The Medical Library staff would like to welcome everyone back the library, we hope you all had a good festive break.
We are excited that the refurbishment of the ground floor is now complete and we are looking forward to the space being used. The photos below show the ground floor before the refurbishment started, the progress and what it looks like now! We hope that you enjoy using the space and thank you for your patience.
We would like to wish all the Medical Library’s patrons and readers a very happy and relaxing festive period and new year.
The library will close at 12 noon on the 23rd of December and re-open after the Christmas break at 9 am on the 4th of January 2023.
The Sir Duncan Rice will have limited opening from the Monday 26th – Friday 30th of December. Check the Library website for Opening Hours during the festive period.
We are looking forwarding to seeing you in the New Year to make the most of 2023!
Thursday 3rd November 2022 – 7pm via Zoom
Professor Dame Anna Dominczak is Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. She was awarded an OBE for services to medicine and a DBE for services to cardiovascular and medical science. Recognised as a world leading cardiovascular scientist and clinical academic, her major research interests are in hypertension, cardiovascular genomics, and precision medicine, where she not only publishes extensively in top peer reviewed journals (over 500 publications), but also excels in large scale research funding for programmes and infrastructure. From 2010 – 2020, Professor Dominczak was Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow. She was the driving force behind the fundraising, development, and delivery of the University of Glasgow’s clinical academic campus at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, home to a Clinical Innovation Zone from which she led a triple helix partnership between academia, the NHS and industry to accelerate innovation. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, European Society of Cardiology, and the Society of Biology. From 2013 to 2015, she was President of the European Society of Hypertension. She is the past President of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland.
Dame Dominczak is a member of several editorial boards and, from 2012-2022, was Editor in Chief of Hypertension, journal of the American Heart Association, currently she is Editor in Chief of Precision Medicine due to launch in 2023.
In March 2020, Dame Dominiczak successfully led the establishment of Lighthouse Laboratory in Glasgow to provide rapid Covid-19 diagnostics, and then was asked to become Director of Laboratories at the UK Department of Health and Social Care to lead all 10 Lighthouse Laboratories across the UK, the role she fulfilled till 2022.
Email medchiadmin@abdn.ac.uk for Zoom link and CPD Self Certification forms. Non members are welcome.
Presentation of 2022 Strachan Bursary.
Thursday 3rd November 7pm via Zoom meeting
Professor Dame Anna Dominczak is Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. She was awarded an OBE for services to medicine and a DBE for services to cardiovascular and medical science. Recognised as a world leading cardiovascular scientist and clinical academic, her major research interests are in hypertension, cardiovascular genomics, and precision medicine, where she not only publishes extensively in top peer reviewed journals (over 500 publications), but also excelsin large scale research funding for programmes and infrastructure. From 2010 – 2020, Professor Dominczak was Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow. She was the driving force behind the fundraising, development, and delivery of the University of Glasgow’s clinical academic campus at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, home to a Clinical Innovation Zone from which she led a triple helix partnership between academia, the NHS and industry to accelerate innovation. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, European Society of Cardiology, and the Society of Biology. From 2013 to 2015, she was President of the European Society of Hypertension. She is the past President of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland.
Dame Dominczak is a member of several editorial boards and, from 2012-2022, was Editor in Chief of Hypertension, journal of the American Heart Association, currently she is Editor in Chief of Precision Medicine due to launch in 2023.
In March 2020, Dame Dominiczak successfully led the establishment of Lighthouse Laboratory in Glasgow to provide rapid Covid-19 diagnostics, and then was asked to become Director of Laboratories at the UK Department f Health and Social Care to lead all 10 Lighthouse Laboratories across the UK, the role she fulfilled till 2022.
Email medchiadmin@abdn.ac.uk for Zoom link and CPD Self Certification forms. Non members are welcome.
Aberdeen Medico-hirurgical Society
The Med Chi Hall, Foresterhill, Thursday 6th October, 2022, 7pm
Dr Richard Hill is the current Honorary Secretary of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He oversees all consultations where the College is asked its opinion by Government Departments, the GMC and NICE. He works closely with Public Policy and supports College Networks including regional advisors and tutors.
Dr Hull qualified in Birmingham and after house jobs, was medical registrar in Hereford and spent three happy years in Aberdeen. He did higher training at the Hammersmith Hospital, the Canadian Hospital, Taplow and Northwick Park Hospitals. His mentors were Drs Norris Rennie, Cliff Eastmond, Graham Hughes and Barbara Ansell.
He was appointed as Consultant Rheumatologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth in 1989 and was a Clinical Director. He has a special interest in Rheumatic Disease in childhood and adolescence and is a past convener of the British Society for Rheumatology and is former President of the Section of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is partially retired.
He is a long serving MRCP (PACES) examiner and regularly teaches and mentors for PACES. He has a strong affinity for Scotland having close connections with the Western Isles since student days and Aberdeen. He was a member of the Aberdeen Mountaineering club and is an amateur Munroist.
Charity Event Recipients – A representative from Abernecessities, Cfine and Friends of Neuro will briefly talk about their charity and how the Society’s donations can help.
Finger buffet, tea and coffee available from 6:30pm. Non members are welcome.
CPD Self certification forms – email medchi.admin@abdn.ac.uk
Over the Summer work began on the basement of the Medical Library where we moved 3200 meters of our older stock to our library store – these items can still be requested via Primo.
We are delighted to announce that we are now reconfiguring this space to create a brand-new flexible collaborative study space which will include new learning clusters digitally enabled to support group work and a 43-seat capacity bookable IT classroom. Work is currently underway and will be completed by the end of November 2022. This is the first phase of an exciting refurbishment programme for the whole Medical Library.
We are very excited to bring this space to you and thank you for your patience while improvements are taking place.
SPACE PLAN:
Scottish Society of the History of Medicine Summer Meeting jointly with Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society
Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Saturday 21st May, 10:30 – 16:00
Invited speakers:
The History of Early Aberdeen Hospitals with reference to Midwifery and Neonatal Care Professor George Youngson CBE, Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Surgery
A Failed Sojourn in the Sun, the Journals of Dr Jonathan Troup of Aberdeen and Dominica Dr Mike Davidson MLitt (Aberdeen), President of the British Society for the History of Medicine
An Aberdeen Education and the Story of Insulin: How Lightening Struck Twice! Dr Ken McHardy, retired Consultant Diabetologist
Programme
10:30 Registration and Welcome Refreshment
11:00 Free Papers
12:30 Lunch – Heritage Display and Posters
14:00 Guest Lectures
15:30 Closing remarks and refreshments
Cost £25/ Medical Students: free booking
https://aberdeen-medchi.eventbrite.co.uk
Lunch and refreshments included with booking
Thursday 7th of April 2022 7pm via Zoom meeting
Dr Kathleen Ferguson is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and works as a consultant anaesthetist in NHS Grampian. Her areas of clinical practice include neuro anaesthesia and anaesthesia for trauma orthopaedics.
Dr Ferguson has supported undergraduate education as phase 4 lead and postgraduate education as college tutor, regional advisor and in a locum role as postgraduate associate dean. She has served as educational supervisor and a consultant appraiser since 2004 and examines in the Final FRCA on behalf of the RCoA.
At the Association of Anaesthetists, she has chaired the Scottish Standing Committee, the Safety and Standards Committees and the Finance, Investment and Audit Committee as the Honorary Treasurer and the Foundation and Association Boards and Council as the President (2018-2020). She is the current chair of the Association’s Heritage, Archives and Museum Committee. In addition, she has led and participated in several guidance working parties and is currently the Immediate Past President of the Association of Anaesthetists.
Email medchi.admin@abdn.ac.uk for Zoom link and CPD Self certification forms. Non members welcome.
Aberdeen Medico Chirurgical Society – Thursday 3rd March 2022 – 7pm via Zoom
In 1965, Sir Dugald Baird, proposed a new (Fifth) Freedom which underpinned individual and global development – freedom from the tyranny of excessive fertility. Professor Phil Hannaford examines in his talk how modern contraception has helped create this Fifth Freedom for large parts of the world’s population, what benefits have accrued, and what still needs to be done to ensure universal enjoyment of this freedom.
Prof Hannaford is Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of Aberdeen. He remains Principal Investigator of the 54 year old Royal College of General Practitioners Oral Contraception Study, one of the largest, most detailed cohort studies of the contraceptive pill. He has provided advice to the World Health Organization about different aspects of contraceptive safety, and he sits on its Guideline Steering Group for Evidence -based Contraceptive Guidelines. He is currently chair of the Medicines for Women’s Health Expert Advisory Group of the Commission on Human Medicines.
Non members welcome. Email medchi.admin@abdn.ac.uk for the Zoom link and CPD Self certification forms.
An array of talent from the medical community in Aberdeen – A Major Charity Event organised by Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society
Acts of all kinds required: Musical, Vocal, Comedy and Novelty
Saturday 14th of May 2022 at 7:30pm, Queens Cross Church, Aberdeen
Email Marilene to book your place or offer your act: medchiadmin@abdn.ac.uk.
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