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Altered States in Intensive Care

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What you’ll do

Hear from the researchers investigating how some people experience hallucinations following major heart surgery. Dr Martyn Stones will talk about the Cardiff Delirium Study and Jan Sharp will discuss the techniques used to digitally recreate the strange, dream-like scenes that people have reported hallucinating.  

A selection of the images will be available for you to view and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions.  

Dates

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Location

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

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About your speakers

Martyn Stones

Dr Martyn Stones is a psychiatry trainee and PhD student at the Department of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Cardiff University.

Jan Sharp

Jan Sharp is the Senior Medical Artist at the Department of Medical Illustration, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.