Meetings 2012 to 2013

President:  Professor Roy Spence OBE, JP, MD, MA, LLD(Hon), FRCS(Edin, Irel), FRCS(Eng, Glas, Hon)

Medical Practice for the Future—With Lessons From the Past

October 2012

Thursday 4 October 8.00 pm.
North Lecture Theatre, MBC, QUB
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Radiation—Friend or Foe?
Professor Roy Spence OBE, JP, MD, MA, LLD(Hon), FRCS(Edin, Irel), FRCS(Eng, Glas, Hon)
Professor of Surgery, Queen's University, Belfast, Consultant Surgeon, Belfast City Hospital

Thursday 18 October 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
From Belfast to Bosnia—Forensic Pathology During Conflict
Professor Jack Crane, CBE, MB, FRCPath, DMJ (Clin et Path) FFPathRCPS, FFFLM
State Pathologist, Northern Ireland, Honorary Professor of Forensic Pathology (QUB)

November 2012

Thursday 1 November 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
Published Outcomes—Lessons From Cardiac Surgery
Mr Tim Graham, MD, FRCS (Eng, Glas, Edin)
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Surgery—University of Birmingham

Thursday 8 November 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Use of Serum Tumour Biomarkers for Investigation of Women with Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding
Dr Nikos Burbos, MB, MRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Thursday 22 November 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
THE ROBERT CAMPBELL MEMORIAL ORATION
Genes — Past — Present — Future
Professor Patrick Morrison, DSc, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, FFPHMI
Consultant in Genetic Medicine, Belfast Trust, Honorary Professor of Human Genetics, Queen's University Belfast

December 2012

Thursday 6 December 8.00pm.
Lecture Theatre 4, Clinical Education Unit, Altangelvin Area Hospital
DESMOND WHYTE MEMORIAL LECTURE
Dying to Summit—the Physiology, Psychology and Ethics of Climbing Mount Everest
Dr Nigel Hart, MD, FRCGP, MMedSc
Senior Lecturer, Department of General Practice, Queen's University Belfast, General Practitioner in Crossgar Surgery

Thursday 13 December 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
JUNIOR DOCTORS' PRIZE EVENING
A buffet will take place before the presentations, available from 6.00pm.
This is an important evening for the Society when junior doctors working in Northern Ireland have the opportunity to present their research or interesting cases. It is always an interesting and instructive evening for all members

January 2013

Thursday 10 January 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
THE GARY LOVE LECTURE
A Sextet of Contrasting Styles
Professor Richard Clarke, BSc, MB, BCh, FRCA, MD, Phd, FFARCSI
Former Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Former Dean of Faculty Anaesthetics Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Former Professor of Anaesthetics, Queen's University Belfast, Honorary Archivist, Royal Victoria Hospital

Thursday 17 January 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
The Surgical Future—Reflections on the NHS of Tomorrow
Professor John MacFie, MD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Edin), FRCP (Edin)
Professor of Surgery and Consultant Surgeon, University of Hull/Scarborough Hospital, President of Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

Thursday 31 January 8.00pm.
Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast
Travelling with a Different Point of View
Professor Pascal McKeown, MD, FRCP (Edin, Lond)
Consultant Cardiologist, Belfast Trust, Director, Centre for Medical Education, Queen's University Belfast

February 2013