"Oh wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us!"
Thursday 14 October 8.00 pm.
North Lecture Theatre MBC, QUB
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
To See Ourselves as Others See Us
Dr Domhnall Macauley. General Practitioner, Assistant Editor BMJ
SYMPOSIUM: WORK-LIFE BALANCE—GETTING A MEDICAL LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE?
Ill Health, Unhappiness, and Uncertainty (Bullying, Racism, Illness) in the Medical Profession—Is There a Cure?
Dr Rhona McDonald (former GP/Public Health/Tropical Medicine). Editor Careers Section BMJ
From 24 Hour Doc to 24 Hour Doctor Journalist—Living the Dream
Dr Muiris Houston (former GP). Medical Correspondent, The Irish Times
How to be Happy....Even in the NHS
Dr Maria Kee (former Consultant Psychiatrist / Medical Director). Kee Training
What Else You Can Do With a Medical Degree
Dr Adam Poole. Career Edge (Personal Development for Health Professionals)
Thursday 25 November 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
Perceiving Medicine (Art and Medicine)
Jan Croot. Picture Editor, British Medical Journal
SYMPOSIUM: POLICY FUTURES—THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
JOINT MEETING WITH THE NUFFIELD TRUST AND THE JUDGE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
The Role of the State
Professor Dame Sandra Dawson. Director, The Judge Institute of Management
Who is Going to Care?
Professor Alison Kitson. Director, The Royal College of Nursing Institute
The Burden of Health: The Reality of Disease
Dr Zoë Slote Morris. Nuffield Fellow in Health Policy
Who Pays and How Should the Money be Spent?
Professor Ray Robinson. Director, LSE Health, London School of Economics
Information Systems and Medical Technology
Professor Don Detmer. Professor of Health Management, The Judge Institute of Management
Thursday 27 January 8.00pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
THE ROBERT CAMPBELL ORATION
The Health of Belfast in the 20th Century
Professor Alun Evans. Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, The Queen's University of Belfast
SYMPOSIUM: FROM NHS TO NATIONAL PATIENT SERVICE
JOINT MEETING WITH THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
The Patient's Story—Narrative and the Primary Care Consultation
Professor Trish Greenhalgh. Professor of General Practice, University College London
Diagnosis, Treatment Decisions, and Implementation
Professor Tom Fahey. Professor of General Practice, University of Dundee
Patients, Information, Engagement and Choice
Professor Martin Marshall. Professor of General Practice and Head of School at University of Manchester
What We Should Know?
Dr Iona Heath, GP. Former Vice Chair of the RCGP and Chairperson of the BMJ Ethics Committee
Friday 11 February 7.15 for 8.00pm.
Great Hall, QUB
Annual Presidential Dinner
Thursday 24 February 8.00pm.
Beechhill Country House Hotel
THE DESMOND WHYTE LECTURE
Problem Doctors and How the Profession Deals with Them
Professor Gerry Bury. Professor of General Practice, University College Dublin and Outgoing President of the Irish Medical Council
Thursday 17 May 2pm.
Malone Golf Club
ANNUAL GOLF COMPETITION FOR THE VICTORY CHALLENGE CUP
Thursday 25 May 5pm.
Ulster Medical Society Rooms
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING