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Calum Semple

About: Dr Calum Semple is a Senior Lecturer in Child Health at the University of Liverpool and Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. His research interests include investigating the clinical and immunological factors associated with severe respiratory viral infections caused by human respiratory syncytial virus, human metapenumovirus and influenza virus. In 2008 Dr Semple was seconded to the Department of Health Pandemic Influenza Programme joining Dr Barbara Bannister as a clinical advisor. Between them they supported the development of clinical guidance, community triage tools and hospital pathways in preparation for a future pandemic. At the onset of the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic he joined the Cabinet Office Pandemic Influenza Clinical Operational Group as an independent expert advisor and with Professor Jonathan van Tam established the UK Pandemic Influenza Clinical Information Network (FLU-CIN). He provides a weekly paediatric respiratory outpatient clinic and bronchoscopy service with colleagues at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.