SSHM Summer Meeting

Saturday, 08 June 2024


Scottish Society of the History of Medicine Summer Meeting 2024 Jointly with Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society Room 402, Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, Aberdeen 8th June 2024 10.30am - ...

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Presidential Address 2024

Thursday, 06 June 2024


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 6 June 2024 Dr Izhar Khan, Consultant Nephrologist and Hon Sen Lecturer NHS Grampian & University of Aberdeen. Foundation Programme Dir...

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Elective Presentations 2024

Tuesday, 14 May 2024


The University of Aberdeen 2024 MBChB Graduates, who were awarded Elective Bursaries by the Society to facilitate their final year studies, will be invited to compete for the Adam Quaich by present...

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Scottish Steel and Irish Fire

Thursday, 02 May 2024


SCOTTISH STEEL AND IRISH FIRE:  Lessons for today’s doctors from the history of the birth of iv fluid therapy in Edinburgh in 1832 2 May 2024 Dr Liam Plant MB BSc FRCPI FRCPE, Cons...

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The Future of Aberdeen's Past

Thursday, 18 April 2024


The Medico-Chirurgical Society holds a valuable archive and collection of medical artefacts. This inheritance should not be seen in isolation but as an integral part of our shared North-East S...

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Was It All A Dream?

Thursday, 04 April 2024


WAS IT ALL A DREAM? DEALING WITH THE ‘FIRST WAVE’ OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FROM A RESPIRATORY PERSPECTIVE 4 April 2024 Professor Jonathan Bennett, Honorary Professor of Respiratory Scie...

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Jim Petrie Lecture 2024

Wednesday, 13 March 2024


PROFESSOR JIM PETRIE ANNUAL LECTURE Do It Now ... Then It's Done Professor Tom MacDonald, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Dundee, Director ...

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21st Century Medical Masqueraders

Thursday, 07 March 2024


21ST CENTURY MEDICAL MASQUERADERS 7 March 2024 Professor Neil Basu, Professor of Rheumatology, University of Glasgow. The mischievousness of the immune system is arguably best manifeste...

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Presidential Medal Lecture 2023/2024

Thursday, 15 February 2024


PRESIDENT’S MEDAL LECTURE – 2023/2024: HOW DO WE KNOW CONTRACEPTIVES ARE SAFE? 15 February 2024 Professor Philip Hannaford, Emeritus Professor of Primary Care, University of Aberdee...

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The Medic and Charity

Thursday, 01 February 2024


THE MEDIC AND CHARITY 1 February 2024 Professor Syed Iftikhar MB BS, DM, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon and Hon. Associate Professor, Royal Derby Hospital. Professor Iftikhar qualified f...

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International Medical Societies

Thursday, 11 January 2024


INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES - EDUCATIONAL AND FUN…OR NOT? 11 January 2024 Dr Colin Mumford, Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neurology, University of Edinburgh...

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Pro-Rich Bias and Gender Inequalities

Thursday, 07 December 2023


HOW PATIENT CHOICE AND MARKETISATION IS INCREASING PRO-RICH BIAS AND GENDER INEQUALITIES: SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND COMPARISON 7 December 2023 Professor Allyson Pollock, Population Health Scienc...

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The Man Who Knew Everything

Thursday, 02 November 2023


AVICENNA, IBN SINA, IN EUROPE’S MEDICAL EDUCATION (OR THE MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING) 2 November 2023 Professor Ehsan Masood, London-based science journalist. Avicenna’s 11th cent...

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Is It Bunk, or Vital to Remember?

Thursday, 05 October 2023


IS IT BUNK, OR VITAL TO REMEMBER? 5 October 2023 Professor John Forsythe, Organ Utilisation Consultant for NHSBT, Transplant Honorary Professor, and Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Royal Inf...

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Presidential Address

Thursday, 01 June 2023


Annual General Meeting & Presidential Address Dr Mary Joan MacLeod, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Applied Medicine, University of Aberdeen   Link   ...

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Simulation

Thursday, 18 May 2023


Simulation in Medical Education: The Future Dr Craig Brown, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen & ED Consultant (Followed by visit to the Suttie Centre) Dr Cra...

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Aberdeen to Africa

Thursday, 27 April 2023


Lifetimes of Asthma & COPD: from Aberdeen to Africa Professor Graham Devereux, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Graham went to medical school i...

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Bad Fat

Thursday, 06 April 2023


Just Why is Fat Bad for the Cell? Using Lipidomics to Understand Disease Professor Jules Griffin, Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen Professor Jules Griffin’s research focuses on ...

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Heritage Event 2023

Wednesday, 29 March 2023


Celebrating the Contribution of Volunteers to Healthcare Recordings: Session 1 Session 2     ...

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Petrie Annual Lecture

Wednesday, 15 March 2023


Clinical Trials in a Crisis - Lessons from Recovery Professor Sir Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Oxford The annual Professor Jim Petrie lecture, a j...

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