Medicine: Orthodox, Fringe & Quack

Medical graduates and workers in related fields are invited to a meeting to be held on Saturday 6 December 1986

Rolleston Lecture Christchurch School of Medicine

Chairman: Dr D.L, Dutton Senior Lecturer in Fine Arts, University of Canterbury and Chairman of N.Z.C.S.I.C.O.P.

PROGRAMME:

9.15 a.m. CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION

Skepticism and Medicine

9.35 a.m. SCIENCE, PSEUDOSCIENCE AND MEDICINE

Professor B.H. Howard, Lincoln College

9.55 a.m. THE BRYCH AFFAIR: A JOURNALIST'S VIEWPOINT

Mr Greg Ansley, Christchurch Star

10.20 a.m. NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND PSEUDOSCIENCE

Mrs P. Williams, Christchurch Hospital

10.45 a.m. REFRESHMENTS

11.05 a.m. FRINGE AND QUACK MEDICINE AND THE LAW

Prof G.F. Orchard, Faculty of Law, Univ of Canterbury

11.30 a.m. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN THE UK IN THE 1980s

Dr B. Robinson, Christchurch Hospital

11.55 a.m. FRINGE MEDICINE - A FAILURE IN EMPATHIC UNDERSTANDING.

Dr B.L. Jones, Waltham Medical Centre, Christchurch

12.20 p.m. GENERAL DISCUSSION

Chairman's concluding remarks

A CHARGE OF $2.50 WILL BE PAYABLE AT THE DOOR

To assist us with catering numbers please advise of your intended attendance by telephoning The Postgraduate Office. Christchurch School of Medicine, 792-900 by Friday 24 November, 1986

Further programme details from Professor Howard 34-521