President's Lecture and North West Division Awards Ceremony
Evening lecture and awards ceremony
| Timings | 5pm-9pm |
| Location | Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom, M3 4JQ |
| £5 includes drinks reception and canapés |
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Event Information
About the event
The North West Division are proud to present the first ever President's Lecture in the North of the country and the first ever North West Regional RCPsych Awards!
We welcome you to join us in Manchester the evening of Thursday 29 November 2018.
RCPsych President, Professor Wendy Burn will be opening the event and introducing speaker, Joanna Cannon.
After the lecture there will be a drinks reception, followed by the North West awards.
Event timings
Welcome, Bucks Fizz Reception - From 5pm
President's Lecture - Dr Joanna Cannon - 6pm
Drinks Reception & Canapés - 7:15pm
North West Division Awards Ceremony - 7:45pm
Cash bar also available
About the speaker and the lecture
In this lecture, Joanna will explain how a love of narrative encouraged her to return to education in her thirties, her unusual route to becoming a doctor, and how she used creative writing as an antidote to life, once she arrived on the wards.
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep was inspired by the time she spent working in psychiatry, and was written just for fun, mainly during her lunch breaks. Joanna will discuss the motivation behind the story, why she felt it needed to be written, and the journey of a book written in an NHS car park, which went on to become a Sunday Times bestseller.
About the speaker
Joanna Cannon is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling debut novel The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, which has sold over 250,000 copies in the UK alone and is currently published in fifteen countries.
How to book
To book a place you can:
- Book online
- Call 0113 209 1592
Online and phone bookings close on Wednesday 28 November 2018.