Committees
The British Pain Society currently has seven Committees;
Cancer Pain, Communications, Education, Executive & Finance,
Scientific Programme, Patient Liaision and Science & Research.
The Committees are multidisciplinary in membership and reflect the
various activities of the Society. Below is a description of the
Committees and a list of members for 2011-2012.
Cancer Pain Committee
The Cancer Pain Committee was rejuvenated in 2010.
| Position |
Name |
| Chair |
Prof. Mike Bennett |
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Prof. Sam Ahmedzai |
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Dr Mike Basler |
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Dr Arun Bhasker |
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Dr Paul Cook |
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Dr Marie Fallon |
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Dr Paul Farquar-Smith |
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Dr Joan Hester |
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Dr Martin Johnson |
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Ms Celia Manson |
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Ms Rose Murphy |
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Dr Karen Robb |
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Dr Karen Simpson |
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Dr Catherine Urch |
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Dr John Williams |
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Ms Jenny Nicholas - Secretariat Manager |
The rest of the Committee is to be confirmed.
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee is responsible for ensuring that information
and publications produced by the Society are made accessible to
the relevant audience in an appropriate format. The Communications
Committee oversees the development of the Society website, publications,
and quarterly Newsletter.
| Position |
Name |
Specialty |
| Chair |
Dr Nick Allcock |
Nursing |
| |
Dr Thanthullu Vasu |
Anaesthesia& Pain Management |
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Ms Felicia Cox |
Nursing |
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Dr Wiliam Campbell |
Anaesthesia |
| |
Ms Dorothy Helme |
Lay Member |
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Ms Celia Manson |
Nursing |
| |
Ms Stephanie Stokes |
Lay Member |
| |
Dr Rajesh Munglani |
Anaesthesia |
| |
Ms Leila Taleb |
BPS Communications Officer |
| |
Ms Jenny Nicholas |
Secretariat Manager |
Education
The remit of the Education Committee is to deliver the IASP Core
Curriculum for Education to those professionals involved in the
management of pain through the inter-professional sharing of knowledge
and experience. In accordance with this remit, the committee has
developed the ‘Learning in Pain Series’; the series
will run as a number of study days over three years (2006-2009).
This programme will provide the opportunity for small groups to
take part in lectures and interactive workshops around key issues
in pain management highlighted within the IASP curriculum
| Position |
Name |
Specialty |
| Chair |
Dr Paul Watson |
|
| Vice-Chair |
Dr Pat Schofield |
Nursing |
| |
Mr Neil Berry |
Psychology |
| |
Dr Joan Hester |
Pain Medicine |
| |
Dr Ed Lin |
Anaesthesia |
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Dr Mick. Serpell |
Anaesthesia |
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Dr Nick Allcock |
Nursing |
| |
Mr Ken Obbard |
BPS Events & Membership Officer |
Executive & Finance
The Executive and Finance Committee is made up of the Officers of
Council. The Committee is responsible for matters concerning finance,
administration and staffing, in addition to finalising the agenda
for Council meetings. The committee meets prior to each Council
meeting.
| Position |
Name |
Post |
| Chair |
Prof. Richard Langford |
President |
| |
Dr William Campbell |
Vice- President |
| |
Dr Patricia Schofield |
Honorary Secretary |
| |
Dr John Goddard |
Honorary Treasurer |
| |
Ms Jenny Nicholas |
BPS Secretariat Manager |
Scientific Programme Committee
ASM 2012
The Scientific Programme Committee oversees the programme for the
Society's Annual Scientific Meeting to ensure that the scientific
content is of the highest possible standard and that it reflects
current theory and practice in all aspects of pain management. This
committee is also responsible for managing joint meetings with other
organisations.
The 2012 Meeting will be held in Liverpool, 24-27
April 2012
| Position |
Name |
Specialty |
| Chair |
Prof. Gary Macfarlane |
|
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Dr Mike Bennett |
|
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Dr Beverly Collett |
|
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Prof. Stephen Morley |
|
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Prof. Andrew Rice |
|
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Dr Kate Seers |
|
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Dr Suellen Walker |
|
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Prof. Paul Watson |
|
| Ex-Officio |
Prof. Richard Langford |
President, BPS |
| |
Dr John Goddard |
Honorary Treasurer, BPS |
| |
Ms Leila Taleb |
BPS Communications Officer |
The rest of the Committee is to be confirmed.
Patient Liaison Committee
The Patient Liaison Committee is responsible for ensuring that the
views of patients are represented within the Society. Through the
Patient Liaison Committee, the Society is now working with patient
representatives to improve patient information and to ensure that
patients are consulted during the decision-making processes of the
Society. The Committee has recently played a leading role in reviewing
the British Pain Society's information for patients publication
'Understanding and Managing Pain' and plays a key role in the relationship
between the British Pain Society and the Voluntary Sector.
| Position |
Name |
Specialty |
Chair
|
Mr Douglas Smallwood |
Lay member |
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Ms Jo Cummings |
Lay member |
| |
Ms Rose Murphy |
Lay member |
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Ms Jane Brown |
Lay member |
| |
Ms Dorothy Helme |
Lay member |
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Prof. Paul Watson |
Physiotherapy |
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Ms Geraldine Granath |
Lay member |
| |
Ms Stephanie Stokes |
Lay member |
| |
Dr Austin Leach |
Anaesthesia |
| |
Dr Sam Eldabe |
Anaesthesia |
| Ex-Officio |
Prof. Richard Langford |
President, BPS |
| |
Ms Leila Taleb |
BPS Communications Officer |
Science and Research Committee
This committee is responsible for implementing the Society's scientific
and research strategies. Work of the Committee has ranged form advising
the NHS and private health care organisations to supporting individual
research projects of Society members. The Committee also makes decisions
on the allocation of bursaries and awards to members of the Society.
| Position |
Name |
Specialty |
| Chair |
Dr Mick Serpell |
Anaesthesia |
| |
Prof. Maria Fitzgerald |
Neuroscience |
| |
Prof. Jose Closs |
Nursing |
| |
Dr Roger Knaggs |
Pharmacy |
| |
Dr Martin Johnson |
GP |
| |
Dr Heather Cameron |
Physiotherapy |
| |
Dr Pat Schofield |
Nursing |
| |
Dr Ted Lin |
Anaesthesia |
| |
Ms Leila Taleb |
BPS Communications Officer |
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