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BESS 2012 |
| Posted by kev (kev@whitegatesoftware.com) on Jan 23 2012 |
First Announcement and BESS News
First announcement
BESS 2012
Devon
The local organisers welcome you to BESS 2012 to be held at The Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC), Torquay from Wednesday 13th June to Friday 15th June 2012.
This meeting will be hosted by a large team from the South West including
Barnstaple: Colin Steinlechner and Cheryl Baldwick
Exeter: Tim Bunker, Jeff Kitson and Peter Hamer
Torbay: Veronica Conboy, Raju Ramesh, Archie Hawken and Bobby Ainsworth
Plymouth: Huw David, Andy Murphy and Mark Brinsden
Presidential guest speaker: Pascal Boileau
Local organisers’ guest speaker: Jonathan Clasper
AHP guest speaker Lori Michener
Registration details:
Registrations will be via the website – bess.org.uk and will commence on
15th December 2011
Last date for early registration fees 9th May 2012
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Early Registration:
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Surgeons
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£175
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Therapists
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£135
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Non Member Surgeons
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£225
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Non Member Therapists
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£180
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AHP meeting only
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£30
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Student
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Free
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Late Registration:
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Late Fee for all
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£250
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On-Site One Day
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£120
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Exhibitors rate
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Nil
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Social Programme
BESS Members’ Dinner: 13th June 2012
Dartington Hall
Conference Dinner: 14th June 2012
RICC, Torquay
Instructional Courses:
As in previous meetings there will be 4 instructional courses on the Thursday and Friday morning. As places are limited a first come first serve policy will apply. Please ensure you register early and tick your choices to avoid disappointment. The details of the instructional courses are:
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USS workshop
(Jon Rees)
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Advances in pain management for the shoulder
(Douglas Natusch)
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Thoracic manipulation
(TBC)
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Pediatric elbow trauma
(TBC)
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The Devon team are also arranging an exciting afternoon of further instructional courses on the Friday afternoon. There will be a trainees programme and an advanced programme too. Please see details below
Trainees’ update
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Frozen Shoulder
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Shoulder arthroplasty
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Dislocation
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Rotator cuff disorders
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Seniors’ session
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Sterno-clavicular disorders
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Reverse polarity replacement
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Tendon transfers around the shoulder
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Problems around the scapula
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These instructional courses will be free for all conference delegates. However it is vital that you tick the appropriate box in the registration form if you are keen to attend.
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 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 42 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 2nd April 2012. 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 22nd April 2012 and an email sent to the corresponding author.
Fellowships:
Applications are also invited for the following Fellowships
BESS travelling Fellowships (2)
BESS Seniors Fellowship
BESS Allied Health Professional Fellowship
BESS Mayo Elbow Fellowship
Closing date for applications for all fellowships 22nd April 2012 - 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 Membership Secretary at the address below by 22nd April 2012. Late applications will not be accepted.
Martin Holt
BESS Membership Secretary
Department of Orthopaedics
University Hospitals South Manchester
Wythenshawe
Southmoor Rd
M23 9LT
Committee Vacancies:
Nominations are invited for the posts of Treasurer, Ordinary Member, AHP representative, Chairs of Education and Research Committees and Secretary to the BESS Committee. Nominations (proposers and seconders) to be sent to
Ro Kulkarni
Vice President
Old Village Farmhouse
Bonvilston
Cardiff CF5 6TR
Or to
shoulderdr@yahoo.co.uk
BESS 2014 and 2015
Applications are invited for hosting BESS 2014 and 2015. Please submit a short letter to the secretary. You will be asked to make a short presentation at the AGM.
Ro Kulkarni
Vice President
Old Village Farmhouse
Bonvilston
Cardiff CF5 6TR
Or to
Provisional Programme BESS 2012
Wednesday 13th June 2012
10.00 Registration and trade exhibition
09.00 – 12.00 AHP session
09.00 – 09.10 Welcome
Peter Hamer
09.10 – 09.40 Sport shoulder rehabilitation Lori Michener
09.40 – 09.50 Single case study 1
09.50 – 09.55 Discussion
09.55 – 10.05 Single case study 2
10.05 – 10.10 Discussion
10.10 – 10.30 Coffee/Tea
10.30 – 11.00 Thoracic Manipulation and Shoulder Pain Lori Michener
11.00 – 11.30 Trauma Rehabilitation
TBA
10.30 – 12.00 Research Symposium
Importance of outcome measures in shoulder surgery
10:30 Procedures of perceived limited value Peter Kay
10:45 PROMs in shoulder surgery
Jill Dawson
11:00 Non-surgical factors influencing outcome Nigel Arden
11:15 How to choose an appropriate measure of outcome
Danielle Van Der Windt
11:30 Panel discussion
12.00 – 13.15 Lunch
13.20 – 13.35 Welcome Address- DevonTeam
13.35 – 14.50 Session 1 – 8 papers
14.50 – 15.30 Local Organisers’ Guest Lecture
"Upper Limb Trauma in Military Operations"
Jon Clasper
Introduced by Mark Brinsden
15.30 – 16.10 Coffee/Tea
16 .15 – 17.30 Session 2 – 8 papers
19.00 Transfers depart from the RICC
19.30 BESS Members’ Dinner - Dartington Hall
Thursday 14th June 2012
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class A
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class B
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class C
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class D
09.00– 10.30 Session 3
10 papers
10.30 – 11.10 Coffee/tea
11.15 – 12.00 Session 4 Case Reports and Expert Annotation 4 papers
12.00 – 12.15 Hot Topic – PbR, NJR, Journal
12.15 – 12.55 Presidential Guest Lecture
‘The Past, Present and Future of Joint Replacement’
Pascal Boileau
Introduced by Andy Carr
12.55 - 13.55 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Session 5
10 Papers
15.30 – 15.50 Hot topic: Edcomm and Research Comm
15.50 – 16.20 Coffee/Tea
16-20 – 18.00 AGM
19-30 Drinks reception followed by Conference Dinner –
RICC
Friday 15th June 2012
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class A
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class B
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class C
08.00 – 09.00 Instructional Course/ Master Class D
09.00 – 10.30 Session 6 – 10 papers
10.30- 11.10 Coffee/tea
11.15 – 12.15 Session 7 –
7 papers
12.15 – 12.30 BESS poster prize presentations
12.30 – 12.45 BESS awards
12.45 – 12.50 BESS 2013 Leicester
12.50 Closing remarks
13.00 “Grab & Go” Packed Lunches & Departures
Instructional Course lectures
1.30 – 3.30 - Trainees programme
1.30 – 3.30 - Advanced programme
BESS News
National Trials and the need for evidence of treatment effectiveness in Shoulder Surgery
All members will be aware of the recent publication of lists of "procedures of low value" and the restriction of funding for knee arthroscopy both in the NHS and by Insurers. It is probable that similar initiatives will affect shoulder surgery, particularly arthroscopic surgery, in the near future.
UKUFF Trial
The UKUFF trial funded by NIHR is nearing completion of recruitment (end of January 2012). This large National Randomised Clinical Trial of 267 patients will compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Well done to all the BESS surgeons and their teams who have participated in this trial
ProFHER Trial
This trial funded by NIHR has completed recruitment ahead of schedule and has been a resounding success. It compares surgical and conservative treatment of proximal humeral fractures and will report within the next years. Again thanks to all BESS surgeons who have contributed and have helped Amar Rangan and his research team.
CSAW Trial
This is a new trial funded by Arthritis Research UK. It will explore the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of arthroscopic sub-acromial decompression in 300 patients.
Any BESS members wishing to consider participating should contact Andy Carr in Oxford.
Pump priming research grants - Call for proposals
BESS Research Committee calls for proposals for award of up to five research grants of up to £3000 each. The purpose of these grants is to encourage clinical research into shoulder and elbow disorders. Proposals for projects that are intended to be on the NIHR portfolio would qualify, as this pump priming grant would then allow the grant holder to access research network support to supplement this funding for completion of their project.
Application forms are available in Grants section of BESS website. Please e-mail your full proposal to: Amar.Rangan@stees.nhs.uk
Last date for submission: 30st April 2012
Proposals will be judged by an appointed committee and grants awarded at the next BESS meeting in June 2012, Torbay.
Amar Rangan
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