Description
This one-day symposium, held annually, will provide a series of brief reviews of clinical topics in which there have been recent advances either in pathogenesis, investigation or treatment, given by speakers who are authorities in their fields. Among the subjects to be addressed this year are falls in the elderly, advances in the understanding of neuropathic pain, surgical cures of morbid obesity, diabetes, primary care in deprived communities and we are excited to welcome Professor Mark Caulfield who will be speaking on the Human Genome Project.
The meeting is designed to deliver broad, accessible and stimulating updates on topics of key clinical importance and current interest, of direct relevance to physicians, surgeons, GPs and others involved in healthcare.
agenda
10.00 am
Registration, tea and coffee
10.30 am
Welcome and introduction
Dr James Carne, Chairman, Retired Fellows Society, Royal Society of Medicine
SESSION ONE
Professor Robin Williamson, Past President, Royal Society of Medicine
10.40 am
Falls in the elderly: A preventable cause of death
Dr Julie Whitney, Lead for the National Audit of Inpatient Falls, Royal College of Physicians
11.05 am
Discussion
11.15 am
Advances in the understanding of neuropathic pain
Speaker to be confirmed
11.40 am
Discussion
11.50 am
The surgical cure of morbid obesity
Professor David Kerrigan, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, Phoenix Health
12.15 pm
Discussion
12.25 pm
Lunch
SESSION TWO
Dr David Murfin, Honorary Secretary, Retired Fellows Society, Royal Society of Medicine
1.30 pm
Primary care in deprived communities
Professor Graham Watt, Professor of General Practice, University of Glasgow
1.55 pm
Discussion
2.05 pm
Diabetes – research highlights
Dr Victoria Salem, Senior Clinical Fellow, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
2.30 pm
Discussion
2.40 pm
Tea and coffee break
SESSION THREE
Ms Kaji Sritharan, Associate Dean, Royal Society of Medicine
3.10 pm
Ovarian cancer: Novel therapies
Mr John Butler, Consultant Gynaecologist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
3.35 pm
Discussion
3.45 pm
he Human Genome Project: How close are we to delivering personalised medical care?
Professor Mark Caulfield, Chief Scientist, Genomics England and Senior Investigator, National Institute for Health Research
4.10 pm
Discussion
4.20 pm
Completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting