1. Trainee suggests collaborative research project idea by emailing academic@bota.org.uk
2. Trainee will be requested to make a project toolkit, similar to previous projects here
3. Suitable associate surgical special lead (ASSL) with oversight from trauma, paediatrics and elective surgical specialty lead (SSL) will perform a SWOT analysis
4. Project discussed in monthly BOTA ASSL meeting, chaired by the academic representative
5. If project is felt suitable and high yield for trainee involvement it will be badged by BOA, BOTA and RCS England. It will be disseminated via official channels
6. Please ensure project launch and dissemination after discussion with BOA, BOTA ASSL meeting has been conducted, as this may prevent endorsement by BOTA
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Meet The SSL
Professor Xavier Griffin spearheads academic orthopaedics at QMUL and Barts Health, having joined as the inaugural chair of Bone & Joint Health. Xavier’s vision is for worldclass excellence in research and clinical academic training; providing opportunity for the next generation of clinician scientists to realise their aspirations.
Xavier is a NIHR Clinician Scientist and has been awarded over £10m of research funding. His research is focused on the clinical and cost effectiveness of new and existing treatments to improve bone and joint health and has been cited by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence. He has a passion for developing methodologies which harness the speed, power and efficiency of routinely-collected data but are coupled with the great advantages of randomisation.
Professor Daniel Perry
(Paediatric SSL)
daniel.perry@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
@MrDanPerry
Daniel Perry is Associate Professor of Children’s Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford, an NIHR Clinician Scientist and a Consultant Children's Orthopaedic Surgeon Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
Dan has united surgeons throughout the UK, such that they are now working together to change the face of children’s research worth about £7m. Dan’s love is to make clinical trials accessible – both to children, parents and surgeons. He keenly integrates cartoons, animations, videos and text message communication to make trials easy for everyone!
Dan is a member of the NIHR HTA Commissioning Board, is an Editor of the Bone and Joint Journal
Meet The Associate SSL
Mr Chris Bretherton
BMedSci, BMBS (Hons), DPhil, FRCS (Orth)
(Trauma Associate SSL)
X - @brethertonc
Chris completed his SpR training and DPhil at Oxford before joining the Royal London Rotation as NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in September2023. He has a strong background in collaborative research, leading projects like multi-centre audits and randomised controlled trials. Chris serves as the RCS/BOA Associate Surgical Specialty Lead for Adult Trauma and has interests in fragility fractures, trauma, and pelvis & acetabular surgery. Outside of work he enjoys climbing and practicing martial arts with the Mixed Martial Arts club.
Mr Luke Farrow
BSc (Intercalated), MBChB (Hons), MRCS(Ed)
(Elective Associate SSL)
X - @docfarrow
Luke is a Clinical Lecturer in Aberdeen, focusing on care pathways for hip and knee replacement patients using AI. He is nearing the completion of Clinical Academic Fellowship and has a keen interest in the application of AI in Trauma and Orthopaedics. Outside of his research, Luke enjoys spending time his wife and three children, as well as golfing and cycling when he can.
Mr Abinhav Singh
BSc (Hons), BMBS, MSc, MRCS, PGCert ClinEd
(Paediatric Associate SSL)
X - @OrthoSingh
Abhinav is an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and an Orthopaedic Registrar the North West Thames rotation. His research aims to enhance newborn screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) by leveraging artificial intelligence for more accurate ultrasound interpretations. Additionally, he focuses on evaluating clinician performance using AI-enabled diagnostic tools. Abhinav is an active member of the Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA) Executive team, having previously held the roles of and Academic Representative.
BOTA'S POSITION ON DISSEMINATING SURVEY REQUEST
Following the success of the BOTA's research decision tree, in collaboration with RCS England/BOA's Surgical Speciality Leads (SSL) and associates (aSSL), BOTA's position regarding disseminating survey requests was discussed at length at the latest BOTA committee meeting (BOA Congress, September 2023).
The committee unanimously agreed that BOTA will only support dissemination requests for surveys that have gained subspecialty endorsement and materially benefit the entire BOTA membership. Non-survey-based research projects will continue to be pitched in the usual manner via the decision tree.
BOTA is not able to badge any survey requests or publicise them via official channels unless they are vetted via the research decision tree - www.bota.org.uk/pitchanidea or through the academic rep (academic@bota.org.uk). This has been done to ensure complete transparency.
Finally, we understand that some individual-led surveys may tackle pertinent clinical questions or from the basis of a trainee's application for grants, higher degrees or any issues for the benefits of our membership. We are happy to discuss these on individual basis or signpost the appropriate channels such as regional collaboratives or sub-specialty trainee committees.