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Bodies: 2 showcases the significance of the medical humanities to our thinking about health and healthcare. Our distinguished speakers come from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, and all have changed and challenged perceptions within their fields.

This year's speakers include: Joanna Cannon (The Trouble With Sheep and Goats, Three Things About Elsie, Breaking and Mending, A Tidy Ending), Rachel Clarke (Dear Life, Breathtaking, The Story of a Heart), Nathan Filer (The Shock of the Fall, This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health, Co-Director of the Research Centre for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Creativity), Kat Lyons (Bristol City Poet), Henry Marsh (Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery, Admissions, And Finally, pioneer of awake craniotomy techniques and neurosurgery in Ukraine), Matt Morgan (Critical: Stories from the Front Line of Intensive Care Medicine, One Medicine: What Animals Can Teach Us), Anthony Warner (The Angry Chef: Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating, The Truth About Fat, Ending Hunger: The Quest to Feed the World Without Destroying It), Benji Waterhouse (You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here).

The day is aimed at the general public, health professionals and all of us who have been, or will be, patients.

Tickets may be brought for the whole event, or the day or evening separately.

An overview of the event can be seen under the More Info tab.

This event is supported by: Medicine360.co.uk; The Department of English, University of Bristol; Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research at the University of Bristol; Royal College of General Practitioners.

Refund Policy:
Refunds will be given up to seven days before the event.

Contact Info:
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