About this event

  • Date and time Thu 28 Nov 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:15pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery
You are welcome to attend the inception and first scientific meeting of the newly launched Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section at the Royal Society of Medicine.
This first meeting offers physicians and surgeons working in the aesthetic field a unique opportunity to enhance their understanding of the psychological aspects of their practice. Through academic lectures and interactive discussions led by expert speakers, attendees will gain valuable insights into the diagnosis and management of psychological disorders commonly encountered in aesthetic practice, including body dysmorphic disorder. You will learn to recognise warning signs and explore therapeutic approaches to support the psychological well-being of patients seeking aesthetic treatments.

As a member of the Royal Society of Medicine, attending this meeting will grant you the special distinction of becoming a Founding Member of the new Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section.

By attending this event, you will learn to:

  • Recognise the psychological signs and symptoms encountered by physicians and surgeons in aesthetic practice 
  • Recognise the warning signs
  • Consider treatment steps that physicians and surgeons in the aesthetic field may take to assist their patients from a psychological standpoint. 

Attendance criteria

To attend our Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section events, you need to be either:

1. Full member of the Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section. To apply, download the application form and send it to aesthetic@rsm.ac.uk

OR

2. Eligible Non-Section Member:

Being a Physician/Surgeon on the GMC list or Dentist on the GDC list. Please bring your medical ID to the registration desk on the event day.

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We would like to thank our sponsor Brymill Cryogenic Systems for their support of this meeting.
Please note that the scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsor.

Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and inception of the RSM Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section

Professor Gillian Leng CBE, President, The Royal Society of Medicine

The RSM Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section

Dr Christopher Rowland Payne, President, Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Consultant Dermatologist

The clinical point of view

Professor Anthony Bewley, Consultant Dermatologist, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Queen Mary University, London

The psychiatric point of view

Dr William Shanahan, Consultant Psychiatrist, The Priory, London

Interactive discussion with audience

Chair: Dr Christopher Rowland Payne, Consultant Dermatologist

Speakers: Dr William Shanahan and Professor Anthony Bewley

Concluding messages

Mr Jonathan Britto, President Elect, Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Vote of thanks

Dr Souphi Samizadeh, Vice President, Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Drinks reception

Sponsors

Brymill Cryogenic Systems

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registrations will close on 27 November 2024 at 1:00am (GMT).  Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM’s discretion.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.