British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine BSRM

Post:      BSRM, c/o Royal College of Physicians
             11 St Andrews Place 
             

The British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine is a learned society representing doctors who practice in Rehabilitation Medicine.  It was formed in 1984 in the name of the Medical Disability Society and is a registered charity (Reg. No.  293196).

The mission of the BSRM is to promote the understanding and multidisciplinary management of acute and chronic disabling diseases and injuries; their personal interpersonal and social consequences and to advance public education in these matters.

Founded in 1983 as ‘The Medical Disability Society’, the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine is the UK professional organisation for practitioners in Rehabilitation Medicine.  It has a rapidly growing membership of over 300 and an established regional structure throughout the country.  The BSRM is a young and vibrant organisation which is devoted to:

	Promoting the development and good practice of Rehabilitation Medicine as a medical specialty.
	Enhancing undergraduate and postgraduate education in rehabilitation and disability issues.
	Supporting rehabilitation research.
	Liaising with related medical, paramedical and voluntary organisations to further these aims.

Membership of the BSRM is open to all registered medical practitioners interested and concerned with its objectives.  The BSRM is affiliated to the European Federation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the British League Against Rheumatism.The Society is the approved national body for endorsement of British doctors’ applications for the Diploma of the European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and indeed since 1993 many doctors have gained this diploma with the support of the BSRM.

Two national meetings and two specialist courses are held each year with additional specialist symposia.  Ever since a seminal report on the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury was published by the Medical Disability Society in 1988, a series of authoritative and influential reports have been produced by the Society on a number of rehabilitation issues.  These can be used to guide both purchasers and providers in the provision of appropriate services.