Curriculum Vitae: Dr Mark L levy frcgp

National GP Survey of Primary Care Allergy Services: Current Provisions and Perceptions of need.

Levy ML, Sheikh A, Price D, Zheng X, Simpson C, Hannaford P. September 2002

Report Commissioned by the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Was part of National Allergy Strategy group and working party that led to publication of a report. Holgate S, Ewan P (eds.). Allergy: the unmet need. London: Royal College of Physicians, 2003

DOI:10.1183/09031936.00102509

Abstracts

I have presented/submitted these papers for conferences. (ATS = American Thoracic Society; BTS = British Thoracic Society; ERS= European Respiratory Society, GPIAG = General Practice Airways Group and IPCRG = International Primary Care Respiratory Group).

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  BTS 1990 Levy M, Jeremy R and Bradley J. Patient self treatment in asthma. Thorax 1991;46 (no 10): 759p
  
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  BTS 1991 Bodani H, Pearson J, Levy M. A comparison between the Mini-Wright and the Wright Pocket peak flow meters. Thorax 1992
  
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  BTS 1991 Hayward SA, Jordan M, Golden G, Levy M. A nurse-run asthma clinic: Assessment of patient self-treatment for asthma. Thorax 1992
  
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  Levy ML, Robb M, Bradley JL and RJD Winter. Patient self-management of acute asthma: A prospective study in two districts. Clinical Science 1993; vol 84 supplement 28:39p
  
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  BTS 1992 Levy M, General Practitioners in Asthma Group. An Audit of diagnosis of asthma in children. Thorax 1993; 48 (4) : 451.
  
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  ERS 1994 Levy ML, Bland M. Royal College of General Practitioners Audit Programme - Asthma audit: Two target recomendations for general practice. Eur Resp J 1994.
  
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  ERS 1995 and ATS 1995 Mark L Levy, Craig Stevenson and Toni Maslen on behalf of Allen & Hanburys Limited study group. High dose inhaled Fluticasone Propionate: a replacement for short courses of oral corticosteroid in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in primary care? Eur Resp J: 8(Suppl 19): 490s.
  
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  BTS 1996 and ATS 1997 ML Levy, G Barnes, M Howe and R Neville. Provision of asthma services in primary care.
  
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  BTS 1996 Knight, Bellamy, Levy, Rowe, An Evaluation of the Windmill Trainer device in children.
  
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  ERS 1997 Mark L Levy, Monica Robb, Jo Allen, Carmel Doherty, Martin Bland and Robert JD Winter. Guided self-management reduces morbidity,time off work and consultations for uncontrolled asthma in adults.
  
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  GPIAG 1998 ML Levy, G Barnes, M Howe and R Neville. Why don’t asthma patients attend for follow-up.
  
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  ATS 1998 ML Levy, G Barnes, M Howe and R Neville. Provision of asthma services in primary care. Am J Resp and Crit Care Med 1998; C51, Poster G109
  
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  Sheikh A, Levy M. Is it possible to write a research protocol in 10 hours? [A] Asthma in General Practice 1999;7:27.
  
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  ATS 2001: M.L.Levy¹,S.Godfrey²,C.S.Irving³,A.Sheikh¹,W.Hanekom⁴,Ambulatory Care Nurses⁴,A.Bush⁵,P Lachman⁴.: Evaluation of the wheezy infant and pre-school child by parents, physicians and objective acoustic measurements. From ¹Kenton Bridge Medical Centre, ²Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel,³Karmel Medical Acoustic Technologies Ltd, Yokneam Illit, ⁴Northwick Park and ⁵ Brompton Hospitals London. [D29] [Poster: A26], Wednesday, May 23, 2001 8:15:00 AM
  
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  ATS 2001: Maria Yates ¹, Aziz Sheikh ² and Mark L Levy ¹Quality of life in patients with mild asthma: A primary care based observational study.¹Kenton Bridge Medical Centre, 155-175 Kenton Road, London, ²Imperial College School of Medicine, United Kingdom
  
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  ERS 2001: Mark L Levy¹, Tim L Frank^1,2, Aziz Sheikh³ on behalf of the General Practice in Airways Group (GPIAG). Identifying Pan-European Treatment Goals for the Primary Care Management of Asthma
  
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  IPCRG 2002: Respiratory Datasets: Use of READ Codes in the UK - a GPIAG project. Woodforde: Chris, Haughney John, Thoonen,Bart Walton Ken, Levy, Mark
  
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  IPCRG 2002: Vision system for GP computing ERS 2003:
  
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  ERS 2003. What factors identify COPD in general practice? A Delphi approach. M Levy , RJ Halbert, S Isonaka, and C Justus (Spoken presentation)
  
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  IPCRG 2004. D Freeman, ²R Woodhead, ³W Gordon, ¹M Levy, ¹N Kruithof, ³M Thomas and ¹D Price. The GPIAG asthma research group template; a data entry tool for routine asthma care and research? ¹Department of General Practice, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland; ² MSD Informatics, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England; ³ Minchinhampton Surgery, Minchinhampton, Coltswolds, England.
  
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  Levy ML, Brereton J. Snapshot Audit: Uncontrolled Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine . 2005.
  
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  M.L. Levy, A.J. Lee, E.F. Juniper, J. Haughney, P. Hannaford, J. Caldow, J. Sheran, C. Simpson and D. Price. Routinely recorded Primary Care Data can predict key outcomes in Asthma. Submitted to ATS 2006: accepted as a poster presentation at a Thematic Poster session, C133 - Asthma Epidemiology: Outcomes, Drugs, Depression and Other Risk Factors scheduled for Tuesday, 5/23/2006, from 8:15AM to 4:15PM
  
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  C Bryden, W Bird, D Halpin, M Levy .Stratification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients by previous hospital admissions as a predictor for risk of future admission. Submitted to ATS 2006: accepted and has been programmed as a Poster presentation at a Poster Discussion session, D93 - COPD: General scheduled for Wednesday, 5/24/2006, from 1:30PM to 4:15PM.
  
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  Inhaler retail sales differ in European countries
  M. Broeders, P. N. R. Dekhuijzen, J. Sanchis, J. Viejo, S. Pedersen, P. J. Barnes, C. Corrigan, M. L. Levy, A. Magnan, J. C. Dubus, T. Voshaar, L. Corbetta, F. Lavorini, W. Vincken, M. Kneussl, G. K. Crompton, Aerosol Drug Management Improvement Team* M.E.A.C. (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
  
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  Accepted ATS 2008 Toronto: A Feasibility Study into the Use of Automated Calling for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Whitstable, Kent To Inform the Methodology of a Randomised Control Trial
  
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  Accepted ATS 2008 Toronto: A Service Evaluation of Direct-to-Patient Automated Calling as Part of a Health Forecasting System in Cornwall, South West England for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
  
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  BTS Winter meeting, Dec 2008 and European Resp Society Oct 2009. Technique training does not improve the ability of most patients to use pressurised Metered Dose Inhalers (pMDI). Alison Hardwell, Victoria Barber, Tina Hargadon and Mark L Levy.
  
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  2014 ERS: Poster National Review of Asthma Deaths.
  

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  Needs updating
  
  
  

Lectures and conference activity

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  Asthma and Patient Care presented at the ‘Research and Innovation in Primary Care Conference’, 5^th & 6^th September 2002: Royal College of General practitioners, London.
  
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  Co-Chairman: Oral Presentation.Asthma in COPD management in Primary Care, ERS, Monday 16.9.2002
  
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  C0-Chairman: Postgraduate Course (PG15) Monitoring Asthma in Primary care, ERS 14.9.2002
  
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  Lecture: Monitoring asthma in Primary care; Postgraduate Course (PG15) Monitoring Asthma in Primary care, ERS 14.9.2002
  
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  C0-Chairman Poster Discussion : Asthma, COPD and management in primary care, ERS 16.9.2002
  
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  C0-Chairman Oral Presentation.Detection and treatment of COPD in General Practice, ERS, Monday 16.9.2002
  
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  Medicine and Art: Snapshot of asthma , animals and atopy. Lecture presented at the N&W London Faculty, RCGPGolden Jubilee Celebration conference, 18 July 2002
  
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  Asthma and Patient Care presented at the ‘Research and Innovation in Primary Care Conference’, 5th & 6th September 2002: Royal College of General practitioners, London.
  
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  Asthma guidelines. Lecture and workshop leader, GPIAG Regional Meeting, Redhill, 5th November 2002
  
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  Asthma: The minimum data set. Lecture presented at the 18th National Vision User Group Conference, Warwick, 15th November 2002.
  
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  The Burden of COPD. Lecture at the Kenton Bridge Medical Centre, 28th November.
  
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  Respiratory Emergencies. Lecture for HARMONI visiting doctors, Harrow 17 Jan 2003.
  
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  Allergy in Primary Care, Southend on Sea, Feb 2003
  
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  Asthma & COPD – patient identification and management. The new BTS guidelines. (FAME Meeting Programme)Formulary And Medicines Evaluation . London Friday 6^th June 2003
  
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  Acute asthma in primary care: A lecture delivered by Mark Levy, part of a Major Symposium at the European Respiratory Society Meeting, 28 September 2003, Vienna.
  
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  Chairman Poster Discussion session: Treatment of Asthma and COPD. European Respiratory Society Meeting, 30 September 2003, Vienna
  
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  Initial Diagnosis and management of COPD – the role of primary care and when to refer. Lecture delivered by Mark Levy, part of a Postgraduate Course, European Respiratory Society Meeting, 27 September 2003, Vienna
  
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  Lecture. Diagnosis of Asthma: RAISE meeting Harrow, 21 Jan 2004
  
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  Lecture. IT and the new GMS Contract: Asthma and COPD: RAISE meeting Harrow, 21 Jan 2004
  
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  Lecture. IT and the new GMS Contract: Asthma and COPD: RCGP, NW London Faculty Meeting, London, 22 Jan 2004
  
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  Lecture. Practice Improvement story. COPD Collaborative, Phase III, National primary Care Development Team Workshop, Telford 26 Jan 2004.
  
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  Workshop: Dr Mark L Levy and Dr Ron Tomlins. IT in Primary Care. IPCRG, Melbourne, Australia. Saturday 21 February 2004, 1400 to 1500
  
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  Workshop: Dr Kerry Hancock and Dr Mark Levy: Paediatric Asthma, IPCRG, Melbourne, Australia. Saturday 21 February 2004
  
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  Member of an International Primary Care Panel. Addressing the Allergy Epidemic. 6^th -8^th May 2004, Upsalla, Sweden
  
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  Lecture Sunday 20^th June: The Allergy Show, Kensington Olympia, London. Getting the best out of the health service.
  
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  Lecture GPs with a Special Interest, British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, Manchester, 24 June 2004
  
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  Lecture. International Guidelines. COPD4, International Conference, Birmingham June, 2004
  
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  Information technology in the long term management of respiratory disease : Postgraduate Course (PG6) ERS Glasgow, 4^th Sep 2004
  
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  Integrated Care – Asthma : Major symposium lecture (MS1 Tuesday AM 7^th September 2004)
  
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  7 Steps to COPD Diagnosis (heaven): Lecture Phase III NAPDT COPD Collaborative: learning Workshop, London 16th September 2004
  
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  Lectures: Occupational Asthma Guidelines Launches-Primary Care aspects: RCGP 14^th September 2004, London and 22^nd September, Glasgow.
  
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  Occupational Asthma in primary care. Delivered at the GPIAG annual meeting, June 2005 to hear this lecture go to (www.consultmarklevy.com )
  
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  COPD diagnosis. Lecture delivered at the Royal Society of Medicine, 13.09.2005.
  
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  Acute asthma audit. Brent PCT , 14.9.2005
  
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  Lecture Postgraduate Course, ERS Munich 2006 : Initial diagnosis of COPD: the role of primary care and when to refer
  
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  Chair Major Symposium at European Respiratory Society, Munich 2006 : Exacerbations of COPD
  
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  March and May 2007, Manchester and London: Chaired and lectured at two BMJ Respiratory Masterclass courses (was involved in organization of the course)
  
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  June 2007 - 20^th Anniversary Conference of the GPIAG (www.gpiag.org); delivered the after dinner lecture celebrating 20 years of the Groups achievements.
  
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  Chair and lecturer European Respiratory Society Primary Care Day 2007 : Primary care: diagnosing and labelling respiratory patients : Lectured on - Helping primary care practitioners get the diagnosis right - IPAG Guidelines
  
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  Chair European Respiratory Society (Tuesday 18^th Sep) Primary care respiratory problems 
  
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  October 2007: Lecture Burgos, Uncontrolled asthma in Primary care; Spanish Respiratory Society
  
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  Jan 2008: St Thomas’s Hospital Allergy Course: Lecture Allergy in Primary Care
  
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  Feb 2008: Royal Free, International Course: Diagnosis of Asthma and COPD
  
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  May 2008: Invited speaker, Major Symposium American Thoracic Society
  
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  May 2008: Co Chair, Opening Plenary session at International Primary Care Respiratory Group meeting in Seville.
  
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  June 20^th 2008. Chaired and lectured at BMJ Respiratory Masterclass course (was involved in organization of the course)
  
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  2009-2013: Local lectures for GPs and Practice nurses on all aspects of management of Asthma and COPD.
  
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  June 2013: Lecture at RSM for Annual Paediatric Day: Lessons for Paediatricians from Asthma Death Studies.
  
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  July 2013: Inhaler Devices – lecture delivered for Respiratory Senior Registrars at a meeting in Cambridge, and another for Respiratory Physicians from South East Asia, Manila.
  
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  December 2014 British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting. Oral Presentation National Review of Asthma Deaths.
  
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Review Work

In the last year I have reviewed and edited papers for, Thorax, BMJ Open, Journal of Asthma and abstracts for the European Respiratory Society Annual Conference 2012/2013 & 2014