Croydon Medical Society Events

Wednesday 9th September

Talk given by Mr Tim Allardyce, Physiotherapist.

Biog: Tim is a chartered physiotherapist and registered osteopath who runs Surrey Physio Group. Tim works for half a day per week in a Long Covid clinic in Lewisham. Tim is an NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur, lectures for the RCGP, and is currently writing a book on Long Covid. Tim has also been to 7 Olympic Games.

Subject: ‘Everest, The Human Body at its Limit – the journey to 8848m’

Followed by Nikki Ofokansi, Clinical Pharmacist

Subject: ‘A Mindful Moment: Small Practices, Wide Impact’

Biog: Nikki Ofokansi is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and experienced pharmacist with more than 25 years’ experience across community pharmacy and general practice. She holds an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and is the diabetes lead within her GP practice, with a special interest in type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk reduction and the integration of mindfulness into healthcare.

Alongside her clinical role, Nikki is a healthcare and mindfulness coach, educator and author. She is currently leading a primary care research study exploring the use of continuous glucose monitoring education for adults with type 2 diabetes. Her book, The Mindful Diabetic: Transform Your Type 2 Diabetes Through Mindfulness, brings together the clinical and mindful aspects of care to support health and wellbeing.

Venue: The Scout Hut HQ: Farm Fields, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 0HQ

Time: 7.15 pm supper, talk starts at 8 pm

Wednesday 14th October

Talk given by Dr Katie Snape.

Biog: Dr Katie Snape is Principal Clinician at Genomics England, supporting development of a translational research programme for the adult population to generate evidence and digital infrastructure to assess the impact of pre-emptive genomic testing. Katie is a Consultant in Cancer Genetics at the South West Thames Centre for Genomics and the Tetiring Chair of the UK Cancer Genetics Group, a national organisation to improve the assessment and management of people with enhanced genetic cancer risk. Katie has a PhD in molecular genetics from the Institute of Cancer Research. Her PhD involved using next-generation sequencing technologies to identify cancer-associated genomic variation. Katie has a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare and Biomedical Education, is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Reader at City, St George’s University of London. Katie specialises in germline predisposition to haematological malignancies, working in the Haematology Medicine service at Kings College Hospital. 

Subject: “What Has Genomics Ever Done for Us?
(Apart from diagnosing rare diseases, guiding cancer treatment, predicting drug responses and transforming healthcare…)”

Venue: The Scout Hut HQ: Farm Fields, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 0HQ

Time: 7.15 pm supper, talk starts at 8 pm

Wednesday 11th November

Talk given by Dr Nick Cambridge.

This will be followed by our second Dessert Islands Discs event, hosted by Nick Ford, with the special guest being Dr John Spicer!

Biog: Nick is a retired Croydon GP, medical historian, past president of the CMS and Hon Archivist. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham and Chair of Trustees of the Medical Society of London. In 2017, he was the Dr T J (Jock) Murray Visiting Scholar in Medical Humanities at Dalhousie University, Canada. In 2022, his book entitled Bleak Health: The Medical History of Charles Dickens and his Family was published.

Subject: ‘Doctor of Revolution: The Life and Genius of Dr Erasmus Darwin.’

It has been said of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) that no one from his day to ours has ever rivalled him in his achievements in such a wide range of fields. He was a true polymath: physician, inventor, poet, natural philosopher, physiologist, abolitionist and freemason. He was married twice, fathered 14 children, including two out of wedlock with his governess. Travelled as many as 10,000 miles per year by coach to visit his patients. He turned down being physician to King George III. He even dissected a hanged criminal in his house in Lichfield, much to the dismay of his wife. He was the grandfather of the famous Charles Darwin.

Venue: The Scout Hut HQ: Farm Fields, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 0HQ

Time: 7.15 pm supper, talk starts at 8 pm

Wednesday 25th November

Quiz Night

This year’s title is yet to be revealed 

Starts at 7.00 pm for supper, with the quiz commencing at 7.30 pm

£15 per person, which includes a fish and chip supper

Held at The Radcliffe Centre, Harding Close (off Radcliffe Road) Croydon CR0 5QZ  (The Radcliffe Centre is at the end of a cul-de-sac private road; no parking is allowed.)

Tables will seat 6–8 people, with capacity for 8 tables.

Dr Khan has not yet revealed the evening’s theme, but hopefully he will share his plans in September. This will remain a Fish & Chip evening, with the Honorary Secretary arranging it as last year.

Wednesday 10th March 2027

Annual Review

Presentation by Croydon Nightwatch Charity

Details to follow

Venue: The Scout Hut HQ: Farm Fields, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 0HQ

Time: 7.15 pm supper, talk starts at 8 pm

Nightwatch has empowered and assisted thousands of homeless and otherwise vulnerable people to turn around their lives, from being homeless and unemployed, to having a stable, enriched life.

A core group of trained volunteers meet every night in Queen’s Gardens in central Croydon to assist homeless people. We supply essentials and also act as a first line of contact for homeless people and signpost them to other agencies.