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Thackray Museum, Leeds
MEDICAL HISTORY LECTURE SERIES SIXTH YEAR
Things We Are Grateful For!
Approved for 12 hours of CME
CONTENT
This series of lectures on the history of medicine is suitable for all, including those with little or no knowledge of the subject. They look at a wide range of factors that have influenced changes in medicine and health. Each year has a new theme.
Every session includes two lectures, given by different speakers, chosen for their lively and entertaining approach as well as their expertise and ability to relate historical issues to those of current importance.
There will be the opportunity for questions and discussion. Delegates can enrol for the whole course or individual sessions.
Saturday 2nd October 2004
10.00 - 12.30
Better than Blood Transfusion - How we learned to separate blood particles: Dr. Angela Robinson (Medical Director, National Blood Service)
Sweet and Sour - The story of diabetes: Prof. Sir George Alberti (Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College)
Saturday 6th November 2004
10.00 - 12.30
Medical Museums in History - Teaching the science and art of medicine: Simon Chaplin (Senior Curator, Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons)
Understanding the Brain - How we learned about how we learn: Dr. Christopher Gardner-Thorpe (Consultant Neurologist, Exeter; Editor, Journal of Medical Biography)
Saturday 4th December 2004
10.00 - 12.30
The General Infirmary at Leeds - A place in the history of the hospital design: Dr. Malcolm Parsons (Retired Consultant Neurologist, Leeds)
LOCAL LETTERS: Brief Presentations
Behind the Name of the Museum - The story of the Thackray Company: Penny Wainwright (Freelance Editor and Writer)
Where on the Wall? - The medical blue plaques of Leeds: Peter Hirschmann (Consultant Dental Radiologist, Member of the Leeds Civic Trust)
Saturday 8th January 2005
10.00 - 12.30
A Tooth for a Tooth - Dentistry through the ages: Prof. Robin Basker (Retired Professor of Dental Prosthetics, Leeds)
Surgeons at Work in Wartime - Personal stories by outstanding figures: Dr. Peter Liddle (Director, Second World War Experience Centre)
Saturday 5th February 2005
10.00 - 12.30
The Workhouse in History - A much maligned institution: Prof. Derek Fraser (Retired Vice-Chancellor, University of Teesside)
More than Memories - An opinionated history of St James's Hospital: Prof. Monty Losowksy (Retired Professor of Medicine, Leeds)
Saturday 5th March 2005
10.00 - 12.30
Pills, Potions and the Public - A history of proprietary medicines: Peter Homan (Honorary Secretary, British Society for the History of Pharmacy)
A Changing Diet - Is your food healthier now? Gill Fine (Head of Food and Health, Sainsbury's Supermarkets)
COURSE DIRECTOR
Monty Losowsky, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Leeds
SESSION FEES
The whole course: £50 (£40 Concessions)
Individual sessions: £10 (£8 Concessions)
See below for a booking form.
LOCATION
All lectures are held at the Thackray Museum, Leeds, next to St James's Hospital.
CONTACT DETAILS
Thackray Museum, Beckett Street, Leeds. LS 9 7LN
Tel: 0113 2444343
Fax: 0113 2470219
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www.thackraymuseum.org
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Booking Form
Please complete in block capitals. A separate form should be completed for each delegate. Pre-booking is essential as places are limited.
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Course Fees ; Please tick the appropriate box:
r Please enrol me on the whole course*. I enclose a cheque for £50 (£40 Concessions).
r Please enrol me on the session ticked below @ £10 (£8 Concessions), enclosed is a cheque for £ _____.
r Saturday 2nd October 2004
( Saturday 6th November 2004
( Saturday 4th December 2004
( Saturday 8th January 2005
( Saturday 5th February 2005
( Saturday 5th March 2005
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r CME certificate
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Please send the completed form at least 10 days in advance of the first lecture, together with course fees to:
History of Medicine
Thackray Museum
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7LN
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