The BAD’s Clinical Standards Unit is seeking to appoint additional guideline development group (GDG) members for updating the BAD and BPG guideline for topical photodynamic therapy 2018 (Wong et al.).

Membership of the GDG is open to consultants and trainees. We would welcome applications from members with expertise in delivering PDT, evidence-based medicine and/or guideline development.

The development of all BAD guidelines needs to comply with the GRADE methodology, therefore, as part of this and our continued adherence to the NICE Accreditation criteria, there is a requirement to ensure that at least 51% of GDG members must be without certain types of interests. Please refer to the BAD’s policy for declaration of interests for guideline authors for information, including the categories of interests, washout period, conditions/exclusions, and then make your declarations as part of your application. The successful GDG members will, ideally, have limited or no interests to declare especially those that are personal & financial in nature that are specific to the matters under discussion. All declarations will be considered individually and as a group to ensure compliance with the aforementioned BAD policy. Applicants should also be aware that all GDG members are advised not to incur further interests throughout the duration of the project to enable full participation.

Please declare your interests and submit an email application detailing relevant experience and publications, with a two-page CV, to the BAD Director of Clinical Standards, Dr M. Firouz Mohd Mustapa (firouz@bad.org.uk) by Monday 24 June 2024. Currently, it is envisaged that the first GDG meeting will take place in Q3/Q4 2024.