Hunter Branch Meeting 2022-1
“COVID 19: past performance, present practice, and future prospects”
Nick Talley AC
Distinguished Laureate Professor
University of Newcastle and
Hunter Institute of Medical Research
Date: Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 5.15 pm for 5.30 pm AEST
Venue: Newcastle Club, 40 Newcomen Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Entry: Free + an option to register for dinner @$92/head following the lecture
Dress: Business attire
Enquiries: Via email to Philip Bolton
Registration: Registration is required by 21 April 2022 through Membes. Max: 100 people
Society Members, Fellows, and members of the public are welcome
In this Royal Society of New South Wales lecture from the Hunter Branch, world-renowned clinician/scientist Distinguished Laureate Professor Nick Talley will present his perspective on the progress of the COVID pandemic through a medical journal editor’s eyes.
How did this outbreak occur, how is it being managed and what are the prospects for COVID22 and beyond? Is this a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic or a virus we are going to have to live with for evermore?
Professor Nick Talley is widely recognised as one of the most distinguished clinician-scientists of his generation who, among his many other roles, actively leads a research team at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) specialising in gastroenterology. A past president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and past Chair of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges, Australia, he is the currently Editor-in-Chief of The Medical Journal of Australia. He will provide us with a unique insight into our journey with this devastating virus.
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