Introduction

The Ulster Society for Internal Medicine is a section of medicine of the Ulster Medical Society. It was founded in 1968 so that consultants in general (internal) medicine in Northern Ireland could meet and discuss professional matters.

The Society holds two meetings a year, one in Belfast in the autumn and one elsewhere in Northern Ireland in the spring.

Meetings

Submissions

We welcome trainees and consultants to submit presentations relating to original research, audits, or reviews of interesting cases from the broad family of general medicine and its specialties.

Abstracts submitted before the closing date will be considered for selection by the committee. Abstracts that have been selected and presented at the meeting will be published in the Ulster Medical Journal.

Our meetings are approved for 3 hours of external CPD.

Programme

Autumn 2010 Meeting: Belfast City Hospital

Date and Time:   Friday October 15th at 2:00-5:30pm
Venue:Seminar Room 3, The Cancer Centre
Abstract Submission Date:Friday 10th September
Invited Speakers:Professor Peter Passmore on Dementia Management
Dr Joe Kidney on Sleep Disordered Breathing

Spring 2011 Meeting: To be Decided.

Administration

Membership

Membership of the Ulster Society for Internal Medicine is open to all Consultant Physicians who belong to the Ulster Medical Society.

Members may attend and speak at all clinical and business meetings of the Society. Notification of meetings will be sent by email. Those without email should ensure that the Honorary Secretary has their current postal address.

Medically qualified non-members are welcome to attend and speak at the clinical meetings.

The fee for membership of the USIM is currently £5. Application forms are available from the treasurer.

Committee

Chair:   Dr Kate Ritchie, Consultant Physician, Craigavon Area Hospital.
Hon. Secretary:Dr Philip Gardiner, Consultant Rheumatologist, Altnagelvin Hospital.
Hon. Treasurer:Dr Rory Convery, Consultant Physician, Craigavon Area Hospital.
Committee Members:Dr A. Varghese, Dr S. Johnston, Dr C. Harron, Dr J. McConville, Dr I. Gleadhill.

Contact

Ulster Society for Internal Medicine usim @ ums. ac.uk

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