IMPORTANT COVID-19 NOTICE: Usually, all meetings are held at Leicester University, The Leicester Medical School, George Davies Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA, with ample car parking space. However, due to Covid-19 some meetings will be held virtually. Please check the ‘venue’ details carefully for each event as some meetings are now being held in person.

Upcoming Meetings:

This year the Leicester Medico-Legal Society is excited to welcome you to the following events:

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Past Meetings:

The following meetings have now taken place:-

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MEETING: Cauda Equina Syndrome – A Patient’s Experience

SPEAKER: Claire Thornber & James Martin

DATE: 29 June 2022 | TIME: 18:30 hrs | VENUE: by Zoom

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MEETING: Get Busy Living!

SPEAKER: Mr Matt Hampson OBE

DATE: 28 April 2022 | TIME: 18:30 hrs | VENUE: by Zoom

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MEETING: Gynaecological Mesh Issues & Litigation

SPEAKER: Dr Wael Agur – Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Ms Laura Elfield – Clinical Negligence Barrister

DATE: 7 February 2022 | TIME: 18:30 hrs | VENUE: by Zoom

MEETING: Innovative Solutions to Improve Education and Training Across the NHS

SPEAKER: Professor Jerome Pereira – Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

DATE: 2 December 2021 | TIME: 18:30 hrs | VENUE: Leicester University, the Leicester Medical School, George Davies Centre, Lancaster Rd, Leicester, LE1 7HA & virtually via Zoom (Link Available on Registration)

MEETING: What Went So Wrong; Supporting a Trainee through a High Profile Manslaughter Conviction

SPEAKER: Dr Jonathan Cusack – Consultant Neonatologist

DATE: 11 November 2021 | TIME: 18:00 hrs | VENUE: Leicester University, the Leicester Medical School, George Davies Centre, Lancaster Rd, Leicester, LE1 7HA

MEETING: Physician Assisted Dying – A Sixty Year Personal Perspective

SPEAKER: Professor Ranaan Gillon – Professor of Medical Ethics

(Professor Raanan Gillon, retired NHS GP and Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics Imperial College London,

emphasises that he will be speaking personally  and not as a representative of any organisation)

DATE: 8 July 2021 | TIME: 18:00 hrs | VENUE: By Zoom

MEETING: Medical Career: Pride n’ Prejudice?

SPEAKER: Dr Gopal Sharma – Partner at Fosse Medical Centre

DATE: 29 April 2021 | TIME: 18:00 hrs | VENUE: By Zoom

MEETING: Did He Save Lives – A Surgeon’s Story

SPEAKER: Dr David Sellu

DATE: 11 February 2021 | TIME: 18:00 hrs | VENUE: By Zoom – invite will be circulated to all members by email shortly beforehand

MEETING: Conduct Unbecoming – A Comparison of Disciplinary procedures and sanctions for Doctors and Solicitors

SPEAKER: Ms Linda Lee – Solicitors Tribunal Advocate and Legal Chair

DATE: 8 December 2020 | TIME: 18:00 hrs | VENUE: By Zoom – invite will be circulated to all members by email shortly beforehand

MEETING: Medico-legal aspects of Head Injury

SPEAKER: Professor Nin Bajaj – Professor of Clinical Neurology

DATE: 11 November 2020 | TIME: 18:30 hrs | VENUE: By Zoom – invite will be circulated to all members by email shortly beforehand

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