GMC President to talk at IEE prestige lecture

Prof Sir Graeme Catto, distinguished doctor and lecturer, will deliver a presentation entitled "Man, Medicines and Machines" at the IEE/AIME Prestige Lecture and Dinner on 12 November 2003

Prof Sir Graeme Catto, distinguished doctor and lecturer, will deliver his presentation entitled "Man, Medicines and Machines" at the jointly organised IEE/AIME Prestige Lecture and Dinner on 12 November at 6 pm at the IEE in Savoy Place.

"Public interest in medicine was stimulated by the scientific discoveries of the 19th century with the benefits of anaesthesia and the advancements in surgery and medicine," says Prof Catto: "today a better educated public understands the risks as well as the benefits of modern medicine.

However, retaining public confidence in the process is essential".

According to many experts, including Prof Catto, future developments in medicine are likely to require a sophisticated multi-professional approach, including engineering and technological expertise.

An insightful talk about the shortcomings in healthcare delivery and technology, Prof Catto explores attitudes and expectations as well as the technical and commercial difficulties in the UK.

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The IEE, with close to 130,000 members, is Europe's largest grouping of professional engineers.

Indeed, it is World-wide with 30,000 of its members based outside the UK.

Ranging from students to leading figures in industry, research and development, consultancy and education they work in power engineering, communications, electronics, computing, software, control, informatics and manufacturing.

The Association of Institutions Concerned with Medical Engineering (AIME) AIME was created for the purpose of co-ordinating the activities of its constituent members and providing a single focus for the medical engineering profession in the UK to promote technology transfer and industrial competitiveness in medical engineering, to promote research, development and manufacturing in medical engineering.

Prof Sir Graeham Catto is President of the General Medical Council, Vice-Principal at King's College London, Dean of the Guy's, King's College and St Thomas Hospitals Medical and Dental School and Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of London.

He was knighted in 2002 for services to medicine and medical education.

After graduating in Medicine in 1969, he obtained a Harkness Fellowship to study at Harvard University.

He is an honorary physician with an interest in renal medicine and has published widely on different aspects of nephrology and immunology.

Until October 2000 he was Vice-Principal, University of Aberdeen and Chief Scientist at the Scottish Executive Health Department.

Currently he is Chairman of Robert Gordon's College, a member of the Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals and a member of SE London Strategic Health Authority.

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