The Donald MacVicar Brown Lecture
Each year, BMUS hosts the Donald MacVicar Brown Lecture at its Annual Scientific Meeting to commemorate and celebrate the origins of medical ultrasound.
This plenary keynote lecture honours the 1958 publication of the Ian Donald, John MacVicar and Tom Brown paper in the British journal 'The Lancet'. Their paper - 'Investigation of Abdominal Masses by Pulsed Ultrasound' - is credited with transforming maternity care.
The lecture is delivered by an invited speaker, recognised by BMUS for their inspirational work and contribution to medical ultrasound practice. Given the prestigious nature of this lecture, the invited speaker is presented with a commemorative medal.
For 2025, the DMB Lecture will be presented by:
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A Picture tells a thousand words: What our images reveal about the profession, Dr Paula Kinnane, Australasian Sonographers Association, Australia. |
The DMB Lecture has been a feature of the BMUS Annual Meeting since 1996. Recent DMB Talks include:
2024 - Let it Flow! Dr Colin Deane, London
2023 - Don’t mention the P word….! Dr Heather Venables, Derby
2022 - Only good for gallstones and gynaecology: Can we reverse the decline and fall of ultrasound in Radiology? Dr Simon Freeman, Plymouth
2021 - Ultrasound in Translational Research - of mice and (wo)men! Prof Carmel Moran, Edinburgh
2020 - N/A
2019 - The Handmaid’s Tale. Dr Trish Chudleigh, Cambridge
2018 - Paediatric Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - A ‘No Brainer'? Prof. Paul Sidhu, London
2017 - Future reverberations from past reflections: a glimpse at the full capabilities of ultrasound. Prof. Jeffrey Bamber, London
2016 - Sonography – where are we going? Mrs Jean Wilson, Leeds
2015 - The Joy of Research; is Necessity the Best Mother of Invention? Prof. Peter Wells, Cardiff
2014 - The nodule delusion. Dr Lol Berman, Cambridge
2013 - Where are we heading? Dr Simon Elliott, Newcastle
2012 - Seek and destroy: a revived role for ultrasound? Prof. Gail ter Haar, London
2011 - How do you solve a problem like Masanga? Dr Paul Dubbins, Plymouth
2010 - Liver disease, Ultrasound or Our Future : the Next Battlefield? Mrs Jane Smith (Bates), Leeds
2009 - From ultrasound in obstetrics to obstetrical ultrasound. Prof. Yves Ville, Paris
2008 - Medical Ultrasound: A Look into the Future. Dr Jacques Souqet, Aix en Provence
2007 - Why has ultrasound always been so useful? Dr Paul Allan, Edinburgh
2006 - Is ultrasound as useful as we think? Dr Hylton Meire, London
2005 - Imaging Tumour Angiogenesis with Ultrasound. Prof. Peter Burns, Canada
2004 - The Rivalry of Ultrasound and MRI in Bone and Joint Imaging. Dr D Wilson, Oxford
2003 - The Heritage and Horizons of Medical Ultrasound. Prof. Francis Duck, Bath
2002 - Veterinary Ultrasound- Creating Images Big and Small. Prof. J Boyd, Glasgow
2001 - Comparison of Ultrasound and Autopsy Findings. Dr S Eik-Nes, Norway
2000 - From B To Three D. Prof. D Cosgrove, London
1999 - Ethical Dimensions of Obstetric Ultrasound. Prof. F Chervenak, New York
1998 - Obstetric Ultrasound into the Millennium. Prof. S Campbell, London
1997 - Obstetric Ultrasound. Prof. D A Nyberg, Seattle
1996 - Medical Ultrasound - From Clydeside to Bedside. Prof. W N McDicken, Edinburgh