I have over 24 years of clinical NHS experience. I have spent 22 years of my clinical career immersed in paediatric physiotherapy at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH). I am the clinical lead for the acute team which includes a team of physiotherapist’s working in an array of acute and chronic fields plus liver transplantation and oncology, within a variety of settings. In my clinical role, I am the lead physiotherapist for liver and small bowel transplantation. I am actively involved in the holistic physiotherapy management of liver/small bowel transplantation from pre-transplant assessment right through to transition to adult care. I have recently been involved in exploring the benefits of early rehabilitation and physical outcomes post- liver/intestinal transplant. I am also interested to explore the potential influence of sarcopenia on physical and developmental outcomes in this patient group. I am an active AHP committee member of IPTA and IIRTA.

Stephanie is a physiotherapist from SickKids in Toronto, Canada. She works in the Liver and Intestinal Transplant and Intestinal Rehabilitation Program (GIFT). She also has a status lecturer appointment at the University of Toronto. She has published several research articles looking at neurodevelopmental outcomes and physical function in children with intestinal failure, along with physical function and activity outcomes in children post liver transplant. She is an active member of the IRTA Allied Health Committee. For the past few years she has been providing leadership to a group of allied health providers working on position papers with clinical recommendations related to neurodevelopmental and physical function outcomes in intestinal failure and transplantation.

Catherine Patterson has been a physiotherapist with the SickKids Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Centre for over 25 years, specifically with the liver/intestinal transplant and GIFT programs. Catherine has a special interest in the areas of neurodevelopmental and physical function outcomes in children with intestinal failure and post-transplant. Her areas of research reflect her clinical interest and include fundamental motor skill development, physical activity and fitness levels and barriers to participation in these children. Catherine has a status appointment as a lecturer with the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto and is a member of the allied health committees within IPTA and CanRestore.