Our Speakers

• Josie Anderson

  Policy, Research and Campaigns Manager

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  Josie Anderson

  Policy, Research and Campaigns Manager Bliss

  Role and Location

  Policy, Research and Campaigns Manager at Bliss

  Research Interests

  Josie has worked at Bliss, the UK’s leading charity for babies born premature or sick, since 2014. She was commended by BAPM for devising and leading Bliss’ groundbreaking ‘Parents Aren’t Visitors’ campaign, set up in April 2020 in response to the introduction of COVID-19 access restrictions for parents with a baby in neonatal care.

  Her work across all four UK nations resulted in the Scottish Government updating its guidance on parental access early on in the pandemic, and updated NHS England guidance being published in December 2020 which explicitly stated that parents should not be considered visitors.

• Professor Karen Luyt

  Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Neonatal Medicine

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  Professor Karen Luyt

  Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Neonatal Medicine St Michaels Hospital and University of Bristol

  Role and Location

  Consultant Neonatologist, St Michaels Hospital and Professor of Neonatal Medicine, University of Bristol

  Education

  Karen Luyt read medicine in South Africa and received a CCST in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) in the UK in 2004. She was awarded a Walport Senior Lectureship in 2009 and holds a tenured clinical-academic position in Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol. She works as a clinical neonatologist in the Regional Neonatal Intensive Care unit at St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, with special interests in brain injury, neuro-intensive care and improving health outcomes in high-risk infants.

  Research Interests

  Professor Luyt’s laboratory-based research has focused on mechanisms of brain injury and regeneration in the newborn central nervous system. Her translational clinical research concerns evaluation and implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce neuro-disability and mortality in newborns.

  Chief Investigator for:
  – School age outcomes of the DRIFT (Drainage, Irrigation, and Fibrinolytic Therapy) Trial (NIHR funded). Functional outcome and brain imaging in children who received DRIFT for post haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.
  – PReCePT (Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Labour) Study – National cluster randomised controlled trial (Health Foundation funded).
  She is lead for neonatal mortality review for University Hospital Bristol since 2010 and the academic lead for child death review (University of Bristol) since 2014.

  Memberships

  Bristol Medical School (THS)
  Bristol Poverty Institute
  Bristol Population Health Science Institute
  Bristol Neuroscience

• Dr Andy Marshall

  Paediatric Consultant, RCPCH College Tutor and CEW Clinical Lead

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  Dr Andy Marshall

  Paediatric Consultant, RCPCH College Tutor and CEW Clinical Lead Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Children’s Hospital and Thames Valley

  Role and Location

  Paediatric Consultant, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & RCPCH College Tutor, Children’s Hospital, Oxford

  CEW (Complications from Excess Weight) Clinic Lead, Thames Valley

  Research Interests

  Dr Andy Marshall has pursued projects in child public health and clinical research and has an enthusiasm for global health.

  He was the lead author in the NeoCLEAR study assessing infant position and timing of stylet removal in the possible improvement of lumbar puncture success.

  Memberships

  Trustee, Safeguarding lead, Born on the Edge

• Professor Charles Roehr

  Consultant Neonatologist and Honorary Professor of Neonatology

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  Professor Charles Roehr

  Consultant Neonatologist and Honorary Professor of Neonatology Southmead Hospital, Bristol

  Role and Location

  Consultant Neonatologist & Honorary Professor of Neonatology, Perinatal Research, Southmead Hospital, Bristol

  Education

  Professor Charles Roehr studied Medicine at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. He received his Paediatric training in the UK (Oxford) and at the Charité University Medical Centre in Berlin. Following the completion of his research and teaching degree at the Charité (the German Habilitation), Charles spent two years as post-doc researcher and clinician with Professors S. Hooper and P. Davis in Melbourne, Australia (2012-14).

  Research Interests

  Professor Charles Roehr is an avid researcher and a strong proponent of evidence-based neonatology. His main interests are in resuscitation and non-invasive ventilation, on which he has published over 175 peer reviewed scientific articles.

  Memberships

  President of the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), Clinical Director at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), Immediate-past NLS Scientific Co-Chair (European Resuscitation Council).

• James Chalmers

  Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Scottish Senior Fellow and Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician

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  James Chalmers

  Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Scottish Senior Fellow and Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician GSK/Asthma and Lung UK, University of Dundee and Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  Role and Location

  GSK/Asthma and Lung UK Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Scottish Senior Fellow, University of Dundee, UK, Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK

  Selected editorial roles: Current
  2022 –  Chief Editor, European Respiratory Journal
  Since 2017 –  Associate editor, European Respiratory Review
  Since 2021 – Associate editor, European Respiratory Journal Open
  Since 2020 – Editorial Board member- Am J Respir Crit Care Med
  Since 2016 – Editorial Board member- Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
  Since 2015 – Editorial Board member- Pneumonia Journal
  Since 2015 – Editorial Board member- COPD
  Since 2014 – Editorial Board member – BMC Pulmonary Medicine

  Education

  MBChB (University of Glasgow), PhD (University of Edinburgh), Speciality Certificate in Respiratory Medicine, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh), Fellow of the European Respiratory Society

  Research

  Selected publications from 338 peer reviewed articles, reviews, and editorials. H-index 74 (Google Scholar) 60 (Scopus). New therapies for inflammatory lung disease and infection research.

  Memberships

  Chair of the Science and Research Committee of the British Thoracic Society (2021-present)
  Chair of the European Bronchiectasis Registry (2014-present)
  Chair of 3 International Clinical Guideline Panels

  • 2017 European Respiratory Society Bronchiectasis Guidelines,
  • 2020 European Respiratory Society ICS in COPD guidelines
  • 2021 European Respiratory Society COVID-19 management Living guidelines)

  Chair of the European Respiratory Society Respiratory Infection Group (2017-2020)
  Chair of the British Thoracic Society Speciality Advisory Group for Infection (2016-2019)
  Secretary for the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (2014-2018)
  Grant committees for the European Respiratory Society, British Lung Foundation and Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Government).
  Multiple other international society committee roles in guidelines, research and education.
  Invited lectures at ERS, ATS, BTS, ECCMID and multiple other national and international conferences each year.

• Helena Sakota

  Severe Asthma Pharmacist

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  Helena Sakota

  Severe Asthma Pharmacist North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT)

  Role and Location

  Severe Asthma Pharmacist at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and Respiratory Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist at Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board.

  Education

  Undergraduate Pharmacy (MPharm) degree at Cardiff University, Post-graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma at University of Bath and Independent Prescribing at University of the West of England.

  Memberships

  Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA).

  Research

  Pharmacist with a special interest in respiratory disease, and involvement in development of local guidelines for Asthma.  Other research interests include, severe asthma, biologics and medication adherence.

• Deborah Cook

  COPD Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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  Deborah Cook

  COPD Advanced Nurse Practitioner Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust

  Role and Location

  COPD Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust.

  Education

  • State Enrolled Nurse Carshalton School of Nursing 1985
  • Registered General Nurse 1997 King’s College University, London
  • Diploma in COPD – Health Education England 2001
  • Diploma in Asthma Health Education England 2001
  • Non- Medical Prescriber 2011 King’ College University, London.
  • MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice current completing Sept 2023 Kings College University, London.

  Memberships

  Association of Respiratory Nurses.

  Research

  COPD and biologics.

• Katie Johnson

  Lead Respiratory Pharmacist

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  Katie Johnson

  Lead Respiratory Pharmacist NHS Lothian

  Lead respiratory pharmacist for NHS Lothian.

  She is part of the Lothian respiratory MCN who creates local guidelines.

  Katie runs her own clinics as well as being a tutor for pharmacists in training. She also manages a team of pharmacists for the south of Edinburgh.

  Katie is also part of the pharmacist respiratory group for Scotland and partakes in work to do with sustainability.

  Has previously been involved in research looking at SABA overuse.

• Magnus Hird

  Primary Care Pharmacist

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  Magnus Hird

  Primary Care Pharmacist Bloomfield Medical Centre

  Role and Location

  Magnus is a Primary Care Pharmacist with special interest in respiratory and is a Pharmacist Tutor.

  Since 2004 he has worked in a GP practice where he operates as an autonomous clinician dealing with a wide variety of presentations from cardiovascular diseases to chronic pain. Within the team he leads on clinical protocols, development and audit, data quality, governance and training agendas.

  He also works in the out of hours setting for an out of hours provider in the North West of England and is the Superintendent Pharmacist for the organisation. Also, within the unscheduled care sphere he provides oversight to the clinical governance of NHS 111 in his role as Regional Clinical Advisor.

  Education

  • Certificate in Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials
  • Diploma in COPD (Respiratory Education UK / Edge Hill University)
  • Diploma in Asthma (Respiratory Education UK / Edge Hill University)
  • Supplementary to Independent Prescribing Conversion Course (University of Chester)
  • Certificate of Professional Development: Clinical Examination, Distinction (Liverpool John Moores University)
  • Practice Certificate in Supplementary Prescribing (Liverpool John Moores University)
  • Master of Science in Prescribing Sciences (University of Liverpool)
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours, Upper Second Class (University of Nottingham)

  Research

  Pharmacy Education, Primary Care.

  Memberships

  Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

• Arlene Shaw

  Lead Clinical Respiratory Pharmacist

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  Arlene Shaw

  Lead Clinical Respiratory Pharmacist NHS Tayside

  Role and Location

  Lead Clinical Respiratory Pharmacist NHS Tayside

  Education

  • Master of Pharmacy Robert Gordon university
  • Respiratory medicine post graduate diploma – University Hertfordshire
  • Independent Prescriber – Robert Gordon University
  • Studying towards professional doctorate medicine University of Dundee

  Membership

  Arlene is the respiratory managed Clinical Network Lead Pharmacist for NHS Tayside

• Dr Freddy Frost

  NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer

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  Dr Freddy Frost

  NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHSFT

  Role and Location

  Dr Frost is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer carrying out clinical work at Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, and research investigating the long-term health outcomes of people living with chronic lung infection at the University of Liverpool.

  Education

  BMedSci, BMBS, MRCP, MD

  Research

  Dr Frost’s research interests focus on aspects of complex lung infection, including the epidemiology of lung infection, the effects of antibiotics on the lung microbiome and cardiometabolic comorbidities.

• Darush Attar-Zadeh

  Respiratory Lead Pharmacist

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  Darush Attar-Zadeh

  Respiratory Lead Pharmacist NWL Asthma Network (Children & Young People) and NHS RightBreathe

  Role and Location

  Darush Attar-Zadeh is the respiratory lead pharmacist for NWL Asthma Network (Children & Young People) and NHS RightBreathe. He has presented at various national & international conferences (including ERS, IPCRG, PCRS, CPC, Respiratory show) and was asked to help review the National Training Standards for Smoking Cessation. He is an active teacher and follower of the IPCRG Asthma Right Care social movement and enjoys spreading positive messages on how people can live much better with asthma. One of his main missions is to reduce health inequalities caused by tobacco and poor health care and spends a lot of his time teaching in deprived locations across the UK.

  Education

  BPharm, MFRPSII, IP

  Research

  Darush has published more than 25 clinical papers and writes teaching modules on various pharmacy platforms.

  Memberships

  He is Co-Chair of the TaskForce for Lung Health Medicines Optimisation group and part of the PCRS Executive Committee.

• Beverley Bostock

  Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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  Beverley Bostock

  Advanced Nurse Practitioner Gloucestershire

  Role and Location

  Beverley Bostock is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Gloucestershire, specialising in respiratory care.

  Education

  MSc, MA

  Research

  She is also Editor in Chief of Practice Nurse Journal and is a trained Expert Witness, working on medico-legal cases.

  Memberships

  Beverley was a member of the Topic Expert Group which developed the Asthma Quality Standards for NICE and she also sat on the committee for the National Review of Asthma Deaths. She is currently the asthma lead for the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists and is a Policy Forum member for the Primary Care Respiratory Society.

• Dr Julia Nightingale

  Consultant Respiratory Physician

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  Dr Julia Nightingale

  Consultant Respiratory Physician University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

  Role and Location

  Dr Nightingale is a consultant respiratory physician specialising in adult Cystic Fibrosis and bronchiectasis at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

  Education

  She qualified from Oxford University and did much of her early training in London. She was awarded a PhD from Imperial College investigating the respiratory effects of air pollution on airways inflammation. She has been a consultant in Southampton since 2005 in the Wessex Adult CF Unit and was the clinical lead from 2009 until 2012.

  Research Interests

  Her initial research looked at the respiratory effects of air pollution on airways inflammation and this formed the basis for her PhD. She has also undertaken clinical studies into asthma treatments. Her CF research has looked at centre outcomes and she has worked as part of the CFhealthhub collaborative as PI for the CFhealthhub pilot study and current PI for the Data Observatory study, an NIHR funded study to support patient adherence.

  Memberships

  She was a member of the BTS CF Special Advisory Group (2011-14). She was the adult chair of the Wessex CF Club responsible for arranging regional educational meetings from 2010 to 2019. She currently sits on the UK CF Medical Association (UKCFMA) and is a vice chair of the CF Digital Self-Care behavioural science Collaborative (CFDigiCare) which aims to utilise digital health systems to enable people with CF to live as normal a life as possible. She has previously been a member of the educational faculty for the Royal College of Physicians and currently is on the educational faculty for Wessex Deanery.

• Professor Margaret Johnson

  Consultant in Thoracic and General Medicine, Consultant in HIV/AIDS Medicine and Professor of Medicine

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  Professor Margaret Johnson

  Consultant in Thoracic and General Medicine, Consultant in HIV/AIDS Medicine and Professor of Medicine Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust

  Role and Location

  Professor Margaret Johnson is one of the UK’s leading consultants in Respiratory and HIV medicine, practicing at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth’s. She has been working as a consultant in Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine for over 20 years. She has a special interest in HIV infection; diagnosing, treating clinical complications of HIV and antiretroviral therapy.

  Education

  MBBS, MRCP (UK), MD, HIGHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN GENERAL MEDICINE AND RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, FRCP (UK)

  Research

  Professor Johnson has a very active research programme and published more than 500 papers on Respiratory and HIV topics in peer reviewed journals.

  Memberships

  In 2005 she was made Professor of Medicine by University College London. She was the Chairman of the British HIV Association from 2004- 2008. She was the elected Academic Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians 2015 – 2018. She is currently Co-Clinical Director of NIHR clinical research network, North Thames.

  She has held appointments as:

  Clinical Director of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

  Divisional Director of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

  Medical Director of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

• Professor Minesh Khashu

  Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Perinatal Health

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  Professor Minesh Khashu

  Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Perinatal Health University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust and Bournemouth University

  Role and Location

  Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Perinatal Health, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Visiting Professor of Perinatal Health, Bournemouth University

   

  Education

  MBBS, MD

  FRCPCH

  Fellowship neonatal care, UBC, Vancouver

   

  Research Interests

  Clinical leader reimagining healthcare with a focus on system wide transformation, continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Centred Care.

  Experience of clinical management and leadership at hospital, regional and national level including strategic change, system redesign, large scale quality improvement and development of national guidance and multi stakeholder collaboration.

   

  Memberships

  CRG: South of England CRG member for 6 years (2013-19)

  BAPM: BAPM Quality Steering Group: Development of national guidance and QI toolkits. Representative of BAPM to RCOG for Maternity Standards Working Group, Representative of BAPM to National Steering group on Safety in Maternity Care (HEE & NHS England)

  RCPCH: Member of multiple national committees, Represented RCPCH at NHS England for the Acute Vanguard National Assessments

  SIGNEC: Founder of global special interest group on NEC

  Conferences/Scientific meetings: Chairing multiple national and international conferences on neonatal issues, QI, Patient Safety, Leadership