derby medical society

Founded in 1862. CPD with a Difference.

Email: info@derbymedicalsociety.co.uk

Events

All meetings will be held at 7pm in the lecture theatre of the Medical School in Derby, at the Royal Derby Hospital. They are open to all members, medical students, doctors in training, first 5 GPs and ACPs—excluding the AGM at the end of the last meeting.

No need to book, just come along and sign in.

There will be free refreshments available from 6.30pm kindly provided by Astra Zeneca.

DMS Meetings 2023-24

DateTitleSpeaker
Thursday
5th October 2023
Presidential Address
Dr Tanya Bleiker
Consultant Dermatologist (UHDB)
Thursday 26th October 2023
Pirates, treasure, slavers and pharmaceutical fraud – treatment of skin disease in the early 18th century
Professor Nick Levell
Consultant Dermatologist NNUH, President Dowling Club
Joint meeting DMS and UK dermatology Dowling Club
Wednesday 8th November 2023
Resetting Ethics
Dr Caroline Redhead, LLM, PhD.
University of Manchester
Tuesday 14th November 2023
Science, leadership, politics and communication during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, MBE
Senior Strategy Advisor, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Open meeting:
Importance of Communications in Teams and
Organisations
Lesley Allman
Communications Expert and Author
Wednesday 17th January 2024
Poster and case presentations and awardsDoctors in Training
Wednesday 24th January 2024
Translational Medical Education: Time for a Paradigm Shift
Professor Mini Singh
Professor of Medical Education, University of Manchester
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Global Medicine. Neglected Tropical Disease.
Dr Stephen Walker
Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Wednesday 21st February 2024
The Essentials in Managing Skin of Colour
Dr Marissa Taylor
Consultant Dermatologist, Epsom and St Helier University Hospital
Tuesday 05th March 2024
Our Future Health- Revolutionising research into population health challenges.


Jackie Shears OBE
Our Future Health Director of Big Data and NHS Liaison
Tuesday 19th March 2024
The scandal of research waste and what we can do about it

Followed by the Annual General Meeting
Professor Hywel Williams
Nottingham Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology
Friday 14th June 2024Summer Event A Night at the Opera!

19:00 onwards
Shottle Hall DE56 2EB
Black Tie
Drinks reception followed by 3 course meal and musical entertainment from the world of Opera!

Tickets £60
(Medical students/Trainees £50)

To reserve your tickets please email:tanya.bleiker1@nhs.net

First come first served as places limited!