Year 2020
Henry Hill Hickman Medal 340 2

Henry Hill Hickman Medal

The Henry Hill Hickman Medal, is awarded every three years to individuals for original work of outstanding merit in anaesthesia by the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine

Camillo Bozzolo (1845-1920) 340

Camillo Bozzolo

Camillo Bozzolo (1845-1920) was an Italian pathologist and physician. Bozzolo sign (1887) Visible pulsation of the arteries within the nasal mucosa.

Prosper Menière (1799 - 1862) 340

Prosper Menière

Prosper Menière (1799 - 1862) was a French otorhinolaryngologist. Maladie de Menière, Menière's disease (1861)

John McNaughton Epley (1930-2019) 680

John Epley

John Epley (1930–2019), pioneer of the Epley maneuver for BPPV, revolutionized vertigo care and developed the Omniax Chair for vestibular diagnosis

LITFL CCC SMILE2 340

Bully For You

I, like a lot of you, have witnessed bullying and stood by, afraid to speak out. ACEM have a working party to investigate the prevalence of discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment.

Giulio Ceradini (1844 – 1894) 340

Giulio Ceradini

Giulio Ceradini (1844 - 1894) was an Italian physiologist. illustrated the mechanism of closure of the semilunar valves

Angelo Mosso (1846 - 1910) 340

Angelo Mosso

Angelo Mosso (1846-1910) was an Italian physiologist, archaeologist, politician, mountain climber and teacher.

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Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome refers to perihepatitic adhesions between the liver capsule and under surface of the anterior abdominal wall seen on laparotomy/laparoscopy.

Arthur Hale ‘Art’ Curtis (1881 – 1955) 340

Arthur Hale Curtis

Arthur Hale 'Art' Curtis (1881 – 1955) was an American football player, coach, and gynecologist. Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (1930)