Chiva Guidelines Sub-Committee

Biographies And Qualifications 2011-2012

Lead of document group

Dr Amanda Jane Williams MB BS MSc MRCP CCST

Designation:
Consultant Paediatrician and Specialist in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Place of work:
North West London NHS Trust (currently on sabbatical)
Address of work:
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
Middlesex HA1 3UJ

Qualifications:
MB BS - Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery
MRCP - Member of royal college of paediatrics and child health
MSc - Master of Science in Clinical Paediatrics
CCST – Certificate for the completion of specialist training (Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology)

Amanda Williams is a Consultant Paediatrician and specialist in paediatric infectious diseases at North-West London Hospitals Trust. CHIVA Honorary Secretary since 2008, she chairs the new multidisciplinary guideline group aiming to improve and standardise guidelines for the new CHIVA website. Co-author of testing guidelines for looked-after children and CHIVA standards document

CHIVA Health Lead

Djamel Hamadache BSc RGN BSc RCN

Designation:
Paediatric Nurse Specialist
Place of Work:
St Mary's Hospital
Address of Work:
Imperial College NHS Trust
Paediatric Outpatients
QEQM Building, 6th Floor
South Wharf Road
London W2 1NY

Qualifications:
Bsc RGN – Bachelor of Science Honours in Nursing – registered general nurse
BSc RN child – Bachelor of Science Honours Nursing – registered children's nurse

Djamel qualified as a general nurse in 1998 and as a Paediatric Nurse since 2006. Trough his career, he developed a strong interest in HIV and has since been involved in paediatric and adult clinical care, coordination of research trials and few projects in the voluntary sector. He is currently working as a Paediatric Nurse Specialist. In addition, Djamel has recently taken a new role as the CHIVA website health Manager ending almost 4 years of commitment as the nurse representative on the CHIVA Executive Committee.

CHIVA Executive Committee Representative

Dr Steven Welch BA Hons MB BS MRCPCH MSc

Designation:
Consultant in HIV, Infectious Diseases and General Paediatrics
Place of work:
Heartlands Hospital
Address of work:
Department of Paediatrics
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green East
Birmingham
B9 5SS
Qualifications:
BA Hons – Bachelor of Arts – Physiological Sciences
MB BS - Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery
MRCPCH - Member of Royal College of Paediatrics and
MSc – Master of Science in Clinical Paediatrics

Steve has been a Consultant in Paediatric HIV and Infectious Diseases at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham since 2006. He has helped establish adolescent transition services regionally, is one of the authors of the 2009 PENTA HIV treatment guideline, and is a member of CHIVA's guidelines group. Dr Welch is a member of the PENTA Steering Committee, and is jointly in charge of PENTA's training activities. He has been elected Chair of the Children's HIV Association (2011–2014)

Tertiary medical consultant

Dr Esse Menson MB ChB BSc HONS MRCPCH PHD

Designation:
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology
Place of work:
Evelina Children's & St George's Hospitals
Address of work:
Evelina Children's Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital
Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Westminister Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH

Qualifications:
MB ChB - Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery
BSc HONS – Bachelour of Science Honours
MRCPCH - Member of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
PHD – Doctor of Philosophy

Psychologist

Dr Diane Melvin BSc MSc AfBPS

Designation
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Place of work:
St Mary's Hospital
Address of work:
South Wharf Road
London
W2 1NY
Qualifications:
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
BSc – Bachelor of Science honours in Psychology
MSc Masters of Science honours in clinical Psychology
AfBPS - Associate fellow of British Psychological Society

Diane is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked for the past 20 years as part of a multidisciplinary service for children with HIV infection and their families attending the Family Clinic at St Mary's Hospital in London. During this time she has taken an active role in promoting the psychological needs of children living with HIV both nationally and in Africa. Diane's interests are in developmental and learning outcomes for these children, their understanding about HIV and how to enhance their coping. She is a founder member of the PHP (Paediatric HIV Psychology group in the UK) and was a member of the CHIVA Executive Committee until April 2011.

Regional Medical consultant

Dr Anton Tan MB ChB MRCPCH DTMH

Place of work:
North Manchester General Hospital
Address of work:
Delauneys Road
Crumpsall
Manchester
M8 5RB
Qualifications:
MB ChB - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
MRCPCH - Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
DTMH - Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Dr Tan is a Consultant Paediatrician in North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester and has worked in this capacity in Paediatric HIV since 2002. He is the Lead in Paediatric HIV for Greater Manchester and was the Clinical Lead of the North West Paediatric and Perinatal HIV Network 2005 - 2008. He has been an elected member of the CHIVA Executive Committee since 2009 and chairs the Conference Subcommittee.

Medical Trainee

Dr Julia Kenny MA BMBCh DTMH MRCPCH

Place of work:
The UCL Institute of Child Health
Address of work:
30 Guilford Street
London
WC1N 1EH
Qualifications:
MA – Master of Arts
BMBCh – Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery
DTMH – Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
MRCPCH – Member of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

I qualified from Oxford then trained in paediatrics in Oxford, Newcastle, Malawi and London. I am currently a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Health undertaking a PhD looking at the cardiovascular effects of HIV in children and also a paediatrician working on paediatric HIV trials with the Clinical Trials Unit at the MRC.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Ailsa Pickering RGN RSCN BsC (level 6)

Place of work:
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address of work:
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Road
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
Qualifications:
RGN – Registered General Nurse
RSCN – Registered Children's Nurse
BsC – Degree in Sciences

Ailsa has worked in paediatric immunology for the past 16 years and specialised in HIV for past 6 yrs. Currently, Ailsa is Paediatric HIV Nurse Specialist based at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust. She recently joined CHIVA executive Committee as the Nurse Representative