Peter-Marc Fortune was an Executive Committee member of Resus Council from 2008-12 and was re-elected in 2015. He is currently Associate Head of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where he is a consultant in paediatric intensive care. He has held the position of Director of Resuscitation & Simulation Services for Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2006. He is the President of the Paediatric Intensive Care Society and Chair of the UK children’s patient safety collaborative, Making it Safer Together (MiST).
Peter-Marc has held a keen interest in resuscitation and end-of-life care throughout his career. Most recently he has represented PICS & the RCPCH on the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) working group. He has been an APLS & GIC director for over 15 years. He led the development of the Paediatric Acute Illness Management Course and chaired the working groups for the PaNSTaR and the ALSG HF Champions courses.