Fellows are warmly invited to attend the Academy’s Annual Fellows’ Meeting on Thursday 3 December. This year's meeting will be held online to enable the participation of as many Fellows as possible and will include the Academy's AGM and Review of the Year. We will also be formally marking the completion of Sir Robert Lechler's Presidency of the Academy and welcoming his successor to the role. The afternoon will conclude with this year's Jean Shanks Lecture which will be presented at 17:00 by Professor Irene Higginson OBE FMedSci, who will be speaking on the theme of `Palliative care for the 21st century'.
The programme for the afternoon will be divided into two separate sessions and will start at 14:30. The full programme for the afternoon is available here. Details of the agenda items for this year's AGM will be circulated separately.
Session one: 14:30-16:00:
AGM and Review of the Year
Session two: 16:30-18:00:
Formal handover to next Academy President and Jean Shanks Lecture 2020:
Palliative care for the 21st century, Professor Irene Higginson OBE FMedSci
In order to receive connection details for these online sessions, Fellows are required to register for this event via the Academy events page. Zoom connection details will then be circulated a few days before the event.
The Jean Shanks Lecture is a public event and Fellows are welcome to encourage guests to join us for this part of the programme.