Medics Academy

Christine is Professor of Oral Surgery and Violence Reduction and Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery at The University of Glasgow's School of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing. She has just demitted office as the Dental Dean and Vice President Dental at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and leads their response on sexual misconduct in healthcare. She is also chair of the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group in Scotland.

Christine's research interests lie in the fields of alcohol, violence and facial trauma. Her work with facial trauma patients over many years led to her co-founding the charity Medics against Violence in 2008, she is a trustee of the charity and is very proactive in the field of violence prevention. Medics against Violence aims to prevent violence and reduce injury by taking a public health approach. The charity takes volunteer clinicians into schools to help young people understand the consequences of violence from a health perspective. More recently a new programme On the Edge has been developed for young people most at risk of involvement of violence. Medics against Violence have also developed and provide training on domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault for health professionals, and others in front facing roles, through their Ask Support Care programme. They run the hospital-based violence intervention programmes, Navigator and Youth Navigator and employ nearly 40 staff who work in EDs across Scotland supporting patients with multiple complex social needs both within the hospital and in the community.

Christine is an Honorary Member of the Faculty of Public Health, a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, and was awarded an OBE for her work in violence prevention in 2016.