Category: Networking

IWIM next event – 20th September 2016

  Inspiring Women In Medicine (IWIM) will be holding our next event on the 20th September at the Sloane Club in London from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. This month we are delighted to be joined by Richmond M. Stace MCSP MSc (Pain) BSc (Hons) who is a Specialist Pain Physiotherapist & Honorary Clinical Lecturer. Richmond will be talking to us about chronic pain along with depression which are the two largest global health burdens. His talk will look at the reasons for the scale of the problem and in particular addressing the issue of women in pain, which has huge implications for...

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Sponsorship feedback on our last event

Inspiring Women In Medicine (IWIM) were delighted to have Kingsley Napley sponsor our last event at the RAC in London. Kate Rohde, a Senior Partner at Kingsley Napley, has kindly written an article about sponsoring IWIM and said: “Kingsley Napley was delighted to sponsor a networking dinner for Inspiring Women in Medicine recently.  We were kindly given a short slot to share some thoughts with the audience and I chose to reflect upon how women can ensure that their voices are heard in a professional environmental”. To read the full article please go...

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The power of gut bacteria

Gut Bacteria This is such an exciting time for nutritional science, especially in the field of the gut microbiome (gut bacteria) because current research has found that the gut bacteria has an influence over so much more than immune function and digestion. The quality and variety of bacteria that live in our gut has been shown to be directly associated with mental health illnesses, weight problems, type 2 diabetes, inflammatory responses and a whole host of other chronic diseases. It is even being suggested that our gut bacteria have an influence over the expression of our human genes, conferring...

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The next IWIM event

Inspiring Women In Medicine (IWIM) dinner/ educational event at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall We would like to invite you to the next Inspiring Women In Medicine (IWIM) dinner at the RAC in Pall Mall. Inspiring Women In Medicine (IWIM) is a community of women working in the medical world who are here to help to inspire, connect and to support women.  IWIM meet regularly and help share experiences, network with other women in medicine and learn from others through networking and events. This month we have a guest speaker, Lady Marina Marks, who will speak on women...

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What is Inspiring Women in Medicine (IWIM)?

Inspiring Women in Medicine (IWIM) is a community of like-minded, experienced and passionate medical women who come together to both share ideas and enjoy the social aspects of getting together with similar professionals. It was set up by London-based Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist Dr Stephanie Barrett to bring together women in the medical professional from around the UK. Dr Barrett noticed how many hard-working professional women medicine, both in private practice and the NHS, were missing the opportunity to enjoy the social side of connecting with like-minded colleagues on a larger-scale basis than simply those known through work or...

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