Background
Spearing, Ruth Lilian was born on January 7, 1952 in Walthamstow, Essex, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1977. Daughter of John Kenneth and Joan Kathleen (Choat) Spearing.
Spearing, Ruth Lilian was born on January 7, 1952 in Walthamstow, Essex, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1977. Daughter of John Kenneth and Joan Kathleen (Choat) Spearing.
Bachelor of Medicine ChB, Bristol University, England, 1977.
Registrar in internal medicine Canterbury Area Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1978-1981, Dunedin (New Zealand) Hospital Board, 1981-1983. Registrar in hematology Plymouth (United Kingdom) Hospital, 1983-1984. Senior registrar in hematology Liverpool (England) Regional Health Authority, 1984-1987.
Acting director regional blood transfusion service Canterbury Area Health Board, Christchurch, 1987-1989. Consultant hematologist, senior clinical lecturer Canterbury Health, Otago Medical School, 1989—2004. Clinical director department hematology Canterbury Health, 1999—2004.
Trustee Regional Blood Donor Organization, 1989—1994, chairman ceredase treatment panel, 1996—1999, 2002—2005. Trustee Blood and Leukemia Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand, 1995—2003. Chairman Leukemia and Blood Foundation, 1998—2000.
Member New Zealand Hematology Advisory Group, 2000—2001, New Zealand Cancer Treatment Working Party, since 2001, chairman information technical subcommittee, since 2003. Chairman Canterbury Hospital Medical Staff. Association, since 2003.
Vice president View Hill branch North Canterbury Pony Club, 1994-1996, president, 1997-2002. Fellow Royal College Pathologists Australia, Royal Australasian College Physicians (Canterbury regional representative 2005-2008). Member Hematology Society Australia and New Zealand (conference organizing committee 2003, chairman joint specialist advisory committee higher training hematology since 2007), Australian and New Zealand Childrens Cancer Group (conference organizer 1995).
Married Leslie Snape. Children: Philip, Michelle.