Understanding how helpful ultrasound and MRI scans are in diagnosing bone and joint infections in children and to create a pathway that clinicians can use

Oxford
Joined June 2023
Congratulations to our two Chief Investigators @TimTheologis and @MrDanPerry on their NDORMS Award nominations - very well deserved! 🎉 @SITU_Oxford
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We're pleased to share a new publication in the Bone & Joint Open: “Communication when bone and joint infection in children is suspected: a qualitative study of patients, families, and health professionals.” doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.72… @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry @SITU_Oxford
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Huge congratulations to all our amazing sites for resolving their Retrospective database queries - over 400 queries were resolved in January which is incredible! @SITU_Oxford @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry
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TARGET ACHIEVED! PIC Bone Retro study now has 6,000 records. Terrific Leicester team won the race! Thanks to everyone for all your efforts to improve the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids. @SITU_Oxford @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry @ED_Paeds @Leic_hospital @LeicResearch
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50 more records needed for the PICBone Retro study to reach 6,000 target! Thanks to Leicester & St George's teams who have entered records in December to help improve the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids! Who will win the race? @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis
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100 more records need to be entered into the PIC Bone Retrospective study to reach the 6,000 target! Huge thanks to the 8 hardworking site teams who are still entering records to help improve the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids! @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis
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TARGET ACHIEVED! The PIC Bone Prospective study has recruited 1,500 consented patients. Thanks to everyone around the UK for your incredible efforts to improve the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids. @SITU_Oxford @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry
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It's the FINAL countdown! Only 3 more children need to be consented to the PIC Bone Prospective study! Thanks to all our hard-working teams around the UK for all your efforts with improving the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids! @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis
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Less than 50 more children need to be consented to the PIC Bone Prospective study! Thanks to all our hard-working teams around the UK for all your efforts with improving the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids! @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis
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Less than 100 more children need to be consented to the PIC Bone Prospective study! Thanks to all our hard-working teams around the UK for all your efforts with improving the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids! @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis
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We are thrilled to announce Belfast HSC Trust is the 36th site to be opened in the PIC Bone study - looking at diagnosis of bone and joint infections in children. Welcome Northern Ireland patients! We are now a UK study! @TimTheologis @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @BelfastTrust
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Congratulations to all our terrific PIC Bone sites for entering 5,500 Retrospective records to the study! We only need another 500 records to reach our target - to help improve diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry @SITU_Oxford
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We only need to consent 200 more children to the PIC Bone Prospective study and the countdown is on! Thanks to all our hard-working teams around the UK for all your help with improving the diagnosis of Bone & Joint infections in kids! @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis
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Congratulations to all our fantastic PIC sites for consenting 1,250 Prospective children to the study! We only need another 250 patients to reach our target - to help improve diagnosis of B&J infections in kids @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry @SITU_Oxford
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We are thrilled to announce Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital - Grampian Health Board is the 35th site to be opened in the PIC Bone study - looking at diagnosis of bone and joint infections in children. Welcome Scots! @TimTheologis @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @NHSG_RACH
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Congratulations to all our terrific PIC sites for entering 5,000 Retrospective records to the study! We only need another 1,000 records to reach our target - to help improve diagnosis of B&J infections in kids @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry @SITU_Oxford
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Delighted that the PIC Bone team won Best Poster Prize at the UK Trial Manager's Network 2024 conference - celebrating PIC Bone's Co-PIs and Associate PIs who are great for sites and recruitment! @TimTheologis @SITU_Oxford @MrDanPerry @UKTMN @ashah477
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Check out PICBone's latest News in our May Newsletter. Including: Recruitment tips from Alder Hey Team, Steering Committee conclusions and news on a 5 month extension!🥳 @MrDanPerry @TimTheologis @NIHRresearch @SITU_Oxford
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Congratulations to Southampton for entering the 4,500 Retrospective record to the PIC Bone study! We are 75% of the way to our 6,000 record target - to help improve diagnosis of B&J infections in kids @TimTheologis @MrDanPerry @SITU_Oxford @UHSFT @UHSFTresearch
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