Background
Purves, Ian Nicholas was born on December 12, 1961 in Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Donald William and Mary Wilson Jane (Pilling) Purves.
Purves, Ian Nicholas was born on December 12, 1961 in Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Donald William and Mary Wilson Jane (Pilling) Purves.
M.B.B.S., Newcastle (United Kingdom) U., 1985.
House officer, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, United Kingdom, 1985; house officer, North Tees General Hospital, Stockton, United Kingdom, 1986; trainee general practitioner, Northumberland Vocational Training School, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 1986-1989; general practitioner, Chainbridge Medical Partnership, Newcastle, 1989-1992; director, Sowerby Unit for Primary Care Informatics, Newcastle U., since 1993; Adjunct Professor family practice, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, since 1994. Computer facilitator Galeshead FHSA, since 1991.
Member American Medical Informatics Association (chairman international committee since 1993), British Medical Association, Primary Health Care Specialist Group (treasurer since 1992), RoyalColl. General Practitioners, National EMIS Users Group (chairman since 1991).
Married Helen Elisabeth Foster, September 27, 1986. Children: Rebecca Jane, Joshua William.