Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- Progress & Next Steps: An Update on the UK JSLE Study Group, by Invitation (Paediatric Rheumatology European Society, 2010)
- Experimental Medicine and Clinical Trials in Paediatric Rheumatology , by Invitation (Paediatric Rheumatology European Society, 2010)
- The UK Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Studies Group, by Invitation (14th International Behcet's Conference, 2010)
- The UK Paediatric Lupus Group: Challenges & Opportunities, by Invitation (9th International Lupus Conference, 2010)
- Experimental Medicine? Driving forward Care & Understanding, by Invitation (Academic Paediatrics Association of GB & I, 2009)
- What’s happening in JSLE?, by Invitation (Musculoskeletal Research Group, University of Newcastle, 2008)
- MCRN and the MCRN/ARC Paediatric Rheumatology CSG, by Invitation (Anticipating changes in drug development in children. Translation Research in Paediatric Rheumatology, Genoa, 2008)
- Challenges & Opportunities facing UK MCRN/arc Paediatric Rheumatology CSG, by Invitation (Scottish SLE Special Interest Group / West of Scotland Rheumatologists Meeting, 2008)
- What’s going on in UK JSLE?, by Invitation (Lupus Working Group of PRES, 2008)
- Advances in Treatment of JSLE, by Invitation (EULAR Education Course, PRES, 2008)
- CSGs working with Funding Bodies: The MCRN/arc Paediatric Rheumatology CSG, by Invitation (MCRN, 2007)
- Pain or a pain... , by Invitation (Merseyside Update Meeting for Paediatricians, 2006)
- The Limping Child , by Invitation (National GPSI-MSK conference, 2006)
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, by Invitation (Rheumatoid Arthritis & Osteoarthritis Clinical Experience Programme, 2005)
- JSLE: The Time is Right , by Invitation (BSPAR Research Sub-Committee, 2005)
Editorships
- Rheumatology (Associate Editor, 2009 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) (Member, 2008 - present)
- MCRN/ARC Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Studies Group (Chairperson, 2007 - present)
- Academic Paediatric Association (Member, 2007 - present)
- Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (Member, 2005 - present)
- British Society for Rheumatology (Member, 2005 - present)
- UK JSLE Study Group (Chairperson, 2004 - present)
- PRINTO (Member, 2004 - present)
- British Society Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology (Member, 2003 - present)
- Neonatal Society (elected member, 2001 - 2005)
- British Paediatric Respiratory Society (Member, 1999 - 2005)
- Paediatric Research Society (Member, 1999 - present)
- Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (Member, 1998 - present)
- Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) (Member, 1994 - present)
- Medical Protection Society (Member, 1991 - present)
- British Medical Association (Member, 1991 - present)
- General Medical Council (Member, 1991 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- School of Reproductive & Developmental Medicine Research Committee
- Consultant Appointment panels
- SpR RITA assessments