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Mr Jim Johnson
LMI Inaugural Meeting 2020-21

Being a doctor in Liverpool

Mr Jim Johnson

Minutes
2021/2022 session
2019-2020 SESSION

LMI INAUGURAL MEETING 17.10.2019

Presidential Address 'A Tale of Two Cities'

PRESIDENT 2019/20 SESSION: DR STEVE RYAN

PRESIDENT:

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LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 22.10.2019

'Queen Victoria.  Who Do You Think She Was?'

Dr Simon La Frenais

THE SPEAKERS:

MINUTES:

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1ST ORDINARY LMI MEETING 14.11.2019

'100,000 Genome Project'

Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Co-Director of the William Harvey Research Institute
& Chief Scientist for Genomics England

THE HENRY COHEN HISTORY OF MEDICINE LECTURE 19.11.2019

'Animals and Medicine in the Long 19th Century'

Prof Abigail Woods, Historian

SUMMARY:

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2ND ORDINARY LMI MEETING 26.11.2019 - CANCELLED

'The Future of Out of Hospital Care and How to Reduce Pressure on Hospitals'

Sir Sam Everington, GP and Chair of NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group

THE SPEAKER:

MINUTES:

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LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 10.12.2019

'Clergy Behaving Badly'

The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie

3RD ORDINARY LMI MEETING
14th ANNUAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE STUDENTS' PRIZE EVENING 10.12.2019

An evening of Medical History Presentations by Liverpool University Students

Presenters: ............................................................................................................

THE PRESENTERS:

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ARTICLE:

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LIFE MEMBERS:

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ORATIONS:

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LMI CELEBRATION AND ADMISSION OF LIFE MEMBERS 12.12.2019

4TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 09.01.2020

JOINT MEETING WITH THE LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS

'Advances in Atrial Fibrillation'

Prof Gregory Lip, Price-Evans Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Liverpool, and Director of the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science

THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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5TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 23.01.2020
JOINT MEETING WITH MERSEYSIDE MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY

'Learning from Mass Casualty Events: What Can We Do Better?'

Mr Elkan Abrahamson, Solicitor, Family and Children Law Advocate and Director & Head of Major Injuries, Jackson Lees Solicitors and Dr Jason Wong, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant at the University of Manchester

THE SPEAKERS:

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SUMMARY:

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6TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 06.02.2020

JOINT MEETING WITH THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (Merseyside Branch)

'Audiology - Breaking the Sound Barrier'

Dr Martin O'Driscoll, Consultant Clinical Scientist (Audiology) and Head of Audiology Department,
Manchester Royal Infirmary

THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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THE SPEAKER:

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MINUTES:

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LMI PRESIDENTS:

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LMI ANNUAL DINNER 20.02.2020

Guest Speaker: Mr Andrew J Parker, Consultant ENT Surgeon

2018-2019 SESSION

7TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 05.03.2020

JOINT MEETING WITH THE ATHENAEUM CLUB (held at LMI)

'Forty Years In The Air'

Mr Bill Cotterell, Senior Pilot, British Airways

SUMMARY:

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2018-2019 SESSION

RCP/LMI PUBLIC LECTURE 20.09.2018

'Edward Jenner (1749 - 2018)'

Professor Gareth Williams

THE SPEAKER:

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VIDEO:

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LMI INAUGURAL MEETING & AGM 18.10.2018

Presidential Address 'Saving Lives…. In Slow Motion'

PRESIDENT 2018/19 SESSION: DR JOHN CURTIS

PRESIDENT:

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THE HENRY COHEN HISTORY OF MEDICINE LECTURE 30.10.2018

'The Influenza Century’

Dr Mark Honigsbaum, Medical Historian, Science Journalist and Lecturer, City University of London

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

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RCP/LMI PUBLIC LECTURE 8.11.2018

'The Royal College of Physicians and the Politics of Healthcare 2018’

Professor Raymond Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic and was, until recently, a physician and clinical scientist.

THE SPEAKER:

VIDEO:

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THE SPEAKERS:

MINUTES:

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1ST ORDINARY LMI MEETING 13.11.2018

'Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions with an Emphasis on Medics'

Professor Louise Kenny, Executive Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty Management Office,
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, University of Liverpool

THE SPEAKER:

THE SPEAKER:

Professor Sneyd and Dr John Curtis

MINUTES:

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2ND ORDINARY LMI MEETING 29.11.2018

'Death by Design, Judicial Killing and Other Managed Exits'

Professor Robert Sneyd, Professor of Anaesthesia, Medical School Dean, 
Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry

LIFE MEMBERS:

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ORATIONS:

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LMI CELEBRATION AND ADMISSION OF LIFE MEMBERS 06.12.2018

THE SPEAKER:

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MINUTES:

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LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 11.12.2018

'Eton College'

Mr Vincent Dubois, Consultant and Glaucoma Lead at the University Hospital of Aintree

THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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3RD ORDINARY LMI MEETING 10.01.2019

JOINT MEETING WITH THE LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS

'Perioperative Medicine, Quality Improvement and the Royal College'

Prof Ravi Majhan, President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

4TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 24.01.2019

JOINT MEETING WITH MERSEYSIDE MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY

'Doctors on the Front Line; When Law and Medicine Collide'

'Doctors in the Dock: when the Medical and Legal Communities Collide, the Bawa Garba Case'

A joint discussion with Mr Shannon Eastwood, Barrister, Atlantic Chambers, Liverpool &

Dr Richard Hughes, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Aintree University Hospital, Mersey EM Training Programme Director ST3-6

THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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5TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 07.02.2019

JOINT MEETING WITH THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (Merseyside Branch)

'Photodermatology – Lighting Up Skin'

Dr Ewan Eadie, Head of Scientific Services, Ninewells Hospital

THE SPEAKER:

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MINUTES:

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LMI ANNUAL DINNER 21.02.2019

Guest Speaker: Dr Paul Jameson, Consultant Anaesthetist, Chester City Hospital

'Surprise Guest Speaker'

JOHN'S BOOK:

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MINUTES:

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LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 12.03.2019

'The Pool of Life'

Mr John Minnion, Liverpool Caricaturist

THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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6TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 14.03.2019

JOINT MEETING WITH THE ATHENAEUM CLUB

'Angela Samata, In Conversation with Roger Phillips'

THE SPEAKER:

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SUMMARY:

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7TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 21.03.2019

'Ethics in Media Medicine'

Dr Lucy Obolensky, Clinical Lecturer in Postgraduate Education, Plymouth University
Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry

THE PRESENTERS:

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ARTICLE:

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8TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING
13th ANNUAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE STUDENTS' PRIZE EVENING 02.04.2019

An evening of Medical History Presentations by Liverpool University Students

Presenters: Genevieve Easingwood, Heather Holden, Esther Matey, Grace Parris and Roksana Piontkowski

ARTICLE:

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9TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING
LMI AGM & PRESIDENT'S GUEST LECTURE 04.04.2019

'When the Goalposts Shift’

Alastair Hignell, CBE

QUIZ NIGHT AT THE ATHENAEUM CLUB, LIVERPOOL 24.04.2019

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ANNUAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE 08.05.2019

'Restoring Faith'

Preacher: Professor Anne Garden, MBE

PREACHER:

Healthcare Service 2019 Prof Anne Garden

ARTICLE:

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2017-2018 SESSION

2017-2018 SESSION

LMI INAUGURAL MEETING & AGM 19.10.2017

Presidential Address ' Sex, the Media, HTLV3/AIDS/HIV, Past, Present and Future'

PRESIDENT 2017/18 SESSION: PROFESSOR COLM O'MAHONY

PRESIDENT:

LECTURE VIDEO:

SUMMARY:

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LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 24.10.2017

'How the White Man Brought the Disease to the Country (Papua New Guinea)'

Professor P D O Pharoah

THE HENRY COHEN HISTORY OF MEDICINE LECTURE 21.11.2017

'Seventy Years of the NHS: its Money, Medicine and Management'

Nicholas Timmins, Visiting Professor in Social Policy at the London School of Economics
and in Public Management at King's College, London

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

SLIDES:

LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 05.12.2017

'The Lieutenancy'

Dame Lorna Muirhead

SUMMARY:

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LIFE MEMBERS:

ORATIONS:

LMI CELEBRATION AND ADMISSION OF LIFE MEMBERS 07.12.2017

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

1ST ORDINARY LMI MEETING 11.01.2018

JOINT MEETING WITH THE LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS

'Genomics and Tailoring Treatment for Patients'

 Professor Sir Munir Pirmohammed, University of Liverpool

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

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2ND ORDINARY LMI MEETING 18.01.2018

JOINT MEETING WITH MERSEYSIDE MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY

'Life and Medicine in Afghanistan'

Dr Waheed Arian

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

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3RD ORDINARY LMI MEETING 01.02.2018

JOINT MEETING WITH THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (Merseyside Branch)

'The Eye, Random Numbers, Terrifying Mathematics, Mobile Phones and Handel'

Professor Tony Fisher, Medical Physics Group, Royal Liverpool University Hospital

MINUTES:

LMI ANNUAL DINNER 22.02.2018

Guest Speaker: Dr Kevin Jones

‘Stand and Deliver – A Life on the After Dinner Circuit’

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SUMMARY:

4TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 01.03.2018

JOINT MEETING WITH MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY

Dr Steve McNally, Head of Football Medicine and Science, Manchester United Football Club

and

Professor Waqar Bhatti, Consultant MSK Radiologist, University Hospital of South Manchester

THE SPEAKER:

MINUTES:

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THE GROUP:

WHO'S WHO:

LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 13.03.2018

'Rodney Street'

Mary Passey

RCP/LMI PUBLIC LECTURE 22.03.2018

'From the Street to the Clinic via the Club: How Medical Communities Emerge and Survive’

Professor Sally Sheard

THE SPEAKER:

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VIDEO:

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5TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 12.04.2018

JOINT MEETING WITH THE ATHENAEUM CLUB

'From the NHS to Afghanistan: Experiences of an NHS Doctor in Command'

Colonel Glynn Evans VR

THE SPEAKER:

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6TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 26.04.2018

'Public Health in the Age of a Twentieth Century Plague - Rising to the Challenge of AIDS'

Prof John Ashton CBE, President of the Faculty of Public Health, RCP, 2013-16

THE SPEAKER:

VIDEO:

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ANNUAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE 02.05.2018

The National Health Service Celebratory Service
'70 Years of the NHS Continuing to Heal in Body, Mind and Spirit'

Preacher: The Lord Alton of Liverpool

PREACHER:

ARTICLE:

LMI RETIREMENT GROUP SUMMER OUTING TO NORTON PRIORY 12.06.2018

SUMMARY:

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RCP/LMI PUBLIC LECTURE 21.06.2018

'AIDS: Past, Present & Future’

Professor Colm O'Mahony

THE SPEAKER:

VIDEO:

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2016-2017 SESSION

2016-2017 SESSION

SUMMARY:

LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 18.10.2016

'The Mersey Gateway Project'

Bernie Carr and Colleagues

PRESIDENT:

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LMI INAUGURAL MEETING & AGM 25.10.2016

Presidential Address ' Political Reflections'

PRESIDENT 2016/17 SESSION: MR DEREK MACHIN

THE SPEAKERS:

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1ST ORDINARY LMI MEETING 03.11.2016

'One Health and Dog Bites - How Medics and Vets Can Work Together'

Mr Christopher Mannion, Oral & Maxillofacial Consultant, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and
Miss Danielle Greenberg, Vetinary Surgeon, Liverpool

THE SPEAKERS:

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2ND ORDINARY LMI MEETING 10.11.2016

'The Transatlantic Balloon Race'

Mr Rob Bayly, Retired BBC Producer and Director, and Balloon Pilot since 1988

THE PRESENTERS:

DAVID WILE BEING 'DAVID BAILEY':

ARTICLE:

3RD ORDINARY LMI MEETING
12th ANNUAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE STUDENTS' PRIZE EVENING 15.11.2016

An evening of Medical History Presentations by Liverpool University Students

Presenters: Gemma Stevenson, Beth Massam, Eanna Mulvihill, Joshua Shields, Kayleigh Wall

THE SPEAKER:

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THE HENRY COHEN HISTORY OF MEDICINE LECTURE 22.11.2016

'Sexual Violence, Science & Medicine: A History'

Prof Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck, University of London

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 29.11.2016

'The Royal Hospital Chelsea'

Reverend Steven Brookes, Chaplain.  Former Rector of Liverpool

THE FUN:

THE CELEBRATION:

AUDREY AT THE READY:

ORATIONS:

LMI CELEBRATION AND ADMISSION OF LIFE MEMBERS 8.12.2016

THE SPEAKER:

MINUTES:

4TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 12.01.2017

JOINT MEETING WITH THE LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS

'Promoting Excellence'

Prof Ian Curran, Assistant Director for Education and Standards at the GMC

MINUTES:

THE SPEAKER:

5TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 26.01.2017

'Cheshire & Merseyside Major Trauma Service: An Incredible Journey?'

Dr Nina Maryanji, Consultant, A & E, Aintree University Hospital

6TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 02.02.2017

JOINT MEETING WITH THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (MERSEY BRANCH)

'Stereotactic Radiotherapy - Where Can The Robots Help Us?'

Dr Karen Venables, Head of Radiotherapy Physics, Mount Vernon Hospital

MINUTES:

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LMI ANNUAL DINNER 23.02.2017

Guest Speaker: Professor James Owen Drife

'Becoming Retired'

7TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 02.03.2017

JOINT MEETING WITH MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY

'Adolescent Urology and Transitional Care'

Mr Andrew Baird, Consultant Urological Surgeon, University Hospital Aintree

THE SPEAKER:

ARTICLE:

8TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 09.03.2017

'Just a GP'

Dr Peter Holden, General Practitioner, 'First Attender' at RTAs and disasters for years and Class 1 Police Driver

THE SPEAKER:

SUMMARY:

LMI RETIREMENT GROUP MEETING 14.03.2017

'Coco Chanel.  Second World War Traitor to her Country'

Christine Dawe

THE SPEAKER:

LECTURE VIDEO:

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9TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 16.03.2017

'Current Issues in Medical Ethics'

Dr John Chisholm CBE, Chair of the Medical Ethics Committee, BMA

THE SPEAKER:

10TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 23.03.2017

'Why Should The Nurture of Children Be Everybody's Business in Liverpool'

Professor Sir Albert Aynsley-Green, Professor of Advocacy for Children & Childhood, Nottingham Trent University

11TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 28.03.2017

'The Changing Face of Medicine'

Professor Parveen Kumar, Professor of Medicine and Education, Barts and the London School of Medicine Queen Mary University of London

THE SPEAKER:

ARTICLE:

THE SPEAKER:

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12TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 06.04.2017

'Sir Walter Raleigh and Medicine'

Dr Chris Duffin, Earth Science Department, Natural History Museum, London

THE SPEAKER:

ARTICLE:

13TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 20.04.2017

'Difficult Conversations'

Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, House of Lords and Professor of Palliative Care, Cardiff

THE SPEAKER:

ARTICLE:

14TH ORDINARY LMI MEETING 25.04.2017

'Plastic Surgery: Beyond The Boob Job'

Mr K Hancock, Consultant in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

THE SPEAKER:

ARTICLE: