Events Programme Online Magazine 2021-2022 1st September 2021 12:00 am – 31st August 2022 11:59 pm Categories: Apothecaries Events, Faculty events, Faculty of Conflict & Catastrophe Medicine Events, Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events, Friends of the Archives Events, Livery Committee Events Events Programme Online Magazine 2021-22
‘Crowdfunding, ethics, and medical responsibility’ & ‘Clinician-managers: the boundary of medical ethics?’ 11th October 2022 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events The Selwyn lecturer is selected at the annual Philosophy Students’ and Fellows’ Symposium, at which the writers of the best three proposed dissertations are asked to present a short lecture.
The Naked Surgeon 10th November 2022 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Venue: Society of Apothecaries Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events For centuries, medicine was little better than witchcraft. This changed when clinical practice became based on scientific evidence. In this talk, Samer Nashef traces these developments, how they came about and their massive impact on patient safety, dealing with the power of transparency and how to avoid its pitfalls.
From Powerhouse to Playhouse: London Blackfriars at the heart of the nation 23rd November 2022 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Venue: Society of Apothecaries Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events Monckton Copeman Lecture Lecture flier – click here Lecture information – click here Speakers: Dr Simon Thurley Title: From Powerhouse to Playhouse: London Blackfriars at the heart of the nation 6pm – 7pm Lecture Members – £5.00 Non-Members – £10.00 Students free (email facultyhp@apothecaries.org) Lecture & supper (optional) including wine and soft drinks Full rate – […]
What makes health public? Ethical & legal lessons from the pandemic 19th January 2023 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Venue: Society of Apothecaries Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events The related fields of public health ethics and law have been of rapidly-increasing prominence within bioethics across the past two decades. At their heart is the question what makes health public?;
Feuds, Egos and Controversies in the History of Cardiac Surgery 13th February 2023 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Venue: Society of Apothecaries Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events Alexander shall touch on major controversies in our understanding of the circulation and heart disease. This progress has sometimes taken place in an atmosphere of turmoil and antagonism.
Before Newton: 17th-century chymical practice at Trinity College, Cambridge 13th March 2023 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Venue: Society of Apothecaries Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events In this talk, Professor Anna Marie Roos will characterise what (al)chymical practice was like in Cambridge at this time, and why it became a subject of intense interest.
Death in the household: A history of postmortems in domestic spaces 20th April 2023 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events Dr Jennifer Wallis will explore how postmortems were conducted in non-medical spaces, touching on improvisation by practitioners, the material culture of the postmortem, and how such procedures impacted on relationships between medical professionals and the public.
Faculty Black-Tie Dinner 2023 21st June 2023 6:45 pm – 10:30 pm Venue: Society of Apothecaries Categories: Faculty of the History & Philosophy of Medicine & Pharmacy Events The Faculty is hosting its inaugural Black-Tie Dinner open to members only and their guests. – Click here to book.