BESS 2010
Welcome to BESS 2010
21st Annual Scientific Meeting: March 25th-26th (Closed meeting)
Please note this year's meeting in Oxford is for BESS members only
St. Catherine’s College, Oxford
First Announcement
BESS 2010
Closed Meeting
The local organiser Andy Carr and his team welcome you to BESS 2010 to be held at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford from Thursday 25th March to Friday 26th March 2010.
Registration details:
Registrations will be via the website – bess.org.uk and will commence on
15th October 2009
Last date for early registration fees 10th January 2010
Fees. The fees will be the same for all members.
Early registration - £300
This will include one nights’ accommodation at the college (Thursday night), fees for the conference and the conference dinner.
Late registration - £400
Social Programme
BESS Society and Conference Banquet:
Thursday 25th March at St. Catherine’s College
Lounge suits
Accommodation
The meeting fee includes accommodation for the first 250 delegates in college accommodation. This accommodation will be single ensuite. A discount will not be provided for delegates who do not want to use college accommodation.
Call for Papers
BESS invites the submission of a 300 word abstract for papers for the above meeting. If the abstract is accepted for podium or poster presentation it will be published in the Proceedings supplement of the Shoulder and Elbow. The paper will be accepted on the understanding that the senior author will be present at the meeting to support the presentation. No individual person is allowed to present more than one paper at the meeting but can be named on other papers presented. The Lipman Kessel prize to the presenter of the best paper will be awarded at the end of the annual meeting. The poster prize will be awarded to the presenter of the best poster which will be judged on day two of the meeting. There will be a Paul Calvert Prize for the best Clinical Research Paper. An Ian Kelly Endeavour prize and best AHP presentation prize will also be awarded.
All submissions must be via the BESS website bess.org.uk . All communications regarding the paper will be by email only to the corresponding author. We expect to accept the top 30 submissions for podium presentations and the next 20 best submissions for poster presentation. There is no facility to submit a paper for consideration for poster only.
The deadline for submissions will be midnight 10th January 2010. No submissions will be accepted, under any circumstances, after this date.
Please note that applicants are encouraged to submit their abstracts early and to prepare the text carefully prior to on-line submission according to the instruction for authors (see web site). Amendments are not accepted after submission and subsequent duplicates will automatically be deleted.
Confirmation of submission will be sent by email. If not received within 2 hours then the abstract has not been successfully submitted. We encourage authors to retain this confirmation email in case of dispute. The judging committee will not accept any responsibility for missing abstracts where the authors cannot produce the submission confirmation email. A final decision of accepted papers will be made by 31st January 2010 and an email sent to the corresponding author.
Fellowships:
Applications are also invited for the following Fellowships
BESS Biomet travelling Fellowship
BESS Smith & Nephew travelling Fellowship
BESS Depuy Mitek travelling Fellowship
BESS Donjoy Allied Health Professional Fellowship
BESS Acumed Mayo Elbow Fellowship
Closing date for applications for all fellowships 31st January 2010 - please check website for details.
New Membership Applications:
The Committee invites applications for membership from medical and allied health professionals. Application forms can be downloaded from the website and must be sent to the Secretary at the above address by 31st January 2010. Late applications will not be accepted. Only applicants who have attended a previous meeting will be considered.
Applicants will not be able to attend the Oxford meeting hence either their proposer or seconder will have to be present. They will be informed about the outcome of their applications after the meeting.
BESS 2012
Applications are invited for hosting BESS 2012. Please submit a short letter to the secretary. You will be asked to make a short presentation at the AGM.
Ro Kulkarni
Secretary
Old Village Farmhouse
Bonvilston
Cardiff CF5 6TR
Or to
shoulderdr@yahoo.co.uk
Provisional Programme BESS 2010
Wednesday 24th March
8.00 pm Council meeting and working dinner
Thursday 25th March
09.00 – 10.20 Registration
10.20 – 10.30 Welcome – Prof. Andy Carr
10.30 – 12 00 Biologics Symposium
10.30 – 11.00 Biology of Tendon Failure and Use of Novel Materials and Growth Factors
Prof. A J Carr
11.00 – 11.30 Platelet Rich Fibrin and Rotator Cuff Repair Matthais Zumstein
11.30 – 12.00 Stem Cells in Tendon Disease Practical Experience from Equine Orthopaedics
Prof. Roger Smith
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Free papers
10 Papers
14.30 – 15.00 Hot topic 1and 2
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee
15.30 – 16.15 Case reports with expert annotation
16.15-17.30 AGM
19.00 Dinner
Friday 26th March
08.30 – 10 00 Free papers
10 Papers
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee/Tea
10.30 - 12.00 Therapy Symposium
10.30 - 11.00 Training methods for pain
Jo Gibson
11.00 – 12.00 Local Organisers Guest Speaker
TBA
12.00- 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 13.40 Presidential Guest Speaker
Prof. Frank Goehlke
13.40 – 15.10 Free papers
10 Papers
15.10 – 15.40 Coffee
15.40 – 16.10 Fellowship presentations
16.10 – 16.15 BESS awards
16.15 – 16.20 BESS 2011 – Newcastle
16.20- Closing remarks
NB
· All paper slots will be for 8 minutes (5/3)