• ECFMG (London), July 1975
• MBBS (London), Dec 1975
• MRCP (UK), Oct 1979
• FFARCS (FRCA), July 1982
• MD (London), 1991
• FRCP (UK) by election, 1996
• ALS Instructor status, Oct 8th 2009-Oct 8th 2013 & renewed
• FFICM by election, 2011

• 1st year: Basic Life Support training programme for all health care students (MBChB, GEC, Physiotherapy, Dentistry)
• 4th year: Critical Care component of the ARICM module
• 5th year: Immediate Life Support course coordinator

Health Services Research

Research Activity

• As President of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (2004-2006) I was instrumental in establishing the European Critical Care Research Network, through the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.
• I initiated and lead a world-wide European Community Leonardo Programme-funded international competency-based training programme for intensive care in Europe (CoBaTrICE). Completed successfully in October 2006, we are now implementing this programme worldwide, and will be developing a social sciences research programme to evaluate its impact on medical education and patient care. The programe can be viewed at www.cobatrice.org/ .
• I am a member of the WHO's sepsis group within the Integrated Management of Acute Illness programme, developing best practice guidance for resource-limited environments.
• I was a member of the Executive Committee of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (2003-9) developing best practice guidance in the management of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.
• I am one the lead investigators in a collaborative group studying the genetics of sepsis (GenOSept) which has been awarded a grant of Eur 2.1M by the FP6 programme (2004-8)
• I am the senior clinical lead for the DoH-funded NPSA's ‘Matching Michigan' project to minimise blood stream infections linked to the use of central vennous catheters.
• I am collaborating in a range of clinical projects focussed on improving the management of patients with sepsis, and acutely ill patients in general, to enhance reliable delivery of best practice care.

• University Hospital Birmingham NHSFT Co-Director of R&D (non-cancer)
• Birmingham Clinical Research Academy Deputy Director
• Birmingham & Black Country UK-CLRN Speciality Group lead for Critical Care
• Royal College of Anaesthetists Council member and Chair, Professional Standards Committee
• Foundation Dean of the UK Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine