Dr Anton Mayer

Consultant in paediatric palliative care
Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Anton is both a Paediatric Intensive Care consultant and Palliative care lead at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, and previously Medical Director of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. He has an interest in Paediatric ICU research especially renal replacement therapy. In the past he chaired the Yorkshire and Humber Palliative Care clinical network and continues to sit on the executive committee. He has a long-standing interest in clinical simulation for medical education, in addition to running various intensive care related courses in the Yorkshire and Humber region for the last 23 years; He has written a simulation based Paediatric Palliative care course which he has directed for the last 14 years. He has a keen interest in Paediatric palliative care and how this integrates with intensive care, specifically with regard to withdrawal of ventilator support distant from the intensive care (with publications on this topic). He has presented at an international level on the integration and role of the hospice and Palliative care in relation to PICU. Over the years he has chaired various national groups for intensive care and the RCPCH, in addition to being a specialist representative for the RCPCH council. Currently he is Vice-chair for the APPM with an interest in education and overseas collaboration, as well as being on the advisory council for Together for short lives.

Events

Anton Mayer is speaking at these forthcoming events...