146th Session (2019-2020)
President Dr Peter Carpenter
Psychiatrist and Special Visitor
The president for the 2019-2020 Session as first president of the Society in its CIO format was Dr Peter Carpenter, Consultant Psychiatrist.
The programme details for the current 146th Session of the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society were radically curtailed by COVID19. However we experimented with online talks.
Mr Feras Naaisa handing over to Dr Peter Carpenter
Wednesday 9th October 2019
Annual General Meeting
Presidential Address
Dr Peter Carpenter FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist
“Mental Capacity and abuse of power”
Wednesday 13th November 2019
The Long Fox Memorial Lecture
Professor Chris Salisbury MB ChB MSc MD FRCGP
Professor Primary Health Care, University Bristol
“Designing health care for the people who need it”
Tuesday 17th December 2019 at 12.30pm
Professor Mark Pietroni
Professor Public Health
“Setting up an acute and general medicine service that is fit for purpose”
Held at UBHT Education Centre, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8AE
Wednesday 8th January 2020
Professor Stephan Lewandowsky
Professor in Cognitive Psychology, University Bristol
“Science, fake news and the medical profession”
Wednesday 12th February 2020
Unfortunately Prof. Andrew Goddard had to cancel at short notice due to COVID meetings
Dr Nabil Jarad PhD FRCP
Consultant Respiratory Physician
“To Vape or not to Vape? – E-cigarettes under the spotlight”
A Similar talk was given at the Gloucester Hospitals Ground Round
Wednesday 11th March 2020 was cancelled on the day due to the Speaker having to self isolate.
Professor Wendy Burn FRCPsych
President Royal College Psychiatrists
“Mental Health Priorities for the President”
Wednesday 8th April 2020 - Cancelled due to COVID
Professor Paul Moran MB BS BSc MSc FRCPsych DLSHTM MD
Professor of Psychiatry, University Bristol
“Personality disorders – the changing landscape”
Wednesday 13th May 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid
[provisional] Dr Dee Knipe, Senior Research Associate Epidemiology, Bristol
“Suicide in Sri Lanka – lessons for Britain”
Wednesday 10th June 2020 - cancelled due to Covid
Dr Lindsey Hines PhD, Research Fellow, University Bristol
“Adolescence and Cannabis”
Wed 8th July 2020 - a webinar
Professor Andrew Goddard MD PRCP
President Royal College Physicians
“Challenges facing physicians in 2020 and in the future"
Recording on Youtube https://youtu.be/owxSNk71FUo
Sat 22 August 2020 a webinar
Dr Mazen Kherallah
Critical Care and Infectious Disease Consultant at Sanford Health System in Fargo, and University of North Dakota - USA
“Anti-inflammatory Agents in the Management of COVID-19. Patients: An Evidence-based Approach"
Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G_42X00eAgU