About this event
- Date and time Wed 17 Jan 2024 from 5:30pm to 17 Jan 2024 at 10:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by History of Medicine Society
Join us for an engaging meeting and delve into the fascinating world of medical and surgical developments. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of how these advancements are initiated, explore their diverse outcomes, and learn how they are interpreted.
Our esteemed speakers are internationally recognised authorities in their respective fields. Professor Gareth Williams, a renowned figure in the history of medicine, has an impressive portfolio of twenty books, including the acclaimed works "Angel of Death: The History of Smallpox" and "Paralysed with Fear - The Story of Polio."
Professor Bricknell is Professor of Conflict, Health, and Military Medicine at King’s College London. Prior to this he served 34 years in the UK Defence Medical Services, culminating his service as the Surgeon General of the UK Armed Forces. He undertook operational tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans with multiple additional overseas assignments. His multiple academic papers cover: how organisations learn, care pathways in military healthcare, military healthcare ethics, civil-military relations in health, and the political economy of health in conflict.
By attending, you will:
- Learn about the different ways in which medical history is recorded depending on the author and the audience
- Identify the different scenarios which are regarded at various points in time to be seen as medical history
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Agenda
View the programme 17 January 2024
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Paralysed with fear – the history of polio
Professor Gareth Williams, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Bristol
History And Its Relevance to Contemporary Military Medicine
Lieutenant General, Professor Martin CM Bricknell, Professor of Conflict, Health and Military Medicine, King’s College London
Panel discussion
Close of meeting
Optional dinner
Pre-registered delegates only
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on Tuesday 16 January 2023. 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.