Meet the GUAVA course team:
Dr Katie Samuel
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Course founder and 2017 course Director. Katie is an Anaesthetic Consultant at North Bristol NHS Trust with interests in Perioperative medicine, clinical research and medical education.
Mr Julian Phelps
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Course co-founder and technical lead. Julian is an Advanced nurse practitioner specialising in complex vascular access. He runs Gloucester hospitals PICC line service.
Dr Caroline Price
Course Consultant lead. Caroline is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Gloucestershire Hospitals, with interests in Pre-operative assessment and paediatric anaesthetics.
Course Director 2022
Dr Samantha Lyons
Sam is an SPR in the Severn deanery and is currently working at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Previous Course Directors
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Joanna Collins
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Katie Patton
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Sophie Scutt
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Jim Self
Course Faculty 2022
Dr Andrew Foo
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Andrew is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist at Gloucestershire Hospitals, with interests in regional anaesthesia and orthopaedics.
Dr Tom Perris
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Tom is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist at Gloucestershire Hospitals,
with an interest in regional anaesthesia.
Dr Hugo Hunton
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Hugo is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Gloucestershire Hospitals.
Dr Jim Self - 2018
Jim is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He was the course director in 2018.
Dr Toby Jacobs
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Toby is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Gloucestershire Hospitals, with an
interest in regional anaesthesia
Mrs Lauren Lacey
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Lauren is an ICU nurse and nurse practitioner on the vascular access team.
Dr Neil Kellie
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Neil is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Gloucestershire Hospitals with a special interest in regional and obstetric anaesthesia.
Dr Owen Bodycombe
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Owen is a consultant in anaesthesia and pain medicine with an interest in the interventional management of pain in the palliative care setting.
Dr Joanna Collins
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Joanna is a SPR in the Severn region, currently working in Bristol. She was the 2021 course director.
Dr Sam Andrews
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Sam is a Consultant Anaesthetist in Gloucestershire Hospitals. He has a special interest in Head and Neck surgery and regional anaesthesia.