The Office for Rare Conditions and the Brittle Bone Society have teamed up to organised an online information event to celebrate Wishbone Day!
Saturday 8th May 2021. 10:00-12:30
Register here
Programme:
10.00-10.20 | Covid Survey Feedback |
Professor Faisal Ahmed, Samson Gemmel Chair of Child Health University of Glasgow & Paediatric Endocrinologist, RHC, Glasgow Dr Ciara McDonnell, Consultant of Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin | |
10.20-10.35 | Personal experiences of Covid-19 |
Elaine Healey Chair of BBS & Shani Dhanda, Disability Equality Specialist | |
10.35-10.50 | Exploring Coping Strategies |
Dinah Simmons, Loss Recovery Specialist | |
10.50-11.10 | Post Covid – Surgical Backlog |
Mr Adrian Gardner, Consultant Spinal Surgeon The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital & Birmingham Children’s Hospital | |
11.10-11.30 | Getting back to “normal” |
Lisa Mills, Lead Occupational Therapist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children | |
11.30-11.50 | Pain & Exercise |
Dr Claire Hill, Physiotherapist and Therapy Team Lead, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust | |
11.50-12.10 | Treatments & remote consultations |
Dr Kassim Javaid, Consultant in Metabolic Medicine, Nuffield Centre of Orthopaedics, University of Oxford & Chair of BBS Medical Advisory Board | |
12.10-12.30 | Q&A |

