The Forum has been organised by a very enthusiastic group of psychiatrists based in Bristol and elsewhere in the UK. We are very excited about welcoming you to the UK this summer!
Meet the team here:
Kirsty Alderton
Hey everyone, my name is Kirsty Alderton and I’m a ST5 higher trainee in Bristol. I am currently working in liaison psychiatry and have an interest in perinatal mental health and promoting mental wellbeing. I went to medical school in Bristol and have been here ever since. It’s an amazing city with a lot to give. Can’t wait to welcome you all!
Jonathan Davies (JD)
Grace Harris
Hi everyone, I am a third year core trainee in the Severn Deanery and I am really looking forward to welcoming you to our fabulous city, Bristol!!! I love travelling and meeting new people. I have a special interest in child and adolescent psychiatry and global mental health and have been lucky enough to volunteer in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis and to work with unaccompanied asylum seeker children here in Bristol. I’m really looking forward to having the opportunity to share our experience of psychiatry training from across Europe.
Ruth Harrison
Hi, I am Ruth. A second year core trainee working in Bristol. I am excited to be helping to organise the forum and am looking forward to meeting everyone and showing you around the great city that is Bristol!
Magdalena Klemm
My name is Magdalena Klemm. I am a Specialist Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry. I have been a local coordinator of EFPT exchange in 2015/16 in Bristol. I am originally from Poland where I graduated from University and having experience of training in different countries makes me very interested in exploring the views of psychiatry trainees across Europe.
Karl Scheeres
Hi, I’m Karl. I’m a Consultant Psychiatrist in perinatal psychiatry in Bristol. I first got involved with the EFPT when I went to Porto in 2015, and have been hooked ever since! I’m particularly interested in training and education; I’m is on the Exams Committee at the Royal College of Psychiatrists that runs the MRCPsych exams. I’m really looking to welcoming all EFPT delegates to my home town of Bristol.
Howard Ryland
Hi everyone, I have been involved with EFPT for a loooong time now and it is a very special organisation, which I am extremely proud to be part of. I have just finished my clinical training, but love learning so much, I am now studying for a doctorate. I am really looking forward to welcoming you to the UK for the Forum this year!
Chantelle Wiseman
Hi everyone, my name is Chantelle and I am a psychiatry trainee in Wales in the UK. I have been the UK EFPT representative for 2017 and 2018. I am interested in a career in Academic Psychiatry and General Adult Psychiatry and my next career step is to complete a PhD in PTSD research.
Ben Wood
Hi there! I’m Ben and I’m a specialist registrar in older adult, general adult and liaison psychiatry. I’m particularly interested in the mind-body interface, working with patients with medically unexplained symptoms. This is my first EFPT conference and I’m really excited to welcome you all to the amazing city that is Bristol!