Dr Amy Hughes

Dr. Amy Hughes is a Clinical Academic Lecturer in Emergency Response at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), University of Manchester. She is instrumental in the development and training of clinicians through the UK International Emergency Trauma Register (UKIETR), which ensures coordinated and competent medical care in disaster scenarios. Amy has contributed to UKIETR's disaster response, including Typhoon Haiyan. Her PhD focuses on the role and training of foreign medical teams in sudden-onset disasters. A qualified Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care clinician, she has served with London Helicopter EMS and Médecins Sans Frontières in post-conflict Sri Lanka.