COVID-19 Children’s Q&A

Prof Iain Beardsell. MBChB (Birm), DipIMC (RCS Ed), FRCEM, SFHEA is section lead for podcasts and an Editorial Board Member St Emlyn’s blog and podcast. He is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospital Southampton and Honorary Professor of Medical Education at University fo Southampton. Iain qualified in 1998 and over the past 20 years has trained and practiced medicine in major teaching hospitals both in the UK and overseas. He has been a consultant at University Hospital Southampton for the past eighteen years, including a three-year term as the unit’s Clinical Director. UHS is the main Major Trauma Centre for the South Coast region of England as well as the eighth largest hospital in the UK. With a significant and growing interest in medical school education, Iain is the Associate Clinical Sub Dean at UHS and the Creator of MedPod Learn - a medical podcast app and was recently made a Professor of Medical Education. An acclaimed speaker, Iain has spoken at international conferences in Australia, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Spain, Swedn and the US as well as across the UK. He is increasingly known as a conference host. Iain is also a highly regarded advisor to television medical dramas, including Casualty and Good Karma Hospital. You will find him on instagram and tiktok as @docibinsta