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Does a Good Bedside Manner Matter?

There is an apparent conflict between the increase in technology in medicine and the importance of a relationship between patient and doctor. This Valentine’s Day lecture considers the importance of that relationship.

Computer Bugs in Hospitals: A New Killer

The extent of the problem of software bugs in the medical arena, and elsewhere, suggest an increasing number of avoidable deaths and injuries in UK hospitals.

Vulnerable Clients and The Family Justice System

Do the courts respect diversity or punish it when it comes to parenthood? What disabilities does it encounter? How can the learning disabled parent ensure their voice is heard in court?

Can We Prevent Coronary Artery Disease: Investing in your Arteries

A lecture given by Professor John Deanfield on Coronary Artery Disease and how important it is to know the facts and how to prevent it for the future.

What Do Judges Do In The Family Court?

What do judges do in the Family Court? Follow me through a virtual week as a Roving Judge. Learn what goes on behind the scenes: how the family court room works and who is needed to make it work.

Half a Century of Heart Transplantation

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first human heart transplant. This talk will celebrate that achievement and consider what we have learned over those 50 years and what is to happen in the future.

Diabetes: A Rising Tide

This lecture will consider the treatment, prevention and recent advances in the science of diabetes.

What is Value in Healthcare?

This lecture considers this hypothesis and the relationship between clinical outcome and cost of treatment.

How Maths Can Save Your Life

Many of us have been in a medical scanner and benefited from its use in medical diagnostics. But how many of us have considered how it works? The maths behind modern medical imaging (showing how CAT, MRI and Ultrasound scanners work) will be explained.

Women Lawyers: Equals at the Bar?

The times they are a-changing - or are they? Do female lawyers need to be Superwoman to survive? This lecture will explore the reality of life at the Bar and why vocation matters.

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