About this event
- Date and time Thu 5 Sep 2024 from 5:00pm to 7 Sep 2024 at 9:00pm
- Location Beaune, France
- Organised by History of Medicine Society
Join us for an unforgettable journey to the heart of France as the History of Medicine Society explores the historic city of Beaune to learn about medieval surgery and instruments. The area is renowned for its Burgundian wine, exquisite cuisine, and rich cultural heritage.
Hôtel Le Cep: Please book your own hotel accommodation at http://www.hotel-cep-beaune.com/fr/ and state that you are part of the RSM Society booking quoting reference: 227669.
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Agenda
Thursday 5 September 2024
Arrival in Beaune
Delegates need to arrange their own transport. Tickets are available from Eurostar or Trainline. Flying to Lyon is an option but there will still be a need for a train connection Lyon-Beaune
Group dinner at Hôtel Le Cep
Friday 6 September 2024
Breakfast
Hôtel Le Cep Seminar Room
Welcome and introduction
Dr Hilary Morris, President, History of Medicine Society, Medical Historian
Tea and coffee break
Wine and its historic role in medicine
Dr Hilary Morris
Tea and coffee break
Medieval surgery and instruments talk
Guided tour to Hospice de Beaune
This fascinating Northern Renaissance building founded in 1443 where elderly, sick and disabled have been welcomed for treatment and refuge from the Middle Ages until today.
Bistro dinner in Beaune
Saturday 7 September 2024
Breakfast
Guided tour of Musée du Vin - Hôtel des Ducs de Bourgogne
Lunch at leisure
Wine tasting at Hôtel Le Cep cellars
Group farewell dinner at Hôtel Le Cep
Location
Beaune, France
Registration for this event will close at Friday 1 March 2024 and there is limited capacity. Late registrations will not be accepted.
The agenda is subject to change at any time
All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.