



Joint Online Meeting with the
Manchester Medical Society
Thursday 11th June 2026 at 1:30pm
Zoom
Free attendance for LSA / MMS members​
The Anaesthesia section of the Manchester Medical Society are hosting this year's free joint meeting online. There are some wonderful speakers lined up for an afternoon of talks for the 'Under Pressure and under the Spotlight: High Stakes Anaesthesia' event. All clinical grades are invited to attend.
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Programme
Chair: Dr John Gilbey (MMS)
1.30 pm
"Music, Mud, Mayhem and Medicine“ Festival Medicine - more than a tent in a field
Dr Fiona Armstrong, Consultant Anaesthetist at Salford Care Organisation, Northern Care Alliance. Lead for Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity
2.05 pm
Protecting Elite Rugby Players, the role of the Independent Match Day Doctor
Dr John Berridge, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, York
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2.40 pm - Short Break
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2.50 pm
College membership review
Dr Paul Southall, Elected Council Member & Consultant representative, Royal College of Anaesthetists
3.20 pm
Theme - Football
Dr Nadir Ibrahim, Northern Care Alliance
3.55 pm
Humanitarian medicine working in a war zone
Dr Matthew Newport, Consultant in Anaesthetics & Prehospital Emergency Medicine, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Talk synopsis: An overview of one NGO's Field Hospital in Gaza 2024-2025, thinking through the realities and personal lessons learnt in delivering austere care in a conflict environment
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4.30 pm - Closing comments
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Please see the link below for more information, and to sign up.

