Dr Wales said that the shipping trade, at the turn of the 20th century, was one of conducting vast numbers of emigrants from the old world to the new world – and that included lots of Irish. The shipping lines made their money from the 3rd class passengers.
Read moreMr James Davis - Chichester Harbour
He described the inlet up to Fishbourne as being as it was in Roman times, but that today there were threats to the environment: local authorities under pressure to build more houses, private developers who cant get planning permission leaving sites to rot; areas of farming land under shining plastic and even global warming causing higher tides.
Read moreProfessor Jonathan Montgomery - Future Directions for Hampshire’s NHS
He wondered how fair and transparent clinical excellence awards were and were they value for money? He considered they should be more objective. The Committee were taking care to see that the localities were getting it right and that there was more transparency.
Read moreProfessor George Lewith - Acupuncture – recent advances
He said that with respect to acupuncture the critical discovery was of endorphins and the subsequentphysiological studies that showed that acupuncture increased CSF endorphins. The question that is of most concern though, is ‘what is acupuncture and what is placebo?
Read moreSimon House - Battle for the Brain
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 - 2007 medical students
The meeting received reports from 3 medical students who had received Foott Memorial Bursaries.
Read moreDr Mick Neilsen - The Foott Memorial Lecture
They had 19 admissions in that first year, with a 68% survival rate. By the 10th year they were admitting 125 patients per annum. By last year they were admitting more than 800 patients a year with an 86% survival rate.
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..
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