The British Peripheral Nerve Society aims to bring together physicians and scientists interested in peripheral nerve disease in Britain, in order to share information and resources, to improve the management of and research into peripheral nerve disease.
This meeting will be a hybrid Face-to-Face / Virtual meeting. Please use this link for F2F registration (limited to 50 places).
This meeting will be a hybrid Face-to-Face / Virtual meeting. Please use this link for virtual registration (limited to 100 places).
If you are not a member, but would like to receive information regarding our meetings, please click here.
Following on from the successful BPNS instigated study of GBS linked to COVID-19 infection - whhich found no evidence that COVID is a significant trigger for GBS, te society is now encouraging a similar collaborative study of GBS following COVID vaccination (any vaccine). Details can be found in the members pages - HERE (login to access)
BPNS face-to-face outpatient policy
Agreed at BPNS AGM, 6 November 2020, amended 16 January 2021. The latest version of this policy can now be found in the new 'Policies' page under 'About' on the society home page.
The BPNS sees no reason for any patient with any peripheral nerve disease to avoid having any of the COVID-19 vaccines. A commentary on the topic my Mike Lunn can be found HERE. An information sheet giving the Societys official view for concerned patients is HERE.
BPNS members have contributed to an important study led by Stephen Keddie and Mike Lunn showing no association between COVID-19 and GBS. <Link>
If you are not yet a member, you can apply here