Professor Robert Mason
Surgeon, Guys' Hospital
About this event
- Date and time Wed 16 Oct 2019 from 5:30pm to 10:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by History of Medicine Society
For the 2019-2020 academic year, the History of Medicine Society is bridging gaps between the past, present, and future with an eye to the anniversaries of wartime events in British History.
In this first session, two eminent speakers from the national maritime museum illustrate the special nature of nautical wartime medicine. Professor Robert Mason will inform us on 'the Injuries and illnesses of Lord Nelson'. Dr. Pieter Van der Merve will talk on 'Fatal voyage: surgeons on the Bounty, 1787-90'
Book your place to:
- Become aware of the challenges of nautical medicine and surgery
- Understand the nature of the injuries of Nelson and their impact on performance
- Be aware of the challenges of medical leadership under wartime conditions
Tickets
Standard pricing available until 15 October 2019.
Member
RSM Fellow
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£26.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
RSM Associate
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£26.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
RSM Retired Fellow
| Day 1 |
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£26.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
RSM Trainee
| Day 1 |
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£26.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
RSM Student
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£26.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
Non - Member
Guest
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£44.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
Consultant / GP
| Day 1 |
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£44.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
AHP / Nurse / Midwife
| Day 1 |
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£44.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
Trainee
| Day 1 |
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£44.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
Student
| Day 1 |
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£44.00
Meeting
£48.00
Optional dinner
(optional) |
Key speakers
Dr Pieter Van der Merve
Naval Historian and her Majesty's Deputy Lieutenant for Royal Greenwich
Agenda
View the programme
Registration
Introduction by the President
Professor Stephen Challacombe, President, History of Medicine Society, Royal Society of Medicine
Injuries and illnesses of Lord Nelson
Professor Robert Mason, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and National Maritime Museum
Fatal voyage: Surgeons on the Bounty 1787-90
Dr Pieter van der Merwe, National Maritime Museum
Panel discussion
Close of meeting
Dinner
For those who have pre-booked
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom