Respiratory Paediatricsn, Deputy Director for Research @BWC_NHS.Interested in asthma, improving respiratory health. Honorary Associate Professor @InflamAge_UoB
Birmingham
Joined November 2011
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Thank you @NAChristakis for the wonderful summary backed by up to date evidence. Although the death due to COVID19 could be rare, you have highlighted the devastating impact on kids with unemployment, increased poverty, mental health issues, loss of education as its consequences
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15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
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Wow! Amazing performance from primary school choir and great compère @DESCOLEMAN and Sarah Butt @rapportBSL the fantastic BSL interpreter at the #sfeensembles #youthproms @SFE_tweets . Great opportunity for young children of Birmingham. ‘Music for everyone’
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Wow! Amazing performance from primary school children #sfeensembles #youthproms. Fantastic opportunity for children from Birmingham. How good is Sarah Butt! @rapportBSL and fabulous compère by @DESCOLEMAN
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Today, we had a great time celebrating Clinical Research! It was amazing to see so many families and staff interested in learning more about research here at BWC 😀
Just heard William Dalrymple speak at the Hay Festival—erudite, compelling, and richly layered. A masterful storyteller bringing history to life! @hayfestival @DalrympleWill
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Our respiratory mdt climbed Snowdon on Saturday raising funds for our respiratory department @BWC_NHS
It was a brilliant challenge that we conquered. Well done to all team members 😃 @PrasadNagakumar @hollstar85 @pritikenia Thanks to all those who have supported us.
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We're proud to be supporting children’s health via a special category in the HSJ Awards, at a time when prevention and intervention have never been more important.
Hear more from our Director of Health, Rukshana Kapasi.
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💬Healio spoke with @DrGemmaHeath, PhD, @AstonPsychology, and @PrasadNagakumar, MBBS, MRCPCH, @unibirmingham and @BWC_NHS, to learn more about how caregivers of children with preschool wheeze manage their child’s condition, as well as concerns they have.
healio.com/news/allergy-asth…
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Such an informative and engaging day it was.
Looking forward to tomorrow! #PaedResp2025
Great ideas in our 1st poster presentation session:
- Protocol for pre-school neuropsychiatric HEMT side effects
- Trialling Co-produced ideas for NIV concordance
- Impact of intersectionality of sex & deprivation on acute asthma
- Importance of longitudinal spirometry in non CF bronchiectasis.
#paedresp2025
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🔥🏑HOCKEY TOUR🏑🔥
A great day of fixtures against @kingschester
Year 7 A and B Teams fought hard in some tough fixtures showing some really good skill working together as a team.
Year 8 A and B were strong again showcasing some amazing talent!
👇🏿👇🏿🙏
🧵 Methotrexate: A Drug Born from Mistakes That Changed Medicine Forever
1/ When you hear Methotrexate (MTX), you probably think of Farber or Gubner. But the story actually begins in 1945 with Subbarow, an Indian-American scientist most people have never heard of.
#Rheumatology #Immunology
#Sullysrounds #MedX #Medtwitter #Mnemonics #Medicine #History
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🔥🏑HOCKEY🏑🔥
Great day for a hockey tournament as Year 8 competed at @TrentSport.
🟠0-0 vs L’boro Grammar
🟠1-1 vs Trent
🟢1-0 vs Ratcliffe
🟢3-0 vs Nottingham
An unbeaten morning, well done boys!
#BVGSSport
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Navigate the winds of asthma with us at the next KJP conference!! Don’t forget to register now if you haven’t already! Early bird before 28/2/25! paediatricrespiratory.com
#paedresp2025 #asthma #wheeze
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Dr Stuart Hartshorn, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine is leading the way on a national study that hopes to help patients with urine infections. The CURLY UTI study aims to regulate how long patients take antibiotics to clear the infection: orlo.uk/05cNw
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Forward Thinking Birmingham has been collaborating on important national research.
Dr Paul Patterson, worked with colleagues from @unibirmingham on SMART Schools, aiming to establish which school phone policies are supportive of pupil mental wellbeing: orlo.uk/iiPrG
