Patient Safety in Acute Medicine
Speaker Biographies
Dr Kevin Cleary - Medical Director of the NPSA
Joined the NPSA as Medical Director in July 2007 and leads the work of the
National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS).
Since graduating from the Otago School of Medicine New Zealand he has
worked as a psychiatrist and a Clinical Director in the NHS.
Recently, he worked closely with the Department of Health to develop a
secure inpatient unit for adolescents in West London. He continues to work
one day a week as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist.
Professor Derek Bell - Professor of Acute Medicine
He was appointed as the first Professor of Acute Medicine in the UK, as part
of Imperial College London. As the inaugural President of the Society for
Acute Medicine he has been involved in developing Acute Medicine as a
specialty. This includes developing the competency based training
programme and establishing a multi-professional and integrated research
portfolio in Acute Medicine.
He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1980 and was a Lecturer in the
Department of Medicine and obtained an MD on the inflammatory response to
myocardial infarction. Initially specialised in Chest and General Medicine with
an interest in Intensive Care and was appointed as Consultant, at Central
Middlesex Hospital, London before moving to Edinburgh as a Consultant in
Acute Medicine and Chest Medicine.
He was Associate Medical Director for Lothian Acute Hospitals prior to taking
up this post at Imperial College. Directly involved in two large national change
programmes: Emergency Services Collaborative with with the Modernisation
Agency and the Unscheduled
Care Collaborative for the Scottish
Government. Currently on several National Committees and is an elected
member of council for the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
His academic research interests relate to quality and organisation of care,
particularly acute medical care, and in the methods of delivery of care.
Clinically his interests are illness severity assessment, pulmonary embolism
and pneumonia.
Dr Peter Bishop - Consultant Anaesthetist
Dr Bishop has a specialist interest in vascular anaesthesia and Intensive care
and High Risk Pre-operative Assessment Clinic. He has a keen interest in
undergraduate education and has been appointed Undergraduate Dean
within Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.
Dr Virginia Craig - Associate Director in Clinical Systems Improvement
Dr Craig qualified from Edinburgh University Medical School in 1987, having
previously undertaken a research degree at Cambridge University. Following
qualification as a doctor, she worked in a number of specialties in both
secondary and tertiary care. Subsequently specialised in Palliative Medicine
and became Medical Director of a small independent hospice.
In 2004 she left clinical medicine to join the ‘Osprey programme’ and train as
a Clinical Systems Engineer (coached by Kate Silvester and supported by
Essex Strategic Health Authority). Subsequently took up the post of
Associate Director in Clinical Systems Improvement at The Princess
Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in June 2005.
Now leads the Transformation Team which is at the forefront of delivering the
Trust-wide transformation strategy. Since mid-2006, the primary means of
improving services has been the application of ‘Lean’ methodology.
Dr Alice Dain – Clinical Director of Medicine
Dr Dain is Clinical Director of Medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital. From
2005 she has been the consultant lead for the Emergency Assessment Unit,
specialising in the diagnosis and early management of acutely ill patients, and
she leads the enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team that runs a rehabilitation
ward at Herts and Essex Hospital.
She has interests in Cardiology in the elderly, intermediate care services,
stroke and orthogeriatrics. For the first 15 years at PAH she looked after
acutely ill elderly inpatients, and established outpatient and intermediate care
services for patients from the Bishops Stortford area.
Mr Rob Duncombe – Chief Pharmacist
Registered as a pharmacist in 1990, after having studied Pharmacy at King's
College London.
Early career spent working in various hospitals in South East of England and
in the pharmaceutical Industry.
Spent 5 years working at Great Ormond Street in pharmacy manaufacturing
services and quality assurance. In 2002 appointed as pharmacy operations
manager at Mid Essex Hospitals, in charge of day to day management of the
pharmacy department. Joined PAH in 2005 as Chief Pharmacist, and was
appointed as an Associate Director in February 2006, initially for emergency
services and then in September 2007 for Cancer and Core Services, while
maintaining position as Chief Pharmacist.
Visiting lecturer at King's College London and Leeds University.
Currently the East of England Secondary care Pharmacists representative on
the EofE Patient Safety Board. Key aim of this board is to improve
medications safety across the East of England.
Dr Mohamed Elrishi Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology
Dr Elrishi has a keen interest in teaching both undergraduates and
postgraduates he has been appointed the role of Royal College Tutor for
medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital. He has experience in the
management of all aspects of Endocrine and Diabetes care with special
emphasis in reproductive endocrinology including management of diabetes
during pregnancy, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, male hypogonadism
(lack of testosterone), and erectile dysfunction. In he has an interest in thyroid
disorders, structured education (DAFNE) and insulin pump therapy for type 1
diabetics, metabolic syndrome including obesity and lipid problems.
Dr John R Hurst - Clinical Senior Lecturer Respiratory Medicine
Dr Hurst is Clinical Senior Lecturer Acute Medicine and Respiratory Medicine
in the Academic Unit of the Royal Free Campus, London. He is
undergraduate teaching lead for Acute Medicine at the Royal Free Campus.
His primary research interest is in exacerbations of COPD, with a particular
focus on infective and inflammatory mechanisms, the role of biomarkers, and
the development of systemic cardiovascular co-morbidity
Dr Rohan Jagasethan, - Consultant Cardiologist
Is a Consultant Cardiologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, the
Essex Cardiothoracic centre and Barts and the London NHS Trust. He
specialises in interventional cardiology