Lonely Rock:
How the Fastnet Rock Shaped Maritime Safety

FREE LECTURE


Monday 15 September 2025

Broadcast by TopMedTalk

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EBPOM invite you to join us for this FREE lecture given by Professor Mike Grocott.

Discover the remarkable story of the Fastnet Rock as told by Mike. This powerful talk explores how one of the most isolated lighthouses in the world became a symbol of resilience and a catalyst for major advances in maritime safety. From tragic storms to lifesaving innovation, the Fastnet’s legacy continues to guide and protect seafarers around the globe.

Mike’s lecture will be introduced by Professor Monty Mythen.

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Venue

Dingle Skellig Hotel

Farran, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 D5X2, Ireland

 

Free Poster

If you live / work in Dingle and would like to display a poster, you can download a copy here.

EBPOM would like to thank the local community in Dingle for their continued support. 

About our speakers

Professor Mike Grocott

Mike Grocott is the Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Southampton and an NIHR Senior Investigator.


He is the UK NIHR Clinical Research Network national specialty lead for Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain and chairs the board of the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia. He leads critical care research within the Southampton NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and serves as an adjunct professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Centre, NC. He leads the Xtreme-Everest Oxygen Research Consortium and co-chairs the Fit-4-Surgery research collaboration. Mike is an elected council member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, where he serves as Vice-President.

He previously served as founding director of the NIAA Health Services Research Centre (2010-2016) and founding chair of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (2011-2017).

Mike serves as a director of EBPOM CIC and EBPOM Global.

Mike has authored/co-authored more than 300 scientific papers and been awarded over £25 million in research funding.

Professor Monty Mythen

Smiths Medical Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at University College London; Chair, Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM).

Founding Editor-in-Chief of Perioperative Medicine; Editorial Board British Journal of Anaesthesia; Founding Editor-in-Chief TopMedTalk; Founding Board Member Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI).