BPS Committees
The British Pain Society currently has six Committees; Communications, Education, Executive & Finance, Scientific Programme, Patient Voice 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.
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Communications
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 | Mr Martin Hey | Physiotherapy |
| Dr Zoey Malpus | Psychology | |
| Dr Raj Munglani | Pain News | |
| Ms Felicia Cox | BJP | |
| Mr Jim Blake | Lay Representative | |
| Dr Amelia Swift | Nursing | |
| Dr Tacson Fernandez | Anaesthesia | |
| Dr Alan Fayaz | Anaesthesia / Media Rep | |
| Dr David Pang | Anaesthesia | |
| Ms Jenny Nicholas | Secretariat |
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 Amelia Swift | Education / Nursing |
| Prof. Sam Ahmedzai | Palliative Medicine | |
| Dr Anna Andreou | Chair, Headache SIG | |
| Mr Tim Atkinson | Lay Rep | |
| Dr Athanasia Chatziperi | Anaesthesia | |
| Prof. Margaret Dunham | Chair, Pain in Older People SIG | |
| Dr Ashish Gulve | Anaesthesia | |
| Dr Patrick Hill | Psychology | |
| Ms Gail Sowden | Representative, Pain Management Programmes SIG | |
| Mrs Kate Thompson | Chair, Pain Education SIG | |
| Dr Glyn Towlerton | Chair, Medicolegal SIG | |
| Jenny Nicholas | Secretariat |
Executive and 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 has regular teleconferences.
| Position | Name | Post |
| Chair | Dr Arun Bhaskar | President |
| Prof. Roger Knaggs | President Elect | |
| Dr Ayman Eissa | Honorary Secretary | |
| Dr Neil Collighan | Honorary Secretary Elect | |
| Dr Ashish Gulve | Honorary Treasurer | |
| Ms Jenny Nicholas | CEO |
Awards Committee (sub-Committee of Execs & Finance Committee)
This Committee is a sub-Committee of the Exec & Finance Committee. The aim of the Committee is to coordinate and review all British Society Awards and nominations, such as Honorary Membership, Medal of DIstinction, President Thank Yours, and Queens Honors.
| Position | Name |
| Chair | Arun Bhaskar |
| Lay Rep | Mark Farmer |
| Committee Member | Tim Johnson |
| Committee Member | Amanda Williams |
| CEO & Secretariat Support | Jenny Nicholas |
The Patient Voice Committee (TPVC)
The Patient Voice Committee (TPVC) is responsible for ensuring that the views of patients are represented within the Society. Through The Patient Voice 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 | Ms Victoria Abbott-Fleming MBE | Lay member |
| Mr Tim Atkinson | Lay member | |
| Mr Jim Blake | Lay member | |
| Ms Helen Bolter | Lay member | |
| Mr Mark Farmer | Lay member | |
| Mr Michael Pierson | Lay member | |
| Mr Ryan Prout | Lay member | |
| Mr Nick Richardson | Lay member | |
| Mr Martin Hey | Physiotherapy | |
| Prof. Sam Ahmedzai | Palliative Medicine | |
| Dr Arun Bhaskar | Ex Officio | |
| Jenny Nicholas | Secretariat |
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 Andreas Goebel | Anaesthesia/ Non-Trustee |
| Prof. Roger Knaggs | Pharmacology / Trustee | |
| Dr David Pang | Anaesthesia & Pain Mgmt / Trustee | |
| Co-Opted Member | Dr Anuska Soni | Rhuematology / Non-Trustee |
| Co-Opted Member | Dr Esther Williamson | Academic Physiotherapist with clinical experience / Non-Trustee |
| Co-Opted Member | Prof. Julie Bruce | Research / Non-Trustee |
| Ms Jenny Nicholas | Secretariat |
Scientific Programme Committee
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.
| Position | Name | Specialty |
| Chair | Dr Stephen Ward | Anaesthesia |
| Prof Sam Ahmedzai | Palliative Medicine | |
| Dr Arun Bhaskar | Anaesthesia | |
| Dr Paul Cameron | Physiotherapy | |
| Dr Raj Munglani | Editor, Pain News / Anasthesia | |
| Ms Felicia Cox | Editor, BJP / Nursing | |
| Dr Ashish Gulve | Anaesthesia | |
| Prof Ed Keogh | Psychology | |
| Dr Cathy Price | Anaesthesia | |
| Dr Amelia Swift | Nursing | |
| Dr Nick Plunkett | FPM Representative | |
| Prof Gary Macfarlane | Epidemiology | |
| Prof Roger Knaggs | Pharmacy | |
| Ms Jenny Nicholas | Secretariat |