Speakers

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  Dr David Tuthill

  Consultant Paediatrician, Children's Hospital for Wales

  After his undergraduate education in Cardiff he completed 2 years of adult medical, surgical, respiratory and cardiovascular posts before commencing his paediatric training. His paediatric career took him to a variety of hospitals in South Wales, then Wellington, New Zealand before finishing as Lecturer in Child Health at Cardiff University. He was appointed to his consultant post at the Children’s Hospital in 1999. Recently he furthered his allergic experience through a sabbatical post in Toronto Sick Children’s Hospital(2019). From 2018-23 he was elected as the Officer for Wales for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and served as President of the Welsh Paediatric Society. He cares for children of all ages, especially those with allergic diseases: eczema and food allergy. For troublesome hayfever and allergic rhinitis he performs sublingual allergy desensitisation treatment(SLIT). He leads the multidisciplinary children’s allergy service in Cardiff. Throughout his career he has been committed to teaching and won the "Excellence in Teaching Award" from Cardiff University after nominations by medical students. In 2020, two of his students won prizes for their supervised projects under his guidance. He continues to be active in publishing research, especially regarding medications and their safety Special interests General Paediatrics, Allergy, hay fever and sublingual desensitisation (SLIT), Food allergy, food intolerance, eczema, coeliac disease, asthma, anaphylaxis, Paediatric dermatology, Drug errors and medication safety, Medicolegal cases