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Next Events...
Saturday 30th January 2027
Presidential Dinner 2027 - Details TBA.
Sat 28th November 2026 at 19.00 at Braiswick Golf Club
Colchester Medical Society Christmas Quiz
£10 per head (includes finger food, drinks to be bought from the bar) Teams of 6 people
6 September 2026
Under 5's and Committee Garden Party
By Invitation
Sunday 23 August 2026
A Guided Tour up Jumbo
Two Tours - Now full.
Saturday 30th January 2027
Presidential Dinner 2027 - Details TBA.
Sat 28th November 2026 at 19.00 at Braiswick Golf Club
Colchester Medical Society Christmas Quiz
£10 per head (includes finger food, drinks to be bought from the bar) Teams of 6 people
6 September 2026
Under 5's and Committee Garden Party
By Invitation
Sunday 23 August 2026
A Guided Tour up Jumbo
Two Tours - Now full.
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Book Launch: Victorian Doctors by Dr Jane Pearson
Book Launch: Victorian Doctors by Dr Jane Pearson
After five years of research and writing, Dr. Jane Pearson, an emeritus lecturer at the University of Essex, launched her book called Victorian Doctors. This is a study based on doctors in Colchester from the perspective of the social history of medicine at the time.
The subject caused great interest. Jane spoke for half an hour about her book, followed by questions and inevitably a stampede to purchase. her signed copies! Copies are available at Red Lion Bookshop in High Street, Colchester.
The subject caused great interest. Jane spoke for half an hour about her book, followed by questions and inevitably a stampede to purchase. her signed copies! Copies are available at Red Lion Bookshop in High Street, Colchester.
Saturday 6 June 2026.
Croquet and Bees!
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The Colchester Medical Society hired the lawns of the Colchester Croquet Club (est 1926) and members of the croquet club were available to explain the game to us including the subtler manoeuvres that, despite its apparent civility, characterise this dastardly game!
Mr Will Verrier a radiographer at the hospital and Apiarist Extraordinaire explained the Art of Beekeeping and his love of bees! He lives close by and has many hives in his garden and his bees produce delicious honey from the pollen of Hilly Fields and the gardens of Lexden.
Despite a drizzly afternoon we all had a thoroughly nice time and enjoyed each others company at half time with glasses of CMS Sparkling wine and Cucumber Sandwiches laid on by the expert hand of the President's wife, Teresa.
Mr Will Verrier a radiographer at the hospital and Apiarist Extraordinaire explained the Art of Beekeeping and his love of bees! He lives close by and has many hives in his garden and his bees produce delicious honey from the pollen of Hilly Fields and the gardens of Lexden.
Despite a drizzly afternoon we all had a thoroughly nice time and enjoyed each others company at half time with glasses of CMS Sparkling wine and Cucumber Sandwiches laid on by the expert hand of the President's wife, Teresa.
21 April 2026 - Lecture Medical Influencers,
Dr Rohin Francis, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Rohin Francis, Consultant Cardiologist
Special thanks to Dr Rohin Francis who gave a splendid presentation about social media in modern medicine at the Postgraduate Centre at Colchester Hospital on the 21st of April 2026.
Speaking authoritatively about the subject from his own experiences over many years, he gave an entertaining lecture giving insights into the of influence of people broadcasting from the modern soap boxes of YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook et cetera.
He made the point that quite soon commercialisation follows and in the attempt to make money, many such influencers pedal their wares with unsubstantiated claims.
Quite soon engaging characters can develop huge numbers of followers.
We learned that the term para -social is the word to describe such a one-sided relationship is and this can involve significant trust and loyalty from what can become quite a fan-base. This can represent some difficulties for conventional medical practitioners who are then faced with requests for treatments and investigations at variance that can be rather dubious.
The market is quite unregulated and the GMC have had a little influence in shaping the development of this New World.
It was a fascinating talk and all delivered with Rohin’s characteristic fluency and engaging charm and we are all grateful to him.
Presidential Meeting
Saturday 7 February 2026 Moot Hall Colchester
Saturday 7 February 2026 Moot Hall Colchester
2025 President Brown hands over to 2026 President Byrne
Over 100 people attended the event at the Moot Hall.
The Presidential address was "It's Only a Virus". He detailed the history of smallpox with reference to Essex and relevance to the effectiveness of Vaccination, which extinguished this ancient scourge. We owe great debt to the great physicians and scientist who have gone before us.
The Presidential address was "It's Only a Virus". He detailed the history of smallpox with reference to Essex and relevance to the effectiveness of Vaccination, which extinguished this ancient scourge. We owe great debt to the great physicians and scientist who have gone before us.
