Dr Chris Allen BHF Clinical Research Fellow, St Thomas’ Hospital, London; President British Junior Cardiologists Association (BJCA)

Chris Allen is a BHF Clinical Research Fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, and President of the British Junior Cardiologist’s Association. HIs areas of special interest are interventional cardiology and invasive assessment of cardiovascular physiology.

Dr Caroline Evans Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, University of Wales, Cardiff

Caroline Evans is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist in Cardiff and Deputy Head of School for Anaesthesia Training in Wales. Caroline developed the first preoperative investigation and treatment pathway for anaemia in cardiac surgery in the UK and is the principle investigator for 2 Multicentre IV Iron clinical trials.

Dr Paul WX Foley Consultant Cardiologist, Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust, Swindon

Paul WX Foley is a Consultant Cardiologist working at The Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust, Swindon. He has an interest in cardiovascular research, cardiac failure, device therapy and cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Professor Paul Kalra Consultant Cardiologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Paul Kalra is a Consultant Cardiologist at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, and an Honorary Professor of Cardiology. His research interests include the role of iron deficiency and its correction in patients with heart failure, cardiorenal disease and the impact of hyperkalaemia on RAAS inhibition use. He is one of the founders of the Cardiorenal Forum and past Chair of the British Society for Heart Failure.

Professor Philip Kalra Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Professor of Renal Medicine, University of Manchester

Philip Kalra graduated from Cambridge University and is Professor of Nephrology in Salford and the University of Manchester. He has been a Consultant Nephrologist since 1995, working at the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. He has major research focus on renovascular disease, cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease (CKD), CKD progression and iron use in CKD, and he leads the research team in Salford. He was Academic Vice President of the UK Renal Association from 2016–19, Chair of the UK Kidney Research Consortium during this time and was Chair of the NIHR CRN Renal Disorders group from 2010–18. He has been involved in the development of several large UK clinical trials in nephrology and cardiology, including the ASTRAL, PIVOTAL and IRONMAN trials, and he has played a role in amalgamating Cardiorenal education and research within the UK.

Ms Sue Scott Transfusion Nurse Practitioner, Haematology Department, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Sue Scott was born in Edinburgh before moving to Bath to study for her nursing degree. She worked on an orthopaedics ward before moving into a Transfusion Practitioner role at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, where she has worked for the past 10 years. This role has changed and developed with the emphasis on blood conservation and surgical optimisation. Sue has also gained the qualifications and experience to become an independent prescriber. She has had a key role in introducing and establishing Surgical Optimisation in the Royal United Hospital, and she has presented on this topic at various conferences. The ability to both authorise blood products and prescribed drugs has allowed her to set up and run and nurse-led transfusion and optimisation clinic as part of the hospital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.