About this event

  • Date and time Thu 23 Jul 2020 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Clinical Neurosciences
Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychiatry at King’s College London, Professor Michael Kopelman will give a detailed overview of memory disorders, emphasising how different components of memory can be affected, and provide a historical perspective for several of the disorders.
There will also be discussions of both neurological disorders and psychological (or ‘dissociative’) forms of amnesia.
"It will be seen how different amnesia really is from what appears in the movies!" - Professor Kopelman.

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This meeting is a part of the RSM Clinical Neurosciences Section webinar series; Current and historical perspectives, that will be broadcast weekly on Thursday evenings from 6:00pm. The series will explore a variety of  neurological and neurosurgical themes. If you would like to find out more about the series, please visit the Clinical Neurosciences Section homepage.

 

Speaker slides will be available and sent to registered delegates 24 hours after the live webinar. A full recording of this webinar will not be available after the live broadcast. 

Key speakers

Michael Kopelman CNN52

Professor Michael Kopelman Ph.D, FBPsS, FRCPsych, FMedSci

Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychiatry, King’s College London

Speaker's biography

Professor Michael Kopelman is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychiatry, King’s College London (Institute   of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience). He formerly ran a neuropsychiatry and memory disorders clinic at St Thomas’s Hospital, London. He is a past-President of the Clinical Neurosciences Section at the Royal Society of Medicine. He has written on many aspects of amnesia and memory disorders; from  the  nature of the cognitive deficits in neurological disease to amnesia in crime.

Agenda

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Welcome and introduction
Amnesia – not what you see in the movies

Professor Michael Kopelman, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychiatry, King’s College London

Question and answer session
Close of webinar

Location

Online

Disclaimer:All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM nor the speaker's organisations.

Special rates for difficult times 
The RSM wishes to offer healthcare professionals continued learning opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic. The RSM’s COVID-19 online events are available free of charge, while there will be small charges to register for other online education. These fees will enable the RSM to continue its programme of activities and will apply during the course of the pandemic. 

Registration for this webinar will close 2 hours prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 2 hours before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.

Speaker slides will be available and sent to registered delegates 24 hours after the live webinar. A full recording of this webinar will not be available after the live broadcast. 

This webinar will not be recorded.

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