Dear AlmaMata
I apologise for this very late notice, but I wonder if you could let member know about the MEDICINE OVERSEAS event at the Royal Society of Medicine this FRIDAY 19th APRIL.
It will be of interest to AlmaMater members:
Further info and Register at http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/cca01.php
Organisations and opportunities
9.00 am
Introduction - History and philosophy
Professor Jim Ryan, President of the Catastrophes & Conflict Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine, Emeritus Professor at UCL (Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery) and SGUL (establishing a new Centre for Trauma and Catastrophe), International Professor of Surgery at USUHS, USA
9.10 am
Merlin
Linda Doull, Director of health & policy, Merlin
9.40 am
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Marc Dubois, Executive Director of MSF UK
10.10 am
The International Committee of the Red Cross
Robin Michael Coupland, International Committee of the Red Cross
10.40 am
Tea and coffee break
International links and working overseas
11.10 am
Stepping off the treadmill - MMC and the humanitarian
Dr Fred Martineau, Alma Mata, Medact, Medical Justice and paediatric ST3
11.40 am
Essay prize presentation Medical student essay prize presentation
Winner of the 2010 essay competition : 'One Man's Terrorist can be Another Man's Terrorist' – A Discussion, Mr Ammar Waraich, Imperial College London
11.50 am
Medical student presentation: 'Hospex - macrosimulation training for field hospitals'
Laura Hayes, SGUL
12.00 pm
Lunch
INSIGHTS INTO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
1.30 pm
Darfur
Maria Kett, Assistant Director of the Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery, Disability and Inclusive Development Centre at UCL
2.00 pm
Medical consequences of conflicts and catastrophes
Professor Jim Ryan, President
2.30 pm
Ebola in Africa, bullet wounds in Sarajevo: working for WHO overseas
Dr Simon Mardel OBE, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and WHO Clinician
3.00 pm
Tea and coffee break
Training and preparation
3.30 pm
Personal and professional preparation for working overseas
Mr Steve Mannion, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, founder of charity Feet First, Past President of the Catastrophes & Conflict Forum and Honorary member of the Royal Society of Medicine
4.00 pm
Careers overseas and elective preparation - update
Mr Mark Wilson, Author of 'Medic's guide to work and electives around the world'. Expedition medic, neurosurgeon & HEMS doc
And Finally...
4.20 pm
Completion of evaluation forms
4.30 pm
Trauma in Afghanistan: The Camp Bastion experience
Mr Nigel Tai, Consultant Trauma and Vascular Surgeon, Royal London Hospital, London , Lieutenant Colonel, RAMC, Defence Medical Services
5.00 pm
Close of meeting
Followed by a wine reception
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Dear AlmaMata
I apologise for this very late notice, but I wonder if you could let member know about the MEDICINE OVERSEAS event at the Royal Society of Medicine this FRIDAY 19th APRIL.
It will be of interest to your members:
Organisations and opportunities
9.00 am
Introduction - History and philosophy
Professor Jim Ryan, President of the Catastrophes & Conflict Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine, Emeritus Professor at UCL (Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery) and SGUL (establishing a new Centre for Trauma and Catastrophe), International Professor of Surgery at USUHS, USA
9.10 am
Merlin
Linda Doull, Director of health & policy, Merlin
9.40 am
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Marc Dubois, Executive Director of MSF UK
10.10 am
The International Committee of the Red Cross
Robin Michael Coupland, International Committee of the Red Cross
10.40 am
Tea and coffee break
International links and working overseas
11.10 am
Stepping off the treadmill - MMC and the humanitarian
Dr Fred Martineau, Alma Mata, Medact, Medical Justice and paediatric ST3
11.40 am
Essay prize presentation Medical student essay prize presentation
Winner of the 2010 essay competition : 'One Man's Terrorist can be Another Man's Terrorist' – A Discussion, Mr Ammar Waraich, Imperial College London
11.50 am
Medical student presentation: 'Hospex - macrosimulation training for field hospitals'
Laura Hayes, SGUL
12.00 pm
Lunch
INSIGHTS INTO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
1.30 pm
Darfur
Maria Kett, Assistant Director of the Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery, Disability and Inclusive Development Centre at UCL
2.00 pm
Medical consequences of conflicts and catastrophes
Professor Jim Ryan, President
2.30 pm
Ebola in Africa, bullet wounds in Sarajevo: working for WHO overseas
Dr Simon Mardel OBE, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and WHO Clinician
3.00 pm
Tea and coffee break
Training and preparation
3.30 pm
Personal and professional preparation for working overseas
Mr Steve Mannion, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, founder of charity Feet First, Past President of the Catastrophes & Conflict Forum and Honorary member of the Royal Society of Medicine
4.00 pm
Careers overseas and elective preparation - update
Mr Mark Wilson, Author of 'Medic's guide to work and electives around the world'. Expedition medic, neurosurgeon & HEMS doc
And Finally...
4.20 pm
Completion of evaluation forms
4.30 pm
Trauma in Afghanistan: The Camp Bastion experience
Mr Nigel Tai, Consultant Trauma and Vascular Surgeon, Royal London Hospital, London , Lieutenant Colonel, RAMC, Defence Medical Services
5.00 pm
Close of meeting
Followed by a wine reception
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Posted on the Members mailing list. Go to http://almamata.net/mailman/listinfo/members_almamata.net to subscribe.
