We have worked hard in securing the very best of speakers JUST FOR YOU and we are proud to announce the following speakers (but not limited to)...
Dr Cass
President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and this year's OBE recipient
The RCPCH President, who has been in the role for nearly three years, has been vocal in her belief that child health outcomes in the UK are not as good as they should be - calling for new ways of delivering care in 'child health hubs', all GPs
to be trained in child health and fewer, more specialist centres of care.
Dr Kelsall
Head of the East of England School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Dr. Wilf Kelsall is the regional lead for paediatric cardiology and has an active research interest in the management of patent ductus arteriosus.
Dr Williams
Component Chair for Cambridge University Paediatrics MB Final Examinations
Dr Rachel Williams is a Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology with a specialist interest in the management of insulin resistant diabetes in children and adolescents. She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh prior to undertaking her clinical paediatric training in Liverpool and Cambridge. She joined the team as a Consultant in January 2013 and has research expertise in the quantification of insulin resistance in a number of conditions including Severe Insulin Resistance.
Dr Firth
Co-author of Oxford Desk Reference Clinical Genetics and Oxford Handbook of Genetics
Helen Firth is a Consultant Clinical Geneticist at Cambridge University Hospitals Trust. Since 2004, Helen has collaborated with researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and elsewhere to investigate how the application of new genomic technologies can improve the diagnosis of severe developmental disorders. Helen has been central to the development of the DECIPHER database and Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) project.
Dr Russell
Executive committee member of the British Paediatric Respiratory Society and Chair of the Paediatric Section of the European Respiratory Society
Having trained in Cambridge and London, Dr Ross Russell started work at Addenbrooke's Hospital as a consultant in 1992. He established the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) developing an 8 bedded general PICU that admits ~450 children each year. Dr Ross Russell has maintained an active regional role in the provision of intensive care, writing regional reports on intensive care and establishing regional audit. The unit is now supported by 6 consultants.
Dr Allison Ward
Workshop Speaker- Cyber Bullying
Allison Ward is a final year Paediatric SpR in the the London Deanery, working predominantly in Community Child Health. Her sub-speciality interests include safeguarding children, medical education and supporting trainees. She is also a lecturer for the Ask Dr Clarke Paediatrics Course.
Dr Boo Messahel
Workshop Speaker- Palliative Care
Dr Boo Messahel is a childhood and teenage cancer specialist working at Addenbrooke's hospital providing a service for all children and teenagers in the East of England. She has a particular interest in renal tumours and is a member of both the National and European Renal Tumours in children group.
Dr Parker
Workshop Speaker- Neurological Workshop
Dr Alasdair Parker was appointed as a consultant in paediatric neurology, at Addenbrooke’s Hospital from 2000. He was regional lead within the field from 2002 until 2012. He has previously initiated the clinical services in neuromuscular disorders as well as the rehabilitation of children following acute brain injury. He has published extensively on childhood epilepsies, and more recent publications in process include those on microcephaly, tuberous sclerosis and intracranial hypertension.
Well that would be telling.....
Workshop Speaker- Paediatric Emergencies
A surprise scenario, involving multiple trained doctors. What will it be? You'll have to wait and see!
