LECTURES & SOCIAL EVENTS
Programme: 187th Session, 2026-2027
President - Professor Andrew Drakeley
We are pleased to announce our presidential programme for the 187th Session.
The programme for 2026-27 will be ‘medicine with a twist’. We are delighted to introduce talks by local doctors on varying topics such as the martial arts, wildlife photography, elite sports, high impact neck injuries, primary care, nephrology medical management, the history of medicine, advanced surgery, religion in the modern day, and a look back at changes in medical training over the last 70 years, together with a medical students prize evening and a gala dinner. Other talks may be added.
For this session, all lectures are taking place on Thursdays and will begin at 7pm, with drinks served in the library beforehand for LMI members, starting from 6pm. For our Christmas celebration on 10th December, members can enjoy a drink before the lecture as usual as well as festive drinks & canapés served in the Library from 8pm after the formal part of the evening is over.
Attending in person
LMI members can book by emailing admin@lmi.org.uk or by phoning (0151) 709 9125. Non-members should book using the Eventbrite links below. The lectures are free to attend for both members and non-members.
Watching on demand
The lectures are recorded and will later appear on our Members' Videos page. The videos can only be accessed by LMI members.
The programme can be found below.
Details of our Retired Members' Group talks can be found lower down the page.
Date | Speaker | Title | Eventbrite Link |
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10/09/2026 | Professor Andrew Drakeley | Inaugural lecture: Personal finance education, 2026 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1995680538212?aff=oddtdtcreator |
24/09/2026 | Dr John Hung, Cardiologist | Liverpool, the martial arts and the cardiovascular & respiratory system | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1995696023529?aff=oddtdtcreator |
15/10/2026 | Mr M. John Drakeley | Wanderings of a retired Cardiothoracic Surgeon: global wildlife photography | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1997686103913?aff=oddtdtcreator |
12/11/2026 | Dr Nigel Jones, Sports Medicine Consultant and British Team Cycling Doctor | Sports medicine and high performance: how to win a gold medal | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1997687283441?aff=oddtdtcreator |
10/12/2026 | 🎄Christmas Celebration🎄Festive drinks & canapés will be served after the presentations | Medical student presentation prize evening:
Intercalating medical students from regional medical schools are invited to submit thesis abstracts, 5 to be shortlisted for presentation, 10 minutes & 2 mins questions each.
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21/01/2027 | Mr Marcus de Matas – Consultant Spinal Surgeon, The Walton Centre. Will be joined by an anaesthetist (tbc) | High-impact neck injuries: TT and Grand National.
Joint meeting with the Liverpool Society of Anaesthetists.
| https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1997688294465?aff=oddtdtcreator |
25/02/2027 | Dr Siri Sreeguru, GP | Modern primary care | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998363155994?aff=oddtdtcreator |
18/03/2027 | Dr Asheesh Sharma, Nephrologist and Liverpool Hospital Group Medical Director | Nephrology update and surviving winter pressures | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998365472924?aff=oddtdtcreator |
15/04/2027 | Prof. Alex Mold, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Henry Cohen History of Medicine Lecture: Patients and publics - putting people into healthcare histories. Venue: Sherrington Building, University of Liverpool. Booking link to follow. | |
13/05/2027 | Mr Shakil Ahmed, Consultant surgeon | Cutting-edge advances in surgery | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998368283330?aff=oddtdtcreator |
10/06/2027 | Archbishop John Sherrington, Archbishop of Liverpool, & friends | The role of religion in the modern-day society.
Joint meeting with the Merseyside Medico-Legal Society (tbc).
| https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998418026112?aff=oddtdtcreator |
01/07/2027 | M. John Drakeley, Andrew Drakeley, and Daniel Drakeley | AGM & Admission of Life Members (tbc). Followed by: The Drakeley family - 'Back in my day: medical school & early training years'. M. John Drakeley, 1958-1964; Andrew Drakeley, 1989-1994, and Daniel Drakeley, 2022-2028, with audience open mic. Followed by Gala Dinner.
| https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998544402106?aff=oddtdtcreator |
Retired Members' Group Meetings
Talk: 12 noon
Lunch: 1pm (optional)
The meetings are open to all members of LMI, plus guests. A sandwich lunch and tea & coffee is available following the talk at approximately 1pm. The cost of the lunch is £15 per person and payment should be made on the day by cash or card. You are welcome to attend the free talk. Please email admin@lmi.org.uk to book, or phone 0151 709 9125, stating whether you would like to stay for lunch.
Next Dates:
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Speaker: Dr Andrew Zsigmond
Title: The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as I experienced it
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Speaker: Professor Roger Franks - Paediatric surgeon, Alder Hey Hospital
Title: The Alder Hey organ scandal from the inside
Yes, that one.
Tuesday 24th November 2026
Speaker: Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, former PRCP
Title: Our favourite drug
Come and discover what this mystery drug might be.