The Royal Society of Medicine: Innovations

ONLY 75 PLACES LEFT â�� SUMMIT, JUNE 30 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The response from the membership to attend our Medical Innovations Summit has been huge. There are now only 75 places left. To guarantee your seat (and any seats for guests) register your details as soon as possible.

NEW SPEAKER ANNOUNCED

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Mr Tim Jackson, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon will be speaking at The Medical Innovations Summit on June 30th about \'The Bionic Eye\'. Mr Jackson will explain the ground-breaking surgery which took place at Kingâ��s College Hospital, London, in March 2012, which involved the successful implantation of an electronic retina into the back of a patient\'s eye.

General Registration for the Summer Medical Innovations Summit now open!

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Anyone keen to attend the Summer Medical Innovations Summit on 30 June 2012 can now register for the event. Please follow the link to the Summer Summit 2012 and click on Register Now. It will be an exciting and inspiring day that you donâ��t want to miss!

Exclusive Pre-registration for Students to Our Summer Medical Innovations Summit

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

From today all RSM Student Members are invited to pre-register for the Summer Medical Innovations Summit on the 30th June 2012. An email has been sent to all our Student Members. General registration will open in the beginning of May.

Innovations in Medicine

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The RSM Medical Innovations programme has been featured in Innovations in Medicine, a supplement produced by Media Planet and included with the Independent today. To view a pdf of the supplement, please click here.

THANK YOU

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Thank you to our speakers and to our guests for creating an amazing summit. We will announce details on the video presentations in the coming weeks.

TIMETABLE FOR SUMMIT

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Registration opens at 08:15 and a light, free breakfast will be available. The first presentation commences at 09:10. The lunch break will be approximately 13:00-14:25 and the final presentation will end around 18:30.

SUMMIT HOSTS ANNOUNCED

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Summit will be hosted by the RSM President, Professor Parveen Kumar (2010-2012) and the RSM President Elect, Professor Sir Michael Rawlins (2012-2014)

THE SUMMIT IS NOW OVER-SUBSCRIBED

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We are not able to register any more guests due to the popularity of the Summit. We will be announcing the date of the Summer Medical Innovations Summit in mid-February 2012.

SUMMIT REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Due to the overwhelming response from RSM members, the Summit is now over-subscribed. We are not accepting any registrations (except for up to 20 guests who wish to attend the afternoon session only). If you have registered but now find you cannot attend please advise us asap.

FINAL SPEAKER CONFIRMED

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Phantom pain, the pain of a non-existent limb affects 80 percent of the world\'s 10 million amputees. To tackle this problem Katherine Bomkamp, a 20 year old student at West Virginia University, USA has invented an award-winning \"Pain Free Socket\".

3 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

John Qualter is flying in from New York to talk about new digital technologies in medical education; Yoav Medan is flying in from Israel to speak on insicionless surgery; and Ludvic Zrinco, a consultant neurosurgeon will speak about the success he is achieving with deep brain stimulation.

SUMMIT SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A superb line-up of speakers for the Summit has been announced. Details can be found on our Summit 2012 page.

WINTER SUMMIT UPDATE

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Happy New Year to you. We have confirmed eight of the nine speakers. The final presentation should be fixed by the end of this week. We will announce the full programme - which is looking very strong - within the next 7 days on these webpages.

Date For Your Diary

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Saturday 18th February 2012 will be the date of our Winter Medical Innovations Summit. An all day \'full on\' programme of extraordinary and compelling presentations. Free of charge to attend. Open to all RSM members and their guests. To register email paul.summerfield@rsm.ac.uk

SUMMIT PRESENTATIONS NOW ONLINE

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

All the presentatations delivered at the Medical Innovations Summit in June 2011, are now available online, free of charge. To view one or more of the superb briefings, visit www.rsmvideos.com and click on the \'Latest\' tab or type in the word \'Innovations\' in the search box.

THANK YOU !

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Society wishes to thank the speakers and guests who attended the Summit on Saturday. All the presentations were superb. Each session was filmed and will appear, free of charge, on the RSM website shortly.

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY !

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Royal Society of Medicine looks forward to hosting all registered guests for the Summit on Saturday. At the time of writing, there are no changes to the programme. It\'s going to be a wonderful event.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Due to the popularity of the Summit, we have now closed registration as we are unable to seat any more people. The presentations will all be filmed and available on the RSM website, free of charge, shortly after the Summit.

JUST 4 WEEKS TO GO !

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

There are now only 53 places available for the Summit. If you wish to attend and bring guests please register online ( see menu) asap

5 weeks to go for Medical Innovations Summit

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

230 guests have registered for the Summit. If you plan to attend ( and bring guests) you need to register as soon as possible

This Wednesday, May 18

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Register now for our next Medical Innovations Briefing to take place on Wednesday May 18th. Please note the slightly later start time of 6:45pm. You are welcome to bring guests. For information on the speakers, please refer to the Future Briefings tab. Over 100 guests have signed up to attend

Latest Briefing

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Medical Innovations Briefing held on 24 February 2011 was very well received and we hope everybody who attended enjoyed the event. To view and listen to the speakers please click here. The next Medical Innovations briefing is to take place Thursday 17 March 2011 from 6:30pm. Please refer to the Future briefings tab for more information.

Next Briefing

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Medical Innovations Briefing held on 30 November 2010 was a great success. To view and listen to the speakers please click here. The next Medical Innovations briefing is to take place Thursday 24th February 2011 from 6.30pm. Please refer to the Future briefings tab for more information.

New Medical Innovations briefing

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The next Medical Innovations briefing is to take place Tuesday 30th November 2010 from 6.30pm. Speakers will include Dr Anan Shetty, Consultant orthopaedic and knee surgeon, Mr Michael Korn, Creator of KwikScreen and Professor Joan Taylor of De Montfort University. Please refer to the Future briefings tab for more information.

Advice for Summit Participants

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A selection of pastries, fruit and hot and cold drinks will be available from 8am on both Saturday and Sunday morning so you can arrive early, enjoy some (free) breakfast, read the newspapers and relax, prior to a prompt start at 9.30am in our 300-seater auditorium; There will be a mid-morning break with refreshments, prior to a lunchtime finish at c 1.30pm. You will have the option to purchase lunch in our Buttery or in the local neighbourhood; When travelling to the RSM use Bond Street or Oxford Circus tube stations (both a 5 minute walk); If you decide to drive in, we strongly recommend you use an NCP car park (please do not risk your car being ticketed, clamped or removed); Please bring a pen and paper (or ipad!) in case you want to make notes during the presentations;

A few seats available on Sunday 11th July

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We have just 30 seats available for presentations on the Sunday morning. If you wish to attend the Summit on the Sunday, please register asap to guarantee your seats ! There are no seats available on the Saturday - we are completely full and have already taken into account that some registered guests will not appear on the day. Over 360 are already registered for Saturday July 10th 2010

Last few seats for next month\'s Summit

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

326 Fellows have registered for the morning of Sat 10th July and 293 Fellows have registered for the Sunday morning presentations. If you wish to attend the Summit on either or both mornings, please register asap to guarantee your seats!

Only a few places left!

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Over 290 Fellows have registered for the morning of Sat 10th July and over 260 have registered for the Sunday morning presentations. The capacity of our auditorium is 300 so there are now only a few seats available on both mornings. Please register asap !

Only 100 places left!

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There has been a huge response to our invitation to RSM Fellows to attend our Summit in July. Over 200 Fellows have already registered for Sat 10th July and over 200 have registered for the Sunday. Only 100 seats are now available on both mornings, so please register asap !

Summit 2010 is launched

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We have just announced the programme for our Medical Innovations Summit. You are welcome to register to attend the event and bring guests. It is set to be a fantastic weekend for all attending.

Welcome to the new Innovations microsite

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We are proud to launch the new Royal Society of Medicine Innovations microsite. We will be adding content over the coming weeks in anticipation of the Medical Innovations Summit 2010. Stay tuned for further updates!