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)

	Feb 2022
	The BRS Grand Rounds are back!! Your bimonthly shot of free rhinological education will be recommencing in March with the same interactive format as before which proved so popular. For more information on the Grand Rounds and to register for attendance, click the icon.
	Jan 2022
	Submission is now open for abstracts for the 2022 BRS annual meeting. We are accepting submissions for oral and poster presentations. This is your opportunity to present your work at the primary rhinology meeting in the UK, Click on the icon to go to the submissions page.
	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.

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 smell and taste abnormalities.

Click here to go to their website.

MACRO programme

The MACRO study is a currently running randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of longterm medical treatment agains0t the effectiveness of sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps. For more information on the MACRO trial please click on the icon.

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.