Medicine & the Media - The medical industrial complex, cold water swimming and humanitarian emergencies | LSHTM

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Medicine & the Media - The medical industrial complex, cold water swimming and humanitarian emergencies

, medical doctors, LSHTM alumni and identical twins who have presented numerous popular science series on the BBC, (also a recent West End Show based on their BAFTA-winning children’s medical series) will be talking about their experiences of media work to address topical public health challenges. They will illustrate this through recent projects including: “”; a BMJ piece on “"; about how humanitarian efforts can be operationalised to serve political ends.

Admission

Free. Registration required.

Where and when

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Venue

LSHTM, Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Room

John Snow Lecture Theatre

Date

Tuesday 15 January 2019

Time

17:15 - 19:00

Date and time zone is UK

Speaker(s)

Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken

Admission

Free. Registration required.

Add to Calendar 2019-01-15 17:15:00 2019-01-15 19:00:00 Medicine & the Media - The medical industrial complex, cold water swimming and humanitarian emergencies Chris and Xand Van Tulleken, medical doctors, LSHTM alumni and identical twins who have presented numerous popular science series on the BBC, (also a recent West End Show based on their BAFTA-winning children’s medical series) will be talking about their experiences of media work to address topical public health challenges. They will illustrate this through recent projects including: “The doctor who gave up drugs”; a BMJ piece on “Overdiagnosis and industry influence: how cow’s milk protein allergy is extending the reach of infant formula manufacturers"; about how humanitarian efforts can be operationalised to serve political ends. Register on Eventbrite Europe/London public