Tom Mecrow

Experienced specialist in Injury Prevention research (specifically drowning)

Location: United Kingdom
Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness

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Tom Mecrow's Overview

Past

Consultant Advisor at UK Sport / International Development through Sport
Project Manager at Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh
Research Fellow at Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh

Project Officer at Royal College of General Practitioners
Beach Lifeguard at RNLI

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Education

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
Loughborough University

Connections

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Consultant Advisor

UK Sport / International Development through Sport

Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Sports industry

November 2012 – November 2012 (1 month) Kerala, India

Provision of expert consultancy advice to an IDS drowning prevention project in Kerala, India, drawing on lessons learnt from involvement in similar projects in Bangladesh and Sudan.

Responsibilities and experiences included:

- Giving IDS expert advice during their scoping visit in November 2012
- Meeting and advising governmental and non-governmental partners.
- Producing a detailed report to highlight current knowledge and give recommendations.

Project Manager

Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh

January 2012 – October 2012 (10 months) Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Developing the RNLI funded SeaSafe coastal drowning prevention project in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

- Writing of technical documentation, including manuals.
- Liaison with key stakeholder.
- Delivery of training.
- Management of budgets.
- Provision of public health expertise.

Research Fellow

Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh

August 2010 – December 2011 (1 year 5 months)

- Design research proposals
- Implement research studies
- Monitor and evaluate
- Provide technical training in first aid and water safety skills
- Liaise with governmental and non-governmental organisations to develop research and program capacity
- Present research findings at conferences

Project Officer

Royal College of General Practitioners

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

February 2010 – August 2010 (7 months) London, United Kingdom

Coordinating, developing, writing, an audit toolkit for Urgent and Emergency Care across the UK.

Released by the RCGP:
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/PDF/Urgent_Emergency_Care_Toolkit_30_March_2011.pdf

Beach Lifeguard

RNLI

Nonprofit; 1001-5000 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

May 2008 – September 2008 (5 months)

Large-scale community training in CPR as a basis for testing a community response system in an LMIC
- March 2011 to Present
Team Members: Tom Mecrow, nahida nusrat, Danyel Walker

Testing the feasibility of introducing a large scale CPR training course in Bangladesh.