BPS Committees
The British Pain Society has six Committees; Communications, Education, Executive & Finance, Scientific Programme, Patient Voice and Science & Research.
Our Committees are multidisciplinary in membership and reflect the various activities and priorities of the Society.
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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 | |
| Ms Celia Manson | Nursing | |
| Dr Tacson Fernandez | Anaesthesia | |
| Dr Alan Fayaz | Anaesthesia / Media Rep | |
| Dr David Pang | Anaesthesia | |
| Dr Jim Huddy | General Practice |
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 |
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 | Prof. Roger Knaggs | President |
| Dr Arun Bhaskar | Immediate Past President | |
| Dr Tacson Fernandez | Honorary Treasurer | |
| Dr Neil Collighan | Honorary Secretary | |
| Dr Ashish Gulve | Vice President | |
| Dr Rajesh Munglani | Vice President | |
| Dr Catherine Price | Vice President |
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 |
| Vice Chair | Mr Tim Atkinson | Lay member |
| Mr Jim Blake | 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 |
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 |
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 | Prof Ed Keogh | Psychology |
| Prof Sam Ahmedzai | Palliative Medicine | |
| Dr Paul Cameron | Physiotherapy | |
| Ms Felicia Cox | Editor, BJP / Nursing | |
| Dr Cathy Price | Anaesthesia | |
| Prof Gary Macfarlane | Epidemiology | |
| Prof Roger Knaggs | Pharmacy | |
| Dr Tacson Fernandez | Pain Medicine | |
| Prof Sam Eldabe | Anaesthesia | |
| Prof Nicole Tang | Psychology | |
| Dr Kirsty Bannister | Pharmacology |