Medical conferences - what do we get out of them?

A special edition podcast - based on an essay discussing the value of medical conferences and whether it is time to consider what is gained from these events, and for whom. Emeritus Professor Michael Swash (The Royal London Hospital and Barts and the London School of Medicine) joins Elizabeth Highton to discuss the merits of the medical congress. Read the commentary here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2018/10/18/jnnp-2018-319248