Date: Wednesday 08 December 2021
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
About the lecture
An accident and emergency (A&E) department has to be always at the ready to receive and treat patients with life threatening emergencies. At the front door, staff need to use life-saving medicines to stabilize patients, before the more lengthy process of full assessment and treatment can put them on the road to recovery.
In this taster lecture, you will become a virtual member of the A&E team as they use medicines to stabilize 16-year-old Lidia who is having a severe allergic reaction, and 68-year-old Chikelu who is having a heart attack. You will find out how medicines work in the treatment of these conditions, the challenges of giving medicines that need to work immediately to save lives and discover clinical pharmacology, the science of developing new medicines for use in healthcare.
About St George's, University of London
St George’s is the UK’s specialist health university and has been improving health for over 250 years. We are uniquely positioned as a leading expert in health education and have an outstanding record of research and innovation; our alumni include Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, and recent research has focused on tackling Covid-19.
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