Research and Audit Committee
The Research and Audit Committee is responsible for advising on all matters relating to research, managing the ACPGBI databases and participating in national audit, including NBOCA (National Bowel Cancer Audit).
Committee Members
| Role |
Representative |
| Chair |
Jim Tiernan |
| RCS ASSL |
Jessica Banks |
| ACPN representative |
Jennifer Burch |
| RCS ASSL |
Carly Bisset |
| Elected Member |
Elaine Burns |
| RCS ASSL |
Stephen Chapman |
| Patient Liaison Group member |
Nicola Dames |
| RCS ASSL |
Nick Heywood |
| Dukes’ Club representative |
Edward Dickson |
| Elected Member |
Sharad Karandikar |
| RCS Research Leads for Colorectal Surgery |
Susan Moug |
| RCS ASSL |
Alice C A Murray |
| Elected Member |
Hema Sekhar |
| RCS ASSL |
Abigail Vallance |
| RCS Research Leads for Colorectal Surgery |
Dale Vimalachandran |
| Elected Member |
Malcolm West |
The committee meets in person at every annual meeting and by teleconference around four times a year. Each elected member of the committee also has individual additional portfolio commitments to support specific functions of ACPGBI, including representation on the NBOCA and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinical Advisory Groups, updating the website trials information, managing specific audits or databases and the Surgical Workload Outcomes Audit Database (SWORD) programme, and sitting on selection committees for research fellowships. Members devote a significant amount of time to the committee each year outside of meetings.
The chair is elected from within the committee by the elected members. The chair represents the views of the committee at ACPGBI Executive and Council to advise ACPGBI on policy and strategy with respect to research and audit, as well as matters affecting the profession. The chair is an integral member of the Programme Committee for annual meetings and has direct responsibility for arranging research sessions.
Job description: Chair, Research and Audit Committee
Contact
For more information, please email Adele Sutton