Role and Location
Dr Mandy Bryon is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Joint Head of the Paediatric Psychology and Play Services at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), London, UK. Dr Bryon has worked as the psychologist for the Cystic Fibrosis team since February 1990.
Education
Qualifications:
– BA Psychology University of Wales 1984
– Dip Clin Psy Clinical Psychology University of Wales 1988
– PhD University of Wales 1998
– Registered Clinical Psychologist, Health Professionals Council
Research Interests
She has researched in many areas of the psychological impact of childhood illness, particularly sibling relationships, adherence to treatment, attachment, eating disorders and body image disturbance in CF. Dr Bryon has been involved in the UK validation of the CFQ-UK, a quality of life measure for children and adults with cystic fibrosis. She has developed a new measure of disturbed eating attitudes and behaviours in people with cystic fibrosis (the CFEAB).
Memberships
Dr Bryon co-founded the national professional interest group of psychosocial professionals in CF (UKPPCF). She has organised an annual study day for all CF professionals in the UK for the past 20 years. She has written the Psychology section of the CF Standards of Care for the UK and contributed to the ECFS European Standards of Care publication and invited to continue in the update process. Dr Bryon was a member of the NICE committee for producing guidelines on the management of Cystic Fibrosis (published 2017). She established the European Psychosocial Special Interest Group (EPSIG) with colleagues in the early 1990’s resulting in the group running an annual pre-conference study day at the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) conference. She has been a member of the ECFS for many years and has contributed to the conference regularly in workshops and symposia. Dr Bryon is currently a member of the ECFS Steering Committee for the annual CF conference.
