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Important Announcement
T
he Osler Club of London and the BSHM
1st October 2020 Online Conference
Sir William Osler 1849-1919: The Relevance of his Legacy Today
Agenda
Welcome and Introduction Graham Kyle – Osler Club of London
16.00 William Osler: the father of medical education – Prof Dame Jane Dacre, Professor of Medical Education
16.20 Sir William Osler’s influence in shaping modern medical history – Dr Hilary Morris, Medical historian and Educator
16.40 Kindness as a Virtue – Dr James Le Fanu, Writer and former General Practitioner
17.00 Sir William Osler and medical ethics – Dr Daniel Sokol, Barrister and Medical Ethicist
17.20 Panel discussion with four speakers including Graham Kyle and Mike Collins
17.50 End of Osler Legacy meeting
18.00 19th Poynter Lecture
Chair: Mike Collins President BSHM
Dr John WK Ward MB ChB FRCPEdin FRCGP D(Obst)RCOG DFFP
“The great Republic of Medicine knows and has known no national boundaries” – William Osler, the great medical internationalist.
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