THIS LECTURE IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR SEASON EACH YEAR. IT IS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF DR FOOTT WHO WAS A DRIVING FORCE FOR FURTHER MEDICAL EDUCATION IN SOUTHAMPTON IN THE 30S AND 40S.

This year it will be given by

Dr Ben Marshall MB BS FRCP PhD DTM&H,

Consultant in respiratory diseases in Southampton General Hospital. He has a special interest in tuberculosis.

The lecture is entitled

‘Tuberculosis - past, present and future’

Dr Marshall is also Honorary associate professor - University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine,

• He won the Brian Leatherdale teaching award for best clinical teacher in 2016

• and received the

• Award of Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators - 2017

Dr Marshall was involved in a filming project that launched at the Royal Society for Public Health Awards in 2016: 'Championing the Public's Health'. The objectives of this project are to emphasize the value of vaccination at all stages of life and to demonstrate the potential of vaccination as part of an effective preventative health strategy.

He regularly gives interviews on TV, on the radio and in the press in the areas of respiratory infections and vaccinations for influenza.