About this event

  • Date and time Thu 14 May 2020 from 12:30pm to 1:00pm
  • Location Online

Register to join Episode 12 'Drug and other therapeutic options' on Zoom here.

Sir Michael Rawlins, Chair of the MHRA, will interview Professor Stuart Ralston, Chair of the Commission on Human Medicines, about potential treatment options for the COVID-19 virus.

The webinar will cover the evidence surrounding the drugs and other therapies proposed as treatment options for COVID-19, drug-related concerns around coronavirus, and the randomised clinical trials that are currently underway.

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This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be used in the future on various internet channels. All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.

 

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.

Key speakers

Professor Michael Rawlins

Professor Sir Michael Rawlins

Chairman, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Speaker's biography

Sir Michael is chairman of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). He is a clinical pharmacologist and specialist in internal medicine. He was professor of clinical pharmacology in Newcastle, and physician at the Newcastle Hospitals from 1999-2006.

 

He was chairman of the Committee on Safety of Medicines, chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and founding chairman of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). He is a past president of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Professor Stuart Ralston

Professor Stuart Ralston

Professor of Rheumatology, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Chairman, Commission on Human Medicines, Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA)

Speaker's biography

Professor Stuart Ralston is an Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology at the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He holds an honorary consultant rheumatologist position with NHS Lothian where he is clinical lead for the osteoporosis service and clinical director of the rheumatology service. He currently chairs the Commission on Human Medicines for the MHRA. 

Location

Online