THE DOWLING CLUB
BAD House, 4 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6EH
admin@bad.org.uk
President Elect Dr Richard Goodwin
Richard.goodwin@wales.nhs.uk
Secretary Elect Dr Jemma Collins
jemmatuesday@googelemail.com
Scottish Charity Number: SC007011
Dowling Club Weekend
“Tropical Dermatology”
6-7th November 2015.
Aloft Hotel
Central Liverpool
Dr Steve Jones and colleagues on the Wirral would like to welcome you to vibrant Liverpool
for a tropical ‘Winter Weekend’. The Dowling Club overseas trip next year is to Africa,
including a visit to the Dermatology training centre in Moshi. As an aperitif for this, the
educational symposium will focus on tropical dermatology with contributions from colleagues
well known to Dowling Club members as well as input from the Liverpool School of Tropical
Medicine. The venue for the weekend is the Aloft Hotel in Central Liverpool
(www.aloftliverpool.com). The is a new hotel which has opened in the last year as a result of
the refurbishment of the old Sun Alliance building which became vacant when they merged
with Royal Assurance. Not only is this, therefore, a modern hotel but also one situated right
in the heart of the city - the famous Matthew Street and the Cavern are all of 100 yards
away!
The academic meeting is scheduled for the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, leaving
Saturday afternoon (and for the younger members late Friday night) to enjoy the city with all
its attractions – a myriad of museums (Maritime, Liverpool Life etc), Galleries galore, the
Beatles Experience, the ‘Other Place’ (Gormley’s statues in the sea at Crosby) and of course
retail therapy.
The dinner on the Friday night will be held at the Liverpool Medical Institute and will be
proceeded by a talk from someone who has spent the last year at the front line of the Ebola
epidemic in Sierra Leone.
The organisers hope that they will be in receipt of sponsorship from a number of
pharmaceutical companies and that, therefore, the meeting will represent excellent value!
Booking will be taken on a ‘first come first served’ basis on receipt of the application form
and the appropriate payment.
The provisional timetable is as follows:-
Dowling Club Meeting 6-7th November 2015
Aloft Hotel Liverpool
‘TROPICAL DERMATOLOGY’
Friday 6th November - ‘OUT OF AFRICA’
Session 1 Global Skin Disease and African Initiatives
14.00-14.30 - Skin Disease in the Developing World - Prof Rod Hay
14.30-15.00 - Moshi - Dr Susannah Baron
15.00-15.30 – Ethiopia - Dr Chris Lovell
Tea
Session 2 Specific Projects
16.00-16.30 – Unusual Infections with relevance to the Skin - Dr Rachel Morris Jones
16.30-1700 – Podoconiosis in Ethiopia or Albinism project Moshi Dr Clair Fuller
17.00-17.30 – Dowling Club AGM
Close
19.00 – Leave for Liverpool Medical Institute
19.15 - Drinks Reception
19.45 – Pre-dinner Talk – ‘Recent experiences with Ebola’ Major Tom Fletcher MBE.
20.15 – Dinner
Saturday 7th November ‘Old Friends’
9.00-9.30 - Leprosy - Dr Steve Walker
9.30-10.00 - TB - Dr Paul Yesudian
10.00-10.30 – Leishmaniasis –Lt Colonel Mark Bailey Consultant in Infectious Diseases &
Tropical Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital & Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
10.30-11.00 – Coffee
11.00 – 11.30 Tropical Quiz - Dr Nick Beeching, Liverpool School Tropical Medicine
11.30-12.00 - Snake Bites - Dr Vicky Yates
12.00-12.15 - ‘Welcome to Australia’ - Dr Ben Thompson
12.15-13.00 - Dowling Club Registrar presentations with ‘tropical’ theme
Close and Lunch
Arrangements for the weekend are as outlined below:-
Timings of Meeting
Friday 6th November 2015
Afternoon
Arrivals from Midday.
Lunch/registration will be available in the conference room at the hotel (for delegates only)
from 1pm.
Meeting 14.00 – 17.00
Evening
Drinks reception, Pre-dinner talk and Dinner at Liverpool Medical Institute. Coach will leave
the hotel at 7 pm prompt
Saturday 10th May 2014
Meeting 9.00 - 13.00
Lunch in restaurant (included for delegates - £15 for guests)
Saturday Afternoon.
Nothing formal has been arranged for Saturday afternoon. All of the museums, galleries,
Beatles Experience, shops etc are within walking distance of the hotel.
Saturday Night
Rooms are currently available for the Saturday night but have not been reserved. There are
many other hotels available in the area at varying costs.
Liverpool has a thriving cultural arts scene with everything on offer from city centre bars to
theatre etc. Nothing formal has been arranged for the Saturday night but if there is demand
then we can address this. Please indicate on the booking form whether you intend to stay on
the Saturday and whether you would prefer something to be arranged (likely self funded
unless sponsorship exceeds expectation).
Costs
Registration:
Full Meeting
£70-00
(includes academic programme, delegate lunch and afternoon tea on Friday, Friday evening
drinks reception, Saturday morning coffee and Saturday lunch).
Half Day Friday (not attending evening Reception/Dinner) £30.00
Half Day Friday (attending drinks reception/dinner)
£40.00
Half Day Saturday
£30.00
Course Dinner Friday evening
-
Trainees
Free
-
Consultant delegates
£20-00
-
Guests
£40-00
Accommodation at Aloft Hotel
Please make your own arrangements for accommodation with the hotel (the cost of
accommodation is not included in the registration fee).
Rooms have been set aside for the Friday night at a special discount rate for Dowling Club
delegates, so please mention this when booking. The cost is £115 single occupancy or
£125 double occupancy (double or twin) for bed & breakfast. The hotel telephone number is
01512943970 and the booking reference to quote is STE05NOV. Please book early to make
sure that you get a room as numbers are limited and rooms not taken up will be released
back to the hotel 6 weeks prior to the meeting date. You will need to leave a credit card
number to reserve the room but this will not be charged until check-in.
Rooms for the Saturday are currently available but have not been reserved as part of the
meeting and the cost will depend on the ‘going rate’ at the time of booking
Many other hotels and bed and breakfast guest-houses are available in the area offering
accommodation at reasonable prices.
If you intend to come to the meeting please fill in the booking form below and send it,
with your payment, to Dr Jones Clatterbridge Hospital (see details at the end of the
form)
Dowling Club Liverpool
Booking Form
6th -7th November 2015
First name:
Hospital name:
Address for correspondence:
Surname:
Email:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Position Consultant, SpR etc:
The event is only open to Dowling Club members. New membership applications are welcome.
Contact the Dowling Club Administrator, British Association of Dermatologists, 4 Fitzroy
Square, London W1T 5HQ
020 7383 0266. Please contact dowlingclub@gmail.com for further information
SECTION A - REGISTRATION FEE (includes the educational programme, Friday
lunch, afternoon tea on Friday 6th May 2015, drinks reception and lunch on Saturday
7th November).
Full Meeting
Friday Afternoon Only
Friday Afternoon + Reception
Saturday Morning Only
£70.00 for Dowling Club members (new
applications are welcome)
£30.00 (includes lunch)
£40.00 (includes lunch/evening
transport/Reception)
£30.00 (includes lunch)
Please indicate any dietary requirements: _________________________
TOTAL FEE = £
SECTION B – FRIDAY EVENING DINNER at LIVERPOOL MEDICAL INSTITUTE
The cost of the Friday evening drinks reception is included in the registration fee for
all delegates and is free for partners. Dinner tickets for trainee delegates are free, for
consultant delegates £20 and for Guests/Partners £40.00 per person.
I will require
1 free trainee dinner ticket.
Yes/No
1 ‘consultant’ dinner ticket @ £20.00 per person.
Yes/No
I will require ___ extra dinner tickets @ £40.00 per person
Accompanying Person/s Name _______________________
Please indicate any dietary requirements: _________________________
TOTAL FEE = £
SECTION C - LUNCH
I will require ____ guest lunch tickets for Saturday @ £15
Please indicate any dietary requirements_____________________
TOTAL FEE = £
SECTION D – ACCOMMODATION
Delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation directly with the
Aloft Hotel as outlined above.
I have booked ______ (double/twin) room/s with the hotel for ____ delegate/s and
_____ guest/s
Many other hotels and bed and breakfast guest-houses are available in the area
offering accommodation at reasonable prices.
I have booked _______delegates and _____guests into the___________ hotel for
the Friday/Saturday
SECTION E – SATURDAY AFTERNOON
All the Museums, Galleries, Beatles experience etc are close to the hotel and
walkable.
Gormley’s statues would require a train ride. Yes I would be interested (weather
permitting). Number_____
SECTION - F SATURDAY EVENING
I/We intend to stay Saturday - Number________
I/We would want to 'go solo' or have something organised e.g. social drink/low key
restaurant/group dinner in hotel. (please highlight your preference) or add alternative
suggestion!_________
PAYMENT
I enclose payment for my TOTAL Fee of £__________
Please make cheques payable to ‘Dowling Club Liverpool’ and return with the
booking form to:Dr Stephen Jones,
Consultant Dermatologist,
Dermatology Department,
Clatterbridge Hospital,
Bebington,
Wirral
CH63 4JY.
Any questions please email Dr Jones at - stephen.jones9@nhs.net
Any problems on during the meeting phone Dr Jones on 07889440354.
Dowling Club Membership Application Form
Special Introductory Offer for those attending ‘Liverpool Tropical Meeting’
Please send completed application (with payment of £10) to:
Dowling Club Administrator
British Association of Dermatologists
4 Fitzroy Square
London W1T 5HQ
Surname
Alt Surname
Title
Forenames
Nationality
Date of Birth
Home Address
Postcode
Tel
Fax
Email
Speciality
Status (Please tick): Staff Grade ___
Registrar ___
From ( Date )
Qualifications
Main Work (Hospital Name)
Address
Associate Specialist ___
Consultant ___ Professor ___
Tel
Fax
Email
Would you like mailings sent to your work or home address? Work ___
Home ___
I enclose a cheque for £10.00 payable to 'The Dowling Club'.
I hereby agree to abide by the Constitution of the Dowling Club.
Signature:
Date:
We, the undersigned, members of the Dowling Club, testify that the above
named, who is personally known to us, is in every way a suitable candidate for
election.
Proposer
Seconder
Name:
Name:
Signed:
Signed:
Date:
Date: