La médecine aux extrêmes

Medicine at extremes  

Wed 26 May 2021 from 5:30pm to 7:40pm

6:00pm
Introduction by the President 
Professor Tilli Tansey, President, History of Medicine Society, Royal Society of Medicine 
 

6:05pm
Exploration physiology: A history of polar, desert, and altitude science
Dr Vanessa Heggie, University Research Fellow, University of Birmingham



6:45pm
Presidential address 2020-2021 - Medicines for explorers: Henry Wellcome’s medicine chests 
Professor Tilli Tansey, Emeritus Professor of Medical History and Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
 

7:25pm
Panel discussion

7:35pm
 Close of meeting