Tuesday 16th May 2024

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‘A new approach to evaluating government pledges’

Speaker: Henry Cohen Visiting Professor

Prof Dame Jane Dacre,

Professor of Medical Education, and former director UCL Medical School. President, Medical Protection Society. Immediate Past President Royal College of Physicians London

Since completing her term as Royal College of Physicians President, Prof Dame Jane Dacre has been involved in two major pieces of work. She has carried out an independent review of the gender pay gap between men’s and women’s earnings in medicine – aiming to pinpoint the causes and how these can be addressed. Recently she has been appointed by the Health Select Committee to chair the “independent evaluation of progress on Government commitments in health and social care, designed to develop and enhance that core task of holding the Government to account”. A fuller biography can be found here.

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Executive Chair Report July 2018 – June 2019

During the past year the Association has continued to be involved in a range of different activities.

As a reflection of this range, and prompted by student and trainee members, it was agreed that the website needed a revitalising revamp. This new version is now accessible; the Association hopes that members will continue to explore and use it; and to make suggestions about items which might be incorporated into it.

Annual General Meeting

The 2018 Annual General Meeting was addressed by Prof Patrick Maxwell on the topic of “Genes(is)….the key insight to some medical challenges”. He reflected on work done in Israel on genetic aspects of renal disease and described his own studies in this field, which have shown that potentiation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor can be inhibited by hydroxylase enzymes, and thus that this pathway may have important therapeutic possibilities.

Highlights of the year since the last Annual General Meeting have included:

Presidential Address

Prof Liz Lightstone delivered the London Presidential Lecture on the subject of “The Accidental Nephrologist”. She told the Association how her career had evolved, from a chance starting point in kidney disease, via a fellowship which led to an interest in the immune system, and into her present role. She described her current work on kidney disease in pregnancy, and on her important treatment studies which are looking at the relationship between the use of steroids and biologicals for kidney disease.

Insights into healthcare in Israel – the view from 2019

Prof Ora Paltiel (Haematologist / Oncologist and Epidemiologist, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Israel) led a discussion on this theme. Prof Mark Clarfield (Geriatrics, Ben-Gurion University) spoke about “Care of the Aging”. The similarities in attitudes and perspectives towards healthcare between the two countries were summarized by Prof Martin McKee (Medical Director / Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

Women in Medicine – an Israeli Perspective

Prof Paltiel spoke to the Association at a meeting (organized together with the UK Medical Women’s Federation) about Women in Medicine – an Israeli Perspective. Her talk was followed by contributions from two Association members, Dr Nicola Rosenfelder and Dr Naomi Katz. The Federation’s Past President, Prof Parveen Kumar, and current President, Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, discussed the comparative Israeli and UK status. The event followed on from Prof Kumar’s 2017 meeting with the leading women in Israeli medicine, held at the British Embassy in Ramat Gan.

Annual Dinner

Prof Sir Simon Wessely (Professor of Psychological Medicine and Regius Professor of Psychiatry at King’s College London and Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at King’s College and the Maudsley Hospitals) was the Guest Speaker at the Annual Dinner. In his talk Sir Simon reflected on his experience in sorting out fact from mythology in management of conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder. He used examples from military medicine to illustrate that interventions may not always be as effective as we think they are. Overall doctors need to have an open mind and to consider the evidence carefully in order retain our credibility.

Medical Student Activities

Twelve elective scholarships have been awarded during the past year. All medical schools are notified about Jewish festivals, and about the elective scholarships available for those wishing to go to Israel.

In London there was a medical student welcome event, a support session to help prepare prospective medical students for interviews, a Friday Night dinner, and a “mock OSCE” session. An Imperial College group organised a meet and greet event for their cohort, and additional OSCE mentoring sessions. In Birmingham there was a welcome drinks event, a Friday Night Dinner, a Purim party and a blood donation drive. The Birmingham Jewish medical student group worked with the local Jsoc and the charity Jnetics to provide a free screening initiative for almost 150 Jewish students in Birmingham. This provided testing for some of the common autosomal recessive diseases that Ashkenazi Jews may carry. The medical students were able to be screening advisors on the day and gained interesting experience about these diseases, and about how to discuss these important medical issues with their fellow students. In Leeds the group arranged a case-based discussion, a quiz, two OSCE practice sessions, and a Saturday night dinner.

Other activities

The Association continues to have a role in public education about Jewish issues that relate to medicine. For example, there have been media requests for comment about Milah, about organ donation and about the measles outbreak. In addition, there is contact with other faith medical groups, including Catholic, Islamic and Sikh. The Association has been invited to be a member of the General Medical Council’s Black and Minority Ethnic Group which looks at issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Unfortunately, there is also a continuing need for the Association to support medical students and doctors who are confronted with anti-Israel and / or antisemitic critiques.

 

Executive Chair’s Report to the Annual General Meeting

July 2018

During the past year the introduction of regular newsletters has kept members informed about ongoing events. The four relevant newsletters are included as appendices to this Report.

The students that have been awarded elective scholarships are also listed in an appendix. The Association is fortunate to have received a generous new award from the Edith and Ferdinand Porjes Trust to help support these scholarships

Highlights of the year since the 2017 Annual General Meeting, which was addressed by Prof Parveen Kumar on the topic of “Women in Medicine” have been:

Presidential Address

Prof Gideon Lack delivered a Presidential address on the topic “Prevention of Food Allergies – from London to Tel Aviv”.

Prof Lack outlined his research on peanut allergy, and on strategies to prevent food allergies through oral tolerance induction. The LEAP study showed that early consumption of peanuts in atopic infants reduces the development of peanut allergy by >80%. He is investigating whether oral tolerance induction is long-lasting in the absence of peanut consumption and if early consumption of other food allergens induces tolerance. His findings suggest that allergic sensitisation to food occurs through an impaired skin barrier, and focuses on the mechanisms of cutaneous sensitisation and oral tolerance that are involved in this.

Annual Dinner

Baroness Ruth Deech was the Guest Speaker at the Annual Dinner.

In her talk she said that she had made a contribution to medicine via the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Authority, including the recognition of stem cell research, but that the wider more general role of defending an open and honest society was itself very important for doctors. Freedom of the press was a critical element, and needed to be used effectively. She noted that her late father had devoted much time to speaking and writing about Zionist affairs, and now she found herself in the situation of having to do the same. It was very disturbing that misinformation about Israel in particular is constantly appearing in the public domain and going unchallenged. She regarded combatting this as a major priority which is not as widely recognized as it should be by colleagues.

Organ Donation

An interfaith meeting on the topic of organ donation – whether or not an opt out system should be introduced in England and Wales – was held at the S and P Synagogue, hosted by Rabbi Dweck. Speakers included Prof David Jones [Director of the Anscombe (Catholic) Centre] Prof Gurch Randhawa (Professor of Diversity in Public Health and Director, Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire), and Prof Anthony Warrens (Dean for Education and Professor of Renal and Transplantation Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, and former chair of the British Transplant Society). Dr Shuji Shafi (former chair, Muslim Council of Britain) also took part.

Visiting Colorectal Surgeons – Ulcerative Colitis

The annual visit by Israeli colorectal surgeons, organized by Prof Alex Deutsch and led by Dr Weil, took place in March. Participants were Dr Betty Abitbul (Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon), Dr Midhat Abu Snieneh (Asaf Harofe Medical Centre, Ramla), Dr Shadi Abu Swis (Soroka Medical Centre, Beersheba), Dr Nimrod Aviran (Beilinson Medical Centre, Petach Tikva), Dr Guy Elad (Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba), Dr Khalayieh Harbi (Kaplan Medical Centre, Rehovot), Dr Muhammad Khalifa (Western Galilee Medical Centre, Nahariyah), Dr Guy Pascal (Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa), Dr Jacob Rachmuth (Hadassah-HU Medical Centre, Jerusalem) and Dr Meir Zemel (Sourasky-Ichilov Medical Centre, Tel Aviv).

The theme in 2018 was Ulcerative Colitis. The topic was introduced with an overview of medical aspects from Dr Sara McCartney and surgical aspects from Mr Richard Cohen. Three case studies were presented by the visiting Israeli surgeons for discussion of management.

Henry Cohen Visiting Professor – visit to Israel, May-June 2018

Prof Patrick Maxwell, together with Mrs Maxwell, visited Israel in May-June 2018.

During his visit he was able to visit all five Israeli medical schools, as well as the Weizmann Institute. At Tzfat (Bar-Ilan Medical School) he was welcomed by Dr Essa-Haddad from Population Health, Prof Anthony Luder (Ziv Hospital) and Dr Zvi Segal (Western Galilee Hospital). At the Technion he met with the Dean of Medicine, Prof Marom, and with Prof Marcelle Machlouf; and at Rapaport-Rambam with Prof Karl Skorecki. At Ben Gurion he met with Profs Henkin, Moran, Lewis and Jotkowitz. At the Weizmann he was welcomed by the Vice-President, Prof Neeman and then met with Drs Zalckvar and Shalit. At Sheba Hospital (Tel Aviv University Medical School) he was shown the Childrens’ Hospital by Prof Reichmann. In Jerusalem his first visit was to meet Prof Jonathan Halevy at Shaarei Zedek. This was followed by a tour of Yad Vashem. At Hebrew University – Hadassah he was welcomed by the Dean of the Medical School, Prof Dina Ben Yehuda, and presentations were given by Prof Ora Paltiel (Head of the School of Public Health) and by Dr Harel and Profs Ben Porath, Lorberbaum-Galski, Domb and Geerts. He also met with Prof Keshet, Dr Gross and Prof Altuvia in their research units. On his final day Ambassador Quarrey hosted a breakfast meeting at the UK Embassy, where a group of young Cambridge graduates (Drs Balcombe, Fertleman, Galinsky-Tzoref, Pepys-Vered, Pine and Silverstein) told him about experiences at the interface between British and Israeli science and medicine. Prof Afek, from the Israeli Medical Association, also participated in this meeting, mentioning the importance of international exchange with the UK.

During the remainder of their visit Prof and Mrs Maxwell were able to visit Tel Aviv – Jaffa, swim in the Mediterranean and see different aspects of Jerusalem, including the Old City and the Israel Museum.

Medical Student Activities

Medical Student Groups have been active in London, Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham and North West. They have organised a variety of different functions – meet and greet, Channukah drinks and Donuts with a talk by Dr Bomstyk, Shabbat dinner with talks from Dr Myers and from Dr Miriam Fine-Goulden and Dr Ellie Cannon, and regular social events to update on Jewish medical matters. All medical schools are notified annually about Jewish festivals and special arrangements have been arranged for examinations where necessary. All medical schools are also notified about the elective scholarships to Israel.

Executive Chair’s Report to the Annual General Meeting

 5^th July 2017

Annual General Meeting

Prof Sir Robert Lechler (Henry Cohen Visiting Professor, 2016) addressed the Annual General Meeting on the theme of “Sustaining Excellence in Biomedical and Health Research”. A vote of thanks was proposed by Prof Anthony Warrens.

BRCA screening and the Jewish community

There has been much public debate about the role of the BRCA genes in breast cancer, about screening, and about how the Jewish community should respond. To explore these issues a panel discussion was held on this theme. The keynote speaker was Prof Ros Eeles (Insitute of Cancer Research / Royal Marsden Hospital), who is an international authority on oncogenetics. This was followed by a panel discussion introduced by Dr Ian Ellis, in which Dr Mary Burgess, Dr Michelle Ferris, Dr Jo Franks and Dr Ranjit Manchanda took part. A full meeting report will be published on the website shortly.

Presidential Address

The London Presidential Address was delivered by Miss Jo Franks and was entitled “Evolution if not revolution in breast cancer management”. She described her experience, seeing both symptomatic and breast screened patients, and those who come via family history clinics and are high risk. She described the developments in breast conservation surgery using oncoplastic techniques, and illustrated how immediate reconstruction can be done where mastectomy is necessary.

Israeli Workshop: Medical Professionalism in the Practice of Medicine

The Association was asked to suggest British participants for the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research (NIHPR), Dead Sea Workshop, organised by Prof Ora Paltiel on this topic. Prof. Pali Hungin, President of the British Medical Association, and former Dean of Medicine at Durham University was invited to attend by the organisers. He delivered what was described as “a thought provoking session regarding the current crisis faced by the profession, due in part to changing demands and expectations of the public, on the one hand, and the relative conservatism of the profession on the other. He delineated the symptoms of this crisis, including attrition / dropout, burnout and even decreased enrolment in UK medical schools, and suggested some of their causes – including loss of status, time pressure and loss of clinical autonomy. He warned that Medicine as an esteemed profession is threatened because of changes both in societal expectations and rapid technological transformation”. Despite genuine cause for concern, he predicted that as the use of digital technologies to their full potential, and as expertise is refined, medicine will evolve. The paradigm will shift and he foresaw enhanced professionalism, increased professional satisfaction, and improved patient outcomes in the long term. Prof David Katz also spoke at the workshop on the theme of “Professional Regulation”.

Visiting Israeli Colorectal Surgeons

The annual visit by a group of Israeli colorectal surgeons, organised by Prof Alex Deutsch, and supported by the Israel and British Commonwealth Association – John Furman Fund, and the David Yanir Foundation for the Advancement of Colorectal Surgery in Israel, took place in March. The group was led by Dr Reuven Weil (Group leader; Rabin Hospital, Petah Tikva). Participants were Dr Alexander Barenboim (Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel Aviv), Dr Yonatan Demma (Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem); Dr Ofer Eldar (Hasharon Medical Centre, Petach Tikva); Dr Dmitry Fadeev (Shaarei Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem); Dr Bassel Haj (Bnai-Zion Medical Centre, Haifa); Dr Aviel Meoded (Poria Medical Centre, Poria); Dr Benjamin Raskin (Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat Gan) and Dr Gal Westrich (Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat Gan).

A reception was held for the group at University College London, and this was followed by a panel discussion chaired by Prof Irving Taylor. The topic was Crohn’s Disease and speakers included two junior doctors from the Association (Drs Adam Levine and Sara Renshaw), Prof Stuart Bloom, (who heads the UK inflammatory bowel disease group) and Dr Alex Barenboim from Ichilov-Sourasky Medical Centre in Tel Aviv. During their visit the surgeons were hosted at Kings College Hospital, St Thomas’s Hospital and University College London Hospital, and attended the international Basingstoke M25 Colorectal Surgeons course.

Medical Students

Seventeen elective bursaries have been awarded to medical students. Five went to Israel, and twelve (including four in health inequality settings) – all active in their local Jewish medical student group – went to other locations (see Appendix 1). The medical student groups have been active in London, Birmingham, Leeds, North – West area, and Nottingham. In London after the initial “meet and greet”, a Friday night dinner was held with talks from Dr Abigail Swerdlow, Prof Laurence Lovat, and Mr David Gilbert.

Two Israeli medical students, Amos Beck and Inbal Gotfrid, from the Bar-Ilan University Medical School, did electives at Imperial College Medical School, and accommodation was again kindly provided by Prof Liz Lightstone.

The Association communicates with all UK medical schools about Jewish Sabbath and festival observance and has responded to several queries about scheduling in this regard. In 2017 representations were made about examination scheduling over Shavuot, and alternative arrangements were made for the affected students.

Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner took place in April 2017 with Lord Turnberg as guest speaker. He outlined the main features of his recent studies about the Balfour Declaration, which were due to be published shortly. A vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Michael Fertleman.

Immunisation – a Jewish question? Problems and Solutions.

Prompted by concerned paediatricians, the Association organised a panel discussion meeting on 8^th May 2017. Dr Tammy Rothenberg provided the key background public health information, Dr Joseph Spitzer summarised some of the difficulties that arise within the community, Dr Jonathan Cohen highlighted complications and Ms Laura Sharpe (from the GP Confederation) outlined the steps being taken to remediate the problem. A visiting physician, Dr Rilwan Raji (who trained at the Hebrew University School of Public Health, sponsored by the Pears Foundation) commented on the similarities with what he faces in promoting immunisation in Northern Nigeria. Summarising the meeting Dr Fiona Sim noted that failure of immunisation is a health inequalities issue which needs social solidarity to resolve. A full report can be accessed from the Association website.

Advisory and Educational Role

Association members have continued to provide expert advice to the Board of Deputies and other Jewish organisations about professional issues during the year.

There has been continued public debate about brit milah. Court proceedings about parental consent for neonatal male circumcision have arisen this year involving the Muslim community – notably, within the Jewish community consent is a requirement. Several Association members have advised the Initiation Society about how to formulate their new guidelines for brit milah ,that are consistent with modern medical practice. All neonatal male circumcision under Jewish community auspices (including both the Initiation Society and the Association of Reform and Liberal Mohelim) will be addressed in the Care Quality Commission guidelines that are due to appear shortly. Issues surrounding coroner services and death certification, medical examiners, and the development of minimal invasive autopsy services remain of concern, and a meeting with the new Chief Coroner has been arranged to discuss these. The Law Commission has published new proposals how to resolve interpretation of Deprivation of Liberty under the Mental Capacity Act, which has recently had adverse impact on Jewish families and their practices. Association members have also been provided to take part in discussions about neonatal intensive care, about genetic screening, and new approaches to gene editing.

Association members have continued to play their part in responding to adverse anti – Israel comment relating to “medical issues”, falling within the remit of “supporting the UK’s Jewish medical professionals and informing on Jewish and Israeli medical approaches and achievements”. This has included advice to medical students as to how to address problems in this area which arise on campus, both in academic and in extra-curricular settings.

Henry Cohen Visiting Professor

Prof Kumar visited Israel in June 2017.

This visit was arranged together with the British Friends of the Hebrew University.

On her arrival Prof Kumar attended the Hebrew University Board of Governors reception on Mount Scopus where she met with the outgoing Dean of the Medical School, Prof David Lichtstein.  Her first formal visit was to Prof Jonathan Halevy at Shaarei Zedek Hospital where she heard about Israeli medical services and the “basket of services”, and about health care delivery in Jerusalem. On the Ein Kerem Hebrew University – Hadassah campus, she met first with Profs Orly Manor, Yehuda Neumark and Ora Paltiel from the Braun School of Public Health, who introduced her to some of the international students. She then met with the vice-Dean, Prof Joel Israeli, together with Prof Arie Ben Yehuda and Prof Shlomo Sasson.

The UK Ambassador’s Residence was the venue for a remarkable lunch attended by the leading women in Israeli medicine, including the President of Ben Gurion University (Prof Rivka Carmi), the newly elected Dean of the Hebrew University Medical Faculty (Prof Dina Ben Yehuda), and the Israeli Medical Association Chief Legal Officer (Adv Malke Borow). Further details about this event can be accessed here.

Later she met with Dr Tzaki Ziv-Nir (Sheba Medical Centre) who is about to head the National Rehabilitation Services at the Ministry of Health, and with Prof Shmuel Reis (Hebrew University), who heads the Israeli Medical Education Society, and leads on education about the impact of the Holocaust on medicine.

At the Technion – Rapaport School she met with the new Dean (Prof Shimon Marom) and was taken to visit the Rambam Gastroenterology Department by Dr Matti Waterman. After visiting Western Galilee Hospital (part of the Bar Ilan University Medical School in the Galilee), where she was welcomed by the Director, Dr Massad Barhoum, she met with Dr Mary Rudolf  (from Paediatrics at that Medical School) together with Dr Lilech Maletskey, and then had dinner with UK medical graduates working in Israel.

On her final day she visited Ben Gurion University, meeting with Prof Alan Jotkowitz, Dr Anat Rosenthal, Prof Eli Lewis, Dr Nihaya Dauod and Prof Alex Fisch. She heard about the International School, Ben Gurion work in Africa, initiatives looking at the status of women in Israel, and new developments in Immunology and Gastroenterology.

Prof Kumar was also able to tour Jerusalem, visit Bethlehem and see the exhibitions at Lochamei Hagetaot on Medicine in the Holocaust and on Jews of Holland.

Communication

The Association has reviewed communication with members during the past year and as an outcome has introduced a bimonthly newsletter. The aim of this is to provide easier access to material about meetings and to disseminate information following them, and reports from student elective scholarships, which have not been as readily available in the past.

(Prof) David R Katz
Executive Chair
June 2017

Executive Chair’s Report to the Annual General Meeting 

 4^th July 2016

Annual General Meeting

Prof Terence Stephenson (Henry Cohen Visiting Professor, 2015) addressed the Annual General Meeting on the theme of “The General Medical Council as a Patient Safety Organisation”. A vote of thanks was proposed by Prof Lewis Spitz.

 European Jewish Medical Forum

A meeting was organized in late August 2015 to bring together doctors from several European countries and Israel. Dr Zeev Feldman from the Israeli Medical Association, gave an opening address and spoke about concerns about the delegitimisation of Israel in European medicine. There were four talks which addressed current medical issues that are topical and important to the Jewish community in the UK, and are also relevant to Jewish doctors from other parts of Europe, and from Israel. Prof Tim Cox spoke about Tay-Sachs Disease and Gaucher’s Disease; Dr Adam Levine spoke about genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Dr Ranjit Manchanda about screening for BRCA genes, and Prof Ian Roberts about post mortem imaging as an alternative to medico-legal autopsy. There were two talks which focused on the controversies about Israel and Israeli medicine that have emerged in Europe over the past few years. Adv Leah Wapner outlined the Israeli Medical Association’s role in International Medicine; and Prof David Stone addressed the subject: Has Israel damaged Palestinian health?  Two speakers focussed on the medical challenges that doctors in Israel have had to meet in recent years: Dr Tzaki Siev-Nir about transferring from a Civilian Rehabilitation Department to a department which handles war injuries and Prof Anthony Luder spoke about the treatment of patients from Syria. Two panel discussions were chaired by Dr Lawrence Buckman on the themes of the current status of Brit Milah in Europe, and combatting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic prejudice in medicine. Throughout the Forum there was considerable discussion about how to take forward some of the important topics raised; about how better to educate and inform Jewish physicians; and about how to encourage them to participate in joint initiatives of mutual interest.

Presidential Address

 The London Presidential Address was delivered by Dr Adrian Tookman and was entitled “Living and Dying in ‘uncertain times’”. He described his pioneering work in the field of palliative care, and how this had developed to encompass not only supportive care but also new ideas about the pharmacology and neuroscience of pain, and about patient perceptions and choice.

End of Life Issues – Jewish and Israeli Perceptions and Perspectives

 Rabbi Prof Avraham Steinberg, who is known for his work on the “Steimberg law” about end of life and organ donation in Israel, addressed meetings in London and Manchester on this topic.

 Visiting Israeli Colorectal Surgeons

Ten Israeli Colorectal Surgeons visited London as part of the annual programme organised by Prof Alex Deutsch and supported by the Israel and British Commonwealth Association John Firman Fund. The group was led by Dr Reuven Weil (Group leader; Rabin Hospital, Petah Tikva); and included Dr Ronen Ghinea (Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba); Dr Haim Gilstein (Rambam Hospital, Haifa ); Dr Nikolai Gurevich (Rabin Hospital,  Petah Tikva); Dr Aner Keinan (Shaarei Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem); Dr Anton Kvasha (Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya); Dr Ahmad Mahamid (Hillel Yaffe, Hadera); Dr Husam Menzal (Haemek Hospital, Afula), Dr Forat Swaid (Bnai Zion Hospital, Haifa), and Dr Itay Zoarets (Sheba Hospital, Ramat Gan). A reception was held in honour of the visitors, followed by a discussion meeting on the topic of “Colorectal Emergencies – Illustrative Clinical Cases from the UK and Israel”, introduced by Mr Richard Cohen. Presentations were delivered by Dr Laura Gould and Dr Christopher Liao (from University College London Hospital), and by Dr Nikolai Gurevich and Dr Tzvi Zoarets. During their visit the surgeons were hosted at Kings College Hospital, St Thomas’s Hospital and University College London Hospital, visited the Houses of Parliament (hosted by Lord Pollak) and attended the international Basingstoke M25 Colorectal Surgeons course.

Medical Students

Eighteen elective bursaries have been awarded to medical students. Nine went to Israel, and nine – all active in their local Jewish medical student group – went to other locations. The medical student groups have been active in London and Birmingham, Leeds, and Nottingham. In Nottingham meals were organised on festivals for those who were unable to go home because of placements, and social fund raising events were held for children’s charities. In Birmingham after the initial “meet and greet”, the chaplain Rabbi Fishel Cohen hosted a Channukah party and a Friday night dinner for local Jewish doctors as well as medical students. There have been regular events under the ‘Mingle Mondays’ initiative including (bowling and a pub quiz) and Prof Michael Weingarten (from Bar Ilan Medical School, on sabbatical at Oxford University, gave an ethics session on treating a jihadist hunger striker in Israel. Multidisciplinary involvement was considerable at these events, including students from biomedical scientists and other healthcare professionals. In London after the initial “meet and greet”, a Friday night dinner was held with talks from Dr Guy Stern, Prof Katz, Lord Winston and Dr Schreiber. Prof Eli Lewis (Ben-Gurion University) spoke to the group about the use of alpha 1-antitrypsin in treatment of diabetes. Two Israeli medical students from the Bar-Ilan University Medical School did electives at Imperial College Medical School, and accommodation was again kindly provided by Prof Liz Lightstone. The Association communicates with all UK medical schools about Jewish Sabbath observance and festivals, and has responded to queries about scheduling in this regard.

Advisory and Educational Role

Association members have continued to provide expert advice to the Board of Deputies and other Jewish organisations about professional issues during the year. Issues of concern have been the continued public debate about brit milah; issues surrounding coroner services and death certification; development of minimal invasive autopsy services. Again court rulings – about parental consent for neonatal male circumcision for religious reasons, and about the interpretation of deprivation of liberty under the Mental Capacity Act – have had impact on Jewish families and their practices. Several members of the Association have advised the Initiation Society about how to formulate guidelines for brit milah that are consistent with modern medical practice. Association members have continued to play their part in responding to adverse anti – Israel comment relating to “medical issues”, falling within the remit of “supporting the UK’s Jewish medical professionals and informing on Jewish and Israeli medical approaches and achievements”.

Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner took place in April 2016 with Lord Finkelstein as guest speaker. He told a large gathering about his perspective on the relationship between his roles in politics and journalism. A vote of thanks was proposed by Prof Simon Woldman.

BIRAX – Contributions by Physician – Scientists to Israeli Biomedical Innovation 

The Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership – known as BIRAX – is an initiative of the British Council and British Embassy in Israel, in collaboration with several funding bodies in the UK and in Israel. The third BIRAX conference took place in Oxford in April 2016 and the Association hosted three of the Israeli physician scientists who attended that meeting to talk about their contribution not only to Israeli biomedical innovation but also to strengthening the medical links between the two countries. Prof Tamir Ben Hur (Professor of Neurology, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Centre), spoke about how stem cells can interact with the nervous system in normal and pathologic states; Prof Jonathan Leor (Tel Aviv University – Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer) spoke about studies on scaffolds used to support cardiac muscle regeneration, and Prof Eli Lewis  (Ben Gurion University Faculty of Health Sciences) spoke about the use of alpha 1 antitrypsin in type 1 diabetes. 

Thomas Hodgkin

Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866), the distinguished 18^th century British Quaker physician from Guy’s Hospital, accompanied Sir Moses Montefiore on several of his travels, died during one of these journeys in Jaffa and was buried there. His grave had fallen into disrepair, and a group of Israeli physicians (led by Prof Yehudah Roth from Wolfson Hospital) took on the task of restoring it. The Association was asked to pass on this information in the UK, and messages were arranged to be delivered at the opening ceremony from the Quakers, and from Prof Byrne (Principal of Kings College London) and Prof Sir Robert Lechler (Vice-Principal, Health Sciences, King’s College London, and Medical School Dean).

Henry Cohen Visiting Professor

Prof Sir Robert Lechler (President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and visited Israel in June 2016, together his wife, Prof Giovanna Lombardi. This visit was arranged together with the British Friends of the Hebrew University. He met Dr Shoshana Revel – Vilk (Turnberg Fellow) and was hosted by Prof Nili Cohen (President of the Israeli Academy of Arts and Humanities). In Jerusalem on the Ein Kerem Hebrew University – Hadassah campus, the Dean, Prof Lichtstein, and vice-Dean, Prof Joel Israeli welcomed him and Profs Baniash (Immunology), Dor (Cancer Research), Chinitz and Paltiel (School of Public Health) discussed their work with him. At the library he was presented with a newly published book on Isaac Israeli, which had been edited by Prof Kenneth Collins, to which Prof Anthony Warrens has contributed. He met with Prof Halevy at Shaarei Zedek Hospital and heard about Israeli medical services. At the Weizmann Institute he met the President, Prof Zajfman, and discussed their work with Profs Yarden (Biological Cell Regulation) and Samuels (Molecular Cell Biology). At Ben Gurion University he met with the President, Prof Carmi, and then heard about the Medical School and its philosophy from Profs Glick and Henkin, while Prof Lombardi met with Prof Lewis (Immunology). At the Technion he met with the President, Peretz Lavie and was shown round the main campus. At Sheba Hospital Medical Centre (Tel Aviv University Medical School) he met the Dean (Prof Ehud Grossman) and was shown round the pathology laboratories, incorporating molecular pathology, by Prof Barschak. A reception in his honour was hosted by the British Ambassador at the Residency, at which senior members of Israeli Renal Medicine, Transplantation and Immunology communities, the Israeli Medical Association, and the Bar Ilan University Medical School in the Galilee were present.

(Prof) David R Katz

Executive Chair

 June 2016

Executive Chair’s Report to the Annual General Meeting – 25^th June 2016

Annual General Meeting

Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz (Henry Cohen Visiting Professor, 2014) addressed the Annual General Meeting on the theme of “The University, Health Care and Industry Interface: lessons learned from Israel, the UK and Europe”.

Care of the Child – Practical Jewish Medical Ethics 

A one day meeting was held at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on the theme: “Care of the Child”. Panel discussions included: “The child is more than a small adult” (Rabbi Joseph Dweck and Dr Paul de Keyser); “End of life issues” (Prof Alan Jotkowitz, Prof John Wyatt and Rabbi Wilson); “Genetics” (Dr Ian Ellis, Dayan Binstock, Rabbi Birnbaum and Prof Jotkowitz); “Brit Milah” (Prof Shimon Glick, Prof Katz and Dr Spitzer); and “Child protection” (chaired by Dr Michael Coren, with Dr Anthony Cohn, Dr Caroline Fertleman, Dr Caroline Lindsey, Prof Glick and Dayan Gelley). Prof Kottek (Hebrew University paediatrician and medical historian) spoke about the way that the embryo is discussed in the Talmud. 

Presidential Address

Dr Laurence Buckman delivered the Presidential address entitled “Ordinary Jewish doctor, extraordinary job”, outlining the training he had received on the way to becoming the Chairman of the UK¹s GPs.  He noted the similarities between consultation skills known to all doctors, and negotiation between the Profession and government, and provided insight into “how things happened” in the semi-secret world of politics, and into the Health Secretaries he had met or dealt with while at the helm of General Practice.  He concluded by looking at the role of a Jew in that position and what could be done to minimise anti-Semitism in medicine. 

Medical Students

Eleven elective bursaries have been awarded to medical students. Six went to Israel, and five – all active in their local Jewish medical student group – went to other locations. The medical student groups have been active in London and Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Nottingham. In addition to social events and lectures on medical themes, the London group have also promoted interfaith dialogue and organised a trial student OSCE.

Advisory and Educational Role

Association members have continued to provide expert advice to the Board of Deputies and other Jewish organisations about professional issues during the year. Issues of concern have been the continued public debate about brit milah, issues surrounding coroner services and death certification; development of minimal invasive autopsy services; and about genetic screening. Two court rulings – about female genital mutilation, where neonatal male circumcision for religious reasons was clearly designated as within the law, and about deprivation of liberty under the Mental Capacity Act, which has implications for coroner referrals – have had to be analysed and explored with regard to  their impact on Jewish families and their practices. Advice from the Association about these matters has also been sought both by European doctors and by several European Jewish organisations.

The other area where Association members have had to play a particularly active role during the year under review has been in responding to adverse anti – Israel comment relating  to “medical issues”, which arose during the hostilities in Gaza during July and August 2014. This remains a matter of ongoing concern, which clearly falls within the remit of “supporting the UK’s Jewish medical professionals and informing on Jewish and Israeli medical approaches and achievements”. Much time and effort has had to be devoted to this. Several members have been involved with this; in particular the role of Prof David Stone and Prof Sir Mark Pepys has been outstanding.

Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner took place in March 2015 with Prof A Mark Clarfield as guest speaker. He told a large gathering about how his experiences in Canada had led to his major role in provision of geriatric care in Israel.

Henry Cohen Visiting Professor

Prof Terence Stephenson visited Israel in June 2015. This visit was arranged together with the British Friends of the Hebrew University. He started his visit on the Ein Kerem campus, where the Dean, Prof Lichtstein hosted sessions with educationalists and researchers; he met with Prof Halevy at Shaarei Zedek Hospital and heard about Israeli medical services; and he met with the President, Prof Ben Sasson on Mount Scopus. Following these Jerusalem based meetings he was hosted by Prof Zajfman (Weizmann Institute), Prof Amos Katz and Dr Manuel Katz (Ben Gurion University Medical School / Rahat Community Paediatrics), Prof Gad Rennert (National Cancer Survey), Prof Peretz Lavie and Prof Shalev (Technion / Rappaport Medical School), Dr Shavit Itai (Rambam Hospital), Dr Barhoum (Western Galilee Hospital / Bar Ilan Medical School), Prof Grossman (Tel Aviv University Medical School) and Dr Amitai Ziv. He met with the head of the Israel Medical Association Scientific Committee, Prof Shapiro, and the head of their legal section, Adv Borow. A reception in his honour was hosted by the Deputy British Ambassador at the Residency. In addition, visits were arranged to Yad Vashem, Herodion and Acre.

(Prof ) David R Katz

June 2015

Executive Chair’s Report to Annual General Meeting, 16^th July 2014

Since the last Annual General Meeting, the Association has been involved in a wide range of activities in pursuit of our charitable aims:

All medical schools are notified at the start of the academic year about the elective scholarship scheme, and students actively involved in the affairs of the Association are also very aware of the scheme. Fourteen elective bursaries were awarded (August 2013 – July 2014) to medical students. The tradition of presentations by medical students on their return to the UK has been continued, and Daniel Swerdlow has done so during the year. Medical schools are also notified by the Association about Jewish festivals in order to avoid timetable clashes, particularly with examinations. Two Israeli medical students are planning an elective later in 2013. The local medical student groups have been active in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Nottingham. Several Association members have participated in the JUMP-ORT scheme to provide mentoring for Jewish sixth formers interested in medical careers.

The Presidential Address was delivered by Prof Daniel Hochauser and was entitled “Jews and Cancer”. Prof Hochhauser provided an erudite and accessible exposition of how cancer research has advanced towards the development of drugs that target key molecules implicated in tumour growth. At the same time he reflected on the important contribution that Jews had made to these developments, and on the significance of the genetic inheritance of Jews, with implications not only for cancer incidence but also for therapy.

Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid spoke to the Association about his achievements in negotiating the admission of Magen David Adom to the International Red Cross, as an example of a positive co-operative initiative, despite much criticism and risk. Similarly he helped found, promote and develop the Masters course in Emergency Medicine at Ben Gurion University. He described the present Jordanian crisis – lacking the resources of other Middle Eastern countries, but confronted with a complex humanitarian crisis. The open border with Syria has resulted in an influx of ~600,000 refugees. These join a similar number of Syrians already living in Jordan, large cohorts of Palestinians and Egyptians, and migrant workers – today there are 6 million Jordanians and most probably a very similar number of refugees in the country. This situation creates cultural, educational, health and security problems, and he and his colleagues are working to tackle them.

Nine Israeli colorectal surgeons visited the UK on the annual programme organised by Prof Alex Deutsch and supported by the Israel and British Commonwealth Association John Firman Fund. The surgeons are guests of Mr Richard Cohen (University College London Hospital), Mr Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (Kings College Hospital) and Mr Andrew Williams (St Thomas’s Hospital), and will be attend a course at Basingstoke Hospital. After the reception Prof Irving Taylor led a discussion of clinical cases from Israel and from UCLH which demonstrated different aspects of the investigation and management of patients presenting  with large bowel obstruction and massive large bowel haemorrhage

The Annual Dinner was held on 1^st April 2014 and was attended by almost 200 doctors and medical students. The guest speaker was Professor Sir Michael Stratton FRS who is Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. In his talk Prof Stratton reflected on the three last three decades of genetic research: from 1990-2000 was the period of the Human Genome Project; from 2001-10 was the period when disease association linkages were identified; and since 2011 we have entered the period when costs of genome sequencing are falling to such an extent that personal sequences are becoming more easily available, which poses interesting ethical problems, but also offers opportunities for more focussed treatment options. The vote of thanks to Prof Stratton was proposed by Dr Jo Franks, the toast to the Association was proposed by Dr Nicola Rosenfelder, Dr Michael Denman spoke about the UK – Rambam Hospital Loewi meeting which took place in March 2014  and Dr Mervyn Jaswon spoke about his experiences teaching paediatrics at the new Bar-Ilan Medical School based in Tzfat.

Prof David Salisbury, who was previously Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health, and responsible for the national immunisation programme; and who now works on the WHO Global Programme for Vaccines spoke to a meeting on the theme of “An Immunisation Update”, describing how the influenza immunisation programme has evolved and touching on some of the other immunisation campaigns that have succeeded.

Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, visited Israeli universities, medical schools, research institutes and hospitals as Henry Cohen Visiting Professor in June 2014. This visit was co-funded by the Jewish Medical Association, Hadassah UK and the British Friends of the Hebrew University. He was accompanied by Lady Borysiewicz (Dr Gwenllian Borysiewicz), who is a general practitioner). They started their visit in Jerusalem with a tour of the Old City and a reception for the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University where they met with the Univeristy President, Prof Ben Sasson. The following morning Prof Jonathan Halevy hosted them at Shaarei Zedek Hospital and explained to them how the Israeli healthcare system is run. Their next visit was to the Hebrew University – Hadasah Ein Karem campus where the Dean of the Medical School, Prof Lichtstein, had arranged for them to meet senior staff, and to hear about research topics from some of the younger faculty. Prof Naparstek, who is in charge of academic activities at Hadassah, spoke to them about clinical research. The following day started with a visit to the Weizmann Institute where they were met by the Director, Prof Zajfman, and heard about recent research advances in biomedicine. This was followed by a visit to Ben Gurion University where the Rector, Prof Zvi Hacohen, told them about the University before hearing research presentations introduced by Prof Shoshan – Barmatz. On Tuesday the first visit was the Technion where they met with the President, Prof Lavie and colleagues, and this was followed by a tour of the Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya and a meeting with the Director, Dr Barhoum. En route back to Tel Aviv there was time for a brief visit to Caesarea (to see the antiquities) before going to a dinner in their honour hosted by the UK Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould. The newly appointed Director – General of the Ministry of Health, Prof Afek; the head of the Israeli Medical Association, Dr Eidelman; and Prof Shimon Glick were amongst those present. The final visit was to Tel Aviv University where they met with Prof Aron Shai, and with Prof Menachem Fisch, who has a linked porgramme with Cambrdige.  and the head of the Ambassador Gould also hosted a lunch the following day- amongst those present were Prof Avi Ysiraeli (Chief Scientist, Ministry of Health); Rabbi Prof Hershkowitz (President of Bar Ilan University); Prof Lapidot (on behalf of the Israeli Academy of Sciences); and Prof Yuval Dor from the Hebrew University, who has a joint Birax project with Prof Cooke in Cambridge.

The Association website continues to be handled by Dr Simon Woldman. Dr Simon Nadel represents the Association at the Board of Deputies.

The activities of the Association would not be possible without the stalwart support and efforts of our Financial Officer, Mrs Helene Gordon, and our Administrator, Mrs Hilary Cane.

Jewish Medical Association (UK) members have continued to provide expert advice to the Board of Deputies and other Jewish organisations about professional issues. This has included the preparation of material outlining the issues of health and social care relevant to the Jewish community which should be raised with Parliamentary candidates. Unfortunately there has been a recent recrudescence of criticism of the Association itself, and of the links between British and Israeli medicine. In contrast, however, there have been many productive interfaith discussions, and there are plans for these to be extended during 2014-5.

Executive Chair’s Report to Annual General Meeting, 9^th July 2013

Since the last Annual General Meeting, the Association has been involved in a wide range of charitable activities in pursuit of our charitable aims:

All medical schools are notified at the start of the academic year about the elective scholarship scheme, and students actively involved in the affairs of the Association are also very aware of the scheme. Twenty seven elective bursaries were awarded (August 2012 – July 2013) to medical students. Seventeen were for periods of study in Israel, and the other ten ranged from the Orkneys to Guyana, Honduras, Australia, South Africa and the USA. The tradition of presentations by medical students on their return to the UK has been continued, and Joanna Ish Horowicz and Leo Arkush have done so during the year.

Medical schools are also notified by the Association about Jewish festivals in order to avoid timetable clashes, particularly with examinations.

Three Israeli medical students did electives at Newham Hospital (Barts and the London Medical School) in summer 2012. Three students are planning an elective later in 2013.

The medical student groups have held social events in both London and Birmingham, and contact with other campuses has continued, with a new initiative in Nottingham. A joint meeting was held with the Muslim Healthcare Students Network on the subject “Circumcision circumscribed? An interfaith perspective on 2012”. Speakers were Prof David Katz, Dr Asim Yusuf and Mr Adam Wagner.

The Presidential Address was delivered by Dr Fiona Sim and was entitled “Health system reform: is it good for our health?” Dr Sim explained that public health physicians and their colleagues have developed useful models to look at outcomes of health service reform. Then she guided the Association through the complexities of the latest changes which would be taking effect in April 2013, and indicated why some of these might be a cause for concern.

An Israeli Medical Association meeting for international physicians was held in December 2012. Prof Michael Baum spoke at the meeting about his recent studies in breast cancer.

Rabbi Prof Avraham Steinberg, the Israeli authority on Jewish medical ethics and originator of the “Steinberg Law” delivered a “Hodgkin Lecture” which was arranged following an initiative by one of the Association’s patrons, Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, under the auspices of the Montefiore College. The theme of the lecture was “Organ Donation” and Prof Steinberg presented an analysis of how the current Israeli approach, which accepts stringent donor brain stem death criteria, has been analysed both by physicians and rabbinic authorities. Prof Warrens and Prof Katz also spoke. Following this meeting there have been ongoing discussions with the UK Transplant authorities about how a variant to the consent form might be introduced which would be acceptable more widely amongst the Jewish community.

A reception was held for eleven Israeli colorectal surgeons who visited the UK for the training course organized annually by Dr Alex Deutsch. The reception was followed by a discussion led by Prof Taylor and Dr Deutsch about clinical and ethical dilemmas in advanced colorectal cancer management. Speakers were Mr Richard Cohen and Dr Adrian Tookman, and Drs Ilanit Mahler and Amir Dagan presented Israeli cases that posed important ethical problems.

The Annual Dinner took place on 7^th May 2013. The speaker was Ambassador Daniel Taub, who is a Patron of the Association. In his address Ambassador Taub noted that he had served briefly as a combat medic in the Israel Defence Forces. He referred to the Israeli Army oath which required medics to treat all injured on the battlefield – from both sides – which was a clear reflection of a higher value which the Army has to respect and implement. Later in his career he had participated in the negotiations for the recognition of Magen David Adom by the International Red Cross.

With regard to legal issues, he discussed how he had had to give advice about aspects of warfare, and in particular about ethical dimensions of what is and is not lawful. He observed that the concept of a United Nations may have been wonderful at the outset but that it has become an organisation which is defined by the ability to remain silent in so many instances. The behaviour of the UN in relationship to Gaza was a striking example of dysfunction.

Reflecting on Israeli medicine today, he said that the Israeli hospital ward is a force for unity, demonstrating how multiple nationalities can live together harmoniously. Despite this, Israel faces challenges not only militarily but also in terms of legitimacy, and today some of these challenges are emanating from universities and hospitals in the UK, which harms relationships. Responses need to be immediate – do not let false accusation go unanswered – but the deeper response is also very important, which has to include the promotion of enduring medical and academic links between the countries.

Prof Michael Arthur currently Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University and President / Provost – elect of University College London, visited Israeli universities, medical schools, research institutes and hospitals as Henry Cohen Visiting Professor in May 2013. This visit was co-funded by the Jewish Medical Association, Hadassah UK and the British Friends of the Hebrew University. He was accompanied by Mrs Arthur (Dr Elizabeth McCaughey, who is a community paediatrician. They started their visit at the Western Galillee Hospital in Nahariya; and then went to the Technion, where he met with the President and with senior adminstrators, saw the facilities for widening access to higher education, and met with researchers. In Jerusalem the following day started at Shaarei Zedek Hospital before meeting with the Research Vice-Dean of the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine and colleagues in Ein Karem. They spent time at the Givat Ram campus, where they were hosted by the Director of the Centre for Brain Research, before returning to visit the Hadassah Hospital. The final day started with a meeting with the President of the Weizmann Institute. followed by discussions with several researchers. After a lunch meeting at Sheba Medical Centre the British Council hosted a seminar with members of the Israeli Council for Higher Education. The visit concluded with a dinner in his honour hosted by the UK Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, where the guests included the Acting Director of Hadassah; Sir Ian Gainsford; the newly elected President of Bar Ilan University and the head of medical education at their medical school; the Director for Global Research at Teva; and representatives of the Israeli Medical Association

Sadly Dr Alan Naftalin, Hon Secretary of the Association for many years, died in December 2012. In the Association’s tribute to him his warm and friendly approach, his unfailing ability to focus on what was really important, and his enthusiasm for education were noted. Despite his serious illness he gave much time, thought and energy to the Association’s affairs, and promoted it as one of his priorities, setting an example to his friends and colleagues. The Naftalin family kindly allowed the Association to hold a special meeting in his memory, and Caroline Marcus (who is a Museum and Gallery Lecturer, a devoted neighbor of the Naftalin family and has hosted the visiting Israeli medical students annually) addressed the meeting on the topic: Rembrandt, the Rabbi and Dr.Tulip: a flavour of Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter in the 17th Century

The Association website continues to be in the capable hands of Dr Simon Woldman. Prof Taylor has relinquished the role of Board of Deputies representative and his place has been taken by Dr Simon Nadel

The activities of the Association would not be possible without the stalwart support and efforts of our Financial Officer, Mrs Helene Gordon, and our Administrator, Mrs Hilary Cane.

Finally several Jewish Medical Association (UK) members have continued to provide expert advice to the Board of Deputies and other Jewish organisations about professional issues.   This has once again included countering attempts both to criticise the Association itself and to misrepresent and damage the links between British and Israeli medicine. On a more positive note, these activities have included many productive interfaith discussions and these have been pursued on many occasions during the past year.

Scholarships and Electives – August 2012 to July 2013

From the UK:

Benjamin Artman (UCL)

Dept of Cardiology and Neurology, Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Leo Arkush (UCL)

Dept of Paediatrics, Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Warren Backman (UCL)

Dept of Cardiology, University of Southern California

Lidia Bartosziewicz (UCL)

Depts of Paediatric Neurology and Neonatology, Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Grace Bradley (Cardiff)

Dept of Paediatrics, Wolfson Hospital, Holon, Israel

Brooke Calvert (UCL)

Clinico Esperanza, Roatan, Honduras

Felicity Cartz (UCL)

Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Rebecca Chislett (Nottingham)

St John of Jerusalem Ophthalmic Hospital / Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Becky Foxler (Birmingham)

Emergency and Internal Medicine, Georgetown Public Hospital, Guyana

Josh Gaon (KCL)

Emergency Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Adi Gordon (KCL)

Dept of Paediatrics, Sheba Medical Centre / Tel Aviv University Medical School

Joanna Kurzer (UCL)

Dept of Anaesthetics, Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Hannah Marber (UCL)

Rheumatology and Endocrinology Depts, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta

Victoria Ormerod (Oxford)

Refugee Camp Clinic, Tel Aviv / Emergency Department, Eilat, Israel

Alison Rice (Leicester)

Emergency Medicine, Western Galillee Hospital, Nahariyah, Israel

Conor Rice (St George’s)

Emergency Medicine, Western Galillee Hospital, Nahariyah, Israel

Leah Rosenbaum (UCL)

Trauma Medicine, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

Robin Sands (UCL)

Depts of Anaesthetics and Cardiac Intensive Care, Cedars – Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles USA

Max Sayers (Birmingham)

Cardiology Department, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, India

Hannah Shields (Birmingham)

Dept of Trauma Surgery, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Centre, Petach Tikva, Israel

Aryeh Sopher (Barts and the London)

Dept of Paediatrics, Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Daniel Swerdlow (UCL)

Medicine, Balfour Hospital, Orkney

Amy Taylor (UCL)

Dept of Paediatrics, Meyer Childrens Hospital, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel

Sebastian Vandermolen (KCL)

Dept of Medicine, Somerset Hospital / University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa; Tamale Hospital, Tamale

Monika Wasserman (Newcastle)

Intensive Care, Shaarei Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

Jonathan Watkins (Warwick)

Dept of Cardiology, Hadassah – Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Brooke Zaidman (Birmingham)

Clinical Photography in Oral Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

 

From Israel to UK (Newham Hospital):

Itay Aspis (Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University).

Rona Rabinowicz (Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University).

Adi Wasserlauf (Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University).