A large part of my new exciting role as a Clinical Liaison BMS has been doing the innovative and novel approach of ‘narrative authorising’ in microbiology which has been made possible by Dr Simmons thanks to the Bevan Exemplar.
My professional interests are based around antibiotic resistance and stewardship and I believe this narrative authorising project will have, and already is having a huge influence on these issues around Wales and I’m thrilled to be a part of driving this change.
I also have an active interest in microbiology in developing/war torn countries. I work with the international NGO ‘Doctors Without Borders’ which has taken me to healthcare projects in the Middle East and Africa where microbiology provision and antibiotic stewardship has been my focus. I also worked in West Africa during the Ebola outbreak and am keen to learn and develop my knowledge of tropical, emerging and neglected infectious diseases in the future.