Meetings 2011 to 2012

The programme of lectures starts on Thursday 6 October 2011 at 8pm and continues at intervals on Thursday evenings, usually at 7 pm until 22 March 2012.

Certificates of Attendance will be available at each academic meeting.

Guests of Fellows and Members are welcome as are all registered medical practitioners whether members or not. Anyone else wishing to attend should contact the Honorary Secretary beforehand.

Most of our lectures will be held in Seminar Rooms 5&6 on the first floor of the Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast. A lift is available.

Meetings such as the Presidential Address at which a larger audience may be expected will continue to be held in the North Lecture Theatre, Medical Biology Centre or in the Health Sciences Building, QUB.

On meeting nights car park entry can be effected by using the intercom to speak to security. The doors to the Whitla Medical Building will also be controlled by security. No code is available. Those who prefer to access the Whitla via the MBC should note that the MBC will almost certainly be open during term time until 9 or 10 o'clock but this is not guaranteed.

President:  Professor Patrick Johnston,

New Frontiers in Clinical Medicine

October 2011

  • Thursday 6 October 8.00 pm.   North Lecture Theatre, MBC, QUB
    PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
    "Future Frontiers and Challenges in Clinical Medicine"
    Professor Patrick Johnston, MD PhD FRCP FRCPI
    Director, Institute of Health Sciences and Dean, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast

  • Thursday 20 October 7.00pm.   Seminar Room 1, Health Sciences Building, Belfast City Hospital
    "Personalised Medicine and Modern Pathology"
    Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, MD FRCPath
    Chair of Molecular Pathology, Queen's University and Clinical Consultant Pathologist, BSHCT

November 2011

  • Thursday 24 November 7.00pm.   Waterfoot Hotel, Londonderry
    "Cross-Border Partnership in the Delivery of Health Services"
    Dr Michael McBride (Chief Medical Officer, Northern Ireland) and
    Dr Tony Holohan (Chief Medical Officer, Ireland)

December 2011

  • Thursday 8 December 8.00pm.   Ulster Medical Society Rooms
    JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    "The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer"
    Dr Amanda Tristram
    Senior Clinical Lecturer in Gynaecological Oncology, Cardiff University

  • Thursday 15 December 7.00pm.   North Lecture Theatre, MBC, QUB
    "JUNIOR DOCTORS' PRIZE EVENING"
    A buffet will take place before the presentations, starting 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 2012

  • Thursday 12 January 7.00pm.   North Lecture Theatre, MBC, QUB
    "The Role of Systematic Reviews in Reaching and Breaching New Frontiers"
    Professor Mike Clarke, BSc PhD
    Director of the MRC All-Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Queen's University

February 2012

  • Thursday 2 February 7.00pm.    Ulster Medical Society Rooms
    THE SIR THOMAS AND LADY DIXON LECTURE
    "Beyond Survival: Optimizing the Preservation and Recovery of Function in the Management of Brain injury"
    Dr Teo Forcht-Dagi, MD DMedSc MPH MBA MTS FAANS FACS FCCM
    Dr. Forcht-Dagi is a Boston neurosurgeon with a life-long interest in the preservation and recovery of function after head injury.

  • Friday 3 February 7.15 for 8.00pm.   Canada Room and Great Hall, QUB.
    Annual Presidential Dinner.

  • Thursday 16 February 7.00pm.   Ulster Medical Society Rooms
    "The Future of Genome Medicine in Patient Care"
    Dr Hakon Hakonarson, MD PhD
    Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

March 2012

  • Thursday 1 March 7.00pm.   Ulster Medical Society Rooms
    JOINT MEETING WITH THE ULSTER SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
    THE GARY LOVE LECTURE
    "Sir Hans Sloane - His Life and Legacy"
    Dr Stanley Hawkins, MD FRCP
    Consultant Neurologist, BHSCT and Reader in Clinical Neurology, QUB

  • Thursday 22 March 7.00pm.   Ulster Medical Society Rooms
    THE ROBERT CAMPBELL MEMORIAL ORATION
    "Correcting Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (ctfr). Can Genetic Diseases Really Be Fixed?"
    Professor Stuart Elborn, MB BCh BAO MD FRCP
    Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Director of the Centre for Infection and Immunity at Queen's University

May 2012

  • Thursday 10 May 2.00pm.    Venue to be decided
    ANNUAL GOLF COMPETITION for the Victory Challenge Cup
    Further information will be available later. Please contact the Honorary Secretary, Dr John Craig, if you are interested in playing.

  • Thursday 31 May 5pm.   Ulster Medical Society Rooms
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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