A celebration of the life of John Garrow
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Medical Society of London
11 Chandos Street Cavendish Square London W1G 9EB United KingdomDescription
A celebration of the life of John Garrow
We are honoured to host a short celebration of the life of John Garrow in London on Thursday 20th October. An eminent medical nutritionist with a passion for evidence, Professor Garrow was a founding member of the charity HealthWatch which promotes science and integrity in medicine. He was several-times chairman of HealthWatch and a man who fought for evidence with passion and style. Following his death in June this year, his family have kindly agreed to hold this memorial toast before the HealthWatch Annual General Meeting. His friends and colleagues from all spheres of his life (not just HealthWatch) are warmly invited to attend.
Please join us with the Garrow family to toast the life of John Garrow at 5:30pm on Thursday 20th October 2016 at the Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London W1G 9EB (nearest Underground stations are Bond St or Oxford Circus).
To help us with preparations, please confirm your attendance by clicking the REGISTER link above, right.
There is no compulsion to remain for the 28th Annual General Meeting of HealthWatch which begins shortly afterwards, although you are most welcome if you wish to do so. The evening will include presentation of awards to winners of the HealthWatch Student Competition, of which John was a great supporter, and to Cochrane scientist Dr Peter Gøtzsche, a choice of whom Professor Garrow would surely have approved. There is more information about the AGM and other HealthWatch events planned for the day here.
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HealthSense is the new name for HealthWatch. We are the UK charity (Registered Charity No 1003392) that has been promoting science and integrity in medicine since 1991.
We stand for:
• The assessment and testing of all medical and nutritional treatments, products and procedures• Consumer protection in regard to all forms of health care• The highest standards of education and evidence-based health care by practitioners• Better understanding by the public and the media of the importance of application of evidence from robust clinical trials
We are against:
• Misleading advertising of health products• The sale of unproven remedies to the vulnerable and desperate• Unethical marketing by pharmaceutical companies• Misconduct in clinical trials• Media misinformation on health and nutrition• Government promotion of health and screening programmes unsupported by evidence
Our activities include public debates, awards, a student competition, and a quarterly newsletter. For more information see About HealthSense.
Please join us, and follow us on Twitter for news on evidence.
Our honorary president is Nick Ross and our Patrons are Robin Ince, Professor Steve Jones FRS, Dr Margaret McCartney, Sir Michael Rawlins and Lord Dick Taverne QC. Read more about our people.
Please note that we are not connected with the NHS organisation "Healthwatch England".