The British Rhinological Society was created to promote education and research in all aspects of rhinology - the study of the nose and sinuses and related areas including facial plastics. The Society provides a platform for those with an interest in rhinology to help disseminate knowledge on the subject. There are currently nearly 300 members from all round the world.

News(Scroll down within the box for older news items)

	Oct 2021
	Fifth Sense will be holding their annual conference in Manchester on 20th November 2021. Click the image for a copy of the day's programme and information on how to get tickets.
	Aug 2021
	Application for the 2021 Olympus/BRS Advanced Rhinology Training Programme is now open! Don't miss your chance to apply for this highly esteemed training programme which is FREE for the succesful applicants.
	Jun 2021
	For those of you who missed it or who wish to watch it back, our recent virtual meeting is now available to watch via our BRS Youtube channel. Please click the image to be redirected.
	May 2021
	The BRS Juniors will be hosting their annual study day online again this year, due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. It will be held via Zoom on the morning of the BRS AGM (21st May 2021) from 09:00. You will need to pre-register in order to be able to join the webinar live. To do so, please click on the logo to the left. You can see the programme for the study afternoon on the juniors website (see the BRS Juniors box below).
	Mar 2020
	We are sorry to announce that we have had to cancel the BRS annual meeting in May due the the current situation with the Coronavirus pandemic. We are hoping to reschedule the event at the beginning of October but for now we have to just wait to see how the pandemic plays out. We will update you as when we know more. Thank you for your understanding.

Affiliations

AbScent

AbScent is a charity with whom the BRS has worked closely to produce extensive patient resources relating to anosmia and smell training.

Click here to go to their website.

Fifth Sense

Fifth Sense is a charity with a long history of working with the BRS to provide support for patients with anosmia.

Click here to go to their website.

Communications

BRS Newsletters

Catch up with the Society's previous newsletters.

Information

Next meeting

We vey much hope to be able to hold our first face to face meeting in 3 years in May 2022. The hope is to hold an extended meeting over 2 days, hosted by Showkat Mirza and Matthew Oluwole in Sheffield on 19-20th May 2022.

More details to follow.

BRS Juniors

BRS Juniors is sub-division of the BRS dedicated to trainees and medical students who have an interest in rhinology as a career.

Collectively they oversee and organise study days, national research and audit projects as well as integration with the BRS Council to produce consensus documents.

For more information, click the logo to be redirected to their webpage.

Grand Round Webinars

Every couple of months, the BRS hosts a webinar entitled Grand Rounds, where interesting cases are presented and discussed by an expert panel. Cases range from everyday pathology that regularly comes through the clinic door to the more esoteric, rarer cases. The webinars are free for BRS and BRSJ members, the only requirement being pre-registration before the event.

Click here to go to the Grand Rounds page.

European Rhinological Society

All members of the BRS are automatically members of the European Rhinologic Society through association. As well as being a member of a Europe-wide society, this will qualify youfor a 10% discount on all ERS-affilliated meetings and courses.

For more information about the ERS and its meetings & courses, click here.

Awards

BRS/Olympus ART award

The Olympus/BRS Advanced Rhinology Training programme offers a unique opportunity for senior trainees and/or non-career grade members to undertake a short intensive training programme in advanced rhinology, to compliment their in-programme rhinology training.

Details of the next programme can be found here.

BRS Fellowship

The society is in a position to be able to offer funding towards a fellowship each year to one of its members.

See here for details.

Medtronic Bursary

Medtronic have generously put up funds of £2000 for a member of the BRS to attend the American Rhinological Society in Septmeber.

See here for details.

Research grant

The BRS can offer a pump-priming grant of up to £3000 towards a member's research project.

See here for details.