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Dear eCommunity members

Bipolar UK conference:

We have a great day planned for our conference on 17th November 2019

Programme outline:
09.45 – 10.00 Registration

10.00-11.00 Break-out sessions
Digital technology - Dr Adi Sharma (Clinical Senior Lecturer and Hon Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Newcastle University) and Jeremy Clark (Bipolar UK Trustee)
Self-management – Karine Macritchie from SLAM – Invited
Rights of carers – Jacqui Finn from Carers Trust – Invited
Suicide prevention –Papyrus

11.15-12.45 Plenary session
 Bipolar UK Chair – Guy Paisner - welcome
 CEO - Simon Kitchen – charity update
 Professor Allan Young- Research developments

12.45-13.45 Lunch

13.45–14.45 Break-out sessions
 Pregnancy and bipolar – Dr Clare Dolman (Bipolar UK, King’s College London) and Prof Ian Jones (Professor of Psychiatry, Cardiff University)
 Advance Choice Document - Tania Gergel, Kings College London
 Into work skills – to be confirmed Lucy Hassell – Bipolar UK

15.00-16.00 Bipolar Debate – Who’s bipolar is it anyway? I wish I could turn mine off
2 – 4 people with bipolar debating topic.
Possible speakers:
Tony Slattery (Actor and comedian)
Juliette Burton (Comedian and Actor)
Luyando Mulawo (Online Influencer living with bipolar / Vlogger has worked with us previously)
April Kelly (A brand ambassador for Bipolar UK, Actress and film producer living with bipolar)

Voting by app, results announced at end of session

Simon Kitchen CEO - Thanks you and finish

16.00-16.30 Networking & Formal Finish

We hope you can join us, tickets are now on sale and available via this link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bipolar-uk-annual-conference-2019-tickets-65920380633?aff=ebdssbeac