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Smith, Dr Alastair G

BSc(Hon) MBChB FRCP(Glasgow & London) FRCPath Alastair Smith

Speciality

Haematology

Sub-speciality

Haemato-oncology & General Haematology

Training and Education

Trained in Medicine in Glasgow, moving to Southampton in 1982. - main clinical interests are in multiple myeloma, general haematology, the haematological problems of the elderly and haematology in primary care.  Led the production of national guidelines for the care of multiple myeloma.  As National Clinical Lead - taking a lead role in promoting ways to modernise cancer follow up and clinical services in haematology to manage increasing demand and changing patient expectations.  Research interests - the measurment of Health-related Quality of Life as outcome measure in Haematological malifgmancy. Formerly Clinical Director of Pathology Services in Southampton from 1998-2003.  .

Experience

Dr Smith has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since May 1982. 

 

Key achievements

Co-authored 2 textbooks on Haematology & written several educational reviews for primary care journals. Examiner for the Royal College of Pathologists  Conducted (& led 3/4) 4 successful postgraduate MRCPath training courses in Jeddah for the RCPath(1996 - 2001) Education of myeloma patients & carers through invited presentations at seminars run by the Myeloma (UK)) since 1998 Clinical adviser to CancerBackup & Myeloma(uk)-  ICordinated a Haematology-Palliative Care symposium at annual British Society for Haematology meeting in 2006 & an RCPath symposium on Haematology chronic disease managment in June 2008  Delivered a number of invited lectures on myeloma, service modernisation or haematology in the elderly - regionally & nationally to groups including the Association of Clinical Pathologists & British Geriatric Society during 2007-8. Cancer Peer Reviewer - as part of national programme.

key awards and prizes

Award from Myeloma UK 2002 for services in myeloma management & patient education

 

Research

Else M,  Smith A G,  Cocks K et al , Patients experience of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: baseline health-relkated quality of life results from the LRF CLL4 trial , Brit J Haematol – in press

Smith AG, Bhavnani M; Haematology Sustainability, Modernising, managing clinical capacity and achieving cancer plan objectives. Bulletin of Royal College of Pathologists 136, 44-46 2006    

Smith AG, Wisloff F, Samson D; Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Myeloma 2005 - UK Myeloma Forum and Nordic Myeloma Study Group, British Journal of Haematology 132, 410-451 2006