Society Handbook 2022-2023 v12

Society Major Event: First Guest Dinner 27 April 2023
Date: Thursday 27 April 2023
Time: 6.45 pm to 10.30 pm
Who can attend: Liverymen, Yeomen, and their guests
Cost: £110
Dress code: Black tie
Contact: events@apothecaries.org
The Society’s major functions are our showpiece events, and are open to Liverymen, Yeomen and their
guests. Hosted by the Master and Wardens, official guests may include visiting Masters, Presidents of
Royal Societies, senior figures in the world of medicine, pharmacy, the sciences, entertainment, the
Armed Forces, finance, politics, and beyond.
These dinners are the ideal opportunity to show friends and family what the Livery is all about –
whilst recognising our academic and charitable purpose. With members and guests dressed in their
finest, participating in ancient – and enjoyable – ceremonies, partaking of the finest wines and food,
and with excellent entertainment, what is a once-in-a-lifetime event for most can be enjoyed
frequently by Apothecaries.
Faculty CC: Leslie Payne Memorial Lecture 16 May 2023
Date: Tuesday 16 May 2023
Time: 6 pm
Who can attend: Open to all
Cost: £10 or free for Faculty CC members
Dress code: Smart casual
Contact: facultycc@apothecaries.org
Lecture title and Speaker to be confirmed
The Faculty owes its existence to Dr Leslie Payne who died in 2018.
Dr Payne helped establish the Diploma in the Medical Care of
Catastrophes (DMCC), which is taught and examined at the Society of
Apothecaries
Previous eminent guest lecturers have included Prof Sue Black, Prof Sir Chris Whitty, Miss Hasu Patel,
Prof Dame Anne Mills, Sir Mark Walport, Mr Mounir Hakimi and Surgeon Vice Admiral Philip Raffaelli.
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