Bio
Dr Pierce is a Fellow of the College, and is a Cardiac Anaesthetist at University Hospital Southampton. He has been the Environmental Adviser to the President since 2013 when the role was created, alongside his longstanding role as a College Examiner.
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Dr Pierce is involved with national initiatives in UK relating to sustainability and perioperative medicine and care pathways, and he has published on a wide range of subjects relating to the environmental impact of anaesthesia.
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Since the role of Environmental Advisor to the President was created, it has evolved to include education activities and fostering links with other environmental and medical organisations. This includes: the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare; the Sustainable Development Unit, the UK Health Alliance for Climate Change where he is a Council member; Healthcare without Harm (Europe); the Association of Anaesthetists Environment and Sustainability Committee where he is the College representative; and up to 2018, the College representative on the British Lung Foundation’s ‘Taskforce for Lung Health’.
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Dr Pierce has worked tirelessly with College committee members to incorporate sustainability into both the curriculum review and GPAS.
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In his role as Environmental Advisor to the President, Dr Pierce has given a range of presentations at UK and international conferences.