Events Programme 2026/27

2026

Thursday, 15th October 2026

“Forgotten but not lost: Janet Vaughan, 20th century medical pioneer”

Ms Sheena Evans, Independent Scholar and Biographer, London

Thursday 10th December 2026

“Hope in a time of dying: Palliative Care in Ukraine”

Dr Rachel Clarke, Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust, Swindon

2027

Thursday 4th February 2027

“Spina bifida and Sheffield Children’s Hospital”

Mr TWD Smith, retired Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheffield

Thursday 18th March 2027

“The Lancaster Medical Book Club and the Dissection of Murderers”

Mr Bryan Rhodes, retired Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Lancaster

Thursday 15th April 2027

Members’ Papers Evening

Thursday 27th May 2027

Presidential Address: “Viscount Christopher Addison (1869-1951) - distinguished anatomist and forgotten politican”

Dr Mike Collins, Sheffield

Thursday 24th June 2027

“The Law that locked away a generation: the Mental Deficiency Act of 1913”

Dr Sarah Wise, historian and author, London

Thursday 15th July 2027

Oslerian Oration & Banquet: “Modelled on Edinburgh - Scottish Medicine before and after Osler” Black tie

Mr Iain Macintyre, retired Surgeon, Edinburgh

Venue

All lectures will be held at the Royal College of Physicians of London at 7.00pm, preceded by a drinks reception from 6.30pm. Dress is smart casual, with the exception of the Oslerian Oration and Banquet in July.

A buffet supper will take place at 8.00pm.