Sub Committees

Allied Health Professionals Committee

Adam Galloway

Chair

• The aim of the group is to promote joint working between nursing, allied health professionals and orthopaedic consultants working within paediatric orthopaedics
• To promote best practice and, in turn, best patient care.

Education Committee

Laura Deriu

Chair

• To support and advise BSCOS membership on education in paediatric orthopaedic surgery.
• To liaise with the BSCOS board on the direction and strategy of paediatric orthopaedic education in the UK.
• To coordinate the educational activities of the Society.

Patient Information Group

Caroline Edwards

Chair

Publicity Committee

Darius Rad

Chair

• To use the BSCOS website and other social media channels to inform the members of BSCOS, other medical professionals and the general public of the activities of the society and to deliver educational material.
• To liaise with the BSCOS board regarding the methods of promotion to be used.
• To foster links within the society and between BSCOS and others involved in the care of orthopaedic diagnoses in children

Reading Committee

James Brousil

Chair

The Reading Sub-Committee is composed of members who volunteered to assist the Board in scoring and ranking abstract submissions and bursary applications.

Research Committee

Piers Mitchell

Chair

• To support and advise the BSCOS membership on research in paediatric orthopaedic surgery.
• To liaise with the BSCOS board on the direction and strategy of paediatric orthopaedic research in the UK.
• To develop research links with national and international organisations and funding bodies.