Doctor secures nomination from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Sophie Adler (pictured), a first year (FY1) academic foundation programme doctor with an interest in paediatrics, is currently on a rotation post in respiratory medicine, based at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. She has been nominated for the prize by the Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Foundation School of Health Education England.
She secured the nomination in recognition of her research in paediatrics, in particular, paediatric neurology. Sophie's main area of research is using automated analysis and artificial intelligence to improve the evaluation of children with epilepsy before surgery. She set up and co-leads the Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) Project involving 20 epilepsy surgery centres worldwide and more than 550 patients.
At PAHT, Sophie has worked as a junior doctor in vascular surgery and respiratory medicine.
Sophie will be joining doctors from across the country who are attending the annual RCPCH conference and exhibition in April. The prize entitles doctors to a free place at the conference, which gives attendees an opportunity to network, listen to keynote lectures, attend practical sessions and enhance their understanding of paediatrics.
The prize is open to Foundation Year 1 (FY1) and Foundation Year 2 (FY2) doctors in the UK. At the end of each year, the Royal College of Paediatricians invites educational establishments to nominate and select their most outstanding foundation doctor.
Sophie said: "I am delighted to have been nominated - it is a real privilege to have the opportunity to attend.
"I am really looking forward to the conference and to applying the learning in my practice."
Dr Andy Morris, chief medical officer at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, added: "This is a fantastic achievement and is testament to Sophie's dedication to continuing to develop her experience of paediatrics.
"Congratulations to Sophie on securing the opportunity to attend this prestigious conference."
Notes to editors:
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust was established in April 1995 and provides services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping. We have an annual income of around £236,700 million. We have 414 general and acute beds at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and provide a full range of general acute services, including a 24/7 emergency department, an intensive care unit, a maternity unit and a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We also provide outpatient and diagnostic services from the Herts and Essex Hospital, Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ around 3,500 staff and serve a local population of about 350,000 people living in West Essex and East Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
In October 2019, the Government announced that we are to receive funding to rebuild a new hospital in Harlow for our patients, community and people. The details around the funding and the timeframe are currently being finalised and we are completing our full business case for the new hospital.