Dr Inyang E Takon Consultant Pediatrician MBBS, MPH, MSc( Lond), MRCPCH, FWACP FRCPCH Medico-legal work (all enquiries/correspondence) to: Medico-Legal Secretary, SM Legal Services, High Pines, 71 Walsall Road, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B74 3BA Tel: 0121 352 0517 Fax: 0121 353 9408 E/m: mls@smlegalservices.co.uk Web: www.smlegalservices.co.uk GMC Registration No: 5203229 Professional Qualifications MRCPCH - Member, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 2003 FRCPCH - Fellow, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 2005 FWACP - Fellow West African College of Physicians, 2001 Qualifications, Training and Research MBBS 1988, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria MPH( Masters in Public Health) 1998, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria Msc( Community Paediatrics) 1999, University College London Msc Clinical Neuropsychiatry- Course work completed, dissertation in progress Medico-Legal Experience Prepared expert reports for Family and Civil Proceedings under single or joint instructions from Solicitors. Carried out assessments and provided expert reports on Personal injury cases involving children. Completed the modules on the Bond Solon/Cardiff University Expert Witness Course Summary Profile Dr Inyang Takon is a Consultant Pediatrician with Specialist interest in Neurology, Neurodisability and Paediatric Neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr Takon runs regular Specialist Epilepsy Clinics for children with Complex Epilepsy and also coordinates a Joint outreach Paediatric Neurology clinic where children with complex neurological problems are seen along with a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist. Dr Inyang Ekamma Takon 1 Dr Takon’s area of expertise includes assessing and managing children with Epilepsy, developmental delay , cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders and genetic disorders , ADHD, Autism, foetal alcohol syndrome and children with complications following maternal; substance abuse . Dr Takon is also an experienced General Paediatrician and will see children with a wide range of General Paediatric Problems. Dr Takon has had extensive Specialist Paediatric Training in Paediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics in Tertiary Hospitals abroad and the United Kingdom. Dr Takon is also experienced in assessment of children with safeguarding concerns relating to Physical abuse and Neglect. Dr Takon has undertaken academic postgraduate training in Clinical Neuropsychiatry and has recently completed the coursework for the MSc Clinical Neuropsychiatry programme at the University of Birmingham. Dr Takon is actively involved in training and research. She has carried out international collaborative research on Epilepsy and developmental disorders resulting in publications in various international journals. Dr Takon consults privately in Hospitals in Hertfordshire and has produced medicolegal reports for courts relating to children with developmental, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr Takon has also given evidence in court when required. Specialties Epilepsy: Dr Takon has expertise in assessment and management of children with epilepsy including children with mental health comorbidities. Dr Takon has access to a high level neurophysiological service for investigation of epilepsy in children and is experienced in the management of children with complex epilepsy. Tics: Dr Takon is experienced in the assessment and management of children with Tics and Tourettes syndrome. Post traumatic brain injury: Dr Takon is experienced in assessment of organic and behavioural sequelae following traumatic and non traumatic brain injuries in children. Headaches: Dr Takon is experienced in the assessment of children with episodic and chronic headaches. ADHD: Dr Takon leads the East Herts ADHD service and is experienced in assessing and managing children with ADHD and comorbidities. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Dr Takon is experienced in the assessment of children for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Dr Takon chairs the Healthcare Professional Forum on FASD. Present Appointment Consultant Paediatrician – Community Child Health ( 2005 till date) East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City Lead Clinician ADHD Services, East Hertfordshire Relevant Previous Appointments Locum Consultant Paediatrician, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City Dr Inyang Ekamma Takon November 2004 - October 2005 2 Neurology Registrar 2004 Great Ormond Street Hospital, London (On call coverage of respiratory ward, cardiology ward, neurology ward and neurosurgery ward) Paediatric Registrar 2002 - 2004 NHS Lothian rotation Respiratory- Royal Hospital for Sick children, Edinburgh Neonatology- Simpson’s Royal Infirmary Hospital, Edinburgh General Paediatrics- St John’s Hospital, Livingston(Covering all Acute Paediatric Problems including respiratory, renal gastroenterology, cardiology and neurology Community Paediatrics-St Johns Hospital, Livingston Paediatric SHO (Senior House officer) 2001 - 2002 General Paediatrics, Neonatalogy Covering all Acute Paediatric Problems including respiratory, renal gastroenterology, cardiology and neurology Senior Registrar/ Lecturer I, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 1999 Paediatric Registrar Training ( West Africa) 1992-1999 - Lagos University Teaching Hospital - Extensive experience in General Paediatrics including respiratory and renal problems, Neurology, Neonatalogy Teaching and Training Commitments Educational Supervisor: Community Paediatric Training East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 2004 till date Training Adviser- Paediatric Mental Health, RCPCH Reviewer- Journal of Paediatric Neurology Presentations / Publications Takon I, An audit of parental satisfaction of the ADHD service East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 2007 ( Presented at 2 nd International ADHD Meeting in Vienna, May 2009) Takon I, Non pharmacologic methods used by parents in the management of ADHD and Challenging Behaviour ( Submitted for publication) Takon I, Clinical use of Clonidine in ADHD Management- Report of experience from a Local ADHD Service. Poster Presentation at 3rd International ADHD Conference in Berlin, May 2011 Yarney S, Takon I, Survey on medication monitoring in managing children with ADHD. – Poster presentation at 3rd International ADHD Conference, Berlin, May 2011 Beets S, Takon I- Impact of ADHD Nurse role in the ADHD Service in East Hertfordshire Dr Inyang Ekamma Takon 3 Takon I, Clinical use of a modified release methylphenidate in the treatment of childhood ADHD.-Annals of General Psychiatry 2011, 10:25. Takon I, Survey of Paediatricians Knowledge and Practice in the diagnosis and management of FASD- A UK Survey. Presented at the European FASD Conference in Netherlands, November 2010. Takon I, Diagnostic dilemma- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder or Pierre Robin Sequence- case history Presented at the European FASD Conference in Netherlands, November 2010 Takon I, Epilepsy in children with FASD- a case report. Presented at the European FASD Conference in Netherlands, November 2010 Lagunju I A, Fatunde OJ, Takon I, Profile of Childhood Epilepsy in Nigeria. Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2009. 7:2: 135-140. Lagunju I A, Bella-Awusah TT, Takon I et al. Mental health problems in Nigerian children with epilepsy: associations and risk factors. Epilepsy and Behaviour 2012, 25(2);214-218 Purper-Ouakil D, Berquin P, Paille S and Takon I. New formulation of long acting methylphenidate in the treatment of ADHD (Article in French). Pediatrie Pratique, 2013:9:250:17-18 RESEARCH WORK Principal Investigator. – Double blind , Placebo-controlled multicentre trial on extended release Guanfancine hydrochloride in management of children with ADHD- 2011( ongoing) Setting up a register for Controlled trials in Injury prevention. Institute of Child Health, University College London. MRC Project Research assistant 2000 Prevalence of unwanted Pregnancies in Lagos state Nigeria Joint research with the World Health Organisation and Nigerian Medical Association( Research assistant) 1995resulted in a published report Home management of febrile convulsion in children aged 6months – 5 years, in Idi-araba Lagos, Nigeria. Dissertation for the award of the Masters in Public Health, degree. College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. November 1998 Dr Inyang Ekamma Takon 4 Dr Inyang Ekamma Takon 5