RSM Webinar: managing elite sport

Elite Sport

COVID-19 implications on elite sport: This webinar provides valuable insight from leading sports clinicians on how to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with athletes in elite sports. Join them to review the latest updates on managing elite sports teams in the COVID-19 pandemic. During this event on elite sport you will: Gain an […]

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RSM COVID-19 Series: Caring for our children

This RSM Covid-19 webinar takes place today at 12.30pm – 1.00pm :  COVID-19 Series: Caring for our children in a time of COVID-19 From the uncertainties around transmission and the pathophysiological differences between children and adults, to the impact of lockdown on learning and mental health, the impact of COVID-19 on children is broad and […]

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RSM webinar: developmental disabilities Part 1 & 2

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Review of the Mental Health Act: Implications for people with developmental disabilities – Part 1 – Thursday 11 June, 3.30pm to 5.05pm and part 2 takes place Friday 12 June, 3.30pm to 5.05pm. Part 1 – People with Intellectual Disability and Autism can, in certain circumstances, be subject to treatment under the Mental Health Act. […]

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RSM: In Conversation Live with Philippe Sands

On Wednesday 10 June, 7.00pm to 8.00pm – In Conversation Live with Philippe Sands, author of the best-selling and multi award-winning “East West Street”, described as “mesmerising”, will be joining Professor Sir Simon Wessely to discuss his latest book, “The Ratline”, already labelled “exhilarating and gripping”, a story of love, lies and justice on the […]

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RSM webinar: Listening to the patient’s gut

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Listening to the patient’s gut. Wednesday 10 June, 12.00pm to 1.00pm Dr James Kinross, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, will speak during this webinar about the future of personalised medicine made possible by listening to the patient’s gut bacteria. Topics will include comparisons between consumer tests available for gut microbiome and the sophisticated […]

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Webinar: Non-malignant pain in older people: Part 1

Non-malignant pain in older people: Part 1 from The Royal Society of Medicine. Scheduled today: Tuesday 9 June, 7.00pm to 8.00pm This is the first webinar is a three part series in-which we will discuss the different approaches to understanding and responding to pain in older people, using insights from psychology, nursing and medicine. Participants will learn […]

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RSM webinar: Covid-19 vaccines

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COVID-19 Series: Vaccines Episode 20 will be broadcast on zoom on Tue 9 Jun 2020 from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. Key speakers: Professor Robin Shattock, Head of Mucosal Infection and Immunity at Imperial College London. Dr Thomas Breuer, Chief Medical Officer at GSK Vaccines. A safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 is generally regarded as the only way […]

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RSM webinar series for trainees on the frontline

The Royal Society of Medicine and the Health Education Kent Surrey Sussex (HEKSS) Deanery, are hosting a new webinar series for all trainees working in frontline medicine. This two-part series will provide case-based scenarios covering the most common acute medical presentations, including cardiology, respiratory, neurology and acute medicine. Experts in their fields, our panel of […]

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Covid-19: People aged 60-69 at increased risk

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The 7.3 million people in the UK aged between 60 and 69 are at increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. Although the government’s age threshold for isolation is 70 years and over, data from countries such as China and Italy show that people aged 60-69 years are also at high risk of […]

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Public must to continue to seek medical help

Patients and the public must continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Jackie Taylor, the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, has joined with other health leaders from across the UK to call on the public to continue to seek appropriate medical help during […]

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