British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
Formation1953
WebsiteOfficial website

The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) is a registered charity that aims to advance the study and practice of paediatric surgery.

The organisation

The organisation was founded in the UK 1953 and included oversees members.[1] The idea for the group came up when a group of four British surgeons - Denis Browne, Robert Zachary, David Waterston and Peter Rickham - attended a meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics the year before. At the time, there were only a few dozen known paediatric surgeons across the world, so they were all invited to join BAPS.[2] Its first meeting was held in 1954.[3]

Aims

Aims of the Society have been listed as to the advance the study, practice, and research in child surgery, to promote the teaching of surgery in children, both under-graduate and post-graduate, and advise on the training of paediatric surgeons, advice on matters concerning the children surgical services in the British Isles, and to the promote friendship with overseas paediatric surgeons.[3]

Founding members

Affiliations

BAPS is one of several national paediatric surgical organisations affiliated with the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.[4] The organisation awards the Denis Browne Gold Medal to recognize outstanding achievement in the field.[5] The award is named for Sir Denis Browne, the first president of the association. The first award, given in 1968, went to surgeon Robert Edward Gross.[6]

References

  1. ^ Grosfeld, Jay L.; Boix–Ochoa, Jose (May 2009). "World Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons (1974–2007)". A History of Surgical Paediatrics. World Scientific: 635–650. doi:10.1142/9789812772282_0050. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "EUPSA-BAPS Joint Congress" (PDF). European Paediatric Surgeons' Association. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Young, Daniel G. (February 2014). "From where did the BAPS emerge?". Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 49 (2): 251–257. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.11.032. ISSN 1531-5037. PMID 24528960.
  4. ^ "About Journal of Pediatric Surgery". Elsevier. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. ^ Grosfeld, Jay L.; O'Neill, James A. (2012). "1. History of Paediatric Surgery". In Coran, Arnold G.; Adzick, N. Scott; Krummel, Thomas M.; Laberge, Jean-Martin; Shamberger, Robert; Caldamone, Anthony (eds.). Pediatric Surgery. Vol. 1 (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-0-323-07255-7.
  6. ^ "Denis Browne Gold Medal". British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Retrieved 30 November 2015.