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Council
The Members of Council include the President (and Immediate Past and future Presidents), Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary (and Immediate Past Treasurer and Secretary for one year), five Home Members (from the UK and Republic of Ireland), one Trainee Representative and one Overseas Member. The President of the APA is elected biennially.
The council also includes a representative from each of the Paediatric Intensive Care Society, Association of Anaesthetists and the RCoA Council (if it includes an APA member), a lay person and the Chairs of the Scientific, Education and Training and Professional Standards committees.
The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists uses secretarial and office facilities based at the Association of Anaesthetists.
Dr Mark Thomas
President
Dr Chris Gildersleve
Immediate Past President
Department of Anaesthesia, Children's Hospital for Wales
Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW
Dr Simon Courtman
Honorary Secretary
Dept. of Anaesthesia,
University of Plymouth Hospital, Plymouth, Devon. PL6 8DH.
Dr Colin Dryden
Chair of Meetings Committee
Dr Philip Arnold
Chair of Scientific Committee
Alder Hey Children's Hospital,Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP
Dr Judith Nolan
Home Member and Chair of Education Committee
Bristol Children's Hospital, Upper Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8BJ
Dr Karen Bartholomew
Honorary Treasurer
Department of Anaesthesia, Calderdale Royal Hospital
Salterhebble
Halifax HX2 7UG
Dr Jonathan Smith
Home Member
Dr Sumit Das
Home Member and Website Lead
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
Oxford Children's Hospital
UK
Dr Janet Stansfield
Home Member
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
Birmingham Children's Hospital
UK
Dr Russel Perkins
Co-opted member, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Dept of Paediatric Anaesthesia
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Upper Brook Street
Manchester
M13 9WL
Dr Nicola Disma
Overseas Member
Department of Anesthesia, Instituto Giannina Gaslini, Italy
Dr Brian Foster
Northern Ireland Representative
Dr John Rutherford
Co-opted member for Scotland, Linkman Lead
John is a based at the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries. He is the current chair of the Scottish Paediatric Anaesthesia Network.
Dr Bill Walsh
Member for Ireland
Dr Sarah Greenaway
Newly Appointed Consultant
Dr Kira Achaibar
Trainee Member
Dr Sarah Mahoney
Paediatric Critical Care Representative
Dr Ann Harvey
Co-opted member, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
Dr James Farrant
Social Media
Camilla Poulton
Patient Representative