public health in less affluent societies. Then a life changing experience as foundation director of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) in Uganda provided the challenge to serve a large number of people living with HIV. On return to the UK he was appointed associate international director (for Africa) at the Royal College of Physicians in London and has assisted with the launch of a new College of Physicians for East, Central and Southern Africa. He has served on the International Board of AMREF Health Africa, is a member of the Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa and a Trustee of BBC Media Action Trust. 

• Create a music playlist now at https://app.musicformymind.com/
• Follow MFMM on their socials: Facebook, Instagram, X, Linkedin
• Donate to support MFMM: https://www.justgiving.com/musicformymind

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