Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture
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The Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture (E.S. Meyers Memorial Lecture) is an annual free public Lecture hosted by the University of Queensland Medical Society
(UQMS) in Brisbane.
Professor Errol Solomon Meyers was a founding father of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland, which was established in 1936 after five decades of advocacy for a medical school in Queensland. A pioneer in professional health education in Queensland, Professor Meyers was a leader in postgraduate medical education and undergraduate and postgraduate dental education prior to the establishment of the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Queensland. In July 1957, one year after the death of this founding father, the University of Queensland Medical Society established the E.S. Meyers Memorial Lecture to honour his contributions to medicine in general, and to his role as one of the most significant founders of the Medical School in particular.
As a reflection of the ethos of Professor Meyers’ life, this Memorial Lecture comprises a forum for a person of distinction to present a perspective of endeavour and achievement. Past speakers include biologist Lord Robert Winston
, cricketer and politician Mr Imran Khan
, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, author Lord Jeffrey Archer and mountaineer and diplomat Sir Edmund Hillary
.
Education was one of Professor Myers’ passions. Discussions around the need for a medical faculty in Queensland began as early as 1893, and from the mid 1920’s Professor Meyers advocated this case strongly. When the Faculty was finally inaugurated in 1936, Professor Meyers was appointed lecturer in anatomy, before becoming Dean in 1941. His standing as a medical educator was such that he was one of only two Australians to be invited to speak at the inaugural World Conference on Medical Education in 1953. Despite all of these accolades, perhaps the best marker of Professor Meyers’ success was his standing within the student body. Professor Meyers exhibited all of the qualities of an exceptional clinical teacher including a passion for education and enthusiasm for learning. He was much loved, admired and respected by the medical student body for his contribution to medical education.
’s calendar. The lecture is a special tribute to the life of Professor Meyers, and a wonderful opportunity to bring together members of the medical, university and general community. The UQMS is grateful for the support and contribution of the Meyers family and our past orators, who have assisted the ES Meyers Memorial Lecture to become one of the largest public lectures of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
2009 - Dr Rowan Gillies, Former International Council President of Medecins Sans Frontieres.
“Challenges in Humanitarian Assistance”
2008 - Professor Graeme Clark, Founder/Pioneer of the Bionic ear. Senior Australian of the Year 2001. “The multi-channel cochlear implant; the first clinically successful sensory interface between the world of sound and human consciousness”
2007 (50th anniversary) - Dr. Charlie Teo, Renowned Australian Neurosurgeon, “That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”
2006 - Professor Fiona Wood, 2005 Australian of the Year, “Striving for excellence in health care”
2005 - Professor William P. Schecter, Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSF Chief of Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital
“Terrorist Mass Casualty Events in Israel: Historical Context and Clinical Management”
2004 - Robert C. Gallo, Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland – “HIV in the third decade. Lessons from the Past Experiences and Future Prospects”
2003 - Prof Jonathan Sprent, Professor of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, California “T Cells and the Thymus”
2002 - Prof Alan Trounson, “Discussing Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cells: Creating New Medical Directions”
2001 - Prof Earl Owen, Specialist in Microsurgery and Infertility Surgery, Sydney. “Microsurgical Reflections, First Hand”
2000 - Lord Robert Winston, Professor of Fertility Studies, London, “Will We Still Be Human at the End of the 21st Century?”
University of Queensland Medical Society
The University of Queensland Medical Society is the peak representative body for students at the University of Queensland School of Medicine...
(UQMS) in Brisbane.
Professor Errol Solomon Meyers was a founding father of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland, which was established in 1936 after five decades of advocacy for a medical school in Queensland. A pioneer in professional health education in Queensland, Professor Meyers was a leader in postgraduate medical education and undergraduate and postgraduate dental education prior to the establishment of the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Queensland. In July 1957, one year after the death of this founding father, the University of Queensland Medical Society established the E.S. Meyers Memorial Lecture to honour his contributions to medicine in general, and to his role as one of the most significant founders of the Medical School in particular.
As a reflection of the ethos of Professor Meyers’ life, this Memorial Lecture comprises a forum for a person of distinction to present a perspective of endeavour and achievement. Past speakers include biologist Lord Robert Winston
Robert Winston
Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and politician.-Early life and education :...
, cricketer and politician Mr Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, author Lord Jeffrey Archer and mountaineer and diplomat Sir Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...
.
Professor Errol Solomon Meyers
Professor Errol Solomon Meyers was a key founder of the University of Queensland School of Medicine. From 1925, he was a leader in postgraduate medical education courses conducted at the British Medical Association (Queensland Branch), and was the doyen of surgical anatomy. A general surgeon and teacher of outstanding ability, Professor Meyers taught anatomy and surgical dissection to dental students in Brisbane from 1922, establishing an Anatomy School within the dental hospital in George Street in 1927. From that time Dr Meyers brought the strength of his considerable personality to bear on the need to establish a School of Medicine in Queensland, a triumph achieved finally on 13 March 1936.Education was one of Professor Myers’ passions. Discussions around the need for a medical faculty in Queensland began as early as 1893, and from the mid 1920’s Professor Meyers advocated this case strongly. When the Faculty was finally inaugurated in 1936, Professor Meyers was appointed lecturer in anatomy, before becoming Dean in 1941. His standing as a medical educator was such that he was one of only two Australians to be invited to speak at the inaugural World Conference on Medical Education in 1953. Despite all of these accolades, perhaps the best marker of Professor Meyers’ success was his standing within the student body. Professor Meyers exhibited all of the qualities of an exceptional clinical teacher including a passion for education and enthusiasm for learning. He was much loved, admired and respected by the medical student body for his contribution to medical education.
The Memorial Lecture
The Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture is the premier academic event on the University of Queensland Medical SocietyUniversity of Queensland Medical Society
The University of Queensland Medical Society is the peak representative body for students at the University of Queensland School of Medicine...
’s calendar. The lecture is a special tribute to the life of Professor Meyers, and a wonderful opportunity to bring together members of the medical, university and general community. The UQMS is grateful for the support and contribution of the Meyers family and our past orators, who have assisted the ES Meyers Memorial Lecture to become one of the largest public lectures of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Recent Memorial Orators (2000-2010)
2010 – Commander Paul Luckin, Anaesthetist in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, specialist in Rescue Medicine, “Disasters, rescue and retrieval”2009 - Dr Rowan Gillies, Former International Council President of Medecins Sans Frontieres.
“Challenges in Humanitarian Assistance”
2008 - Professor Graeme Clark, Founder/Pioneer of the Bionic ear. Senior Australian of the Year 2001. “The multi-channel cochlear implant; the first clinically successful sensory interface between the world of sound and human consciousness”
2007 (50th anniversary) - Dr. Charlie Teo, Renowned Australian Neurosurgeon, “That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”
2006 - Professor Fiona Wood, 2005 Australian of the Year, “Striving for excellence in health care”
2005 - Professor William P. Schecter, Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSF Chief of Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital
“Terrorist Mass Casualty Events in Israel: Historical Context and Clinical Management”
2004 - Robert C. Gallo, Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland – “HIV in the third decade. Lessons from the Past Experiences and Future Prospects”
2003 - Prof Jonathan Sprent, Professor of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, California “T Cells and the Thymus”
2002 - Prof Alan Trounson, “Discussing Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cells: Creating New Medical Directions”
2001 - Prof Earl Owen, Specialist in Microsurgery and Infertility Surgery, Sydney. “Microsurgical Reflections, First Hand”
2000 - Lord Robert Winston, Professor of Fertility Studies, London, “Will We Still Be Human at the End of the 21st Century?”
Full List of Orators
- 2010 Paul Luckin, Disasters, rescue and retrieval
- 2009 Rowan Gillies, Challenges in Humanitarian Assistance
- 2008 Graeme Clark, The multi-channel cochlear implant; the first clinically successful sensory interface between the world of sound and human consciousness
- 2007 Charles TeoCharles TeoCharles "Charlie" Teo AM is a high profile Australian neurosurgeon.- Neurosurgery :Teo trained in Sydney, but worked for a decade in the United States, where he still teaches. His sub-speciality is paediatric neurosurgery. He is the director of the Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at...
, That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger - 2006 Fiona WoodFiona WoodFiona Melanie Wood, AM is a British born plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service...
, Striving for excellence in health care - 2005 William P. Schecter, Terrorist Mass Casualty Events in Israel: Historical Context and Clinical Management
- 2004 Robert C. Gallo, HIV in the third decade. Lessons from the Past Experiences and Future Prospects
- 2003 Jonathan Sprent, “T Cells and the Thymus”
- 2002 Alan Trounson “Discussing Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cells: Creating New Medical Directions”
- 2001 Earl OwenClint HallamClint Hallam was the first recipient of a human hand transplant.Hallam lost his hand in circular-saw accident at Rolleston prison in 1984, where he was serving time for fraud....
, “Microsurgical Reflections, First Hand” - 2000 Robert WinstonRobert WinstonRobert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and politician.-Early life and education :...
, “Will We Still Be Human at the End of the 21st Century?” - 1999 Mike Toole, Public Health Responses to Humanitarian Crise
- 1998 Karl KruszelnickiKarl KruszelnickiKarl Kruszelnicki AM is a scientist, who is best known as an author and science commentator on Australian radio and television. He is often referred to as Dr Karl....
, Great Moments in Science - 1997 Peter C. Doherty, How We Deal With Viral Infections
- 1996 Grant Sutherland, The Human Genome Project and Medical Practice in the 21st Century
- 1995 Jeffrey Archer It Takes Nineteen Hours a Day to be a Best-seller
- 1994 Imran KhanImran KhanImran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
, From Centuries to Service - 1993 Gabi HollowsGabi HollowsGabi Hollows is one of Australia's 100 Living Treasures. She was also given the Advance Australia Award for Community Service, and was made Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International.-Early life:...
, Vision and Outreach - 1992 Edmund HillaryEdmund HillarySir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...
, After Everest: Health, Religion and Education in the Himalayas - 1991 Struan SutherlandStruan SutherlandStruan Keith Sutherland AO was an Australian medical researcher who developed effective antivenoms and other treatments for people bitten or stung by venomous Australian wildlife.-Early life:...
, Reflections on Venomous Pursuits - 1990 Sheila SherlockSheila SherlockProfessor Dame Sheila Patricia Violet Sherlock, Mrs. James, DBE, MD, FRCP, FRCP Ed, FRS was a British physician, hepatologist and teacher.-Early life:...
, Alcohol and the Liver - 1989 Neal BlewettNeal BlewettNeal Blewett, AC , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Bonython, South Australia from 1977 to 1994.-Education and academic career:...
, Care, Concern and Conscience - 1988 Victor ChangVictor ChangVictor Peter Chang, AC , was a Chinese Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. Born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents, he grew up in Hong Kong before moving to Australia...
, The Australian Heart Transplant Programme – Past Progress and Future Dreams - 1987 Gustav NossalGustav NossalSir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA is an Australian research biologist.-Life and career:Gustav Nossal's family was from Vienna, Austria. He was born four weeks prematurely in Bad Ischl while his mother was on holiday...
, Vision of a New Therapeutic Future - 1986 Max LakeMax LakeMax Emory Lake, OAM was an Australian winemaker and surgeon, who is generally regarded as the "father of the Australian boutique wine industry".-Life:...
, The Excitement of Wine - 1985 David PeningtonDavid PeningtonDavid Geoffrey Penington AC is an Australian doctor, academic, Vice-Chancellor and director.He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and after leaving school he obtained a Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Oxford and a Doctorate in Laws at the University of Melbourne.He was Dean of...
, The Future of Medical Practice in Australia - 1984 Hiram Baddeley, The Shandong Medical School in China
- 1983 Arthur GuytonArthur GuytonArthur Clifton Guyton was an American physiologist. He was born in Oxford, Mississippi, to Dr. Billy S. Guyton, a highly respected eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist, who later became Dean of the University of Mississippi Medical School, and Kate Smallwood Guyton, a mathematics and physics...
, ”Hypertension: A Current Analysis” - 1982 Douglas M Saunders, In Vitro Fertilization
- 1981 Norelle Lickiss, The Quality of Life and Death: The Possibilities and Limits of Medical Practice
- 1980 Louis Opit, Medical Practice in Australia
- 1979 E Parry, Health and Urban Change in Africa
- 1978 N Groots, Autism in Indians: An Unspoken Problem
- 1977 Charles Kerr, Uranium and Health
- 1976 D Llewelly-Jones, Talking Doctors
- 1975 T Szasz
- 1974 W Gillies, China: A Medical Visitor’s Viewpoint
- 1973 P Erbech
- 1972 Dr Bevan
- 1971 H Seeliger, The Development of Social and Preventive Medicine in Western Africa
- 1970 Percy SpenderPercy SpenderSir Percy Claude Spender, KCVO, KBE, QC, , was an Australian politician. diplomat and jurist.Spender was born in Sydney and educated at the prestigious Fort Street High School and later the University of Sydney. He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1915...
, - 1969 Evan Thomson, Training in Surgery
- 1968 Martin RothMartin RothProfessor Sir Martin Roth FRS was a British psychiatrist.He was Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, 1977–85, then Professor Emeritus, and was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1977. He was one of the pioneers in developing Psychogeriatrics as a subspecialty.-References:...
, The Changing Concept of Medical Education - 1967 M Carseldine, A GP Reminisces
- 1966 D Jackson, Changing Attitudes to Paediatrics over the Last 30 Years
- 1965 T O’Leary, Aerial medical evacuation with special emphasis on the precautions necessary in particular circumstances
- 1964 K Hirschfeld, Some Aspects of Medical Education
- 1963 D Gordon, Memories of Joe
- 1962 WJ Saxton, The Person
- 1961 AE Lee, Voluntary Health Insurance in Australia
- 1960 GAC Douglas
- 1959 FWR Lukin Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
- 1958 LJJ Nye
- 1957 NG Sutton, Comprehensive Medicine