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Author: Professor John Lumley

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About Professor John Lumley
John Lumley is Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery, and former Consultant Surgeon to Barts, the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. Other former positions include World President of the International College of Surgeons and Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. His extensive writings are mainly on matters medical, but he has written two books on art (a lifelong hobby), skiing (to help other where he failed) and Conducting (he has conducted the Barts Academic Festival Choir and Orchestra for approaching a half century). His latest campaign is the U4U Project, to teach old people to look after themselves and each other.

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International Medical Colleges and Academies

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The profuse collection of information available to individuals on the Internet lays challenge to the need for International Societies. However, nothing can be further from the truth. There are enormous advantages to direct face-to-face links between clinicians with similar specialist interests, both as individuals and in groups. Listening to and questioning experts in your field […]

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International Medical Colleges and Academies

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The profuse collection of information available to individuals on the Internet lays challenge to the need for International Societies. However, nothing can be further from the truth. There are enormous advantages to direct face-to-face links between clinicians with similar specialist interests, both as individuals and in groups. Listening to and questioning experts in your field […]

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Self-regulation in later life. Doctors get old too!

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Now that I am reaching a certain seniority in terms of age, I am aware that there will come a time when self-regulation falters. This is the process expected of us when dealing with our personal affairs. From childhood onwards we are encouraged to develop personal responsibility and this is complicit with mature adulthood. But […]

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Self-regulation in later life. Doctors get old too!

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Now that I am reaching a certain seniority in terms of age, I am aware that there will come a time when self-regulation falters. This is the process expected of us when dealing with our personal affairs. From childhood onwards we are encouraged to develop personal responsibility and this is complicit with mature adulthood. But […]

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