He said that he formerly worked for Fisons agro chemicals and pharmaceuticals. He became interested in cortical development and has researched the subject extensively.
Read moreSMS minutes - Mr Arthur Dunkley - African Diaspora
Before proceeding to the AGM President Mr Gordon Masson introduced the evening’s speaker Mr Arthur Dunkley, FRCS, Consultant in Emergency Surgery to the Musgrave Park Hospital, Taunton, who spoke to the title African Diaspora.
Read moreMr Keith St John Wiseman - From fatalities to free kicks
He said that unfortunately we will lose doctor coroners in the reforms of the coroner’s system which is due. Two cases have led to the review: the first was Alderhay and since then coroners are the only ones who can insist on a PM. The second was Shipman; for although the cases were never reported to the coroner he was still responsible.
Read moreMr John Heyworth - The Emergency Department Unmasked
He was very insistent that we call it the Emergency Department and not Casualty – and got us to repeat this out loud! The Emergency department is the hub of emergency care operating 24 hours day, every day of the year, treating the acutely ill, the injured, children, the mentally ill, toxicological problems etc..
Read moreProfessor James Drife - Medical Women – then and now
He said Universities were under control of the church which was male dominated and reminded us that Paris, Oxford and Cambridge didn’t allow women until the 19th C.
Read moreProfessor Peter Johnson - Footte Memorial Lecture
He reviewed Dr Footte’s medical career and noted that the origins of chemotherapeutic cancer treatment happened during his later career when it was observed that those who died in the 1st World War from mustard gas poisoning suffered an obliteration of the lymphoid tissue.
Read moreDr Nigel Watson - The Future of the NHS
He first described the role of the LMC and then went on to review the current problems in the NHS. He addressed the problems of funding, political interference, poor management and the Service’s inability to retain the ablest.
Read moreDr Peter Down - Some Unsung Heroes of Gastroenterology
John Hunter described cancer as a cause of dysphagia. He would insert a bougie to determine the level of a blockage, though he could do nothing about it [except dissect it later]. However if the bougie went down then it was a case of hysteria.
Read moreDr Andrew Bishop - Thoughts on Cardiology
Unstable angina patients get more benefit from statins and actually save some lives. Best is to identify those at risk from sudden death and implant a defibrillator. An Australian working group has shown this to be very effective but at a cost of £25,000 a go.
Read moreSMS minutes - Southampton Doctors Around the World
Dr Tomson is a yachting medical advisor and local GP who has travelled the world. In a wide ranging talk he described the many places he had been to, which included Umtata in South Africa where he saw the most distressing medicine of his career; lots of burns, fractures, talipes and TB.
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