This grant is awarded to BSSH members for any activity that will support education and training in aspects relating to the management of patients with Hand Pathology. Examples could include the development of educational materials such as a Hand Trauma app or e-learning material, or running educational meetings, training meetings or symposia. Other relevant ideas will be considered.
The grants will not be awarded to cover course fees for individuals, fees for postgraduate qualifications or sponsorship to set up courses where a course fee is charged. Grants of up to £5,000 can be awarded at the discretion of the Education and Training Committee each year.
These grants are available to BSSH members only.
Application should be made by completing the form available below and should be accompanied by an abridged curriculum vitae.
The closing date is 31 July annually for awards to be announced September/October.
Please submit your application to the Chair of the Education & Training Committee through the Secretariat.
Please note these grants will not be awarded retrospectively.
Successful applicants are required to submit a short report within two months of completion of the project.
Past Awards
2020 Theodora Papavasiliou
K- Wire fixation training
This project was to provide further evidence of a novel standardized simulation training framework for hand fracture fixation with Kirschner wire (K-wire) techniques for junior residents in order to create a standardized hand-training framework that universally hones their skill and prepares them for their first encounter in a clinical setting.
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2021 Wee Lamb
The Historical Archives of Douglas W. Lamb
In March 2020, news was received news that Douglas Lamb's noteshad been discovered in a hospital basement and were to be destroyed.
To preserve his legacy, a project was undertaken archive to scan
and catalogue the notes.
Read the resulting publication
2023 Leo Gundle
Research and development of our hand fracture simulators
The grant allowed for the purchase of a high quality 3D printer to help produce metacarpals for the purposes of hand
fracture fixation training.
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2025
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This grant is awarded to BSSH members for any activity that will support education and training in aspects relating to the management of patients with Hand Pathology.
Grants of up to £5,000 can be awarded each year
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