Structure of BSR's Committees

BSR Council

The policy making body of BSR, and its role is to ratify the policies of the society.

Executive Committee

The governing body of BSR. The Officers who form it make up the trustees and the directors of the society.

Its role is to:

• uphold the fiduciary duty
• ensure compliance with legal and regulatory framework
• determine overall direction and development of the society

Executive Committee and Council Members

Clinical Affairs Committee

Responsible for encouraging and facilitating the establishment, maintenance and improvement of good clinical practice in all aspects of rheumatology, and the provision of high quality services for persons living with rheumatic diseases.

Clinical Affairs Committee Members

Clinical Affairs Committee Terms of Reference

Education and Training Committee

Responsible for promoting and facilitating good practice in all aspects of education, training and professional development for those within the sector, and for organising a programme of high quality education courses.

Education and Training Committee Members

Education and Training Committee Terms of Reference

Heberden Committee

Responsible for advancing knowledge and practice in the field of rheumatology through an annual scientific programme and the dissemination of research.

Heberden Committee Members

Heberden Committee Terms of Reference

External Relations Committee

Responsible for identifying further opportunities for BSR to develop valuable external relationships, which will raise the profile of the society’s work and further its aims and objectives.

External Relations Committee Members

External Relations Committee Terms of Reference

The Society is further comprised of:

• BSR Biologics Register Management Committee
• BSR Biologics Register Steering Group
• BSR Biologics Register Data and Ethics Monitoring Board
• Rheumatology Editorial Board
• Rheumatology Associate Editors’ Board
• Rheumatology Journal Committee
• Standards Guidelines and Audit Working Group (SGAWG)
  10 working groups
• Audit Tools Working Group
• Peer Review Working Group
• Finance and General Purposes Committee
• Website Editorial Board

BSR Secretariat

The BSR committees are supported by the secretariat, a team of 19 professional staff based at our London headquarters.
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