The Royal Society of Medicine is a leading provider of continuing learning to healthcare professionals. Our vision: better healthcare for better lives.
Prof
@MichaelRosenYes
couldn't bring himself to read the patient diary from his 48 days in ICU after contracting COVID-19 until he sat down to record the audio of his book.
In this clip, he describes to
@doctor_oxford
the humanity he discovered when he finally came to read it.
We would like to invite you to be part of an international community of healthcare professionals
Help play a role in our mission to advance health through education and innovation
Online Overseas offer - use code OS20 to receive 20% discount (T&Cs) 👉
Oscar-nominated actress,
@VanessaKirby
, celebrated her father’s inauguration as President of the Royal Society of Medicine this week, as
@RogerKirby12
welcomed guests to a ceremony at the Society’s headquarters in London’s Wimpole Street.
As
@RogerKirby12
was formally inaugurated as President of the RSM at the Honorary Fellows Ceremony this week, we had a special guest in the audience, Vanessa Kirby.
(also known to us as Roger’s daughter)
❗ Join us live on 27 July 2020
🌐 ACST 12:30AM | AEST 1:00AM | PT 8:00AM | ET 11:00AM | BST 4:00PM | CEST 5:00PM | IST 8:30PM | CST, SST 11:00PM | AWST 11:00PM
❓ Unable to attend the live event?
💻 Register to watch on-demand 👉
💬
#RSMCOVIDConf
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson passed her medical exams, making her Britain's female doctor
#OnThisDay
in 1865.
She was a remarkable woman who paved the way for women’s medical education in Britain.
RSM History of Medicine Society
📝 History of Medicine Society breadth, relevance and tradition
📅 14 Apr
⌚ 6pm BST
📺 Watch online or on-demand (T&Cs apply)
Visit the Section homepage and scroll down 👇
📢
#RSMUpdate
We're delighted to announce that renowned prostate surgeon
@RogerKirby12
has been named RSM President-Elect 👏👏
He's served as Chair of the Society’s Academic Board since 2016 and instrumental in founding
@ProstateUK
, and
@TUF_tweets
👇
❗ Join us live on 27 July 2020
📍 COVID-19 Conference: Sharing the international lessons learned
🌐 BST 4PM | CEST 5PM | EDT 11AM | PT 8AM | IST 8:30PM
Register your free place to view the live webinar and watch on-demand 👉
💬
#RSMCOVIDConf
Chair & co-founder of
@LongCOVIDPhysio
@darrenabrown
will be on the panel at this week's Spotlight on
#LongCOVID
.
Academic Physiotherapist Darren contracted COVID-19 in March 2020 and is living with Long COVID and associated episodic disability.
👇
Restrictions have ended but infections are rising again. So as we enter winter living with Covid, how do things stand with variants & infections?
Leading experts Sarah Gilbert, Sharon Peacock & Sarah Walker join us to answer your questions.
On 22 Sep
Earlier today HRH The Duke of Cambridge visited the RSM to receive an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of the work he undertakes in the area of healthcare. He also met RSM Council members, directors and key supporters
@KensingtonRoyal
Dame Clare Marx, orthopaedic surgeon, former President of the
@RCSnews
and Chair of the
@gmcuk
becomes an Honorary Fellow of the RSM.
So many outstanding achievements.
The new date for RSM
#TacklingInequalities
Conference, in partnership with
@NHSEngland
, is 14 September 2022.
Join
@BolaOwolabi8
and a range of experts at the RSM to connect with the latest research and thinking on this vital topic. 👉
In 1794 James Lind died
#OnThisDay
. He was a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy who discovered that citrus fruits cure scurvy. He is also credited with conducting the first clinical trial in 1747.
#OnThisDay
Louis Pasteur was born in 1822. He developed
#germtheory
that is central to understanding diseases. He is known as the father of microbiology & developed vaccines that have saved millions.
Learn about his life and work 👉
We were delighted to share some of the treasures of the Royal Society of Medicine Library with
@DavidOlusoga
today.📚
We look forward to seeing the show!
#Libraries
#HistMed
Hypermobility spectrum disorder and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) are often ill-understood and inadequately managed.
Broaden your understanding of the condition with experts
@DrAnandSaggar
@TheEDSociety
@LaraBloom
@jvsimmonds01
👇
🎧 Listen live to RSM Immediate Past-President, Professor Sir Simon Wessely
@WesselyS
on Desert Island Discs with
@laurenlaverne
this Sunday.
📅 28 March
⌚ 11am GMT
🔗
📻
@BBCRadio4
New research suggests over 2m people in England may have
#LongCovid
.
Hear about the latest clinical understanding of this complex condition and the health challenges it presents. With
@maxwele2
@Daltmann10
@Davido744
&
@GrahamLawton
📆 7 July. Book at:
🎖️ "The medal continues to represent a huge accumulation of research that past presenters and recipients have performed with the collective goal of improving the lives of our patients."
Congratulations
@matthewthfok
, this year's
@RSMcoloproct
John of Arderne prize winner 🙌
“How can you really work with communities unless you know who they are?” -
@DrDominiqueAllw
emphasises the importance of getting out and meeting with communities in the final session of RSM
#TacklingInequalities
.
#Narrowthegap
We are deeply saddened by the death of our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, and are profoundly grateful for her services to the nation over so many years. We extend our heartfelt condolences to His Majesty The King and The Royal Family.
Today the NHS was awarded the George Cross by Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
The George Cross recognises the courage, compassion and dedication of our colleagues, past and present.
Congratulations to you all! 💙
Just days to go until an evening in person with Professor
@MichaelRosenYes
, interviewed by
#Breathtaking
writer
@doctor_oxford
.
Get your tickets for this special In Conversation Live at the Royal Society of Medicine.
Wednesday 24 April 👉
"This is about allyship... everyone has a role to play,"
@DrHNaqvi
Dr Habib Naqvi, Director, NHS Race and Health Observatory, on why he was eager to speak at today's
#WomeninHealthcare
event at the Royal Society of Medicine.
Join our free
#RSMLive
webinars to keep informed & stay connected from all
#healthcare
specialties
1️⃣ Episode 1
#COVID
-19 Series with
@doctor_oxford
&
@WesselyS
- Facing hard truths on the frontlines
⭐ Free
📆 Thurs 2 April
⌚ 12:30 - 1pm
Register 👇
Next Tuesday 30 April we're welcoming Dr
@Hilary_Cass
to discuss The
#CassReview
.
During this hour-long webinar we'll explore the report's recommendations and key findings, with an opportunity for participants to put questions to Dr Cass.
Book 👉
Matt Edgar
@mattedgar
, Head of Design,
@NHSDigital
points to consider when designing a medical app:
- Consider accessibility at every stage
- Make it the whole team's responsibility
- Research with users with disabilities
- Design for trust
#RSMMedTech
Part live, part virtual. The RSM’s Honorary Fellows Ceremony is now taking place!
Tonight we welcome our new Honorary Fellows and formally inaugurate
@RogerKirby12
as President of the RSM 🎉
Book to join In Conversation Live with children's author and poet Prof
@MichaelRosenYes
, interviewed by
@doctor_oxford
- whose account of NHS staff working through the pandemic,
#Breathtaking
, was recently serialised by ITV.
Tickets 👉
Congratulations to Professor
@ketandhatariya
, immediate Past President of the RSM Endocrinology and Diabetes section, on being recognised as the world’s top expert for diabetic ketoacidosis. Outstanding achievement. 🏆
Reminder about Thursday's Spotlight on
#LongCOVID
- with key speakers including
@darrenabrown
@LongCOVIDPhysio
.
Clinical academic physiotherapist Darren contracted COVID-19 in March 2020 and is living with Long COVID and associated episodic disability.
We're delighted that renowned cardiologist, scientist and author Dr
@EricTopol
is the latest guest on the RSMDigiHealth Section podcast. Listen to him discuss LLMs/foundation models in healthcare:
#digitalhealth
#AI
Barbara McClintock died
#OnThisDay
in 1992. Her research discovered genetic transposition and she was the only woman to be awarded an unshared
@NobelPrize
in Physiology or Medicine.
She was a pioneer in cytogenetics.
@BPAS1968
We are proud to have organised, promoted and hosted this important conference on abortion care. We have used the term ‘abortion’ across all our promotional activities, in the title of the event and during the event itself. We are investigating the claims made today.
Psychologist, Professor Celia Kitzinger joins
@RogerKirby12
on 23 June for a candid talk about how a devastating family injury influenced her work in comas and disorders of consciousness.
@RoshanaMN
@TheSexDoctorUK
@BSACP
@DrsforChoice_UK
@RCObsGyn
@FSRH_UK
We are proud to have organised, promoted and hosted this important conference on abortion care. We have used the term ‘abortion’ across all our promotional activities, in the title of the event and during the event itself. We are investigating the claims made today.
Thank you to everyone for bringing so much energy to our first
#TacklingInequalities
conference today. Looking forward to working together to
#narrowthegap
.
A pool of funding is available for women working in health & medicine to enable access to a range of leadership development courses
The scholarship grants are administered by Women & Leadership International
@WLIsocial
Register your interest by 10 May:
📑 Psychiatrist of the Year 2020
Our congratulations go to Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones
@ArtScienceDoc
🎉
President of our Section of Psychiatry, who has recently been named Psychiatrist of the Year in the
@rcpsych
#rcpsychAwards
2020
👉
#RSMpsyc
Last call for tickets for In Conversation Live with Professor
@MichaelRosenYes
, interviewed by
#Breathtaking
writer
@doctor_oxford
, in-person at the Royal Society of Medicine.
This Wednesday 24 April 👉
“Embrace your agency to act” is the closing message from
@BolaOwolabi8
.
Thank you to all who joined RSM
#TacklingInequalities
with
@NHSEngland
today - we hope it’s been an illuminating and informative event.
What are we seeing when we look at a piece of botanical art? 🌱
Join Lindley Library Art Curator, Charlotte Brooks, to answer this question and more as she explores the history of the
@RHSLibraries
botanical art collection - 16 June at the RSM.
Last week we were pleased to host the inaugural fundraiser for
@HospiceUkraine
.
Chaired by
@maitlis
and
@jonsopel
with appearances from David Nott,
@amateuradam
and others, the event raised over £50,000 to support palliative care teams in Ukraine.
Dorothy Hodgkin died
#OnThisDay
in 1994. A British Chemist and Nobel Laureate who advanced the technique of X-ray crystallography which helped her determine the structure of penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin.
In Conversation Live with
@drphilhammond
this Weds 19.
The recently retired Associate Specialist for the Paediatric Fatigue Service, broadcaster & writer, joins
@WesselyS
to talk about his book 'Dr Hammond’s Covid Casebook', his radio series and more.
Professor Regi Alexander features in our new photography exhibition showcasing the exceptional contributions to society our members are making. View the exhibition, marking the launch of our new strategy, and hear more member stories
@regalexa
@HPFT_NHS
Thank you Prof
@MichaelRosenYes
for an entertaining and moving evening in conversation yesterday, and to
@doctor_oxford
for being our interviewer.
Thanks also to our President Prof
@RogerKirby12
for sharing these photos 📷
The programme for RSM
#TacklingInequalities
is now live and bookings are open.
13 healthcare leaders and public-health experts will join
@BolaOwolabi8
and
@MichaelMarmot
in June to discuss how to address health inequalities at our inaugural conference 👉
Professor
@BolaOwolabi8
is looking forward to welcoming you to Tackling Inequalities: Through innovation and entrepreneurship, our second conference with
@NHSEngland
addressing how we drive down health inequalities, Tuesday 16 January.
Tickets 👉
There are still spaces available for our
#TacklingInequalities
Conference, in partnership with
@NHSEngland
, on 14 September 2022.
Join
@BolaOwolabi8
and other important voices to connect with the latest research and thinking on this vital topic. 👉
Alexander Fleming was born
#OnThisDay
in 1881. He was a Scottish physician, microbiologist, and pharmacologist who was awarded the
@NobelPrize
in 1945 for discovering
#penicillium
.