Meetings 2003 to 2004

President:  Dr. Elizabeth Mayne MD, FRCPath, FRCP (Glas), FRCP (E), FRCPI, FRCP

Reflections on the Changing Face of Medicine, Past, Present and Future

October 2003

Thursday 9 October 8.00 pm.
North Lecture Theatre MBC, QUB
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
The Gender Trap
Dr. Elizabeth Mayne, Honorary Consultant Haematologist, Royal Victoria Hospital

Thursday 23 October 8.00pm.
South Lecture Theatre MBC QUB
The Rise and Rise of Haematology—but Whither Haematologists?
Professor Sir John Lilleyman, Immediate Past President Royal College of Pathologists

November 2003

Thursday 6 November 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
Masters of Irish Medicine
Dr. Desmond Canavan, Immediate Past President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Unfortunately the above lecture was postponed and Professor Richard Clarke, Honorary Archivist at the Royal Victoria Hospital, spoke on:
Nineteenth Century Ulster Doctors—Tracking Them Down and Following Them Up

Thursday 20 November 8.00pm.
South Lecture Theatre MBC QUB
JOINT MEETING WITH THE NORTHERN IRELAND MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY
Robert Campbell Oration. Consent to Medical Treatment—Is Doctor Always Right?
Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Carswell, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

December 2003

Thursday 4 December 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL SOCIETY—President: Dr Alan Ritchie
Thrombosis—From the Foetus to the Grave
Professor Gordon Lowe, Department of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

January 2004

Thursday 8 January 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY—President: Dr. Chris Corkey
Caring for Children—Is it just for Paediatricians?
Professor David Hall, Professor of Community Paediatrics, Sheffield

February 2004

Thursday 5 February 8.00pm.
Beechhill Country House Hotel, Londonderry
THE DESMOND WHYTE LECTURE
From Shadows to Virtual Reality
Dr.Teddy McIlwrath, Honorary Consultant Radiologist, Royal Victoria Hospital

Friday 13 February 7.15 for 8.00pm.
Great Hall, QUB
ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL DINNER

Thursday 26 February 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
Blood Transfusion with vCJD—Implications for Donors and Patients
Professor Christopher Ludlam, Professor of Haematology, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

March 2004

Thursday 4 March 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY—President: Dr. Stanley Hawkins
Multiple Sclerosis—The Future Looks Bright
Professor Michael Hutchinson, Consultant Neurologist, St.Vincent's Hospital, Dublin

Thursday 18 March 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
Junior Members' Forum

May 2004

Thursday 13 May 2pm.
Malone Golf Club
ANNUAL GOLF COMPETITION FOR THE VICTORY CHALLENGE CUP

Thursday 20 May 5pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING