Awards

Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) 2012 The Clinical Excellence Awards scheme is currently under review by the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB). However, ACCEA are working on the basis that this year will proceed as usual, and have advised that the online application is expected to open in October and close at 5.00pm on 9 December.

BACCH will once again be supporting members in their application to the scheme. Please note that BACCH is only able to support a limited number of applications in the following categories: Gold, Silver and Bronze. The application forms can be found by clicking the links below.

Applications should be sent to bacch@rcpch.ac.uk. Closing date for applications: 5pm 30 September 2011.

2011 Hallpike Prize - Applications invited The Hallpike prize, open to all, is awarded annually for the best project (research, audit or review of subject) of the past 24 month period in the area of audiovestibular medicine. The project can be published or unpublished or be in form of a presentation or poster. The Prize, currently worth £300, was first awarded in 2009 following the kind donation of Dr Jeremy Hallpike, Emeritus Neurologist from Adelaide, Australia, in honour of his father Charles Skinner Hallpike.

Closing date for applications: 01 September 2011.

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship Would experience overseas enhance your effectiveness in your career or field of interest? Are you in a position to disseminate the new knowledge and examples of best practice that you will observe, for the wider benefit of your community and the UK? If the answer is 'yes', check your eligibility, see examples of previous projects and apply for a Travelling Fellowship. Fellows receive a travel grant to cover return and internal travelling, daily living and insurance within the countries visited. For 2011 Fellowships were for 4 to 8 weeks. To travel in 2012 apply now with a relevant overseas project. No qualifications are required. 

Closing date for applications: 4 October 2011.

BACD & RCPCH Paul Polani Research Award The 2011 Award was awarded to Dr Melissa Gladstone, Dr Ram Kumar, Dr Marella Rehka, Mr William Newman/Mr Arvind Chandna, and Ms Deborah Morton. The team is based at Alder Hey NHS Children’s Foundation Trust, Liverpool. Their study is entitled Creation and validation of a tool for identifying children with functional visual impairments in children with hemiplegia. The results of the study will be presented at the 2013 BACD annual conference.

Applications for the 2012 Award will be called for towards the end of 2011.

 

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