Respiratory Medicine 2009 Speakers

Please see below for a selection of 2009 speakers.

Dr Hilary Pinnock
Dr Hilary Pinnock is a GP in Kent. She holds a Clinical Research Fellowship in Primary Care in the Division of Community Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests focus on delivering respiratory care in the “real-life” setting of primary care. She is actively involved in the education programme of the General Practice Airways Group, and chairs the self management evidence review group of the British Thoracic Society SIGN asthma guideline.

Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones
Kevin Gruffydd-Jones trained at the University of Oxford and is a principal in general practice and GP trainer in Box, near Bath. He has a special interest in sports medicine and respiratory medicine. Kevin has research interests in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is an honorary lecturer at the Universities of Bath and Aberdeen. He is ex-education lead and current joint policy lead of the General Practice Airways Group and has spoken at national and international meetings. Dr Gruffydd-Jones is involved in the development of national guidelines for asthma and COPD management and guidelines for the employment of practitioners with a special interest in respiratory medicine.

Dr Simon Watkin
Dr Simon Watkin is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. His clinical interests are in HIV, tuberculosis, lung cancer and COPD.

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