JANUARY 2017 NEWSLETTER
MrMarkFlowersPresident,BSCOS
HighlightsthisMonth
• 51casesinJanuary(437total)• Over100sitesnowrecruited• Sendusyourx-rays–please
• Helpuswiththeconsentedcohort…• EPOSNAabstract–BOSSmethodology
“The BSCOS Board and research sub-committee fully endorse the BOSS study and
encourage all surgeons treating these conditions to participate.”
MonthlyCaseConfirma<onWeaskeverysitetoclickalinkeachmonthtoconfirmcaseuploads–thisistoconfirmpeoplearelookingforcases(toconfirmatrueincidence).120sitesconfirmeduploadswereup-to-dateinJanuary–thankyou.
(downfrom124lastmonth)
AberdeenAiredaleAneurinBevanBarnsleyHospitalBarkingBartsBarnetandChaseBasildonBasingstokeBedfordBetsiCadwaladrBirminghamBlackpoolBoltonBordersGeneralBristolCalderdaleCardiffChelseaChesterChesterfieldColchesterCoventryCrosshouseCwmTafDerbyDudleyDoncasterDumfriesDurhamEast&NorthHertsEastKentEastLancashireEdinburghEpsomForthValleyGlasgow
Almost everyone is contributing every month.
GreatOrmondStreetGreatWesternGuysHairmyresHarrogateHeartOfEnglandHillingdonHinchinbrookHomertonHullImperialIpswichJamesPagetKe\eringLancashireLeicesterLincolnshireLiverpoolLeedsLutonMaidstoneManchesterMedwayMidCheshireMidYorkshireMorecambeBayMonklands&WishNewcastleNorfolkandNorwichNorthumbriaNorthCumbriaNorthMidlandsNorthamptonNorthernDevonNo_nghamOxfordPennine(NthManc)
Pennine(Oldham)PeterboroughPoolePortsmouthQEHosptl,WoolwichRobertJonesRoyalAlexandriaRoyalBerkshireRoyalCornwallRoyalFreeRoyalNaconalOrthoRoyalSurreyRoyalUnitedBathSalisburySandwellScarboroughSheffieldShrewsburySouthDevonSouthManchesterSouthamptonSouthportStockportStGeorgesStHelensSunderlandSwanseaTamesideTauntonUCLWarringtonWestHertsWestMiddlesexWestHertsWhippsCrossWhi_ngtonWinchester NEVERCONFIRMED
NthLincolnshire&Goole
WirralWorthingWrighcngtonYorkWesternIslesWorcestershireWyeValley
MISSEDLASTMONTHDorsetCountyFrimleyPrincessAlexandraGloucesterLewishamRoyalDevonPlymouthBrightonBuckinghamshireWexhamParkNorthMiddlesexMiltonKeynesKingsCollegeInverclyde
MISSED2MONTHSRotherhamEastSussexMidEssexNorthWestLondon
MISSED3MONTHSTaysideRaigmoreWolverhamptonSouthTees(4months)WestSuffolk(4months)
Whohasrecruitedsofar?5recruitedforthefirstcmethismonth28othersrecruitedthismonth• Airedale• Barking• Barnsley• Barts• Bath• Basildon• Bedford• Birmingham• Bradford• Brighton• Bristol• Buckinghamshire• Cambridge• Calderdale• Cardiff• Chelsea• Chester• Colchester• Coventry• Crosshouse• CwmTaf• Derby• Doncaster• Dudley• Durham• East&NthHerts
“OVER 100 SITES NOW RECRUITED”
LastMonth’sTop5
HullRotherhamStGeorges
SouthamptonWishaw
• EastKent• EastLancs• EastSussex• Edinburgh• Epsom• Frimley• ForthValley• Glasgow• Gloucester• GreatWestern• GreatOrmondSt• Guys• Hull• Imperial• Ipswich• Kings• Lancashire• Leicester• Lewisham• Leeds• Liverpool• Luton• No_ngham• Manchester• Maidstone• Medway
• MiltonKeynes• MidYorks• MorecambeBay• Newcastle• NorthMidlands• Northampton• NorthDevon• Norwich• No_ngham• Oxford• Pennine(Oldham)• Peterborough• Plymouth• Poole• Portsmouth• PrincessAlexandra• RobertJones• Rotherham• RoyalAberdeen• RoyalAlexandria• RoyalBerks• RoyalCornwall• RoyalDevon&Exeter• RoyalFree• RoyalNaconalOrth• RoyalBerks
• RoyalSurrey• Sandwell• Sheffield• Southport• Stoke• Stockport• StGeorges• SouthTees• Southampton• Swansea• Tameside• Taunton• Tayside• UnitedLincoln• Warrington• WestHerts• WestMiddlesex• WexhamPark• Whi_ngton• Wishaw• Worcester• Worthing• Wrighcngton
E-POSNA:AnabstracthasbeenacceptedtotheE-POSNAmeecnginBarcelonadetailingtheBOSSmethodology.Thiswillbewri\enunderacollaboracvegroupname.Aprotocolmanuscriptisalsobeingpreparedtobepublishedinthenextcoupleofmonths…
NiceCurves….
“YOU ARE PART OF AN EPOSNA ABSTRACT”
CaseDefini<on:SlippedEpiphysis-Allnewcasesofdiseaseagerfixacon.
Perthes’Disease–Allnewcasespresencngtodefinicvecareclinician(i.e.maybediagnosed6monthsagobuttakensomecmetobereferred).
FOLLOW-UPREMINDERS
Thee-mailnowpromptswhenfollow-upistobecompletedonyourcases.Follow-upisfromthecasenotes/x-raysat3-monthspostSCFE(i.e.fracture?Infeccon?etc).Noaddi<onalappointmentsarerequiredbeyond‘rou<necare’.Howtofollow-upcases-Themonthlye-mailwillremindyouaboutwhoisduefollow-up.Tofollow-upcases,pleasegointoRedCap(thelinkfromwww.BOSS.surgeryusingamobilephone/tabletcomputeriseasiest).Ratherthanclicking“addnewcase”,selectthepacent’snumber(i.e.12-1)andthen“3monthf/u”.
TheConsentedCohort39sitesarenowconsencngchildrentocollectPROMSandlong-termfollow-up-inaddicontoenrollingthenintheanonymisednaconalsurveillancecohort.Weneedtofocusonenrollmenttothiscohort–asthiswillgiveimportantPROMSdata.
MISSION: OFFER THE CONSENTED STUDY TO ALL.
ACCESSTOTHECONSENTEDCOHORT…Ifyourcentreisnotopentorecruittotheconsentedcases,thenyoucanpointpacentsinthedireccontheBOSSwebsite(www.BOSS.surgery).Pacentscanregistertheirwillingnesstoparccipateintheconsentedcohortthroughthewebsite,andwewillaskaresearchnursetocontactthemfromAlderHey.EverypacentintheUKwillhavetheopportunitytoparccipateinboththesurveillanceandconsentedcohort
Whocanbeenrolled...Allpacentscanbeenrolledintotheconsentedcohort(eventhoseenrolledtothesurveillancecohortearlieroninthestudy).Finding2yearPROMSonallofthosepacentsincludedinthestudywillbeinvaluable!
AlderHey,Barking,Barnsley,Barts,Basildon,Bedford,Brighton,Bristol,Buckinghamshire,Cardiff,Colchester,Coventry,EastLancashire,EastSussex,Glasgow,GOS,HeartOfEngland,Keaering,Plymouth,Manchester,Maidstone,MidYorkshire,MorcombeBay,Newcastle,Norfolk&Norwich,Northampton,NorthMidlands,Oxford,Peterborough,RobertJones,RoyalBerkshire,RNOH,Sheffield,Shrewsbury,Swansea,WestMiddlesex,Wrigh<ngton.
SitesOpentoConsentPa<ents..
Requestsfromthetrialsteam….MonthlyEmail.Pleaseconfirmcaseuploadsbyclickingthelinkinthee-mail,ratherthane-mailingus–itisfarsimplertomanage(andtakesabout10secondstodo).AnyQueries
[email protected] there are any problems contactEmmathestudycoordinatorat theabove address, or Dan Perry thelead invescgator on [email protected].
DataQueriesSome quescons in RedCap haveoccasionally been missed. Paul(data manager) will highlight thequeries through RedCapwhichwillbeseen ifyou login to thedesktopsite(thisiseasyforResearchNursestoaddress).“NewRecords”Please could you be careful whensaying “create new record” in thedatabase – there are some falserecords been added. These arecreacng data queries, and willulcmately require these to beunpicked! Any Data Queries Contact Paul – 0151-282-4725
SendingRadiographs.WewouldpreferradiographsviatheIEPlink(be\erimagequalityforstudies).IEPlinkisnowlive.Thesearetheinstruccons..PROCEDUREFORPACSTEAMS:q Idencfythex-raystudytobetransferred.q Duplicatetheimagesandanonymisethe
pacentdetailsasfollows:• ReplacetheName,NHSNumber,Hospital
numberandanyotherPIDwiththeBOSSStudynumber.
• Replacethedateofbirthwiththedate1stJanuary2001.
• Ensurethattherearenootheritemsofdataonthestudythatcouldiden<fythepa<ent.YourInformaconGovernancePolicywillprovidefurtherdetails.
q LogintoIEP,createanewtransfer.q Enterthedescnaconas“AlderHeyChildren’s
NHSFounda5onTrust”.q Enterthedemographicsforthepacent(BOSS
Studynumberassurname,forename,hospitalnumberandNHSnumber,andthedateofbirthas01/01/2001).
q SelectthestudyfromtheStudieslist.q SelecttheDescnaconNode“RBS_Research”
andthePriority“OvernightDownload”.For some the local IEP server doesnot seem to like anonymisacon ofimages – we are happy to receivetheseasCDsore-mail.
InotherBOSSNews…..
(Top-lej)BOSSBurger,McDonaldsNewZealand.(Top-Right)VirginTrainsBOSSnewcampaign.
(Boaom)MrGilesPamson,BOSSCollaboratorandChildren’s
OrthopaedicSurgeoninCoventrydemonstra<nghisfashion
knowledgeonBBC’s‘Pointless’.
ThankstoalltheBOSSCollaborators.IfyouhaveBOSSnews(seriousorotherwise)[email protected]@liverpool.ac.uk(07815122361)