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.
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.
