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Details of all Learning Curve grants awarded during 2007

Grant awards to attend ESPGHAN 2007    
Name
Address
Reason for applying for sponsorship/grant
Symposium/
Conference attending
Amount of grant
Jo Cairns Paed. Dietitian. Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospital Work with Paediatric Gastroenterologist with children who have coeliac and crohn's disease ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Dr Mike Thomson Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Sheffield Children's Hospital To help fund the ESPGHAN Summer school  ESPGHAN Summer School £2,000
Julia Smith Advanced Paed Diet, Dept of Nutrition & Dietetics,  Cambridge University Hospital's  Advance professional skills & gather current clinical evidence to maximise support to patient base & local paediatric services ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Andrew Fagbemi Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Dept of Gastroenterology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital,  Look after children with nutritional problems.  Interest in paediatric nutrition & food allergy ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Tony Akobeng Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Booth Hall Children's Hospital,  Present paper on tolerable levels of gluten in gluten-free foods ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Michael Green Consultant Paediatrician & Gastroenterologist, Children's Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary,  Responsible for delivery & management of a Paediatric Gastroenterology Service to a population of over 2 million in East Midlands ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Dr Loveday Jago Consultant, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Victoria Rd. Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 3BL   ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Dr Maureen Lawson The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Sciennes Rd, Edinburgh EH9 1LF   ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Dr K A Nathavitharan Consultant Paediatrian, Alexandra Hospital, Interest in gastroenterology & food allergy ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Dr Krishna Soondrum   Present a poster on "Low GGT in parenteral nutrition associated liver disease: is it associated with a worse outcome" ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Kelly Larmour Specialist Paediatric Dietetian, Nutrition & Dietetics Dept, St Thomas' Hospital,  Nutrition support to Neonatal Unit & Paed. Intensive Care Unit ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Dr Dhandapani Ashok Sheffield Children's Hopsital,  Presenting pilot study in use of Tegaserod in the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
John Fell  Con. Paed. Gastro., Chelsea & Westminster Hosp., Interest in paed GI, ESPGHAN Conference £500
Dr Su Bunn Royal Victoria Infimary,    ESPGHAN Conference £1,000
Review meeting  9th June 2007
Name
Address
Reason for applying for sponsorship/        grant
Symposium/           Conference attending
Amount of grant
Dr Joanne Bradshaw Specialist Registrar in Paediatrics, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Nutrition course in September 2007 Nutrition Summer School, in Croatia £1,200
Diab Haddad Consultant Paediatrician, St Peter's Hospital   XXVI Congress of EAACI, Goteborg, Sweden £1000/ £500 (2 applications)
Liz Crathern University of Leeds, (home address: 1 Vesper Road, Leeds LS5 3NU) To teach neonatal care for 2 weeks in September Uganda £1,250
Alan Phillips Professor of Paed. Gastroenterology., Royal Free Hospital To support the nutrition section of annual paediatric gastroenterology course Paediatric Gastroenterology course £1,500
Dr Protima Amon Specialist Registrar Paediatrics Studying for diploma in Paediatric Nutrition  Southampton University £1,500
Review meeting 6th September 2007
Name
Address
Reason for applying for sponsorship/        grant
Symposium/           Conference attending
Amount of grant
Maire Cullen Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Craigavon Area Hosp., Neonatal Unit, Craigavon, N Ireland MSc in Neonatal studies at Southampton University From Sept 07 - June 08 (a choice of 17 different days) £1,000
Roisin Fitzsimons Clinical Nurse Specialist, Evelina Children's Hosp, St Thomas Hosp, London The Children's Allergy Service Grant, MSc in allergy at Southampton University.   £1,000
Paula Brown Paed. Dietitian., Ealing Hosp, To fund Behaviour Change Skills: Part I course. Course for dietitians to help improve skills in counselling & advising paediatric patients regarding diet   £495
Jacqueline McLaughlin Staff Midwife Clinical aromatherapy diploma. This course would help provide an aromatherapy service to women in labour & provide aromatherapy gels for healing in the postnatal period   £689
Barbara Maruziva-Makunde Midwife, North Middlesex University Hosp. MSc in HIV/AIDS prevention & sexual healthy strategy.   Interest in HIV/AIDS - will be able to competently participate in optimising outcome for affected/infected pregnant mothers.   £1,000
Saimah Khalid Dietitian, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester Paediatric Dietetic course - Module 2 15-18 Oct 2007   £500
Mathilda Marie-Banane Staff Nurse, Whipps Cross Uni Hosp. NHS Trust Continuing professional development (CPD). BSc (Hons) Nursing Specialist Studies. To gain knowledgment & skills to care for sick, vulnerable premature babies.    £600
Dr Nikhil Tapper Clinican Scientist & Hon Cons. In Paed. Gastroent. 4th European Paediatric GI Course 4-6 Oct 07 held at ICH & GOS Hosp.   £7,000
Dr N Pitchford University of Nottingham Organisational costs for 1st Annual Summer Children's Development & Learning Week 6-10 Aug 2007   £5,000
Zoe Wood Paed Diet, St Peter's Hosp NHS Trust The development of a database for the Paediatric Allergy Service at Ashford & St Peter's Hosps NHS Trust   £1,000
Neonatal Nurses Association   Reproduction of `Yearbook` for all neonatal nurses and units   To be confirmed 
Review meeting 21st November 2007
Name
Address
Reason for applying for sponsorship/        grant
Symposium/           Conference attending
Amount of grant
Prof Alan Philliips Centre Director, Consultant Scientist, Royal Free Hosp, London To attend meeting as a medical adviser for CAPGAN, as member of the working group on coeliac disease World Congress for Paed. Gastroent. In Brazil - August 2008 £1,000
Alison Oversby Dietitian, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust Paediatrics Dietetic Course - incl. Feeding & nutrition from birth to 36 months.  Jan-Feb 2008 (ideallly before Jan 08)   £575
Dr Mazin Alfaham Consultant Paed., Children's Hosp, Uni Hosp of Wales, Cardiff Travel, registration & accommodation EACCI £1,000
Ruth Whymark Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, Nutrition & Dietetic Service, Bury St Edmunds Funding to attend the Advanced Neonatal Nutrition Course, London   £600
Adam Fox Con. Paed. Allergist, Guys & St Thomas' Hosp, London Funding to run a Practical Paediatric Course to help children with allergies   £5,000
Elaine Cresswell Paed Diet, Royal Berkshire Hosp, Reading To attend Module 1 Nutrition & Dietetics Course in Infancy& Childhood   £150
Penny Clarke Diabetes Specialist MW, Princess Anne Hosp. Southampton Diabetes in pregnancy post grad course   £800
Katherine Morecroft Medical Student, Barts & The Royal London Medical School Medical elective to Ethiopia   £600

 

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