British Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine - BSPRM

12/09/2023

We've listed a few new job opportunities on the website which may be of interest to members https://www.bsprm.org.uk/about/job-vacancies/

12/09/2023

If you're in the Leeds area, please take a look at this evening of storytelling on "Wild Irish Tales", taking place on 11 October 2023 at the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall. All proceeds going to Global Rehabilitation

31/08/2023

Register your interest to participate in our "Shoulder Pain in Neurohabilitation" GDG led by Dr Celine Lakra

A GDG is being convened to write a position paper on Shoulder Pain in Neurohabilitation, being led by Dr Celine [Read More]

25/08/2023

Read how pleased we are to see the emphasis on rehabilitation in the Department of Health and Social Care's Major Conditions Strategy:

British Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) welcomes the 2023 Department of Health and Social Care’s Major Condition’s Strategic [Read More]

16/08/2023

Many congratulations to Dr Manoj Sivan MD on his publication in The Lancet, "Venous insufficiency and acrocyanosis in long COVID: dysautonomia"

https://www.bsprm.org.uk/articles/the-lancet-published-article/

Congratulations to Dr Manoj Sivan, BSPRM President, on his publication "Venous insufficiency and acrocyanosis in Long COVID: dysautonomia" in The [Read More]

15/08/2023

Watch the highlights from our 2023 Conference

Highlights from our 2023 Annual Scientific Conference

20/01/2023

Palliative care position paper published.
After several years gestation, the Dr Siva Nair and eight colleagues have published a Position Paper entitled, The role of palliative care interventions for people living with long term neurological conditions. The working party included people working in palliative medicine, neurology, and rehabilitation. It follows on from, brings up to date, and expands upon a similar document published by the Royal College of Physicians in 2008. It has been set in a new BSPRM format, thanks to the hard work of Jackie Campbell, the BSPRM Executive Manager.

Anyone wanting just the recommendation should turn to page 16 where the recommendations are drawn together with estimates of the strength of the evidence and recommendations made.

The paper itself can be seen and downloaded from:

20/12/2022

The Northern Trauma Network Conference
February 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
A face to face event on Thursday 9 February 2023,

09:00 to 16:30 at the Crowne Plaza, Newcastle.



This Conference will consist of key note lectures and you will have the opportunity to take part in various workshops:

pre hospital skills
nurse and AHP trauma skills
Caring for older trauma patient
surgical skills
rehabilitation for trauma patients
managing a paediatric trauma patient
advances in virtual training
Registration for this event is £50 and the registration link, via Eventbrite, is as follows should you wish to attend:



Northern Trauma Network Annual Conference Tickets, Thu 9 Feb 2023 at 09:00 | Eventbrite

12/12/2022

26/11/2022

BSPRM Discount for BNA2023 meeting Brighton
The British Neuroscience Association is holding a Festival of Neuroscience in Brighton April 23rd to 26th. Details are available and registration is open. The BSPRM is a member of the Joint Neuroscience Council and therefore our members can obtain a reduced fee. Moreover, all applications before November 30th have a further reduced, Early Bird fee. Also of interest, you may submit posters. Further information about registration and submission of posters is available.

24/11/2022

GREAT NEWSSS!!!

23/11/2022

Fourth International Congress on Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

31 May - 2 June 2023
Maastricht, The Netherlands

Call for Abstracts

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are proud to (re)announce the fourth International Congress on Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair organized by the Dutch, Belgian and German Societies for Neurorehabilitation and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology in the United Kingdom which will bridge the gap between neuroscience and practice.

This 3-day meeting with workshops on the first day is focused on the most recent advances in neurorehabilitation research ready for translation, providing opportunities to share knowledge, experience, and most recent developments in evidence, outcomes, and prognostic biomarkers in the field of neurorehabilitation.

The scientific program will include the most distinguished invited speakers in the field of neuroplasticity and neurorehabilitation, and will be dedicated to the management of most common problems such as gait and balance control, management of spasticity, cognitive impairments, as well as, implementation strategies of evidence in the field of stroke, Parkinson’s’ disease and MS. This multidisciplinary conference will be important for all professionals such as physicians, neurologists, physical and occupational therapists, nurses, movement scientists, bioengineers as well as those who are more involved in the management of neurorehabilitation.

Click here to check out the keynote speakers!

The Scientific Committee invites authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the Scientific Program at the congress. All abstracts have to be submitted through the abstract submission module of the Congress on NeuroRehabilitation and Neural Repair and must conform to the general guidelines for submission. Abstracts submitted via e-mail, fax or other will not be accepted. The online abstract system will take you step by step through the submission of your abstract. After having submitted your abstract you will receive a confirmation e-mail.

Important Dates
22 November 2022: Abstract submission open
15 February 2023: Deadline submission of abstracts for free orals and posters
15 March 2023: Notification of acceptance/rejection of oral and poster abstracts
1 April 2023: Deadline for registration of selected abstract presenters

Abstracts
1. The Scientific Committee will only accept original, up to date, scientific material
2. Abstracts should be submitted in proper, high quality English
3. Abstracts should be 250 words not including title, author names, affiliations, etc.
4. Graphs, tables, pictures and references cannot be included
5. Symbols or special formatting should be avoided

Required Information
Abstracts must be complete, relevant, balanced and written in good quality English. This will help review and selection by the Scientific Committee. Accepted abstracts will be edited by the Scientific Committee, but authors for whom English is a second language are strongly advised to have their abstract reviewed before submission. The following structure is mandatory when writing a balanced and well-designed abstract:
• One or two sentences only on the background / introduction for the study or the case report; this should simply justify the study and not attempt to review the literature
• One sentence clearly stating the main objective(s)
• A summary of the methods (no more than one third of the abstract length)
• A summary of the main results (no more than one third of the abstract length)
• A one sentence concluding statement
• A one sentence concluding acknowledgments

Abstracts should be formatted as follows:
• Length: 250 words excluding title, authors, affiliation, source of funding and conflicts of interest
• No images, tables, graphs or references
• Title
- No capital letters except for product names or proper names
• Authors
- Initials and last name only using capitals, no degrees/qualifications/titles
- Separate from the affiliations with a single space line
• Affiliations
- Name of department, University/Institution/Company, Country (not postal address)



CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT



In case of any furher questions, please send an e-mail to: info@neurorehabrepair.eu

On behalf of the DSNR, BSNR, DGNKN and ACPIN Congress Committees, we wish you a warm welcome at the 4th International Congress on Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair in Maastricht.





Prof. Dr. Gert Kwakkel
President DSNR

21/11/2022

Protocol for a Long-COVID study (HEARTLOC)

Today (November 21st 2022)

Jo Corradon (of Rehab RoundUp fame) published the protocol for a trial of heart rate variability feedback in people with Long Covid. We look forward to the results

21/10/2022

Congratulations Ahmad Saif HEE Influential Fellow of the Year

Congratulations to Ahmad Saif Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist Registrar, Oxford and National Trainee Rep who has been awarded the Health Education England Influential Fellow of the Year. this is for his work in population health. Well done!

12/10/2022

NEWS ALERT!!!

BSPRM TRUSTEES:

The current constitution states “The Officers of the Society shall be the President, the President-Elect, the Immediate Past President, the Treasurer, the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The Officers shall constitute the Trustees for the purposes of the Charities Act (2011)” However the Charity Commission Guidance states that “All properly appointed members of that body [the governing body] are charity trustees in law, whatever they are called.”. Our governing body is, at present, the Executive committee, which has upwards of 16 members. The full list of Trustees can be seen here.

This page identifies the five Officers who are currently the named trustees on the Charity Commission website. Officers are all full members of the Society, and put themselves forward for election at the Annual General Meeting. Each Officer, excepting the Treasurer, is elected for four years, two being as deputy and two acting as the secretary or president.

The Treasurer post is elected every three years, and the treasurer may stay in post for up to six years.

The current officers and nominated trustees are:

Manoj Sivan President October 12th 2022
John Burn Immediate Past President October 12th 2022
Pradeep Thumbikat President Elect October 12 2022
Anton Pick Treasurer November 11th 2020
Caroline Hutchings Secretary November 9th 2021
Derick Wade Deputy Secretary November 9th 2021

Further information link :

The current constitution states “The Officers of the Society shall be the President, the President-Elect, the Immediate Past President, the Treasurer, the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The Officers shall constitute the Trustees for the purposes of the Charities Act (2011)” However the Char...

08/10/2022

Edwin Jesudason publishes in BMJ on ethical problems with kindness in healthcare

Congratulations to Edwin Jesudason for the publication of his thought provoking article on 'Ethical problems with kindness in healthcare' published in the BMJ Journal of Ethics.

For further information:

Congratulations to Edwin Jesudason for the publication of his thought provoking article on 'Ethical problems with kindness in healthcare' published in the BMJ Journal of Ethics. Access the article via this link. See also related blog post here. If most health staff aim for good, how do we often get....