Professor John Gregory

Emeritus Professor

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I lead a research programme investigating delivery of clinical care to children with diabetes. This includes research studies evaluating communication skills training for healthcare professionals, transition services, evaluating how children make choices about healthcare and models of care for children at diagnosis and analyses of data from the Brecon Group register of children in Wales with diabetes within SAIL (Swansea University), a databank of anonymised linked datasets. I have published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

I have a longstanding interest in training and assessment in Paediatrics in resource-challenged parts of the world. I have led the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) Paediatric Endocrine Training Centres for Africa in Nairobi and Lagos and the annual ESPE Winter School in Eastern Europe. I am Principal Regional Examiner for the Middle-East for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. and am co-author of Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children, now in its third edition.

Current externally funded grants

2009-16. £1,554,863 - NHS R&D Health Technology Assessment programme (with Drs J Blair, M Peak, C Gamble, F Annan, M Didi, D Hughes) 'Randomised controlled trial of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion compared to multiple daily injection regimens in children and young people at diagnosis of type I diabetes mellitus.'

2012-16. £110,353 - Action Medical Research (with Ludgate M, Dyan C, Channon S, Okosieme OE) 'Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Screening.'

2013-16. £185,253 - NISCHR Research for Patient & Public Benefit Wales (with Dr L Lowes, Mr D Williams, Dr G Hayes, Ms J Townson, Dr M Robling, Ms M Griffiths, Drs S Hopkins, S Murphy & S Channon) 'Early Detection of type 1 Diabetes in Youth: the EDDY feasibility study.'

2015-20. £2,249,927 - NISCHR (with Lyons RA, Brophy S, Murphy S, Paranjothy S, Kemp AM, Choy EH, Noyes J, Bellis M, Williams C) 'NISCHR Centre for Population Health & Well-being Research.'

2015-20. £2,113,407 - NISCHR (with Bains S, Luzio S, Bracken R, Dayan C, Harvey J, Owens DR, Rice S, Stephens J) 'NISCHR Diabetes Research Unit.'

2015-17. £12,000 - NovoNordisk Foundation (with Townson J, Lowes L, Francis N, Cannings-John R, Thayer D) 'Investigating the prodrome of Type 1 diabetes in childhood using SAIL and Brecon Group data to reduce ketoacidosis at presentation.'

2016. £30,000 - Wellcome Trust ISSF Populations Pilot (with Dayan C, Wong FS) 'Phenotyping the Brecon Cohort of childhood-onset Type 1 Diabetes to identify those at risk of adverse long-term outcomes who may in future merit immunotherapeutic intervention at diagnosis: a feasibility study.'

Undergraduate

a) Cardiff University: School of Medicine

Academic Mentor to three students

Year 1

Clinical demonstration on diabetes
Organiser of SSC on Type 1 diabetes for 5 students

Year 3

Organiser of SSC for 2 students

Year 4

Informal clinical teaching and formal case presentation on ‘Coeliac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes’ for students during their Child Health attachment
End of block finals examiner

b) Cardiff University: School of Biosciences

BI2356 Signalling in Endocrine Sysytems Course: Lecture on obesity and regulation of body fat

c) Cardiff University: School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies

Lecturer on Pre-registration 3rd year nursing course – module 7

Postgraduate

Senior examiner for the MRCPCH exam (UK & overseas).

Principal Regional Examiner for The Middle-East for The Royal College of Paediatric & Child Health.

External examiner for MD (Paediatrics), Universities of Colombo (Sri Lanka) & Kuwait.

PhD & MD examiner for Cardiff, London & Sheffield Universities & Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Coordinator for the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Winter School (from 2014).

Lecturer on the following courses:

Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes, Cardiff University.
Paediatric Nurse Endocrine Module Course, Keele University

Education and qualifications

1997: FRCP (UK) Royal College of Physicians of London, UK.

1997: FRCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, UK.

1992: MD University of Dundee, UK.

1986:MRCP (UK) Royal College of Physicians of London, UK.

1984: DCH Royal College of Physicians of London, UK.

1981: MB, ChB University of Dundee, UK.

Career overview

2005-now Professor in Paediatric Endocrinology, Cardiff University.

1993-2005 Senior Lecturer then Reader in Paediatric Endocrinology, Cardiff University.

1990-93 First Assistant - Dept of Child Health, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

1988-90 Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Dundee.

1986-8 Registrar - Paediatric Rotation, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.

1985-6 Registrar - Paediatrics, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

1984-5 Senior House Officer - Paediatrics, Sheffield Children's Hospital.

1983-4 Senior House Officer - Paediatric Rotation, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds.

1982-3 Senior House Officer - Newcastle Paediatrics Rotational Training Scheme.

1982 House Surgeon, Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon.

1981-2 House Physian, King's Cross Hospital, Dundee.

Honours and awards

Personal Chair in Paediatric Endocrinology from Cardiff University, 2005.

Winner of the University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust Chairman's Quality Award 1998.

Professional memberships

Member of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain & Ireland.

Member of The Endocrine Society.

Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP).

Fellow of The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH).

Member of Diabetes UK.

Member of The Welsh Paediatric Society.

Member of The Welsh Endocrine and Diabetes Society.

Member of The European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology.

Member of The British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Committees and reviewing

External committees

Trustee (from 2016), Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation.
Member (from 2016), GRASP Study Trial Steering Committee, Cambridge University.
Principal Regional Examiner for the Middle-East (from 2016), Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health.
Coordinator (from 2014), European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology Winter School.
Member (from 2009), Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation Research Selection Committee.
Member (from 2007), British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes Clinical Trials Unit Committee.
Chairman (from 2005), Wales Congenital Hypothyroid Screening Management Group.
Expert advisor (from 2004), British National Formulary for Children.
Member (from 2004), Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust Central Research and Development Peer/Risk Review Committee.