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May 2023 Education Newsletter
 

Paeds ortho education for all! 

 

We'd like to tell you a little more about Ed Com and what we are aiming to achieve.

Ed com has diverse representation from consultants, trainees, medical students and AHPs, and we hope to:

 

- Provide educational content for all of the BSCOS Membership

 

- Be guided by the Membership about their educational needs

 

- Ensure educational content is accessible, equitable and represents diversity

 

- Collaborate with affiliated organisations to deliver educational content 

 

- Promote Paediatric Orthopaedics as a career to students and trainees through engagement and educational events 

 

- Influence the UK surgical training organisations to maximise the exposure of trainees to Paediatric Orthopaedics 

 

- Improve the understanding of Paediatric Orthopaedic conditions through liaison with the Patient / Family / Colleague Recourse group

 

- Support colleagues in low and middle income countries to access paediatric orthopaedic education

 

More info about Ed Com can be found here

 

However, we need your help...! 

 

We need your views to improve what we can offer you

 

- What do you want us to do more of, less of or stop altogether?!

- What new exciting things should we be planning?

- What ideas do you have?

 

Let us know with this super short survey here

 

 

The BSCOS PODcast continues a pace

 

We're now onto our sixth PODcast episode! The recent one features Clare Carpenter as guest host, and alongside reviews of the literature, some subtle advertising for Current Concepts...!

 

Tune in here or search 'BSCOS' on all podcast platforms.

 

 

 

BSCOS at the BOA Congress

 

We are hosting three sessions at the BOA this year on Wednesday 20th September. Save the date now!

 

Free paper session - good luck if you've submitted a paper this year

 

Foot and ankle session - we have a joint session with BOFAS and will be using cases to discuss adolescent hallux valgus, planovalgus, cavovarus, resistant CTEV, tarsal coalitions and more! 

 

Trauma revalidation - we are bringing a stellar faculty together to appeal to specialists, general T&O surgeons covering the emergency take and trainees. Controversial and challenging cases that keep you up at night! From supracondylar fractures, upper limb NV injuries, to missed Monteggias.

 

Plus, new for 2023! A Trainees' day on Friday 22nd September

 

 

Feedback from from our 2022 sessions (93% excellent / good ratings)

 

"Good to have a review of these paediatric hip disorders that are the origin of difficult primaries"

 

"This was a fantastic session"

 

"Really useful updates for daily practice"

 

2022 congress registrants can catch up with our content here

 

 

 

Trainees

Educational for trainees is an area the Ed Com is focusing on.

 

The team in Southampton delivered a fantastic pre-course for trainees ahead of the Annual Meeting, and we are following on with a series of events:

 

Paeds for All: Trainees' Day at the BOA Congress in Liverpool, Friday 22nd September. Suitable for all trainees and non-training grades interested in paeds or in preparation for FRCS. Fast facts, saw bone workshops, clinical cases with patients to examine and networking, and all for free! What's not to love?!

Places are very limited with a high delegate to faculty ratio. Sign up here

 

A series of evening Webinars this autumn. High-yield FRCS and real world topics trainees need to know. We are partnering with BOTA and MedAll to make these free webinars the most accessible paeds ortho content out there. 

 

Invited Paeds session at the BOTA Congress in Edinburgh, Thursday 30th November where we get to discuss cases and showcase our fantastic specialty.

 

 

And a message from the Trainee Rep Steph Buchan:

 

"As the trainee member on BSCOS Ed Com, I would like to invite all trainees to get in. touch with me so we can share ideas and develop via the WhatsApp trainee network group. My email is steph_buchan888@hotmail.com if you aren't already part of the group and wish to be added."

 

and Trainers please let your paeds-interested trainees know that BSCOS has much to offer them! They can join BSCOS as Associate Members here

 

Allied Health Professionals

We are working with our AHPs (nurses, nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, plaster technicians and orthotists) to increase and improve their involvement in BSCOS, by offering more sessions at BSCOS meetings, especially related to advance practice

 

Please share this with your AHP colleagues and encourage them to attend or become Affiliate Members. More info here

 

 

Medical students

 

Our Medical Student Rep Josiah Joseph is working hard to engage medical students and attract them to our specialty. He is planning a virtual event in collaboration with BOMSA (British Orthopaedic Medical Students' Association) in September - watch this space! 

 

Did you know that students can join BSCOS for only 10 GBP! More information is here.

 

 

 

Current Concepts - DON'T DELAY! BOOK NOW!

 

Only 4 weeks to go! Early bird discount extended to the 31st May 

 

This three day, high-intensity conference aims to gives a global perspective on paediatric orthopaedics. There will be a renowned and diverse faculty who will dispel myths and present their experience in this varied specialty.

 

The conference will comprise of a mix of lectures, workshops, fun and friendships in the land of song. Start limbering up those vocal cords...!

 

Book your place now here 

 

 

That's not all!

 

Visit bscos.org.uk to access information about patient and family educational videos, courses, bursaries and fellowships

 

Contact education@bscos.org.uk and let us know your educational wants and needs, and don't forget to respond to the survey

 

 

and finally...

 

Follow us on Twitter @bscos_uk for all the latest news

 
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November 2022 Education Newsletter
 

Welcome!

 

We had many applicants for the vacant Ed Com posts, and it was a challenge to select just three. Congratulations and a warm welcome to...

 

Katie Kinch

 

Katie has been a Lead Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner in NHS Fife since 2016. She has both a clinical and leadership role within the Paediatric Orthopaedic service.

 

Katie qualified in St Louis, Missouri and worked in Zimbabwe for 2yrs before moving to Scotland in 1995.

 

She has been involved with several national committees including Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway Scotland (CPIPS), the APCP Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway National Network (CPIP NN) and is the past chair. She served on, and is past chair of, the APCP Neurodisability group and is a founding board member of British Neurotoxin Network Paediatrics.

 

 

Stephanie Buchan

 

Stephanie has recently completed her Trauma and Orthopaedic training in Wessex Deanery and is due to commence a Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship in Liverpool next year.

 

Alongside clinical work Stephanie has a passion for teaching, demonstrated by achieving an MSc in Medical Education and leading the Wessex medical education fellowship group during her training, organising the deanery registrar training programme, regularly teaching locally and on national courses, and examining for FRCS mock examinations.

 

Stephanie has attended multiple paediatric orthopaedic themed courses and conferences which has exposed her to various alternative educational platforms.

 

She is delighted to be joining the BSCOS education committee, working to support members, and coordinate and promote educational activities and resources. 

 

Laura Deriu

 

Laura is a Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant primarily based at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust with a spoke practice at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. She has a special interest in paediatric hips and feet covering the full spectrum of pathology.

 

She has always been involved in Education and she believes this is paramount to deliver excellent patient care. She is highly involved as a Trainer in the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, and is Sector Tutor for Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust. She was awarded the BOTA Trainer of The Year for 2020-2021.

 

She is also committed to work with patients and families and she has produced several educational resources with them and for their benefit.

 

She is delighted to be joining the BSCOS education committee and give her contribution to support the society and its members in promoting education at all levels.

 

 

Prince Josiah Joseph

 

And say hello to our new co-opted Medical Student member Josiah!

 

"Hi, my name is Josiah. I’m here to help BSCOS reach out to students and show them how amazing paediatric orthopaedics is! Medical students do not get ample exposure to paediatric orthopaedics during university, and I believe this is something BSCOS can help tackle."

 

 

More info about Ed Com can be found here

 

 

The PODcast is back

... with a Halloween Special!  

 

Featuring Claire Murnaghan from The Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow as guest host, and regular hosts Anish Sanghrajka and Alpesh Kothari - can you guess who's who below?

 

As well as discussing BSCOS members' favourite horror movies, the PODcast team cover a broad range of papers from the paeds ortho literature and from journals outwith the specialty. Basically they've done the hard work so you don't have to!

 

From trauma papers looking at forearm casting, adolescent clavicle fractures and lateral condyle reduction techniques; to CP, LLD in CTEV, tarsal coalitions and sleeper plates, and much more besides.

 

Tune in here or search 'BSCOS' on all podcast platforms.

 

 

 

BSCOS at the BOA Congress 2022

 

We hosted three sessions at the BOA this year

 

Free paper session - Anish Sanghrajka and Dan Perry chaired and moderated presentations. Topics included AI in distal radius fractures, 'predictable failure' in neonatal hip assessment, the development of a language-free, upper limb assessment tool, and asking 'how good is your GIRFT?' 

 

The Young Adult hip session was extremely well attended and attracted a diverse audience of hip preservation specialists, AHPs, children's orthopaedic and general orthopaedic surgeons. Pranai Buddhdev and Nigel Kiely chaired, with Caroline Blakey from Sheffield, Aresh Hashemi-Nejad from RNOH, Jonathan Hutt from UCLH and Sanjeev Patil from QEH Glasgow giving superb insights into the sequelae dysplasia, Perthes and SCFE. 

 

Finally, we co-hosted a 'Holes in Kids' Bones' session with the British Orthopaedic Oncology Society, chaired by Hel Havard, with presentations from Radiologist Rajesh Botchu, Jonathan Wright and Lee Bayliss (RNOH). 

 

Congress registrants can catch up with content here

 

 

 

Can you help educate your fellow and future children's orthopaedic surgeons?

 

Adelle Fishlock is the BSCOS Early Years Representative and is seeking units from around the UK to offer local educational experiences: from visiting medical students and junior trainees undertaking observerships, to post-CCT and early years consultants on travelling fellowships.

 

We would like to build a list of interested units. Could you be your unit's point of contact? If so please contact ey@bscos.org.uk

 

 

 

A new network for Trainees

We held a 'Dragons Den' at the Annual Meeting and pitched a whole host of ideas at the Trainee Dragons for them to 'invest' in.

 

One of the winning pitches was setting up a network of trainees interested in the specialty. Often trainees are scattered across the UK and we would like to bring them together to support and inspire each other. Trainees please email education@bscos.org.uk to join the network, and Trainers please let your paeds wannabes know!

 

 

Book your place at the Annual Meeting

 

 

"It is what we know already that prevents us from learning" Claude Bernard

 

The team in Southampton have put together a fantastic programme with speakers from around the globe, focusing on DDH and CP (knee and foot) as well as Trainee and AHP sessions.

 

They are seeking abstract submissions (deadline 27th November). All details are here

 

 

 

Current Concepts is back!

 

Hosted by Clare Carpenter in Cardiff 19-21 June 2023.

 

This three day, high-intensity conference aims to gives a global perspective on paediatric orthopaedics. There will be a renowned and diverse faculty who will dispel myths and present their experience in this varied specialty.

 

The conference will comprise of a mix of lectures, workshops, fun and friendships in the land of song. Start limbering up those vocal cords...!

 

 

That's not all!

 

Visit bscos.org.uk to access information about patient and family educational videos, courses, bursaries and fellowships

 

Contact education@bscos.org.uk and let us know your educational wants and needs. We are all ears!

 

 

Finally...

 

Follow us on Twitter @bscos_uk for all the latest news

 
You received this email because you like education news from BSCOS.
 

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January 2022 Education Newsletter
 

Introducing

The BSCOS Education Committee 2022!

 
 

 

A Day (or Two) at The Races?

 

We can't wait to see you at Lingfield Racecourse for the BSCOS Annual Meeting 2022, 11-12 March

First class educational content provided by Marcos Katchburian and the team, focusing on the upper limb

 

 

Early bird discount for a limited number of F2F tickets expires 21st January. Programme and to book F2F or virtual/livestream option click here

 

 

We need your help to promote Paediatric Orthopaedics!

 

 

 

We are looking for a diverse range of people to record a short video of themselves - say a few words about themselves and their jobs

We are looking to inspire and encourage the next generation of Children's Orthopaedic surgeons, and demonstrate how rewarding our profession is

 

If you're interested, get in touch by emailing education@bscos.org.uk

 

 

Trainees! Get involved!

Come and be a Dragon in our virtual Den. We will pitch our Paeds Ortho education and training ideas to you, and you can make us sweat!

Which ideas will you give your dragon-approval to, and which can we make happen?

 

Email education@bscos.org.uk to take part, or if you want to email ideas to us directly, we're all ears! 

 

 

Save these Dates

 

 

We will have two sessions at the BOA Congress. The Adolescent Hip and a joint session with BOOS - Holes in Kids' Bones. Come and join us in Birmingham, 20-23 September 2022

 

 

The Current Concepts Course is back!

Hosted by Clare Carpenter in Cardiff (all the Cs!) 19-21 June 2023

 

 

And that's not all!

 

Visit bscos.org.uk to access information about patient and family educational videos, courses, bursaries and fellowships

 

Contact education@bscos.org.uk and let us know your educational wants and needs

 

This and future newsletters will be on the BSCOS website under the Events & Education tab.

 

 

Finally...

 

Follow us on Twitter @bscos_uk for all the latest news

You received this email because you like education news from BSCOS.
 

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June 2022 Education Newsletter
 

Get involved with the Education Committee

 

Three vacancies will soon be available to join the Ed Com. We are looking for BSCOS Members (Full, Associate or Affiliate) to contribute to the educational activities of the Society. We are in particular looking for those with an interest and experience in patient and family information resources.

 

For more information about the roles contact education@bscos.org.uk

 
 


Promoting a career in Children's Orthopaedics: Come Join Us!

 

The Education and Publicity Committees are delighted to share this video, to promote our fantastic specialty to students and trainees, and demonstrate our diversity.

 

Many thanks to everyone involved in the project. All of BSCOS' videos can be found here

 


POSI BSCOS Webinar: Lateral Condyle Fractures

 

We teamed up with the Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India to bring you this webinar. The best of UK and Indian faculty came together to discuss acute and chronic cases.

Check it out here

 

 

A new network for Trainees

We held a 'Dragons Den' at the Annual Meeting and pitched a whole host of ideas at the Trainee Dragons for them to 'invest' in.

One winning pitch was setting up a network of trainees interested in the specialty. Often trainees are scattered across the UK and we would like to bring them together to support and inspire each other. Trainees please email education@bscos.org.uk to join the network, and trainers please let your paeds wannabes know!

 

 

Save these Dates

 

 

We will have two sessions at the BOA Congress. The Adolescent Hip and a joint session with BOOS - Holes in Kids' Bones. Come and join us in Birmingham, 21st September 2022

 

 

The Current Concepts Course is back!

Hosted by Clare Carpenter in Cardiff 19-21 June 2023. Watch this space for updates.

 

 

And that's not all!

 

Visit bscos.org.uk to access information about patient and family educational videos, courses, bursaries and fellowships

 

Contact education@bscos.org.uk and let us know your educational wants and needs

 

This and future newsletters will be on the BSCOS website under the Events & Education tab.

 

 

Finally...

 

Follow us on Twitter @bscos_uk for all the latest news

You received this email because you like education news from BSCOS.
 

You may update your BSCOS subscription and mailing preferences here.

 

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