SDMS Dinner Wednesday 8th January 2025

 Dear Members,

                             7.15 for 7.45 p.m. at Banstead Downs Golf Club

 For our first meeting of 2025, we welcome Professor Kenneth Harris, Professor of Quantitative Neurosciences at UCL, who will tell us about “Artificial Intelligence and the Brain” in which we will hear how the brain learns, and about how AI systems have been designed along similar principles.

The menu will be Chicken, Ham and Cranberry Terrine, followed by fillet of Sea Bass with Vegetable Terrine and, for dessert, Homemade Lemon Cheesecake with Raspberries.Please let me know of any special dietary requirements or allergies when you book your places.

Please book your places early and confirm payment (or request details for bank transfer), by email to   s.d.m.society@gmail.com  or Text or leave a message on my mobile 07850 727 619. 

Bookings close at Midday on Sunday 5^th January.  The cost of the dinner is £35 each.

With Best Wishes for Christmas and 2025

Nick

Nicholas Madden

Honorary Secretary

PROGRAMME 2024-2025

 

SUTTON AND DISTRICT MEDICAL SOCIETY

PROGRAMME  2024-2025

Founded 1919

  

President: Dr Martyn Wake

 

Web-site: www.sdmedicalsociety.org

 

Email:     s.d.m.society@gmail.com

7.00 for 7.30 p.m. at Banstead Downs Golf Club

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

The MacBean Ross Lecture

Dr Gary Heron

Salaried GP and Medical Examiner

The Medical Examiner

 

Wednesday 6th November 2024

Dr Val Jones

Consultant Stroke Physician, St George’s Hospital

Hyperacute Management of Stroke

 

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Mr Leslie Ross

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist retd.

St. Helier Hospital

Monteverdi, the Father of Modern Opera

            

Wednesday 8th January 2025

Prof Kenneth Harris

Professor of Quantitative Neuroscience, UCL

Artificial Intelligence and the Brain

 

Wednesday 5th  February 2025

The Ian Smith Memorial Lecture

Dr Chris George

Consultant Radiologist

Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals

Smallpox

Vaccination and Antivaccination 1840 – 1910

  

Wednesday 5th March 2025

Annual General Meeting

Dr Mashkur Khan

Consultant Physician

Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals.

 The Future of Geriatric Medicine.

 

Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Dr Jeffrey Croucher

General Practitioner Principal,

Benhill & Belmont GP Centre

How one of the lost hospitals of London has assisted

the development of Primary Care in Sutton

 

Wednesday 7th May 2025

Annual Dinner

Mr Roger Duckworth

Customs Investigator

 A Beginner's Guide to Drug Smuggling.

 

1 CPD point may be claimed for attending a one-hour medical lecture

 

Committee

Past- President: Dr Hervey Wilcox

Hon. Treasurer: Mr Leslie Ross

Hon. Archivist: Dr Steve Hyer

Hon. Secretary: Mr Nicholas Madden

Programme Secretary: Dr Michael Bending,

Dr Jeremy Cashman, Dr Gary Heron, Dr Penelope Hewitt,Dr Elizabeth North, 

Dr Jennie Treleaven, Dr David Thomas,

 

The Sutton and District Medical Society was founded in 1919 by Dr Arthur Cressy, who was a General Practitioner (GP) at Wallington Green.  His purpose in creating the Society was to foster a spirit of mutual help between the GPs in the area of Surrey comprising Wallington, Carshalton, Sutton and Cheam.  At the inception of the National Health Service in 1948 many new consultants were appointed in the area and were invited to join the Society. In 2018 the Merton Medical Society merged with Sutton & District Medical Society, hence no name change.                   

Until a few years ago, all lectures were strictly medical in nature but, with the widespread provision of Continuing Medical Education (CME/CPD) in the local Postgraduate Centres, a broader range of topics of general interest are now covered.   Partners, friends and young relatives interested in medical careers are welcomed as guests to the evening meetings which provide a most valuable local professional network for colleagues and their families.

The standard monthly meetings from October to March are held at Banstead Downs Golf Club, Burdon Lane, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey SM2 7DD and consist of a reception at 7.15 pm, followed by dinner at 7.45 pm, then a lecture at about 9 pm, with time for discussion.  Members unable to get to the reception and dinner are welcome to attend the lectures. The current charge for attending the monthly receptions plus dinners is £ 35.00 (no charge for the lectures). Each year the Society also holds a a formal Black-Tie Dinner in May.

Medical Practitioners living or working in the area are welcome to join. The current subscription is £30 per annum. Application forms can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary: s.d.m.society@gmail.com.

 

Sutton & District Medical Society (SDMS) Privacy Notice 2018

Information about the Society;

SDMS is a society that meets monthly between October and May originally for’ the purpose of fostering a spirit of mutual help between GPs in the locality’. It now has a wider membership allied to medicine who meet for Medical and General educational lectures and dinner.

Purpose of the notice;

This notice is to inform members of the data the society holds on them, how it is used, stored, shared and the length of retention.

Personal Data;

This is data that may identify you as an individual. In the case of SDMS we shall hold your name, address, email address, phone number and name of spouse/partner.

The purpose of holding this data is to contact you about meetings and subscriptions

The legal basis for holding this data is through implied consent. The members prior to May 2018 have applied for membership using a form and receipt of the subscription is taken as consent to process the data we hold for the purpose.

Data shall be held for such time as the member continues to pay subscriptions or until the society receives a request to delete your data. Some data shall remain in the SDMS Historical Archive

What are your rights;

You may ask for a copy of the information we hold on you or for it to be destroyed/deleted. We shall also change any details we hold and expect members to inform us of changes in address etc.

What data do we collect;

The information we collect is obtained from the application for membership form and includes Name, Address, Email, Telephone number, professional qualifications and a brief biographical detail. We also collect information with respect of payment of subscriptions and meeting costs.

How do we use your personal data and how long is it kept;

We only use these details to contact members of the society for the business of the society. At present data is not destroyed unless a request is made, it otherwise forms part of the Society’s Archive.

How and where is your data stored;

The Data is stored by The President, The Hon Secretary, The Hon Treasurer and the Hon Archivist. It is stored as either hardcopy or as electronic documents.

Do we share your personal data:

Personal data is not shared outside the Society. It is only viewed by the officers of the SDMS committee.

How can you access the data we hold on you;

You can make a request to the Hon Secretary or Hon Treasurer

How do you contact us;

Hon Sec  Mr N P Madden  15 Bridgefield Rd Sutton Surrey SM1 2DG

  Email: nickpmadden@btinternet.com

Hon Treasurer Mr L Ross 61 The Ridgway Sutton SM2 5JX

                                                 Email: lesross@lesross.pus.com