Press notes: 14 February 2022
Monday 14 February: webinar 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Professor Ranjit Manchanda will explore population genetic testing for cancer predisposition and how preventive population genomics offers the prospect of tailoring care and interventions to those at greatest risk in society.
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Wednesday 16 February: livestream 5.30pm to 9.00pm
The influence of their medical training on poets John Keats and Samuel Taylor Coleridge will be discussed by Professor Nicholas Roe and Professor Neil Vickers, in an evaluation of how the arts remain an integral part of exploring medicine and health.
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Wednesday 16 February: webinar 7.00pm to 8.05pm
Rear Admiral Andy Kyte CB, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Support Operations) and Chief Naval Logistics Officer, will join Professor Roger Kirby, RSM President, for a conversation about his career, military and naval personnel support hubs after retirement, and how the Ministry of Defence responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Save the date – webinar 31 March, 12.30pm to 3.30pm
COVID-19 Conference: Two years on
This RSM conference, to be held two years after the first UK lockdown, brings together Professor Sir John Bell, Dr Richard Horton, Professor Sharon Peacock, Professor Devi Sridhar, Professor Peter Openshaw and Professor David Heymann, together with other influential experts, to take stock of the pandemic’s impact, and discuss the best approaches for the endemic stage and the next pandemic threat.
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Notes to editors
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