Annual Programme
The Medical Society of London meets every two weeks from October to May. Fellows are alerted by Notices in the Fellows Area, and the meetings are private for Fellows and their personal guests only. The Programme is a varied one of academic lectures, talks and discussions of wider subjects within and without medical subjects. Medical lectures attract Continuous Personal Development Credits currently provided by the Royal College of Physicians. The content of the Academic programme is published annually as: “The Transactions of the Medical Society of London”
The current Academic Programme is:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th 2026
6.00 pm House and Finance Committee
8.00 pm First General Meeting
8.15 pm PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
UNTOLD; THE STORY BEHIND THE MAGIC
TABLET METHYLPREDNISOLONE 100MG
Dr Rudy Capildeo, MB BS FRCP
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th 2026
6.00 pm Meeting of Council
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
BENDY BODIES, BENDY BRAINS: THE
EMBODIED BRAIN
Mr Nick Potter, DO BSc(OstMed) MRO
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th 2026
6.00 pm Trustees Meeting
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
MEDICINE IN CONFLICT AND NATURAL
DISASTER: SHOULD IT BE A SUBJECT IN THE
UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM?
Air Vice-Marshal Aroop Mozumder, CB MB MSc
FRCGP FFPH DAvMed DTM&H DMCC
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd 2026
5.30 pm Presidential Nomination Committee
6.00 pm Meeting of Council
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
BODIES OF EVIDENCE: MEDICINE,
COLLECTING AND THE LAW
Rudy Charles Capildeo, Partner, Head of Private Client
Group and Head of Art & Luxury Law, Wedlake Bell
LLP
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th 2026
12.30/1.00 pm Christmas Lunch
MONDAY, JANUARY 11th 2027
6.00 pm House and Finance Committee
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
LESSONS FROM A LIFE IN SPORT &
MEDICINE
Dr Phil Batty, MB ChB FRCGP FFSEM
MONDAY, JANUARY 25th 2027
5.30 pm Nominations Committee (if required)
6.00 pm Meeting of Council
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
LLOYD ROBERTS LECTURE FINALLY:
IN 2027 WE CAN SLOW ALZHEIMER’S
DISEASE BUT EARLY ACTION IS THE SECRET
Dr J Emer MacSweeney, BSc(Hons) MRCP FRCR
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8th 2027
6.15 pm Library Committee
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
FIX THE LIFE, FIX THE MIND: THE 6 PILLARS
OF LIFESTYLE PSYCHIATRY
Dr Natasha Bijlani, MBBS FRCPsych
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 2027
6.00 pm Meeting of Council
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
THE INQUISITOR: THE ROLE OF THE
CORONER, FROM TAX COLLECTION TO
DEATH INVESTIGATION
Simon Wickens, HM Coroner
MONDAY, MARCH 8th 2027
ANNUAL DINNER
THE SAVILE CLUB
69 Brook Street, London W1K 4ER
Principal Guest: Dr Stuart Sanders, FRCGP
MONDAY, MARCH 22nd 2027
6.00 pm Meeting of Council
8.00 pm Lettsom Lecture
PIONEERS IN OBSTETRICS
Mr Nicholas H Morris, MBBS MEWI FRCOG
MONDAY, APRIL 12th 2027
6.00 pm House and Finance Committee
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
MANIPULATION AND HIJACKING OF INSECT
HOSTS BY PARASITOID WASPS: LESSONS
FOR MEDICINE
Dr Robin Knill-Jones, MSc FRCP FFPH
MONDAY, APRIL 26th 2027
6.00 pm Trustees Meeting
8.00 pm Ordinary Meeting
MEDICINE IN MESOPOTAMIA: ORIGINS,
EVOLUTION, AND AFTERLIFE
Dr Irving L. Finkel, The British Museum
MONDAY, MAY 10th 2027
6.00 pm Meeting of Council
8.00 pm Second General Meeting
8.15 pm ANNUAL ORATION
UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING HUMAN
FACTORS IN HEALTHCARE TO IMPROVE
PATIENT SAFETY AND TEAMWORKING
Professor Peter A Brennan, OBE MD PhD FRCS
FDSRCS
DATE T.B.A. 2027
SUMMER OUTING
MONDAY, JULY 19th 2027
11.00 am House and Finance Committee & Trustees Meeting