COVID-19 Series: Wellbeing this winter: Where to find support?- Episode 95 Date and time: Thu 6 Jan 2022 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, recently told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that “nothing works without staff”, but with mounting pressures, growing waiting lists and a difficult winter ahead, how can we ensure […]
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Recorded on Thursday 16 September 2021, as part of the Royal Society of Medicine’s COVID-19 Series. This episode explored how the pandemic and multiple national lockdowns have impacted the LGBTQ+ community. To explore the range of impacts, and what needs to happen going forward, we welcomed Dr Callum Phillips, LGBTQ+ Lead at The British Student […]
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Exceptional mind-body states for mental health: This webinar will explore the psychological qualities of those who partake in extreme sports and experiences, and what we can learn from this state of mind. Insights about the pathophysiology and remission of mental ill-health can also be gained by exploring these processes. This is an in-depth webinar that will touch on […]
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Diversity in leadership roles essential to engage minority-ethnic medical students with academia. Minority-ethnic medical students must have more role-models in senior leadership positions if they are to engage with academia. This is one of the conclusions drawn by a group of medical students writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine about the drivers and barriers to engaging with academia. Barriers currently […]
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HRH The Prince of Wales to open Royal Society of Medicine series on health impacts of climate change. A series of webinars that will position health and wellbeing at the centre of the climate change debate will be opened with a pre-recorded video message from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales on Tuesday 16 March. The 10-part series, presented by […]
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COVID-19: Schools urgently need guidelines on improving ventilation in classrooms: There is an urgent need for guidelines on how schools can use ventilation to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the classroom, according to doctors at Imperial College London and the headteacher of a secondary school in Pinner, Middlesex. In a commentary published by the Journal […]
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COVID-19 Series: What is the scale of vaccine scepticism? – Episode 56 Webinar: Date and time: Thu 7 Jan 2021 from 12:30pm to 1:15pm Register to join Episode 56 ‘What is the scale of vaccine scepticism?’ on Zoom here. Following the rapid development of vaccines for COVID-19, successful vaccine delivery will be the most important factor […]
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Plagues, neurology, and rehabilitation: The history of polio epidemics and how COVID-19 will affect approaches to rehabilitation: Date and time: Tue 5 Jan 2021 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, online webinar. Infections affect the nervous system in very different ways giving neuroscience a constant stream of new problems to solve. Robin Howard, Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology […]
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Collecting and choice: A model for life’s decisions: RSM Webinar: Date and time Tue 15 Dec 2020 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm Shirley M. Mueller, M.D is a Past clinical and research neurologist at Indiana University. Now, she is an adjunct professor and passionate collector. As a Neuroscientist and a collector, Shirly will discuss the fascinating […]
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This episode of the COVID-19 Series will feature an interview with Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. In an interview with Professor Sir Simon Wessely, the two will discuss topics including the latest news on vaccines, international developments, if it is possible for governments to really “follow the science”, and whether we can live with […]
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